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Mike + the Mechanics

Mike and the Mechanics (stylised as Mike + The Mechanics) are an English rock supergroup formed in Dover in 1985 by Mike Rutherford, initially as a side project during a hiatus period for his other group Genesis. The band are known for the hit singles "Silent Running", "All I Need Is a Miracle", "Taken In", "The Living Years", "Word of Mouth", and "Over My Shoulder". Initially, the band included Rutherford (the only constant member), vocalists Paul Carrack and Paul Young, keyboardist Adrian Lee, and drummer Peter Van Hooke. After a decade together, Lee and Van Hooke dropped out in 1995 and were not replaced. Following Young's death in 2000, Carrack became the band's sole lead vocalist until 2004 when the band (essentially a duo at this point) dissolved, with Rutherford and Carrack both agreeing the band had "run its course". In 2010, the band were revived with Rutherford headlining a completely new set of musicians, including vocalists Andrew Roachford and Tim Howar. In the Refueled! 2023 tour, Mike announced Nicholas Collins as the band's new drummer.

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Song	Album	Duration
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:28
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	4:35
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Hits 1996	4:32
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Rewired + the Hits 2004
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Favourites
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Unknown Album
A Beggar on a Beach of Gold [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
*A Beggar on a Beach of Gold [Video][][Multimedia Track]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
A Call to Arms	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	4:42
A Call to Arms	Unknown Album
A House of Many Rooms	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	5:39
A House of Many Rooms	Unknown Album
A Time and Place	Word of Mouth 1991	4:50
A Time and Place	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:46
A Time and Place	Hits 1996	4:52
A Time and Place	Rewired + the Hits 2004
A Time and Place	Favourites
A Time and Place	Unknown Album	4:50
All I Need Is A Miracle	Unknown Album
All I Need Is a Miracle	Classic Rock: 1966-1988 1991
All I Need Is a Miracle	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	5:31
All I Need Is a Miracle	Superstar of the 80s 2006	3:42
All I Need Is a Miracle	Eazy Rock Ultimate Collection 2006	4:12
All I Need Is a Miracle	Sounds of the Eighties: 1985-1986 1995	3:44
All I Need Is a Miracle	Atlantic Rock & Roll Box 1991	4:10
All I Need Is a Miracle	Ultimate 16: Lite FM Love Songs 2005	4:12
All I Need Is a Miracle	Awesome '80s, Vol. 2 1999	4:11
All I Need Is a Miracle	Totally Awesome 80's [Razor & Tie] 1998
All I Need Is a Miracle	Top Hits of the 80s: Biggest Hits 2007	4:12
All I Need Is a Miracle	Out of the Blue 2019	6:38
All I Need Is a Miracle	Favourites
All I Need Is a Miracle	Classic Rock 80's 2000	4:10
All I Need Is a Miracle	Hits of the 80's [Priddis] 1992
All I Need Is a Miracle	Massive Hits!: Rock 2011	5:31
All I Need Is a Miracle '96	Hits 1996	5:42
All I Need Is a Miracle '96	Rewired + the Hits 2004
All I Need Is a Miracle '96	Unknown Album
All I Need Is a Miracle '96	Pure: Soft Rock 2007	5:41
All I Need Is a Miracle '96	Now, Vol. 33 [1996] 1996
All I Need Is a Miracle [Extended Remix Version]	Rare Rock Mixes 1994	6:29
All I Need Is a Miracle [Extended Remix Version]	Unknown Album	6:29
All I Need is a Miracle	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	5:40
All the Light I Need	Unknown Album
Always listen to your heart	Unknown Album
Amigo Bronco	Unknown Album	3:47
Another Cup Of Coffee	Unknown Album
Another Cup Of Coffee [Remastered Version]	Hits 1996	4:19
Another Cup of Coffee	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:15
Another Cup of Coffee	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	4:42
Another Cup of Coffee	Another Cup of Coffee
Another Cup of Coffee	Hits 1996	4:18
Another Cup of Coffee	Pure: Soft Rock 2007	4:18
Another Cup of Coffee	Out of the Blue 2019	4:25
Another Cup of Coffee	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Another Cup of Coffee	Favourites
Another Cup of Coffee [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
*Another Cup of Coffee [Video][][Multimedia Track]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Are You Ready	Let Me Fly 2017	4:27
Asking (For the Last Time)	Unknown Album
Beautiful Day	The Living Years 1988	3:39
Beautiful Day	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	3:38
Beautiful Day	Unknown Album	3:39
Before (The Next Heartache Fails)	Word of Mouth 1991	6:37
Before (The Next Heartache Falls)	Word of Mouth 1991	6:37
Before (The Next Heartache Falls)	Unknown Album	6:37
Before (The next heartarche falls)	Unknown Album
Before [The Next Heartache Falls]	Word of Mouth 1991	6:36
Beggar on a Beach of Gold	Out of the Blue 2019	4:09
Beggar on a Beach of Gold [DVD; Live]	Unknown Album
Black & Blue	The Living Years 1988	3:27
Black & Blue	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	3:27
Black Blue	Unknown Album
Black and Blue	The Living Years 1988	3:27
Black and Blue	Unknown Album	3:27
Blame	The Living Years 1988	5:24
Blame	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	5:24
Blame	Best of Symfo Rock 2005
Blame	Unknown Album	5:24
Did You See Me Coming	Unknown Album
Don't	The Living Years 1988	5:45
Don't	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	5:45
Don't	Unknown Album	5:45
Don't Know What Came Over Me	Let Me Fly 2017	4:20
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Word of Mouth 1991	3:57
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	3:56
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Hits 1996	3:59
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Favourites
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Abfahrer 92 1992
Everybody Gets a Second Chance	Unknown Album	3:57
Falling	Rewired 2004	5:17
Falling	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Falling	Unknown Album	5:16
Get Up	Word of Mouth 1991	4:22
Get Up	Hits 1996	4:23
Get Up	Out of the Blue 2019	4:20
Get Up	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Get Up	Favourites
Get Up	Unknown Album	4:22
Get Up [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Going Home.... Home	Unknown Album
Hanging by a Thread	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	4:41
Hanging by a thread	Unknown Album
High Life	Let Me Fly 2017	2:49
Hight Life	Let Me Fly 2017
How Can I	Rewired 2004
How Can I	Rewired + the Hits 2004
How Can I?	Rewired 2004	4:44
How Can I?	Unknown Album	4:44
Hunt You Down	The Road 2011	3:46
I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:11
I Believe (When I Fall in Love it Will be Forever)	Unknown Album
I Believe [When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever]	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:11
I Don't Want It All	Rewired 2004	5:06
I Don't Want It All	Unknown Album	5:05
I Get the Feeling	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	4:31
I Get the Feeling	Unknown Album	4:27
I'll Be There for You	Let Me Fly 2017	3:31
If I Were You	Rewired 2004	4:21
If I Were You	Rewired + the Hits 2004
If I Were You	Unknown Album	4:21
If Only	Unknown Album
Let's Pretend It Didn't Happen	Word of Mouth 1991	5:34
Lets pretend it didn't happen	Unknown Album
Living Years	The Living Years 1988	5:32
Living Years	My Generation: The Soundtrack of Our Lives - The Eighties, Vol. 1 2005
Living Years	Drive Time [Dino]
Living Years [DVD; Live]	Unknown Album
Look across at dreamland	Unknown Album
Love Left Over	Let Me Fly 2017	3:27
Mea Culpa	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	6:20
Mea Culpa	Unknown Album
My Crime of Passion	Word of Mouth 1991	4:55
My Crime of Passion	Unknown Album	4:55
My Little Island	Unknown Album
Nobody Knows	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:14
Nobody Knows	The Living Years 1988	4:24
Nobody Knows	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	4:23
Nobody Knows	Hits 1996	4:22
Nobody Knows	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Nobody Knows	Favourites
Nobody Knows	Unknown Album
Nobody's Perfect	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:41
Nobody's Perfect	The Living Years 1988	4:48
Nobody's Perfect	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	4:48
Nobody's Perfect	Hits 1996	4:43
Nobody's Perfect	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Nobody's Perfect	Unknown Album	4:48
Nobodys Perfect	Favourites
Not Out of Love	Let Me Fly 2017	4:17
Now That You've Gone	Absolute Summer Music '99 1999	3:51
Now That You've Gone	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:43
Now That You've Gone	M6 1999	4:48
Now That You've Gone	Mike + the Mechanics [1999] 1999	4:47
Now That You've Gone	Unknown Album	3:51
One Left Standing	Rewired 2004	5:11
One Left Standing	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	5:10
One Left Standing	Rewired + the Hits 2004
One Left Standing	Unknown Album
One Left Standing [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
One Left Standing [DVD][Version]	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	5:10
One Left Standing [Long Version][Multimedia Track]	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	5:10
*One Left Standing [Video][][Multimedia Track]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Ordinary Girl	Unknown Album
Out of the Blue	Unknown Album	3:38
Over My Shoulder	Absolute Music, Vol. 19 1995	3:34
Over My Shoulder	Kuschelrock, Vol. 9 1995	3:36
Over My Shoulder	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	3:35
Over My Shoulder	The Best Love...Ever! 2008	3:23
Over My Shoulder	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:37
Over My Shoulder	Best Rock Ballads in the World...Ever 1995	3:33
Over My Shoulder	Love, Vol. 4 2000	3:33
Over My Shoulder	Eternal Love [EMI] 2003
Over My Shoulder	Over My Shoulder
Over My Shoulder	Hits 1996	3:36
Over My Shoulder	Greatest Hits: The Story So Far 2006	3:38
Over My Shoulder	R-Kive 2014	3:35
Over My Shoulder	Pure: Pop 2007	3:24
Over My Shoulder	Housework Songs 2005	3:34
Over My Shoulder	Top of the Pops [Sony] 1995
Over My Shoulder	Now: 1995 1995	3:34
Over My Shoulder	The All Time Greatest Rock Songs [Sony] 1997
Over My Shoulder	Out of the Blue 2019	4:56
Over My Shoulder	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Over My Shoulder	The Best Love...Ever! [Poland] 2008	3:23
Over My Shoulder	Favourites
Over My Shoulder	Unknown Album	3:36
*Over My Shoulder [DVD][]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Over My Shoulder [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Over My Shoulder [Live]	Over My Shoulder
Par Avion	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	3:36
Par Avion	Favourites
Par Avion	Unknown Album	3:36
Perfect Child	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:59
Perfect Child	Rewired 2004	5:11
Perfect Child	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	5:11
Perfect Child	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Perfect Child	Unknown Album	5:10
Perfect Child [DVD]	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	5:11
Plain and Simple	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:59
Plain and Simple	Unknown Album
Poor Boy Down	The Living Years 1988	4:41
Poor Boy Down	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	4:33
Reach Out (Touch the Sun)	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:03
Reach Out (Touch the Sun)	The Road 2011	4:03
Reach Out (Touch the Sun)	Eddie Stobart Trucking Songs: Trucking All over the World 2014	4:04
Rewired	Rewired 2004	5:31
Save My Soul	Let Me Fly 2017	4:49
Save the World	Let Me Fly 2017	4:42
Seeing Is Believing	The Living Years 1988	6:25
Seeing Is Believing	Unknown Album	3:13
Seeing is Believing	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	3:10
Seeing is Believing	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	3:13
Silent Running	The Sound of Hit Music, Vol. 2
Silent Running	Popdreams & Rocktracks: The Earthquake Album 1990	4:09
Silent Running	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	6:14
Silent Running	Back to the 80's: The Long Versions, Vol. 2 2003	6:13
Silent Running	Greatest Hits: The Story So Far 2006	4:13
Silent Running	R-Kive 2014	6:14
Silent Running	Out of the Blue 2019	4:55
Silent Running	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Silent Running	Favourites
Silent Running	Unknown Album	6:13
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)	Rock City Nights [Phonogram]
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	5:46
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)	Rock, Vol. 1 [Sounds Direct] 1994
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)	Hits 1996	6:14
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)	Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection 1994	4:13
Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground) [From on Dangerous Ground]	The Carrack Collection 1988	6:14
*Silent Running [DVD][]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Silent Running [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Someone Always Hates Someone	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:43
Someone Always Hates Someone	Unknown Album
Something to Believe In	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	4:18
Something to Believe In	Over My Shoulder
Something to Believe In	Unknown Album
Somewhere Along the Line	Rewired 2004	3:52
Somewhere Along the Line	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	3:51
Somewhere Along the Line	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Somewhere Along the Line [DVD]	Rewired [Bonus DVD] 2004	3:51
Stop Baby	Word of Mouth 1991	3:53
Stop Baby	Unknown Album	3:53
Take the Reins	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	4:18
Take the Reins	Unknown Album	4:18
Taken In	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	4:06
Taken In	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	4:18
Taken In	Hits 1996	4:19
Taken In	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Taken In	Unknown Album	4:17
The Best Is Yet to Come	Let Me Fly 2017	4:00
The Best Is Yet to Come [Acoustic]	Unknown Album	4:19
The Bjest Is Yet to Come	Let Me Fly 2017
The Ghost of Sex and You	Unknown Album
The Letter	Let Me Fly 2017	4:55
The Living Years	Rock On, 1989: Miss You Like Crazy 1999
The Living Years	Pure '80s: #1s 2006	5:31
The Living Years	Alan Jones Presents Songs of Love and Inspiration 2008	5:25
The Living Years	#1 Hits 1985-1989 2000	5:31
The Living Years	The Best of the Best [Insight] 1998
The Living Years	Classic Soft Rock: Ride Like the Wind 2006	5:33
The Living Years	Classic Soft Rock [Time Life Box Set] 2007	5:33
The Living Years	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	5:22
The Living Years	Smooth FM: All Time Top 50, Vol. 2 2015	5:23
The Living Years	Best of 1989: 20th Century Masters	5:34
The Living Years	Now: 1989 [1993] 1993
The Living Years	Rock On 1989: Miss You Like Crazy 1999	5:30
The Living Years	Superstars in Concert 2000	6:23
The Living Years	Grammy's Greatest Moments, Vol. 3 1994	4:54
The Living Years	The Living Years 1988	5:32
The Living Years	Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1985-1989 2001	5:30
The Living Years	Playlist: Ballads 2008	5:31
The Living Years	Romantically Yours 2013	5:33
The Living Years	Romantically Yours: Sweet Love 2012	5:33
The Living Years	Now: 1989 [1999] 1998	5:12
The Living Years	Pure Power Ballads 2004	5:17
The Living Years	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	5:32
The Living Years	Rock 'N' Roll: Hall of Fame [WEA] 2011
The Living Years	Atlantic Records: The Time Capsule 2009	5:32
The Living Years	Sounds of the Eighties: 1989 1995	5:33
The Living Years	American Pie: Great Tales & Sagas in Song 1998	5:34
The Living Years	Formel Eins: Spring Fever!
The Living Years	The Ultimate Love Collection [EMI Gold] 2006	5:32
The Living Years	Hits 1996	5:33
The Living Years	Billboard #1s: The '80s 2004	5:30
The Living Years	Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits 1989 2000	5:30
The Living Years	Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection 1994	5:31
The Living Years	Casey Kasem Presents: The Long Distance Dedications 2007	4:28
The Living Years	Power Ballads [EMI] 2004
The Living Years	Kuschelrock, Vol. 3 1999	5:29
The Living Years	R-Kive 2014	5:32
The Living Years	What the World Needs Now Is...: The Ultimate Love Collection 2002	5:32
The Living Years	Capitol Gold Legends, Vol. 2 2004	5:21
The Living Years	The Living Years [Germany Single] 1988	5:32
The Living Years	The Greatest Love, Vol. 3 [Telstar] 1989	5:23
The Living Years	Rock '89 1989
The Living Years	Pop Classics: The Long Versions, Vol. 3 1997
The Living Years	Soft Metal 1995	5:20
The Living Years	Out of the Blue 2019	6:24
The Living Years	Rewired + the Hits 2004
The Living Years	Favourites
The Living Years	My Father's Hands 2001	5:29
The Living Years	Casey Kasem: America's Top 10 Through the Years 2000	4:29
The Living Years	Ultimate 16: Lite FM 80s 2006	5:29
The Living Years	Now That's What I Call Power Ballads [2] 2015	5:25
The Living Years	Easy 80s [Time Life Box Set] 2011	5:33
The Living Years	Easy 80s: At This Moment 2011	5:33
The Living Years	Best Rock Anthems in the World...Ever! 1996
The Living Years	Unknown Album	5:31
*The Living Years []**	Fearless Hearts: Songs of Love and Light 2004
The Living Years [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
*The Living Years [Video][][Multimedia Track]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
The Way You Look At Me	Word of Mouth 1991	5:08
The way you look at me	Unknown Album	5:08
Try to Save Me	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	3:48
Try to Save Me	The Road 2011	3:48
Underscore	Rewired 2004	5:08
Web of Lies	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	5:38
Web of Lies	Unknown Album
What Will You Do?	Unknown Album
What Would You Do	Unknown Album
When I Get Over You	Unknown Album
Why Me	Unknown Album
Why Me?	The Living Years 1988	6:27
Why Me?	Living Years [Deluxe] 1988	6:26
Wonder	Let Me Fly 2017	4:36
Word of Mouth	Word of Mouth 1991	3:56
Word of Mouth	The Singles: 1985-2014 2013	3:48
Word of Mouth	Over My Shoulder
Word of Mouth	Hits 1996	3:57
Word of Mouth	Now: 1991 [1999] 1999	3:48
Word of Mouth	Out of the Blue 2019	4:04
Word of Mouth	Rewired + the Hits 2004
Word of Mouth	Favourites
Word of Mouth	Unknown Album	3:56
Word of Mouth [DVD][Live]	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
*Word of Mouth [Video][][Multimedia Track]**	Live at Shepherds Bush, London 2005
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow	Word of Mouth 1991	4:37
Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow	Unknown Album	4:37
You Are the One	Mike + The Mechanics 1985	3:45
You Are the One	Knuffelrock, Vol. 3 1991
You Are the One	Kuschelrock, Vol. 5 1999	3:36
You Can Be the Rock	The Road 2011	5:17
You are the One	Unknown Album
You've Really Got a Hold On Me	Beggar on a Beach of Gold 1995	3:29
You've Really Got a Hold on Me	Unknown Album

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