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Simply Red

Simply Red is a group from the UK, active since 1985.

Group GB since 1985 blue-eyed soul pop soul

TOTAL PLAYS

2,873

SONGS PLAYED

107

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2006-05-03 05:03 · Radio 2 — "Money's Too Tight (To Mention)"

LAST PLAYED

2 weeks ago · Radio 2 — "Something Got Me Started"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2006 — 2026

400 300 200 100 0

'06 '09 '12 '15 '18 '21 '24

◦ WHERE

By station

Radio 2 2,824 98%

Radio 1 20 1%

6 Music 16 1%

1Xtra 13 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 08:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Fairground 421 2026-08-19

2 Stars 376 2026-08-03

3 Something Got Me Started 250 2026-08-26

4 Money's Too Tight (To Mention) 221 2026-08-09

5 Ain't That A Lot Of Love 193 2026-08-25

6 A New Flame 174 2026-08-24

7 Holding Back The Years 122 2026-07-18

8 Sunrise 96 2026-07-18

9 Shine On 78 2016-02-07

10 Better With You 77 2023-05-30

11 Sweet Child 77 2019-12-28

12 Thinking of you 76 2023-06-13

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-26 17:51 Something Got Me Started Radio 2

2026-08-26 17:47 Something Got Me Started Radio 2

2026-08-25 06:34 Ain't That A Lot Of Love Radio 2

2026-08-24 23:52 A New Flame Radio 2

2026-08-19 11:42 Fairground Radio 2

2026-08-18 00:48 Something Got Me Started Radio 2

2026-08-16 06:55 A New Flame Radio 2

2026-08-13 17:48 Ain't That A Lot Of Love Radio 2

2026-08-10 23:03 Fairground Radio 2

2026-08-09 06:56 Money's Too Tight (To Mention) Radio 2

2026-08-06 08:42 Something Got Me Started Radio 2

2026-08-04 03:48 Ain't That A Lot Of Love Radio 2

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

107 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Radio 2 Session, 08 Nov 2019) —

1 2019-11-16 ▶

A New Flame —

174 2026-08-24 ▶

A New Flame (Recollections 2025) —

1 2025-11-29 ▶

Ain't That A Lot Of Love —

193 2026-08-25 ▶

Ain't That a Lot of Love —

34 2011-08-10 ▶

Ain't That A Lot Of Love (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

All or Nothing at All —

1 2018-12-10 ▶

Angel —

2 2023-11-08 ▶

Beside you —

19 2010-03-25 ▶

Better With You —

77 2023-05-30 ▶

Better With You (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Come To My Aid —

4 2025-11-29 ▶

Daydreaming —

1 2015-05-29 ▶

Drowning In My Own Tears —

2 2021-12-07 ▶

Earth In A Lonely Space —

2 2021-05-20 ▶

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye —

10 2025-12-28 ▶

Fairground —

421 2026-08-19 ▶

Fairground (Joy Anonymous Edit) —

1 2024-05-30 ▶

Fairground (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

5 2020-09-11 ▶

Fairground (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix) —

1 2019-09-13 ▶

Fairground (Rollo And Sister Bliss Remix) —

1 2026-04-10 ▶

Fairground (Simplified Version) —

1 2023-09-10 ▶

Fairground - (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

2 2023-09-17 ▶

Fake (album edit) —

1 2007-12-04 ▶

Fake (remix) —

2 2008-01-20 ▶

For Your Babies —

36 2026-02-15 ▶

For Your Babies [live] —

1 2016-01-31 ▶

Ghetto Girl —

3 2015-05-03 ▶

Go Now —

2 2008-11-07 ▶

Heaven —

2 2016-02-12 ▶

Holding Back The Years —

122 2026-07-18 ▶

Holding Back the Years (POTP VERSION) —

2 2023-06-21 ▶

Home —

1 2009-01-22 ▶

Home (Tin Tin Out Remix) —

43 2022-06-28 ▶

I Have The Love —

1 2010-03-10 ▶

If You Don't Know Me by Now —

32 2026-04-11 ▶

If You Don't Know Me By Now —

7 2011-05-14 ▶

If You Don't Know Me By Now (Radio 2 In Concert 50, 2010) —

1 2020-11-29 ▶

Infidelity —

2 2025-09-15 ▶

It Wouldn't Be Me —

58 2023-09-29 ▶

It's Only Love —

51 2026-03-16 ▶

It's Only Love (Recollections 2025) —

1 2025-11-29 ▶

It's Only Love (Valentine mix) —

1 2025-04-23 ▶

Jericho —

1 2025-11-29 ▶

Just Like You —

56 2023-06-02 ▶

Just Like You (Part 1) - (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Just Like You (Part 2) - (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Just Like You, Pt. 2 —

1 2023-05-30 ▶

Lady Godiva's Room —

2 2016-11-24 ▶

Let Your Hair Down —

2 2023-05-31 ▶

Love Gave Me More —

33 2015-12-03 ▶

Money's Too Tight (To Mention) —

221 2026-08-09 ▶

Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (Recollections 2025) —

1 2025-11-29 ▶

Money's Too Tight (To Mention) (United City Mix) —

1 2023-01-20 ▶

Never Never Love —

9 2025-12-28 ▶

Night Nurse (Feat. Sly & Robbie) —

1 2014-07-29 ▶

Nutbush City Limits (Radio 2 in the Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-21 ▶

Nutbush City Limits - (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Oh! What a Girl! —

13 2006-10-06 ▶

Positively Fourth Street —

1 2008-07-03 ▶

Ring That Bell —

1 2019-09-28 ▶

Sad Old Red —

1 2019-07-07 ▶

Say You Love Me —

10 2021-05-15 ▶

Shine On —

78 2016-02-07 ▶

Slapbang —

2 2023-06-01 ▶

Something Got Me Started —

250 2026-08-26 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Hurley Mix) —

1 2022-08-29 ▶

Something Got Me Started (hurley's 7'' mix) —

1 2021-05-24 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Hurley's House Mix) —

1 2020-09-10 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Hurley's Single Mix) —

3 2024-08-19 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Music Club live track) —

1 2008-03-22 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Perfecto Mix) —

1 2008-11-24 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-18 ▶

Something Got Me Started (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

6 2020-02-08 ▶

Something Got Me Started - (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Stars —

376 2026-08-03 ▶

Stars (Music Club live track) —

1 2008-03-21 ▶

Stars (Radio 2 In Concert 50, 2010) —

1 2020-11-01 ▶

Stars (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Stars (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

1 2019-09-15 ▶

Stay —

35 2021-04-04 ▶

Stay (Radio Mix) —

2 2007-05-09 ▶

Sunrise —

96 2026-07-18 ▶

Sunrise (Radio 2 In The Park 2023) —

1 2023-09-17 ▶

Sunrise (Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park 2019) —

4 2020-02-08 ▶

SW Stars —

1 2019-10-17 ▶

SW Sweet Child —

1 2019-10-17 ▶

Sweet Child —

77 2019-12-28 ▶

The Air That I Breathe —

5 2025-08-20 ▶

The Ghost of Love —

27 2015-08-18 ▶

The Old Man And The Beer —

1 2015-05-26 ▶

The Right Thing —

37 2023-09-16 ▶

The Right Thing (Recollections 2025) —

1 2025-11-29 ▶

The World and You Tonight —

29 2012-05-04 ▶

Thinking of you —

76 2023-06-13 ▶

Thrill Me —

11 2026-04-02 ▶

Thrill Me (Album Version) —

1 2017-02-13 ▶

Thrill Me (Louie's Masters At Work Mix) —

1 2025-09-18 ▶

Thrill Me (Masters at Work House mix) —

5 2025-05-26 ▶

Thrill Me (Masters at Work House Mix) [2021 Remaster] —

2 2023-10-11 ▶

Tonight —

1 2020-02-17 ▶

Turn It Up —

1 2014-02-15 ▶

Wonderland —

2 2017-02-13 ▶

You Make Me Feel Brand New —

11 2025-12-14 ▶

You Make Me Feel Brand New (Live) —

1 2015-11-08 ▶

You've Got It —

11 2024-02-24 ▶

Your Mirror —

25 2024-12-02 ▶