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{{Infobox musical artist
| name         = Eurythmics
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| caption      = Eurythmics, featuring David A. Stewart (left) and Annie Lennox (right), in 1985.
| background   = group_or_band
| origin       = [[London]], England<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eurythmics-mn0000206241/biography|title=All Music Guide (Eurythmics profile)|work=AllMusic|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>
| genre        = {{hlist|[[New wave music|New wave]]|[[Pop music|pop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Soul music|soul]]<ref name="AllMusic" />}}
| years_active = {{hlist|1980–1990|1999–2005|2014|2019|2022}}
| label        = {{hlist|[[Arista Records|Arista]]|[[RCA Records|RCA]]|[[Sony BMG Music Entertainment|Sony BMG]]}}
| spinoff_of   = [[The Tourists]]
| website      = {{URL|eurythmics.com}}
| past_members = * [[Annie Lennox]]
* [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]]
}}

'''Eurythmics''' were a British [[New wave music|new wave]] duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist [[Annie Lennox]] and English musician and producer [[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]]. They were both previously in [[the Tourists]], a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album, ''[[In the Garden (Eurythmics album)|In the Garden]]'', in 1981 to little success, but achieved global acclaim with their second album, ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]'' (1983). The [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)|title track]] became a worldwide hit, reaching number two in the [[UK Singles Chart]], and number one in Canada and on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Eurythmics went on to release a string of hit singles and albums, including "[[Love Is a Stranger]]", "[[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)]]" and "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]", before splitting in 1990.

Stewart became a sought-after record producer, while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992 with her debut album ''[[Diva (Annie Lennox album)|Diva]]''. After almost a decade apart, Eurythmics reunited to record their ninth album, ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]'', released 1999. The album produced three singles – "[[I Saved the World Today]]", "[[17 Again (song)|17 Again]]" and "Peace Is Just a Word". The same year, they were awarded the [[Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music]]. They reunited again in 2005 to release the single "[[I've Got a Life]]", which peaked within the top ten on the singles charts in Scotland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 6/11/2005 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20051106/41/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref> the top twenty in the United Kingdom<ref>{{cite web |title=EURYTHMICS |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/27723/Eurythmics/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=5 January 2025 |language=en |date=4 July 1981}}</ref> and reaching number one on the US [[Dance Club Songs]] Charts,<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Eurythmics {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eurythmics/chart-history/dsi/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref> as part of a new compilation album, ''[[Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)|Ultimate Collection]]''.

Eurythmics have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/showbiz-and-lifestyle/showbiz/2010/08/18/eurythmics-star-annie-lennox-champions-charity-work-91466-27088871/|title=Annie Lennox champions charity work|work=walesonline|date=18 August 2010|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref> Their awards include the [[MTV Video Music Award]] for [[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]] in 1984, the [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] in 1987, and the [[Brit Awards|Brit Award]] for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999. They were inducted into the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]] in 2005, the [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] in 2020,<ref>{{cite news |title=Songwriters Hall Of Fame Announces 2020 Inductees |url=https://www.songhall.org/news/view/songwriters_hall_of_fame_announces_2020_inductees |access-date=7 April 2022 |agency=Songhall.org}}</ref> and the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rockhall.com/|title=Inductees Announced|website=Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Official Website|date=May 4, 2022}}</ref>

==History==

===1976–1982: Formation and ''In the Garden''===
Lennox and Stewart met in 1975 in a restaurant in London, where Lennox worked at that time.<ref name="obrien">{{cite book |title=Annie Lennox |last=O'Brien |first=Lucy |author-link=Lucy O'Brien |year=1991 |publisher=[[Sidgwick & Jackson]] |location=London |isbn=0283061219 |page=55}}</ref> They first played together in 1976 in the [[punk rock]] band [[The Catch (British band)|the Catch]]. After releasing one single as the Catch in 1977, the band evolved into [[the Tourists]]. Stewart and Lennox were also romantically involved. The Tourists achieved some commercial success, but the experience was reportedly an unhappy one. Personal and musical tensions existed within the group, whose main songwriter was [[Peet Coombes]], and legal wrangling happened with the band's management, publishers and record labels. Lennox and Stewart felt the fixed band line-up was an inadequate vehicle to explore their experimental creative leanings and decided their next project should be much more flexible and free from artistic compromise. They were interested in creating pop music, but wanted freedom to experiment with electronics and the avant-garde.

It was in a hotel in [[Wagga Wagga]], Australia, while playing around with a portable mini-synthesizer that Lennox and Stewart decided to become a duo.<ref>{{cite news|title=Eurythmics began in Wagga, says Dave Stewart|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/eurythmics-began-in-wagga-says-dave-stewart-20131105-2wy1k.html|access-date=5 November 2013|website=Smh.com.au|date=5 November 2013}}</ref> Calling themselves Eurythmics (after the [[Dalcroze Eurhythmics|pedagogical exercise system]] that Lennox had encountered as a child),<ref>{{cite web |title=Corrections and clarifications: Annie Lennox, Steiner schools and eurythmy/eurhythmics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/may/31/corrections-and-clarifications |work=The Guardian |access-date=12 February 2024 |date=31 May 2012}}</ref> they decided to keep themselves as the only permanent members and songwriters, and involve others in the collaboration "on the basis of mutual compatibility and availability". The duo signed to [[RCA Records]]. At this time, Lennox and Stewart also split as a couple. During the period that Lennox and Stewart were in the Tourists, and later as Eurythmics, they were managed by Kenny Smith and Sandra Turnbull of Hyper Kinetics Ltd.

They recorded their first album, ''[[In the Garden (Eurythmics album)|In the Garden]]'', in [[Cologne]] with [[Conny Plank]] (who had produced the later Tourists sessions).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Harnell |first=Steve |date=18 October 2019 |title=Album By Album: Eurythmics |url=https://www.classicpopmag.com/2019/10/album-by-album-eurythmics/ |access-date=9 March 2023 |website=www.classicpopmag.com}}</ref> The album, released in October 1981, mixed [[psychedelic music|psychedelic]], [[krautrock]] and [[electropop]] influences, and featured contributions from [[Holger Czukay]] and [[Jaki Liebezeit]] (of [[Can (band)|Can]]), drummer [[Clem Burke]] (of [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]]), Robert Görl (of [[Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft|D.A.F.]]),<ref name=":0" /> and flautist Tim Wheater. A couple of the songs were co-written by guitarist Roger Pomphrey (later a TV director). The album was not a commercial success (though the debut single "[[Never Gonna Cry Again]]" made the UK charts at No.&nbsp;63).<ref name="officialcharts">{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Eurythmics |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=10 August 2009}}</ref> Lennox and Stewart then activated their new Eurythmics mode of operation by touring the record as a duo, accompanied by backing tracks and electronics, carted around the country by themselves in a horse-box.

During 1982, the duo retreated to [[Chalk Farm]] in London and used a bank loan to establish a small eight-track studio above a picture framing factory, giving them freedom to record without having to pay expensive studio fees. They began to employ much more electronics in their music, collaborating with Raynard Faulkner and Adam Williams, recording many tracks in the studio and playing live using various line-up permutations. However, the three new singles they released that year ("[[This Is the House]]", "[[The Walk (Eurythmics song)|The Walk]]" and "[[Love Is a Stranger]]") all performed badly on initial release in the UK. Although their mode of operation had given them the creative freedom they desired, commercial success still eluded them and the responsibility of personally running so many of their affairs (down to transporting their own stage equipment) took its toll. Lennox apparently suffered at least one [[nervous breakdown]] during this period, while Stewart was hospitalised with a [[pneumothorax|collapsed lung]].<ref name="obrien"/>

===1983–1984: ''Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)'' and ''Touch''===
{{Quote box|width=29%|align=right|quote=MTV has paved the way for a host of invaders from abroad: Def Leppard, Adam Ant, Madness, Eurythmics, the Fixx and Billy Idol, to name a few. In return, grateful Brits, even superstars like Pete Townshend and the Police, have mugged for MTV promo spots and made the phrase "I want my MTV" a household commonplace.|source=—Anglomania: The [[Second British Invasion]], by Parke Puterbaugh for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', November 1983.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Anglomania: The Second British Invasion |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/anglomania-the-second-british-invasion-52016/ |access-date=2 May 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>}}

Eurythmics' commercial breakthrough came with their second album, ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]'', released in January 1983. The successful [[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)|title track]] featured a dark and powerful sequenced synth bass line and a dramatic video that introduced the now orange crew-cut Lennox to audiences. The song reached No.&nbsp;2 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="officialcharts"/> becoming one of the year's biggest sellers, No. 6 in Australia, and later topped the Canadian chart and US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. The band's fortunes changed immensely from this moment on, and Lennox quickly became a pop icon, gracing the covers of numerous magazines including ''Rolling Stone''. Their previous single, "Love Is a Stranger", was also re-released and became another chart success. The video for the song saw Lennox in many different character guises, a concept she would employ in various subsequent videos. The album's working title was ''Invisible Hands'' (as was a track left off the album), inspiring the name of the British independent company Invisible Hands {{nowrap|Music{{px2}}{{mdash}}{{tsp}}}}known for releasing music by [[Hugh Cornwell]], [[Mick Karn]] and [[Hazel O'Connor]]. The album also featured a cover of the 1968 [[Sam & Dave]] hit "Wrap It Up", performed as a duet between Lennox and [[Green Gartside]] of [[Scritti Politti]].

The duo quickly recorded a follow-up album, ''[[Touch (Eurythmics album)|Touch]]'', which was released in November 1983. It became the duo's first No.&nbsp;1 album in the UK, and also spawned three major hit singles. "[[Who's That Girl? (Eurythmics song)|Who's That Girl?]]" was a top 3 hit in the UK,<ref name="officialcharts"/> the video depicting Lennox as both a blonde chanteuse and as an Elvis Presley clone. It also featured cameo appearances by Hazel O'Connor, [[Bananarama]] (including Stewart's future wife, [[Siobhan Fahey]]), [[Kate Garner]] of [[Haysi Fantayzee]], [[Thereza Bazar]] of [[Dollar (band)|Dollar]], [[Jay Aston]] and [[Cheryl Baker]] of [[Bucks Fizz (band)|Bucks Fizz]], [[Kiki Dee]], [[Jacquie O'Sullivan]] and the gender-bending pop singer [[Marilyn (singer)|Marilyn]], who would go on to musical success of his own that same year. The upbeat, calypso-flavoured "[[Right by Your Side (Eurythmics song)|Right by Your Side]]" made the Top 10, and "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]" (No. 8 in the UK,<ref name="officialcharts"/> No. 4 in the US) was an orchestral/synth ballad (with orchestrations by [[Michael Kamen]]).

In 1984, RCA released ''[[Touch Dance]]'', an [[Extended play|EP]] of [[remix]]es of four of the tracks from ''Touch'', aimed at the club market. The remixes were by prominent [[New York City]] producers [[Francois Kevorkian]] and [[John Benitez|John "Jellybean" Benitez]]. Also released in 1984 was Eurythmics' soundtrack album ''[[1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)]]''. [[Virgin Group|Virgin Films]] had contracted the band to provide a soundtrack for [[Michael Radford]]'s [[Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984 film)|modern film adaptation]] of [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]''. However, Radford later said that the music had been "foisted" on his film against his wishes, and that Virgin had replaced most of [[Dominic Muldowney]]'s original orchestral score with the Eurythmics soundtrack (including the song "[[Julia (Eurythmics song)|Julia]]", which was heard during the end credits). Nevertheless, the record was presented as "music derived from the original score of Eurythmics for the Michael Radford film version of Orwell's ''1984''". Eurythmics charged that they had been misled by the film's producers as well,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=January 1992 |title=Eurythmics |magazine=[[Record Collector]] |publisher=Diamond Publishing |pages=14–15}}</ref> and the album was withdrawn from the market for a period while matters were litigated. The album's first single, "[[Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (Eurythmics song)|Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four)]]", was a top 5 hit in the UK,<ref name="officialcharts"/> Australia and across Europe, and a major dance success in the United States.

===1985–1986: ''Be Yourself Tonight'' and new musical direction===
[[File:Eurythmics 06101986 02 270.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Annie Lennox performing during Revenge Tour in 1986]]
The duo's next album, ''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]'', was produced in a week in Paris and spent 4 weeks at No. 1 in Australia.  It showcased much more of a "band style" and a centred sound (with an [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] influence), with real drums, brass, and much more guitar from Stewart. Almost a dozen other musicians were enlisted, including members of [[Tom Petty]]'s [[Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers|Heartbreakers]], guest harmonica from [[Stevie Wonder]], bass guitar from [[Dean Garcia]], string arrangements by Michael Kamen, and Lennox singing duets with [[Aretha Franklin]] and [[Elvis Costello]]. It continued the duo's transatlantic chart domination in 1985, and contained four hit singles: "[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]" was a US Billboard top five hit and Australian No. 1, while "[[There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)]]" (featuring Wonder's harmonica contribution) became their first and only UK No. 1 single.<ref name="officialcharts"/> The [[feminism|feminist]] anthem "[[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]" (a duet with Aretha Franklin, though originally intended for [[Tina Turner]]), and "[[It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)]]" also rode high in the charts. In September 1985, Eurythmics performed "Would I Lie to You?" at the [[1985 MTV Video Music Awards]] at the [[Radio City Music Hall]] in New York.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/performers.jhtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629020953/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/performers.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 June 2012|title=1985 MTV Video Music Awards|publisher=Mtv.com|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

It was a major commercial success for Eurythmics on international albums charts, reaching the top five in regions including Australia (where it reached number one), New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Finland and the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Albums Chart on 12/5/1985 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/19850512/7502/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NZ Charts |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Eurythmics&titel=Be+Yourself+Tonight&cat=a |website=charts.nz |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chartifacts |url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |access-date=4 January 2025 |date=14 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150114063104/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |archive-date=14 January 2015 }}</ref> Elsewhere, it reached the top ten in the United States, Switzerland and Germany.<ref>{{cite web |title=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-details-255 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Eurythmics {{!}} Biography, Music & News |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/eurythmics/chart-history/tlp/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref>

It was nominated for the [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album]] and Top Compact Disk Award at the 1985 [[Billboard Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT101 |website=Nielsen Business Media |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=en |date=28 December 1985}}</ref> and the [[Brit Award for British Album of the Year]] at the [[Brit Awards 1986|1986 Brit Awards]]. Two of the albums singles – "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" and "Would I Lie to You?" were nominated for two awards at the [[28th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1986 for [[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]] respectively.

===1986–1990: ''Revenge'', ''Savage'' and ''We Too Are One''===
[[Image:David A. Stewart Rock am Ring 1987.jpg|left|thumb|[[Dave Stewart (Eurythmics)|Dave Stewart]] at [[Rock am Ring and Rock im Park|Rock am Ring]] in West Germany, 1987.]]
Eurythmics released their next album, ''[[Revenge (Eurythmics album)|Revenge]]'', in 1986. The album continued their move towards a band sound, verging on an [[album-oriented rock|AOR]]-pop/rock sound. Sales continued to be strong in the UK and internationally, but were somewhat slower in the US, though "[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]" reached No. 14 on the US Hot 100 chart and went all the way to No.&nbsp;1 on the US Album Oriented Rock chart (AOR). ''Revenge'' would eventually certify double Platinum in the UK and Gold in the US, and spend 40 weeks in the Australian top 10 where it reached No. 2. The band went on a massive worldwide tour in support of the album, and a live concert video from the Australian leg of the tour was released.

In 1987, Lennox and Stewart released the album ''[[Savage (Eurythmics album)|Savage]]''. This saw a fairly radical change within the group's sound, being based mainly around programmed samples and drum loops (Lennox would later say that where ''Revenge'' was more of a Stewart album in sound, ''Savage'' was more of a Lennox one). Lyrically the songs showed an even darker, more obsessive side to Lennox's writing. A video album was also made, directed by [[Sophie Muller]], with a video for each song. This was largely a concept piece, following characters portrayed by Lennox, specifically one of a frustrated housewife-turned-vamp (as exemplified in "[[Beethoven (I Love to Listen To)]]", a UK top 30 and Australian No. 13 hit<ref name="officialcharts"/>). The brazen, sexually charged rocker "[[I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)|I Need a Man]]" remains a Eurythmics staple, as does "[[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]". Much less commercial than the two previous albums, ''Savage'' was mostly ignored in the US, although rock radio in more progressive markets supported "I Need a Man". In the duo's native UK, however, the album was a top 10 success and was certified Platinum.

In 1989, Eurythmics released the album ''[[We Too Are One]]'', which entered the UK Album Chart at No.&nbsp;1 (their second No.&nbsp;1 album after ''Touch''<ref name="officialcharts"/>) and gave the duo four UK Top 30 hit singles. The album was a return to the rock/pop sound of their mid-80s albums and was certified Double Platinum in the UK, and reached No. 7 in Australia, but was less successful in the US (although the single "[[Don't Ask Me Why (Eurythmics song)|Don't Ask Me Why]]" grazed the Billboard Top 40). Other singles from the album included "[[Revival (Eurythmics song)|Revival]]", "[[The King and Queen of America]]" and "[[Angel (Eurythmics song)|Angel]]". Accompanying the album, the duo conducted their ''Revival'' world tour from 8 September 1989 to 25 January 1990.<ref>{{cite web |title=GIG0251 1989-09-08 : Eurythmics - Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland - Ultimate Eurythmics |url=https://eurythmics-ultimate.com/concerts/gig0318-1990-01-25-eurythmics-praca-da-apotoese-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/ |access-date=11 May 2019 |language=en |quote=Artist: Eurythmics. Date: 1989-09-08. Tour: Revival. Country: Ireland. Town: Dublin. Venue: Point Depot }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=GIG0318 1990-01-25 : Eurythmics - Praça da Apotoese, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Ultimate Eurythmics |url=https://eurythmics-ultimate.com/concerts/gig0318-1990-01-25-eurythmics-praca-da-apotoese-rio-de-janeiro-brazil/ |access-date=11 May 2019 |language=en |quote=Artist: Eurythmics. Date: 1990-01-25. Tour: Revival. Country: Brazil. Town: Rio De Janeiro. Venue: Praça da Apotoese }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Parts of the tour (both on and off-stage) were interspersed with promo videos for Eurythmics' 1990 video album ''[[We Two Are One Too]]''.

===1990–1998: Hiatus and solo careers===
After strenuous years of touring and recording (Eurythmics had released eight studio albums in eight years), a rift had developed between the duo and Eurythmics disbanded, although no formal notice was given. Stewart began writing film soundtracks and had a big international hit in 1990 with the instrumental track "[[Lily Was Here]]" (featuring saxophonist [[Candy Dulfer]]). The single reached No.&nbsp;6 in the UK<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/archive/ |title=The Official Charts Company – David A Stewart Featuring Candy Dulfer – Lily Was Here |website=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=6 August 2010}}</ref> and the Top 20 throughout much of Europe and the US, and top 10 in Australia.  A [[Lily Was Here (soundtrack)|soundtrack of the same name]] was also released, produced and largely written by Stewart. He formed a band called [[the Spiritual Cowboys]], releasing two albums with this group in the early 1990s. Lennox took time off from her career to have a baby and to consider a life after Eurythmics. Accordingly, the duo had very little communication with each other from 1991 to 1998. In 1991, Eurythmics' ''[[Greatest Hits (Eurythmics album)|Greatest Hits]]'' collection was released, entering the UK album chart at No.&nbsp;1 and spending a total of 10 weeks at that position,<ref name="officialcharts"/> plus 8 weeks in New Zealand and 7 weeks in Australia at No. 1 as well as becoming a massive worldwide seller. New remixes of "Sweet Dreams" and "Love Is a Stranger" were also released as singles at this time. During 1993, a live album entitled ''[[Live 1983–1989]]'' featuring recordings from various years throughout Eurythmics' career was also released.

In 1992, Lennox released her first solo album, ''[[Diva (Annie Lennox album)|Diva]]''. The album was a critical and popular success, entering the UK album chart at No.&nbsp;1 and achieving quadruple platinum status (more than any Eurythmics studio album had done), as well as producing a string of five hit singles. She followed this up in 1995 with her second album, ''[[Medusa (Annie Lennox album)|Medusa]]'', an album of cover versions. It became her second No. 1 album in the UK, reaching double platinum status both there and in the US.

Stewart, meanwhile, released the solo albums ''Greetings from the Gutter'' (1995), and ''Sly-Fi'' (1998), but neither was commercially successful.

===1999–2005: ''Peace'' and ''Ultimate Collection''===
[[File:Eurythmicsonthetodayshow (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Stewart and Lennox performing on ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' in November 2005]]
In the late 1990s, Eurythmics reunited and recorded a new album, ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]'', which was released in 1999. The single "[[I Saved the World Today]]" reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart,<ref name="officialcharts"/> and a remix of "[[17 Again (song)|17 Again]]" gave the duo their first chart-topper on the US [[Hot Dance Club Songs|Hot Dance Music/Club Play]] chart. The band also embarked on a world tour, dubbed the "Peacetour", to support the album. The tour started on 18 September 1999 at Cologne's [[Kölnarena]] and ended on 6 December 1999 at the [[London Docklands Arena]] (which was filmed and released on video and DVD). All proceeds from the tour went to [[Greenpeace]] and [[Amnesty International]]. The year 2000 saw numerous European festival appearances by Eurythmics (at Germany's Rock am Ring, among others). In 2001, Stewart performed with [[U2]] for the [[America: A Tribute to Heroes]] benefit concert. In 2002, he collaborated with [[Bryan Ferry]] on his album ''[[Frantic (album)|Frantic]]''.

In June 2003, Lennox released her third solo album, ''[[Bare (Annie Lennox album)|Bare]]'', which was a top-five hit in the UK and the US., with three tracks reaching the top of the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. She also recorded the song "[[Into the West (song)|Into the West]]" for [[Peter Jackson]]'s film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'', where it appeared as the closing theme and earned Lennox the [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Song]]. In November 2003, Eurythmics played three songs at the [[46664 (concerts)|46664]] in [[Cape Town]], South Africa, for which Stewart was one of the primary organisers. They played an unplugged version of "Here Comes the Rain Again", "[[7 Seconds (song)|7 Seconds]]" with [[Youssou N'Dour]] and "Sweet Dreams". Stewart collaborated with [[The Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] vocalist [[Mick Jagger]] on the soundtrack to the movie ''[[Alfie (2004 film)|Alfie]]'', released in 2004, including the critically acclaimed "[[Old Habits Die Hard]]", which won a [[Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song from a Motion Picture]].

On 7 November 2005, Eurythmics released ''[[Ultimate Collection (Eurythmics album)|Ultimate Collection]]'', a remastered greatest hits package with two new songs. One of them, "[[I've Got a Life]]", was released as a single and reached No.&nbsp;14 on the UK Singles Chart<ref name="officialcharts"/> as well as spending three consecutive weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play in the US. Lennox and Stewart appeared on a number of TV shows to promote their new compilation album, which was a Top 5 hit and certified Platinum in the UK. On 14 November 2005, the duo's label, RCA, re-released their eight studio albums in remastered and expanded editions featuring rare [[B-side]]s, remixes and unreleased songs. The remasters were made available separately with expanded artwork, and also together in a collector's [[box set]], entitled ''[[Boxed (Eurythmics)|Boxed]]''. However, the 1984 soundtrack album ''1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)'' was not included in this re-release campaign as [[Virgin Records]] holds the rights to that album. Also in 2005, Eurythmics were inducted into the [[UK Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnafiles.net/dna/awards/awards.htm |title=Eurythmics discography – awards |website=Dnafiles.net |access-date=10 August 2010}}</ref> In 2007, Lennox resumed her solo career with her fourth album, ''[[Songs of Mass Destruction]]'', which was a top 10 success in the UK and the US. In 2009, she released her first solo "greatest hits" package, ''[[The Annie Lennox Collection]]''. The same year, Lennox stated that although she and Stewart remain friends, she does not foresee any further Eurythmics projects in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.topnews.in/no-more-eurythmics-reunion-says-annie-lennox-2136274 |title=No more Eurythmics reunion, says Annie Lennox |date=6 March 2009 |work=Top News |access-date=13 June 2009}}</ref>

===One–off reunions (2012–present)===
In an interview with [[Reuters]] in September 2012, Stewart was quizzed on whether a new Eurythmics album is in the works, to which he replied: "We're not talking about one right now, but never say never." He added that he was considering developing a musical based on the music of Eurythmics.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a405033/eurythmics-reunion-album-could-happen-says-dave-stewart.html |title=Eurythmics reunion album could happen, says Dave Stewart – Music News |work=Digital Spy |date=10 September 2012 |access-date=1 February 2013}}</ref>

====2014: Beatles tribute concert====
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart performed as a duo for "[[The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles]]". The event was recorded at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 27 January 2014, the day after the Grammy Awards. They performed the Beatles song "[[The Fool on the Hill]]".

====2019: Sting's 30th We'll Be Together benefit concert====
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, billed as Eurythmics, performed at Sting's 30th We'll Be Together benefit concert in aid of his [[Rainforest Foundation Fund]] on 9 December 2019 at New York City's [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theatre]]. The group played "[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]", "[[Here Comes the Rain Again]]", and "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]", before returning to join in the finale performance of Journey’s "[[Don't Stop Believin']]{{-"}} along with the night's other performers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smoothradio.com/news/music/eurythmics-reunion-2019-video/ |title=Eurythmics reunite and perform together for the first time in five years |work=Smooth Radio |date=11 December 2019|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

====2022: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony====
Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart performed as Eurythmics at the [[Microsoft Theater]] in Los Angeles, California performing "Would I Lie to You?", "Missionary Man" and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" as part of the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame|2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] induction ceremony. They were inducted by [[U2]]'s [[the Edge]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Blistein |first1=Jon |last2=Millman |first2=Ethan |date=2022-11-06 |title=Eurythmics Reunite for Rare Performance at Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/eurythmics-rock-hall-of-fame-1234625042/ |url-access=registration |access-date=2023-12-16 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{Main|Eurythmics discography}}
'''Studio albums'''
* ''[[In the Garden (Eurythmics album)|In the Garden]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)|Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Touch (Eurythmics album)|Touch]]'' (1983)
* ''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]'' (1985)
* ''[[Revenge (Eurythmics album)|Revenge]]'' (1986)
* ''[[Savage (Eurythmics album)|Savage]]'' (1987)
* ''[[We Too Are One]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Peace (Eurythmics album)|Peace]]'' (1999)

'''Soundtracks'''

* ''[[1984 (For the Love of Big Brother)]]'' (1984)

==Concert tours==
* Sweet Dreams Tour (1983)
* Touch Tour (1983–1984)
* Revenge Tour (1986–1987)
* Revival Tour (1989–1990)
* Peace Tour (1999)

==Awards==

'''Billboard Music Awards'''
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 1983
| "[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]"
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song|Top Hot 100 Song]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1983/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1983 Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers|website=www.rockonthenet.com|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1984
| rowspan=6|Themselves
| Top Disco Artist – Duo/Group
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1984/bbyearend.htm|title=Rock On The Net: 1984 Billboard Year-End Chart-Toppers|website=www.rockonthenet.com|access-date=27 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=9|[[Billboard Year-End|1985]]
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Artist|Top Artist]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=9|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uyQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT101 |title=Billboard|date=28 December 1985|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|access-date=27 April 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Artist|Top Billboard 200 Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Artist|Top Hot 100 Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Hot 100 Artist – Duo/Group
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Artist|Top Dance Club Play Artist]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]''
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album|Top Billboard 200 Album]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| Top Compact Disk
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]"
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Song|Top Hot 100 Song]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| "[[Sexcrime (Nineteen Eighty-Four) (song)|Sexcrime]]"
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Dance/Electronic Song|Top Dance Play Single]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan=2|[[Billboard Year-End|1986]]
| rowspan=2|Themselves
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Artist|Top Billboard 200 Artist]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51 |title=Billboard|date=27 December 1986|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|access-date=27 April 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref>
|-
| [[Billboard Music Award for Top Hot 100 Artist|Top Hot 100 Artist]]
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Brit Awards'''

{{award table}}
|-
|1984
|Themselves
|Best British Group
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2" |1986
|''[[Be Yourself Tonight]]''
|Best British Album 
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3" |Themselves 
|rowspan="3" |Best British Group
|{{nom}}
|-
|1987
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="3" |1990
|{{nom}}
|-
|''[[We Too Are One]]''
|Best British Album 
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Don't Ask Me Why (Eurythmics song)|Don't Ask Me Why]]"
|Best British Video
|{{nom}}
|-
|1999
|Themselves
|Outstanding Contribution to British Music
|{{won}}
|-
| 2010
| "[[There Must Be an Angel]]"
| Live Performance of 30 Years
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Grammy Awards'''
{{award table}}
|-
| [[26th Annual Grammy Awards|1984]]
||Themselves
|[[Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[27th Annual Grammy Awards|1985]]
|''[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) (album)#Sweet Dreams: The Video Album|Eurythmics Sweet Dreams: The Video Album]]''
|[[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Video Album]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan="2"| [[28th Annual Grammy Awards|1986]]
|"[[Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves]]" <small>(with [[Aretha Franklin]])</small>
|[[Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]"
|rowspan="2"|[[Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal|Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[29th Annual Grammy Awards|1987]]
|"[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]"
|{{won}}
|-
| [[32nd Annual Grammy Awards|1990]]
|[[Savage (video)|''Savage'']]
|rowspan="2"|[[Grammy Award for Best Music Film|Best Music Video – Long Form]]
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[33rd Annual Grammy Awards|1991]]
|''[[We Two Are One Too]]''
| {{nom}}
{{end}}

'''MTV Video Music Awards'''
{{Award table}}
|-
|[[1984 MTV Video Music Awards|1984]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/mtv-vma-1984-477.html|title=MTV VMA 1984|website=www.awardsandshows.com |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
|"[[Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)]]"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist]]
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[1985 MTV Video Music Awards|1985]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/mtv-vmas-1985-478.html|title=MTV VMA 1985|website=www.awardsandshows.com |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
|rowspan=5|"[[Would I Lie to You? (Eurythmics song)|Would I Lie to You?]]"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance|Best Stage Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Overall Performance|Best Overall Performance]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreography]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=5|[[1987 MTV Video Music Awards|1987]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/mtv-vmas-1987-480.html|title=MTV VMA 1987|website=www.awardsandshows.com |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
|rowspan=5|"[[Missionary Man (Eurythmics song)|Missionary Man]]"
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Concept Video|Best Concept Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Most Experimental Video|Most Experimental Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Visual Effects|Best Special Effects]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing|Best Editing]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1988 MTV Video Music Awards|1988]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/mtv-vmas-1988-481.html|title=MTV VMA 1988|website=www.awardsandshows.com |access-date=13 August 2024}}</ref>
|"[[I Need a Man (Eurythmics song)|I Need a Man]]"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Group Video|Best Group Video]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|"[[You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart]]"
|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction|Best Direction]]
|{{nom}}
{{end}}

'''Music & Media Year-End Awards'''
{{award table}}
!Ref.
|-
| 1987
| Themselves
| Group of the Year
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-12-26.pdf|title=Music & Media|date=1987-12-26|access-date=2022-03-01}}</ref>
{{end}}

* 1984: [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] – Songwriters of the Year
* 1987: Ivor Novello Award – Songwriters of the Year
* 1987: Ivor Novello Award – Best Contemporary Song for "It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)"
* 2000: [[Silver Clef Award]]
* 2000: [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP Award]] for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
* 2003: Kindred Spirit Music Award
* 2005: Inducted into [[UK Music Hall of Fame]]
* 2008: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
* 2009: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
* 2010: ASCAP Award for "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.annielennox.com|title=Awards listed on Annie Lennox website|publisher=Annielennox.com|access-date=27 September 2014}}</ref>

==References==
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