 The theme song, "Dont You (Forget About Me)", was written for the  film by Keith Forsey (qv). It was a number one hit for  Simple Minds (qv), and both Billy Idol (qv) and  Bryan Ferry (qv) turned down offers to record it first (although  in 2001, Billy Idol (qv) recorded Dont You (Forget About Me) as a  bonus track for his Greatest Hits album). The song was also turned  down by Chrissie Hynde (qv) of The Pretenders (qv) who then  suggested they offer it to the band fronted by her husband at the  time, Simple Minds.