Sheffield, Rob (1995). "Bangles". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p.29. ISBN 0-679-75574-8. Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Bangles (singles)" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved 2016-01-07. a b "Billboard > Artists / Bangles > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved 2019-04-23. The song was sent to them in midsession and the group was divided about whether it would be a failure or a success. When the song was released, the group was amazed to discover that it brought them a new audience of female fans, most of them very young. Commented Michael Steele to a Nine-O-One Network Magazine writer: "When I go out now it is usually girls who recognize me." [17] Three additional hit singles released from the Different Light album were: " Following" (top 40 in Ireland), " Walking Down Your Street" (number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100) and the wistful " If She Knew What She Wants", written and first recorded by Jules Shear (which reached 29 on the Hot 100 in the summer of 1986 and was in the German top 20 for 13 weeks). [18] DeYoung, Bill (August 22, 2012). "The Bangles: California Dreamin' ". Archived from the original on August 22, 2012 . Retrieved December 23, 2021.

British album certifications – Bangles – Different Light". British Phonographic Industry. January 5, 1987 . Retrieved August 24, 2021. All this went some way to attracting the attention of Prince, who gave them " Manic Monday" originally written for his group Apollonia 6. "Manic Monday" went on to become a number-two hit in the US, the UK and Germany, outsold at the time only by another Prince composition, his own " Kiss". The band's second album, Different Light (January 1986), was more polished than its predecessor, [ citation needed] and with the help of the worldwide number-one hit " Walk Like an Egyptian" (written by Liam Sternberg), put the band firmly in the mainstream, reaching number two on the Billboard 200. [17]Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)" (PDF). Music Week. January 24, 1987. p.25. ISSN 0265-1548– via World Radio History. European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.4, no.10. March 14, 1987. p.21. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History.

We don't know whether or not The Bangles masters, demos, or outtakes were affected by the 2008 UMG fire.a b c Larsen, Peter (June 16, 2018). "Susanna Hoffs talks about the Bangles playing Arroyo Seco Weekend and that band's random connection to headliner Robert Plant". Pasadena Star News . Retrieved July 21, 2018.

It think that part of the clamoring for remasters is that most other bands of considerably smaller commercial stature have remastered their catalogue, so The Bangles not doing it is considered almost like a rejection of sorts by the label(s) or the band itself. Top 100 Albums of '87". RPM. Vol.47, no.12. December 26, 1987. p.9. ISSN 0033-7064– via Library and Archives Canada. The covers of most of the album's cassette pressings and the sheet music songbook only show 12 (out of 16) of the "different" snapshots, eliminating the third column to best fit the rectangular layout of cassette cases and book. Christgau, Robert (June 3, 1986). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice . Retrieved April 28, 2008.

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Trunk, Russell (2011). "Anne Carlini – Exclusive Magazine". annecarlini.com. Archived from the original on August 4, 2011 . Retrieved June 13, 2011. By 2000 we had already starting playing live shows and becoming more visible. We had been kinda working behind the scenes for a year and a half before that.