Device - Hanging On A Heart Attack (AB ' 86)

[@_Uh_Oh_]

This is one of those bands I have discovered in my delve into 80s music and I just cannot comprehend how they werent huge? Their album had a bunch of great catchy songs.

[@spookster15]

It's almost as if they were too progressive for the 80's to be a popular band. To put it in laymen's terms...they're too good.

[@MusicMoviesFun]

even LUCK/Timing plays a factor, because they had it all yet were not as big as they should have been, kinda like making it to the Super Bowl but losing - so close - yet so far

[@jasonmoquin]

Agreed…22B3 is a fantastic album! I hear you, though, how the hell could a band featuring songwriting legend(and keyboard/bassist)Holly Knight and Paul Engemann as a lead singer be anything less than a huge success? Freaking mystery to me. Paul moved on to front Animotion after Device for a couple years, but they barely used his vocal range….a total waste, in my opinion.

[@paultreadaway102]

Holly and Paul in demand not many Artists have that skill New Wave here my era mid 80s 85-89.To be blessed and part of the greatest decade of all time never to forget miss it so much oh hail the 80s atmosphere could harp on and explain vibes and feelings like no other time or place in history

[@kronprinsessan1234]

These musicians are much more talented than many very well-known singers.

[@richardvandeventer1336]

This band makes my Hair STILL Stand on end after all these years. I have loved this band from day one - I wish I had a female friend that appreciates this band as much as I do.The song "Didn't I read you right" is the absolute best - when I am down - Device delivers and puts a smile on my face - the 80's rule!!!

[@cheqk019]

thanks for the coment, im from mexico, i like so much this band , but i know so little about that :D

[@angelaceves8555]

Richard Vandeventer I'm from Mexico girl. And sincerelly, I listened the song yesterday March 3 of this year and Now is one of my Favorites. And although I didn't know the song in the decade when it was a Hit, Now it has became in one of My Favorites. And for the main reason that the voice of the Great singers has a Amazing Rythm

[@MrDonanthony]

Me too! This album placed 6 songs in the top 3 on my top 40.

[@scottsargent3614]

It amazes me how long ago some of the comments on Device are, GeeWiz, I'm deliberately listening to them as I write. Any Device fan is my brother or sister, all with real good taste!

[@glo7802]

Love it! Yes, the 80's rule!

[@OmenicronGaming]

Waste that this song didnt hit International Number 1's. So Much Potentional and the song is catchy

[@jasminambrosino2059]

I agree!

[@michaelhubbard5246]

I actually had a "Device" poster in my High School bedroom.

[@britishsecretagent0078]

Holly Knight (keyboardist) was such a prolific songwriter back in the 80s/90s, penning many hits for artists such as Tina Turner, Heart, Cheap Trick, Pat Benatar, and Scandal. Guessing she’s long been retired. This Lp had some excellent tunes on it and it’s sad that the group only lasted a couple of years before disbanding.

[@PiotrKuzmicki86]

I love 80’s pop culture - so discovering this gem of an album was an absolute treat!

[@oldschoolgay]

It's one of my favorite albums of the 80's!

[@picoharmotimpo]

Thanks for sharing this. This is one of my top 10 favourite songs ever. Every song on their one and only album is great. Vastly underrated band!

[@PiotrKuzmicki86]

Couldn’t agree more my friend!

[@JDJSF120]

Underrated cuz they only had one album.

[@windsword007]

One of my favorite 80’s artists. Everything that Holly Knight touches turns to gold.

[@bryanhayes1218]

When I 1st saw this video on MTV the song got stuck in my head been I fan from way back.

[@diegogeer3161]

What a voice! Long live the 80's!!

[@juliobensicallisayahurtado6116]

Diego Geer este cantante no es paul engerman la cancion brian power esta montado con este video

[@pearldrops1975]

This singer IS Paul Engemann, lead singer of Device!!!

[@KrystalStardust-i9c]

The singer looks so good in those leather pants.

[@salozmen29]

Holly Knight is so hot.

[@olegpetrovskiy1583]

Great album. I liked it in the middle of the 80s I like it for now in 2023. Having vinyl disc for sure.

[@andrewstepanoff5091]

Моя молодость!.. Ностальгия.... Любителям Device привет из Москвы))

[@SmokieSmokie-px3qk]

Привет из Екатеринбурга...

[@eugeniamarmosettamertsalova]

Привет из Белгородчины😘

[@ОльгаНиколаевна-с7ф]

Привет со Смоленщины!

[@kristenk3009]

Oh how my mom adored this song...me too. Miss you mom💖💖

[@kentmunsch5655]

Was 16 in '86....and this was my f'ng jam!

[@paultreadaway102]

And it went to 16 catch catch so much competition the World 🌎🌍 over

[@rogerwarme3163]

Nice, grew up with this in my teens, so sad they didnt make more albums, long live the 80`s :)

[@ИгорьИгоревич-б1ж]

30 лет назад я начал слушать музыку и до сих пор эта группа незабываема

[@peacesells]

I miss American Bandstand so much. Saturday afternoons just arent the same as they were in the 80's!

[@tnawcwvictoria]

Nature Boy you are correct abc Daytime and Saturday Mornings haven't been the same ever since Family Feud left in 1985 and Mr. Clark pulled AB off abc and that's mainly due to those boneheads at abc Headquarters deciding to cut AB to 30 minutes a week instead of keeping it to a full 60 minutes and I don't blame Mr. Clark for what he did

[@1976HHHS]

I agree!

[@stygianhoplite]

Easily one of my favorite songs of all time.... such a stunning band.

[@lionelvillahermosa653]

EXCELLENT BEAUTIFUL AMAZING SUBLIME INMORTAL THE 80 AMAZING RULES 🎼 🥁 💫 🙏 💫 🎶 🎵

[@stevent9179]

They were having so much fun, awesome song!

[@danielmarquis5258]

This is a COOL 80'S Song blending Rock with New Wave. Well, I guess you can't say that the 80'S weren't cool, especially after hearing this track (GEM).

[@DJohRicky1]

I just came across this performance for the first time. I was a big fan of this song and the album. It's still one of my go-to 80s albums after all these years. Shame they did not get bigger given that they had the right sound for the time.

[@joshcruz7912]

When music had content and talent...

[@stalkerkopatel]

Одна из моих любимых групп, вокал Пола Эйгеманна радует меня спустя много лет.

[@SmokieSmokie-px3qk]

А музыку им написал смоковский композитор Майк Чапмен....

[@Bunkovitch]

How could there NOT be a 2nd album...??? 80´s at its best!!

[@KarnoExedore]

Love them..

[@Elennna1000]

What a wonderful voice!!! I have no words to express how i like this song and voice!!!

[@scottsargent3614]

I have always thought I was just about the only Device lover. you have great taste, sister of mine, Scott

[@jorgemendez933]

Good song

[@fakshen1973]

The thing about the 80's was if you didn't see it on TV when it was first on or when on rotation on the radio, you probably haven't seen (heard) it. So a lot of these great songs came and went and are ready to be embraced by a new generation.

[@penney2006]

Love 80's music, born in the 90's, still listening in 2020!! Great band! Great song!

[@jime6688]

These guys were great and I can’t fathom why this wasn’t huge.

[@georgetzimopoulos9499]

This band is pure awesomeness.

[@vernwhite568]

Great band so sad you don’t hear from bands like this anymore

[@FORTASIVOINTA]

Great video !

[@minionofgozer7414]

Paul Engemann looks like an actual lion here, young with a glorious mullet and pushing a sexual energy with those leathers haha This band should have made a few more albums together. I wonder why they only made one 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@jenniferhaar7934]

This is such a fantastic song!! not to mention a great underrated album!!

[@tanyatanya9492]

Look at the guy,he's out of this world!!😍😛👍👍

[@pearldrops1975]

Yessss, he IS!!!

[@1976HHHS]

Love it! I'm ready to go back to the 80's! ❤

[@brugolito3879]

Maldición!!! Que estilo el rubio... Por favor y que temazo de puta madre! Me la estoy pasando muy bien

[@AlexanderRoca]

DEVICE - THE BEST 80s !

[@Cry_Wolf]

das stimmt da gebe ich voll kommen recht.ein hammer song

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1986 {August 30th} Device performed "Hangin' On A Heart Attack" on the Dick Clark ABC-TV Saturday-afternoon program 'American Bandstand'... At the time the song was at #45 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart, the three previous weeks it was at #35, that was also it's peak position on the chart, and it spent 14 weeks on the Top 100... And on the same 'Bandstand' show the group also performed "Who Say?", three weeks later on September 21st. it entered the Top 100 at #95, and four weeks later it peaked at #79 and stayed on the chart for 6 weeks...

[@juanignaciobringas7904]

underated as fuck

[@birotn]

BACK TO THE AWESOME 80'S!!!

[@SpockBorg5]

i swear i could blast this song all day

[@MrGlendale111]

For some reason I almost forgot about this song. Yet it's one of my favorites from the 80's. It's great to hear it again.

[@charlesrod512]

What a voice on him,, Stunning!

[@stephenmcd85]

I am absolutely obsessed with 80s music. Like it might be a weird OCD thing were its all I listen to. That said, how the fuck am I only finding this band now?!? They should have been huge

[@bryangreenleaf6886]

Such a fantastic album! Youth of Today - Please bring back great music! We miss it and it's time!

[@telesphoropendragon6556]

cool

[@stevent9179]

Caught up in the magic of it, caught up in the madness.....

[@zoegirl58]

Love this song!!!!

[@cristiancuevas9664]

Device fue una banda que debería haber realizado mucha más música,ya que este es un temazo de los 80 tas

[@mannbrand]

Lo poco que hizo fue fantastico!

[@victoralburquenque7552]

Que bello tema ❤

[@MusicMaven]

Still and always a favorite!! So glad I had the chance to see them live at the Mountain Aire Festival in '86.

[@zampoozaa]

simply awesome!

[@OceanbornAngel]

Oh my God...I never noticed how much the male vocalist looks like Taylor Lautner with a blond mullet.

[@KevvoLightswift]

MonsterHuntressRoon I was just thinking that myself! Like, is that his father or something?

[@kpowers]

You should say that Taylor Lautner looks like the lead singer

[@wade2922]

Always loved this song

[@noelaguero5080]

Hi-tec pop, the best

[@82394forrest]

So many memories of high school crushes/ friends/ drama / life. Under rated album for sure

[@jameskerr3998]

OMG!!!, The Great Hair-Style that we had back in the '80's !!!!

[@zealot777]

This song and fashions is still better than the Man Bun and Skinny jeans! Nuff said.

[@sandradiaz3429]

Definitely

[@RockDawg77]

Here here!

[@scottsargent3614]

This music is the best, a thrill ride!

[@MrToddles12]

No denying Holly and the bands presence. Paul sings very well in this endeavour

[@johnq.public3302]

It's really amazing how they sound the same live as they do on the album. How do they do it?

[@christerryderfelt8373]

A real hit!

[@fabiolagodoy8586]

😍💖🎼✨🎼🎼🎼

[@RobertShofkom]

This band fucking rules, wish they had put out a lot more material!

[@pilarveloso1069]

No me canso de escucharla me encanta ❣️

[@hasnib72]

fantastique ! musique genial des années d'or (80's)

[@kronprinsessan1234]

He looks kind, powerful, & I love his belt.

[@pearldrops1975]

My belt, lol!! It's a good one. 👍

[@ScottyHallThe-Hall-Way]

what an awesome song. Draiman, listened to This growing up I'd say..

[@MaryBlanche]

Sad it only went to 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 🎤🎶❤️

[@SteveHughesMusicT-hex]

There was something special about this band. I reckon they were just too good, and at the time most people couldn't get that. Massive shame. Their songs are so catchy and they had a great image. Fantastic production too. Thanks for the music.

[@alexibarrapenafiel104]

Un monstruo de banda de los 80 tas la mejor decada

[@kevinwhelan2880]

That man was some singer back in the day.

[@pearldrops1975]

YESSSSS!!!

[@perpetual61]

@Nostalgitrippen Wow ! This is incredible I never even knew they appeared on AB. Thanks for Posting it for others to enjoy.

[@mqvmusic]

Very cool Nostalgi! A VERY rare video indeed!

[@MisterGuitarItalia]

Great guitar player, Gene Black!

[@joshcruz7912]

Yea...he's got bad ass riffs all through the album.

[@peterjones8335]

Great album, very underrated

[@joshcruz7912]

Yes sir...

[@markbrian6454]

The best music show of all time!

[@FusionHowie]

Awesome!!!

[@adolfomontecinosvalenzuela8673]

Un gran tema de los 80s...mis saludos al grupo.

[@Classic_Record]

+adolfo montecinos valenzuela gran banda gran cancion!

[@RMAREIDOOM]

This is my song. :)

[@ЕвгенийП-г7к]

ОООчень круто респект моя любимая группа.

[@AnaRamos-bm9ck]

Essa banda é muito legal. Não conhecia, as músicas tbm são super legais

[@robintst]

The woman in the group is Holly Knight, she wrote the hit song "Love is a Battlefield" made famous by Pat Benatar. Knight would later release her own version of it on her self-titled album.

[@xx_naasson_xx]

LOVED Device, thanks for posting! :)

[@eurostarnamastar3128]

Killer song, great production!! Good looking performers.... Should have been a much bigger act!!

[@joshcruz7912]

They succeeded individually.

[@scottsargent3614]

That bothered me too, their record has some of the best song I've ever heard, "When Love Is Good", wow geewiz!

[@lidarman2]

1986 was the best This and the Fixx. and video games

[@marcelalira6497]

me encanta el vocalista

[@marknc9616]

This song peak at position 35 on Billboard's charts in August 1986.

[@hectoraguirre7801]

Temazoooooooooooo!!!!!!!

[@sasicmirko]

Too good !

[@sangeetadasappa1947]

I am caught up in pauls,magic!!

[@melgomez7812]

Never heard of them when I so the album at the goodwill

[@alf-erikritsland1051]

Beastly.

[@kendrickdiego6654]

Love Holly Knight and Paul Engemann

[@warmsea9996]

super !!!