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Scandal

American rock band

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Founded: 1981
Members / parts: Patty Smyth
, Zachary Smith
Genre: rock music
, new wave
Label: Columbia Records
Country of origin: United States
Formed in: New York City

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Scandal is an American rock band formed in 1981 by Zack Smith and fronted by Patty Smyth. The band scored heavy rotation classics on MTV with "Goodbye to You" (1982) and "Love's Got a Line on You" (1983), setting the stage for their first full-length album on Columbia Records, that spawned an RIAA-certified platinum hit in both the United States and Canada, with the song "The Warrior", peaking at No. 7 in 1984. The song ended up in Billboard's Top 50 songs for that year.

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Website: pattysmythandscandal.com
Start of work period: 1981

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