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local following, the band were signed to independent label Enigma Records where they had their first significant hit: the controversial synth-driven "Sex (I'm A...)" (1982), which was banned by some radio stations due to its graphic lyrics. The tune was off of Berlin's breakout EP, 1982's Pleasure Victim, featuring core members Nunn, Crawford, and Diamond, as well as drummer, synthesist and producer Dan Van Patten and guitarist Chris Ruiz-Velasco. Later "Take My Breath Away" (from the movie Top Gun) became their best-selling single in 1986 and a huge international hit. They had two other hits: "The Metro" and "No More Words", whose subsequent video saw Terri Nunn and bandmates re-enact a Bonnie and Clyde style car chase and shoot-out. The album that featured "Take My Breath Away"-- Count Three and Pray—fared poorly and Berlin disbanded shortly thereafter, with Nunn keeping the rights to the name.



In 1999, the band reunited to record some new studio material and also performed a concert, which, along with the new songs, was released as 2000's Berlin Live: Sacred and Profane. In 2000-2001 Berlin contributed to several artist tribute albums. The only track to make it on to a full Berlin release is a cover of Marilyn Manson's "The Dope Show", which is included on Berlin's 4play album as well as the Marilyn Manson tribute album Anonymous Messiah (2001 Vitamin Records). Other tributes include material by Madonna and Blondie. This was followed a year later by a flurry of recording sessions that included co-writing tracks with Billy Corgan, among others. The end result, 2005's Voyeur, was their first full-length studio release in over 15 years. It more than demonstrated that the band's magic had not dissipated.