Cutting Crew was formed in East Grinstead in 1985 by vocalist Nick Van Eede and guitarist Kevin Macmichael, and included drummer Martin Beadle and bass player Colin Farley.

The duo came together when MacMichael's group Fast Forward were supporting Eede's unit the Drivers on a Canadian tour. The two subsequently recorded some demos in Toronto and during 1986 added Colin Farley (bass) and Martin Beadle (drums) to form Cutting Crew.

The title of their debut single `(I Just) Died In Your Arms' was a phrase Van Eede coined after making love to his girlfriend. This memorable song reached number 4 in the UK but surpassed expectations by climbing to number 1 in the USA in the spring of 1987.

A further US Top 40 hit followed with the frantic `One For The Mockingbird', backed with the anti-cocaine `Mirror And A Blade'.

The plaintive `I've Been In Love Before' returned them to the US Top 10 later that year.

Nick Van Eede is currently working with his new band Grinning Souls.

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