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{{short description|English rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Cutting Crew
| image           = Cutting crew band.jpg
| caption         = Cutting Crew in 1989
| genre           = {{hlist|[[Pop rock]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Nick |last= Talevski |title= Rock Obituaries – Knocking On Heaven's Door |year= 2006 |publisher= [[Omnibus Press]] |page= 389 |isbn= 978-1-8460-9091-2 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=DykffzkFALoC&pg=PA389}}</ref>|[[new wave music|new wave]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/11/cutting-crew-dont-look-back.html|title=Cutting Crew - Don't Look Back|access-date=10 August 2017|archive-date=20 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180820105715/https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2006/11/cutting-crew-dont-look-back.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>}}
| years_active    = {{Start date|1985}}–1993, 2005–present
| origin          = [[London]], England
| label           = {{hlist|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]/[[EMI Records|EMI]]|Hypertension|Spectra|[[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]|In Like Flynn|August Day}}
| website         = {{url|cuttingcrew.org}}
| current_members = * [[Nick Van Eede]]
* Tom Arnold
* Gareth Moulton
* [[Martyn Barker]]
* [[Gary Barnacle]]
* Jack Birchwood
* Angela Brooks
* Nik Carter
* TJ Davis
* Joolz Dunkley
* Steven Fuller
* Jono Harrison
* Nick Kay
* Mak Norman
| past_members    = * [[Frosty Beedle|Martin "Frosty" Beedle]]
* Colin Farley
* [[Kevin MacMichael]]
* Dominic Finley
* Sam Flynn
* [[Tony Moore (musician)|Tony Moore]]
}}
'''Cutting Crew''' are an English rock band formed in London in 1985 by lead vocalist [[Nick Van Eede]] and guitarist [[Kevin MacMichael]]. The group achieved international success with their 1986 debut single, [[(I Just) Died in Your Arms|"(I Just) Died in Your Arms"]], which reached number one in the United States and charted highly worldwide. Their debut album, ''[[Broadcast (Cutting Crew album)|Broadcast]]'' (1986), produced several other singles, including [[I've Been in Love Before|"I've Been in Love Before"]], which also reached the [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S. Top 10]], and earned them a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nomination for Best New Artist in 1987. Despite lineup changes and a hiatus in the 1990s, Van Eede revived the band in the 2000s, releasing new material and touring under the Cutting Crew name. Known for their polished production and melodic rock sound, the band has maintained a dedicated following and continues to be recognized for their contributions to 1980s pop and rock music.

==History==
===1985–1986: Formation===
While still in his teens, Nick Van Eede (born Nicholas Eede) recorded a few UK solo singles in the late 1970s. Later, he was in the band the Drivers,<ref name="crypticrock"/> which found success in Canada, particularly with their 1982 single "Tears on Your Anorak".  While touring Canada, the Drivers had a support band called Fast Forward, whose line-up included guitarist Kevin MacMichael.<ref name="crypticrock"/> Van Eede was so impressed with MacMichael's guitar playing that he asked him to form a new band with him. The Drivers broke up in 1984, but MacMichael continued to tour with Fast Forward. In 1985, MacMichael survived an accident when his tour bus drove off the side of a mountain, and he relocated to London, England to join forces with Van Eede.<ref name="crypticrock"/><ref name="bronson"/> Initially, the two made [[demo (music)|demos]] before [[bassist]] Colin Farley and [[drummer]] [[Frosty Beedle|Martin "Frosty" Beedle]] joined in 1986.<ref name="Cutting Crew">{{cite journal|editor1-last=Larkin|editor1-first=Collin|title=Cutting Crew|journal=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|date=2 October 2014|volume=4th Edition|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/epm/49319}}</ref><ref name="crypticrock"/> They named the band "Cutting Crew" after a comment by [[Queen (band)|Queen]], who were once asked why they were not touring, and they replied, "We're a cutting crew", meaning they were only cutting records in the studio.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/feb/19/cutting-crew-how-we-made-i-just-died-in-your-arms |title='If you release that, I'm leaving': how Cutting Crew made (I Just) Died in Your Arms |first=Dave |last=Simpson|date=19 February 2024 |work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

Having assembled the band, they invited representatives from various labels to a London recording studio to showcase the crew, and they were later signed by Siren Records, which was part of [[Virgin Records]].<ref name="bronson">{{cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/billboardbookofn0000bron_f8a3/page/664/mode/2up?q=cutting+crew |last=Bronson|first= Fred |date=2001|title=The Billboard Book of Number One Hits|isbn=0-8230-7677-6 |page=665 |publisher=Billboard Books }}</ref>

===1986–1988: ''Broadcast'' and breakthrough===
Their debut studio album, ''[[Broadcast (Cutting Crew album)|Broadcast]]'', was released on [[Virgin Records]] in 1986. The song "(I Just) Died in Your Arms" was mixed in London at Utopia Studios by [[Tim Palmer (record producer)|Tim Palmer]]. Although Virgin Records was already a major label in the [[UK]], their debut song, "[[(I Just) Died in Your Arms]]", provided the first US hit for Virgin as a full-fledged label. This song release quickly helped the band gain popularity. Virgin flew the band to [[New York City]] for initial recordings of the album, then to [[Australia]] to shoot [[music video]]s. The unknown band shot to No.&nbsp;1 in the major US market, as well as smaller markets such as [[Canada]] and [[Norway]], with their debut single. Their most popular [[single (music)|single]] was a multiformat success in the US, where it also reached number four on the [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks]] chart, No.&nbsp;24 on the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks]] chart and—in an extended remix version—No.&nbsp;37 on the [[Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance/Club Play]] chart.  The song peaked at No.&nbsp;4 in another major market, the [[UK Singles Chart]], as well as becoming a hit in the smaller [[Switzerland]] and [[South Africa]] markets. It went to No.&nbsp;2 in [[Sweden]] and [[Ireland]], and No.&nbsp;9 in [[Austria]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Steffen |last=Hung |url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Cutting+Crew&titel=%28I+Just%29+Died+In+Your+Arms&cat=s |title=Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms |publisher=hitparade.ch |access-date=21 May 2010}}</ref> Keyboardist Tony Moore joined in 1986 and was a touring member of the band through 1988. 

The choice for follow-up single in the UK had been "[[I've Been in Love Before]]", but that song spent only three weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at No.&nbsp;31.  Their choice for follow-up single in the US was their third UK release, "[[One for the Mockingbird]]", but the song was a relative commercial disappointment on both sides of the Atlantic, just cracking the Top 40 of the Hot 100 at No.&nbsp;38 and hitting No.&nbsp;29 on the Mainstream Rock chart in the US, No.&nbsp;47 in Canada and No.&nbsp;52 in the UK Singles Chart.

The band took a chance on "I've Been in Love Before" again, this time with greater success. The song became Cutting Crew's second US Top 10 on the Hot 100, peaking at No.&nbsp;9, and was their first major hit on the US Adult Contemporary chart, where it peaked at No.&nbsp;2. This success prompted a UK re-release, and this time it spent five weeks in the UK Singles Chart Top 40, peaking at No.&nbsp;24. The song failed to chart throughout most of Europe, but it peaked at No.&nbsp;8 in Canada. Despite an unflattering review by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, Cutting Crew received a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy]] nomination as the [[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] of 1987.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

===1988–1990: ''The Scattering''===
Disputes with management led to a long recording hiatus, which stalled the band's career momentum. Cutting Crew's second studio album, ''[[The Scattering (album)|The Scattering]]'',<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael |last=Sutton |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-scattering-mw0000199452 |title=The Scattering - Cutting Crew &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=22 May 2014}}</ref> was finally released in early 1989. Its lead single, "(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place" (CA 54, UK 66, U.S. 77), failed to reach the Top 40. Van Eede's vocal style, however, did score a sizeable US Adult Contemporary hit with "Everything but My Pride."  That song peaked at No.&nbsp;4 and stayed in the top 50 for 22 weeks.  It climbed to No.&nbsp;72 on the Canadian pop charts, though it failed to hit the US Hot 100. The prophetically named "The Last Thing" scaled the AC charts as high as No.&nbsp;17 in early 1990 and went to No.&nbsp;90 on the Canadian chart, and has been their final chart hit to date. Although a music video for the title track did air briefly in the UK and North America, ''The Scattering'' failed to chart.

===1991–1992: ''Compus Mentus''===
Recorded at The Mill Studios in [[Cookham]], Berkshire on the Thames and produced by Chris Neil. Farley and Beedle left the group in 1991 with no replacement, leaving only Eede and MacMichael in the group.<ref name="crypticrock"/> Eede sang and played keyboards and MacMichael played all guitars (lead and bass).

The album spawned one single, "If That's the Way You Want It."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/en_US/Cutting-Crew-If-Thats-The-Way-You-Want-It/release/2386865|title=Cutting Crew - If That's The Way You Want It (CD, 1992) - Discogs|work=[[Discogs]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> Neither the single nor the album itself charted. Within weeks of its release, Virgin Records was bought by [[EMI Records|EMI]].

===1993–2005: Break-up and MacMichael's death===
The band broke up in 1993; shortly after the release of their ''Compus Mentus'' studio album. After the break-up, MacMichael joined forces with [[Robert Plant]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] and played on his solo studio album ''[[Fate of Nations]]''. On 31 December 2002, MacMichael died of [[lung cancer]]<ref name="grinning"/><ref name="crypticrock"/> at the [[Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre]] in [[Halifax, Nova Scotia]], at the age of 51.

===2005–2014: Reformation===
In 2003, Van Eede formed the group Grinning Souls. This group independently released the studio album ''Capture'' in 2005. The following year, Van Eede took the decision to re-release the album under the title ''Grinning Souls'',<ref name="grinning">{{cite web|url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/cutting-crew-grinning-souls|title=Cutting Crew - Grinning Souls|author=Bansal, Vik|work=[[musicOMH]]|date=6 March 2006|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/grinning-souls/266344233|title=Grinning Souls by Cutting Crew on Apple Music|work=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> this time crediting the work to Cutting Crew.<ref name="grinning"/><ref name="crypticrock"/> Grinning Souls (the band) became Cutting Crew for all subsequent live work: Van Eede is the only original Cutting Crew member in the group.

The new band toured in Jersey, Norway, the UK, Bulgaria Hungary, Liechtenstein  and Alabama  with, amongst others, [[ABC (band)|ABC]], [[Berlin (band)|Berlin]], [[Wang Chung (band)|Wang Chung]], [[Supertramp]], [[Level 42]] and Tony Bennett]. In 2008, Cutting Crew signed a US deal with label Spectra Records.{{cn|date=February 2025}}

===2015–2019: ''Add to Favourites''===
In October 2015, Cutting Crew released their fifth studio album, ''Add to Favourites'',<ref name="crypticrock"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/add-to-favourites/1042066634|title=Add to Favourites by Cutting Crew on Apple Music|work=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> through In Red Flynn label, via [[Cherry Red Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://percolate.blogtalkradio.com/simon-barrett/2015/11/12/the-week-in-reviews-cutting-crew|title=This Week in Reviews -Cutting Crew 11/12 by Simon Barrett|author=Barrett, Simon|work=[[BlogTalkRadio]]|date=12 November 2015 |access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="realrocknews"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.amazon.com/albums/B015O75VVQ?ref=dm_sh_qPqsIqT7jlgK0Fv7zkCG0ch99|title=Add to Favourites - Cutting Crew|work=[[Amazon Music]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/add-to-favourites/|title=Add to Favourites - Cutting Crew|work=[[Cherry Red Records]]' official webstore|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> It features "Till the Money Run$ Out",<ref name="realrocknews">{{cite web|url=http://www.realrocknews.com/press-releases/uk-hitmakers-cutting-crew-release-first-new-album-in-ten-years/|title=UK Hitmakers Cutting Crew Release First New Album In Ten Years!|work=Real Rock News|date=28 October 2015|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> which was released as the first single on 4 September 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4bYDIa7JlSjbqhnFiLlzHP?si=2COBgnJhQMmTXRHqE0Q3Hw|title=Till the Money Runs Out - Single by Cutting Crew|work=[[Spotify]]|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/till-the-money-runs-out-single/1032799211|title=Till the Money Runs Out - Single|work=[[Apple Music]]|date=4 September 2015|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> The band line-up included guitarists Gareth Moulton and Joolz Dunkley, bassist Nick Kay, keyboardist Jono Harrison, drummer [[Martyn Barker]] and the Blackjack Horns.<ref name="crypticrock">{{cite web|url=https://crypticrock.com/cutting-crew-add-to-favourites-album-review/|title=Cutting Crew - Add to Favourites (Album Review)|author=Vera Mella, Alfie|work=Cryptic Rock|date=2 November 2015|access-date=22 July 2020}}</ref> The band embarked on a UK tour shortly after its release.<ref name="realrocknews"/>

===2020–present: ''Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven''===
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At the end of 2018, Cutting Crew had announced, through their social networks, they had plans to release a new album featuring "new songs and new versions of CC classics."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/The_CuttingCrew/status/1071730475977314304|title=More Sunday bliss. Look out for new album (...)|work=Cutting Crew's official account on [[Twitter]]|date=9 December 2018|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> Although they did not have any new releases for 2019, a press release made by January of the following year announced the release for their second official worldwide compilation album titled ''Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven'', featuring nine songs from their past catalogue reworked as orchestral renditions, as well as other versions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/QuiteGreat/view/201750/|title=80's Icons, Cutting Crew return with New Orchestral album!|work=[[Pressparty]]|date=15 January 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> Soon afterwards, the release date was announced on 27 March 2020 by Van Eede in a short video through the Cutting Crew official [[Facebook]] page.<ref name="RHRFpresale">{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/CuttingCrewMusic/videos/560179808182980/?refsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fm.facebook.com%2FCuttingCrewMusic&_rdr|title=Cutting Crew - NEW ALBUM - AVAILABLE NOW (...)|work=Cutting Crew's official page on [[Facebook]]|date=27 March 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> On the same day, they released the lead single for this project, an eight-track digital EP of their signature song "[[(I Just) Died in Your Arms]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/0zrGxnPnm8zH2zM7Liq1PP?si=BD7U2HgBRoezxDoaALG4pA|title=(I Just) Died in Your Arms|work=[[Spotify]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> which also received a physical release,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cuttingcrew.org/ADAY066.html|title=Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms|work=Cutting Crew's official webstore|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> as well as a brand new video for the song uploaded on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch=?_gmxLE3WYmw|title=Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died in Your Arms (Orchestral Version)|work=August Day's official account on [[YouTube]]|date=27 March 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> 

The album was released on 24 April 2020,<ref name="RHRFrelease">{{cite web|url=https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1316158381915423&id=171568866374386&__tn__=%2As%2As-R|title=We're very pleased to finally see our new album out today (...)|work=Cutting Crew's official page on [[Facebook]]|date=24 April 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> through August Day label,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.augustday.net/artist.php?id=401|title=Cutting Crew|work=August Day's official website|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> on digital platforms such as [[Spotify]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2n6h2xizDwK5P1DsH59r41?si=3mz7YdBmQlmoZfZIt7eYGQ|title=Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven|work=[[Spotify]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> and [[Apple Music]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/ransomed-healed-restored-forgiven/1506787358|title=Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven by Cutting Crew on Apple Music|work=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> But due to logistics limitations during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], its physical release was delayed until 8 May 2020.<ref name="RHRFrelease"/> Along with its other formats there is a limited box edition containing three different CDs, as well as the physical CD edition of the reworked ''(I Just) Died in Your Arms'' EP, and a postcard signed by Van Eede himself.<ref name="RHRFpresale"/> To promote the album, Van Eede spoke to several media outlets, such as ''[[American Songwriter]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/cutting-crew-album-ransomed-healed-restored-forgiven/|title=Nick Van Eede Weighs In on New Cutting Crew Album|author=Beviglia, Jim|work=[[American Songwriter]]|date=27 April 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> and ''[[Forbes]]''.<ref name="RHRFForbes">{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidchiu/2020/05/12/cutting-crews-latest-lp-features-iconic-80s-hit-reimagined-with-an-orchestra/#5441454561f0|title=Cutting Crew's Latest LP Features Iconic '80s Hit Reimagined With An Orchestra|work=[[Forbes]]|author=Chiu, David|date=12 May 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref>
This greatest hits album has since spawned two more singles, the orchestral version of the ''Broadcast'' single "One for the Mockingbird",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/1oqZmpuCih49yAhXHYneLd?si=YN-GfXEMQ1iOxpUgUcu3Og|title=One for the Mockingbird|work=[[Spotify]]|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref> and the orchestral version of ''The Scattering'' single "Everything but My Pride".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4hw4KMGMWDJ4ykQd154lBi|title=Everything But My Pride|work=Spotify|access-date=30 September 2021}}</ref> 

On 5 August 2020, it was announced a [[LP album|vinyl]] limited edition, with only 300 copies pressed, would be available for purchase solely through [[Direct-to-consumer|DTC]],<ref name="RHRFVinyl">{{cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1397722347092359&id=171568866374386&__tn__=%2As%2As-R|title=Cutting Crew - Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven - Limited Edition LP (...)|work=Cutting Crew's official page on Facebook|date=5 August 2020|access-date=15 August 2020}}</ref> making this the first vinyl edition of one of the band's releases since ''The Scattering''.<ref name="RHRFVinyl"/> After Van Eede stated he had planned to do some concerts held in England in 2021 to support the album,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bexhillobserver.net/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/cutting-crew-return-stunning-orchestral-album-conversation-nick-van-eede-2523567|title=Cutting Crew return with a stunning orchestral album: a conversation with Nick Van Eede|author=Smith, Lawrence|work=Bexhill-on-Sea Observer|date=31 March 2020|access-date=21 July 2020}}</ref><ref name="RHRFForbes"/> the band announced on 7 September 2020 they would be the opening act for [[Go West (band)|Go West]]'s upcoming tour to happen in 2021,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1426163010914959&id=171568866374386|title=Just announced. Hope you can make it to one of these fabulous shows.|work=Cutting Crew's official page on Facebook|date=7 September 2020|access-date=8 September 2020}}</ref> but, after the sanitary measures regarding COVID-19 pandemic still happening, the joint tour was postponed to the first half of the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ukmusicreviews.co.uk/announcements/go-west-touring-the-uk-in-2022/|title=GO WEST TOURING THE UK IN 2022|last=Cooper|first=Kevin|publisher=UK Music Reviews|access-date=12 May 2022|archive-date=26 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626163133/https://www.ukmusicreviews.co.uk/announcements/go-west-touring-the-uk-in-2022/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://londonmumsmagazine.com/activities/attractions-for-families-in-london/chatting-to-80s-popsters-go-west-and-rockers-cutting-crew-who-are-back-on-the-road-this-spring/|title=Chatting to 80's Popsters Go West and rockers Cutting Crew who are back on the road this Spring|last=Costa|first=Monica|publisher=London Mums Magazine|date=22 January 2022|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk/whats-on/gowest-080521/|title=Go West - The Bridgewater Hall|publisher=[[Bridgewater Hall]]|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> Cutting Crew's setlist for this tour featured several cuts from ''Ransomed''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pcnmagazine.uk/sunday-night-at-the-london-palladium-go-west-and-cutting-crew/|title=Sunday Night at The London Palladium - Go West and Cutting Crew|last1=Ritchie|first1=Miriam|last2=Ritchie|first2=Steve|publisher=PCN Magazine|date=22 March 2022|accessdate=12 May 2022}}</ref> After concluding touring the UK, Cutting Crew started their 35th Anniversary Tour in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://allevents.in/rudolstadt/cutting-crew-35th-anniversary-tour-2022/200022425246746?ref=footer-up-eventlist|title=CUTTING CREW - 35th Anniversary Tour 2022|language=German|publisher=AllEvents.in|date=|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.frankfurter-hof-mainz.de/programm-tickets/details/news/cutting-crew-35th-anniversary-tour-2022/|title=CUTTING CREW - 35th Anniversary Tour 2022|language=German|publisher=Frankfurter Hof Mainz|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>

==Members==
'''Current members'''
* [[Nick Van Eede]] – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (1985–1993, 2005–present)
* Tom Arnold – drums (2005–present)
* Gareth Moulton – lead guitar (2005–present)
* [[Martyn Barker]] – drums (2013–present)
* [[Gary Barnacle]] – saxophone (2013–present)
* Jack Birchwood – brass (2013–present)
* Angela Brooks – backing vocals (2013–present)
* Nik Carter – brass (2013–present)
* TJ Davis – backing vocals (2013–present)
* Joolz Dunkley – guitars, keyboards (2013–present)
* Steven Fuller – brass (2013–present)
* Jono Harrison – keyboards (2013–present)
* Nick Kay – bass (2013–present)
* Mak Norman – bass (2013–present)

'''Former members'''
* [[Frosty Beedle|Martin "Frosty" Beedle]] – drums (1985–1993)
* Colin Farley – bass (1985–1993)
* [[Kevin MacMichael]] – lead guitar (1985–1993; died 2002)
* [[Tony Moore (musician)|Tony Moore]] – keyboards (1986–1988)
* Dominic Finley – bass (2005-2008)
* Sam Flynn – keyboards (2005-2008)

==Discography==
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===Albums===
====Studio albums====
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! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=CUTTING CREW {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/23549/cutting-crew/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=80 |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=6 June 1987 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0816&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0816.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0816 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=46 |issue=9 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br/><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=13 August 2015 |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit COU - CYR |url=http://suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com/2015/08/cou-cyr.html |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Sisältää hitin}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=cutting+crew |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal |url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=cutting+crew |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Cutting Crew – Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cutting-crew/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Broadcast (Cutting Crew album)|Broadcast]]''
|
* Released: November 1986
* Label: [[Siren Records (UK)|Siren]], [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[LP record|LP]], [[Cassette tape|MC]]
|41
|77
|11
|7
|49
|3
|30
|16
|
* [[UK Albums Chart|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPIAlbum2">{{cite certification|title=Broadcast|artist=Cutting Crew|region=United Kingdom|id=1104-447-2|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>
* [[Musiikkituottajat|IFPI FIN]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kulta- ja platinalevyt |url=https://www.ifpi.fi/tutkimukset-ja-tilastot/kulta-ja-platinalevyt/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Musiikkituottajat |language=fi}}</ref>
* [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name="Canada">{{cite web |title=Gold/Platinum |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=cutting%20crew |access-date=6 February 2020 |website=Music Canada}}</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref>{{cite web |title=Gold & Platinum |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=cutting+crew#search_section |access-date=6 February 2020 |website=RIAA}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |''[[The Scattering (album)|The Scattering]]''
|
* Released: 16 May 1989
* Label: Siren, Virgin
* Formats: CD, LP, MC
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|150
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Compus Mentus''
|
* Released: 3 August 1992<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1 August 1992 |title=New Releases |magazine=[[Music Week]] |page=10}}</ref>
* Label: Siren, Virgin
* Formats: CD, LP, MC
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Grinning Souls'' {{Efn|Originally released in 2005 as ''Capture'' under the name 'Grinning Souls'.|group=upper-alpha}}
|
* Released: 6 March 2006
* Label: Hypertension
* Formats: CD
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |''Add to Favourites''
|
* Released: 2 October 2015
* Label: In Like Flynn
* Formats: CD, [[Music download|digital download]]
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
| colspan="11" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

====Compilation albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" |''The Best of Cutting Crew''
|
* Released: 1993
* Label: Virgin
* Formats: CD, MC
|-
! scope="row" |''Cutting Crew – Best of the 80's''
|
* Released: 2000
* Label: Disky
* Formats: CD
|-
! scope="row" |''I'm on the Guest List''
|
* Released: 2017
* Label: Self-released
* Formats: CD
|-
! scope="row" |''Icon''
|
* Released: 15 June 2018
* Label: [[Universal Music Group|Universal Music Canada]]
* Formats: CD
|-
! scope="row" |''Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven''
|
* Released: 24 April 2020
* Label: August Day Recordings
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
|-
! scope="row" |''Mixes / Extended / Live''
|
* Released: 22 April 2022
* Label: Universal Music
* Formats: digital download
|-
! scope="row" |''All for You - The Virgin Years 1986-1992''
|
* Released: 9 February 2024
* Label: Cherry Pop
* Formats: CD Boxset
|}

====Video albums====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Title
! scope="col" style="width:15em;" | Album details
|-
! scope="row" |''Live at Full House''
|
* Released: 1987
* Label: M's Box
* Formats: [[LaserDisc]]
* Re-released on [[DVD]] in 2006
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;" | Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:2em;" | Year
! scope="col" colspan="10" | Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name=":0" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br /><ref name="aus" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Ultratop|BEL (FL)]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/search.asp?cat=s&search=cutting+crew |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=Ultratop}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br /><ref>Peak positions for Cutting Crew's singles in Canada:
* "(I Just) Died in Your Arms": {{Cite magazine |date=16 May 1987 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.8802&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.8802.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.8802 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=46 |issue=6 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "One for the Mockingbird": {{Cite magazine |date=8 August 1987 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0844&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0844.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0844 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=46 |issue=18 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "I've Been in Love Before": {{Cite magazine |date=5 December 1987 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.0908&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.0908.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.0908 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=47 |issue=9 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place": {{Cite magazine |date=17 June 1989 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6359&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6359.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6359 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=50 |issue=7 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "Everything but My Pride": {{Cite magazine |date=23 October 1989 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6562&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6562.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6562 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=50 |issue=26 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}
* "The Last Thing": {{Cite magazine |date=17 February 1990 |title=RPM 100 Singles |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6713&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6713.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6713 |magazine=[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]] |volume=51 |issue=14 |access-date=2022-05-15 |via=[[Library and Archives Canada]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name=":2" />
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know |url=http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=irishcharts.ie}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref>{{Cite web |title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=cutting+crew&cat=s |access-date=2022-05-15 |website=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Cutting Crew – Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cutting-crew/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US AC]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Cutting Crew – Adult Contemporary |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cutting-crew/chart-history/asi/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2em;font-size:90%;" | [[Mainstream Rock (chart)|US Main]]<br /><ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Cutting Crew – Mainstream Rock Airplay |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/cutting-crew/chart-history/rtt/ |access-date=2022-05-15 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |"[[(I Just) Died in Your Arms]]"
| rowspan="2" |1986
|4
|8
|17
|1
|4
|2
|1
|1
|24
|4
|
* MC: Platinum<ref name="Canada" />
* BPI: Platinum<ref>{{cite certification|title=(I Just) Died In Your Arms|artist=Cutting Crew|region=United Kingdom|id=17140-447-1|access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
* [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Datenbank: BVMI |url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/wie-musik-zur-karriere-werden-kann/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=(I+Just)+Died+In+Your+Arms&strInterpret=Cutting+Crew&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=www.musikindustrie.de}}</ref>
* [[IFPI Danmark|IFPI DAN]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cutting Crew "(I Just) Died In Your Arms" {{!}} IFPI |url=http://ifpi.dk/node/11697 |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=ifpi.dk}}</ref>
* [[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI ITA]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Certificazioni - FIMI |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/certificazioni/certificazioni.kl |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=www.fimi.it |language=it-IT}}</ref>
| rowspan="4" |''Broadcast''
|-
! scope="row" |"[[I've Been in Love Before]]"
|24
|—
|—
|8
|44
|25
|—
|9
|2
|50
|
|-
! scope="row" |"[[One for the Mockingbird]]"
| rowspan="2" |1987
|52
|96
|40
|47
|—
|—
|—
|38
|—
|29
|
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Any Colour]]"
|83
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"[[(Between a) Rock and a Hard Place]]"
| rowspan="3" |1989
|66
|—
|—
|54
|—
|—
|—
|77
|—
|41
|
| rowspan="4" |''The Scattering''
|-
! scope="row" |[[The Scattering (song)|"The Scattering"]]
|96
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"[[Everything but My Pride]]"
|—
|—
|—
|72
|—
|—
|—
|—
|4
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"The Last Thing"
|1990
|—
|—
|—
|90
|—
|—
|—
|—
|17
|—
|
|-
! scope="row" |"If That's the Way You Want It"
|1992
|92
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|''Compus Mentus''
|-
! scope="row" |"Hard on You"
|2006
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|''Grinning Souls''
|-
! scope="row" |"Till the Money Run$ Out"
|2015
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|''Add to Favourites''
|-
! scope="row" |"(I Just) Died in Your Arms" <small>(Orchestral Version)</small>
|2020
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
| rowspan="2" |''Ransomed Healed Restored Forgiven''
|-
! scope="row" |"Everything but My Pride" <small>(Orchestral Version)</small>
|2021
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|—
|
|-
| colspan="14" style="font-size:90%" |"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}

==Notes==
{{Notelist-ua}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.cuttingcrew.biz}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=mn0000146755}}
* {{discogs artist}}
* {{IMDb name|id=3059068}}
* [http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/cutting_crew/artist.jhtml VH1 artist profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111128070731/http://www.vh1.com/artists/az/cutting_crew/artist.jhtml |date=28 November 2011 }}
* [https://twitter.com/The_CuttingCrew Cutting Crew official Twitter]
* [http://www.facebook.com/CuttingCrewMusic Cutting Crew Music official Facebook]

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