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===Hiatus and reunion (2000–present)=== [[File:TButler.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Tim Butler]] in 2006]] The band took a long break in the early 1990s, with Richard and Tim Butler going on to found [[Love Spit Love]] with [[Richard Fortus]] and [[Frank Ferrer]] (both of whom would later join [[Guns N' Roses]]). In 2000, Richard Butler, Tim Butler, and Ashton reformed the Psychedelic Furs. The touring lineup also included Fortus and, later, Ferrer. They released a live album, ''[[Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live]]'' ,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-psychedelic-furs-mn0000418662/biography|title=The Psychedelic Furs biography|website=AllMusic|author=Ruhlmann, William|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160321121323/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-psychedelic-furs-mn0000418662/biography|archive-date=21 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> which included a new studio recording, "Alive (For Once in My Lifetime)". In 2006, Richard Butler released a solo album, ''[[Richard Butler (album)|Richard Butler]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-butler-mn0000350900/biography|title=Richard Butler Biography|website=AllMusic|author=Monger, James Christopher|access-date=19 March 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20160319064931/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/richard-butler-mn0000350900/biography|archive-date=19 March 2016|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since re-forming in 2001, the band continued to tour worldwide. The current Psychedelic Furs touring line-up includes Richard Butler, Tim Butler, [[Zack Alford]], [[Amanda Kramer]], and [[Rich Good]]. In 2017, the band's 1984 single "The Ghost in You" was featured in the second season of [[Netflix]] hit series ''[[Stranger Things]]'' and was included on the [[Sony Music]] soundtrack companion to the season, ''[[Music of Stranger Things#Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series|Stranger Things: Music from the Netflix Original Series]]'', released in October 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last= |first= |date=27 October 2017 |title=New "Stranger Things" soundtrack features classic songs by The Police, The Clash, Bon Jovi and more |url=http://wabx.net/news/articles/2017/oct/27/new-stranger-things-soundtrack-features-classic-songs-by-the-police-the-clash-bon-jovi-and-more/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406230440/http://wabx.net/news/articles/2017/oct/27/new-stranger-things-soundtrack-features-classic-songs-by-the-police-the-clash-bon-jovi-and-more/ |archive-date=6 April 2018 |access-date=4 May 2018 |website=WABX 107.5 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> That same year, the band's 1982 single "Love My Way" was played several times in the [[Academy Awards|Oscar]]-nominated film ''[[Call Me by Your Name (film)|Call Me by Your Name]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/01/call-me-by-your-names-glorious-dance-floor-scene/549272/|title=The Hidden Meanings of the Dance-Floor Scene in 'Call Me by Your Name'|first=Brandon|last=Tensley|website=theatlantic.com|date=2 January 2018|access-date=4 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408012512/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/01/call-me-by-your-names-glorious-dance-floor-scene/549272/|archive-date=8 April 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Psychedelic Furs released their eighth studio album ''[[Made of Rain]]'' on 31 July 2020 to positive reviews. This release marked the first full-length studio album by the band since 1991's ''[[World Outside]]''. It became the band's second-highest charting UK Album ever and featured at the end-of-year Best Albums roundup in ''Mojo'', ''Uncut'', ''Classic Pop'', ABC's ''Good Morning America'', and ''Vive Le Rock'' among others.<ref name="rollingstone"/> "Don't Believe", the first single from the album was released on 20 January 2020. It was followed by "You'll Be Mine", "No-One" and "Come All Ye Faithful", each with an official video. On 1 March 2021, the band released the official video for ''[[Made of Rain]]'''s fifth single "Wrong Train". It premiered exclusively on NME.com and was inspired by Richard Butler's paintings. He starred in the video himself. [[The Strokes]]' Grammy Award-winning album ''[[The New Abnormal]]'' (2020) featured the song "Eternal Summer" which quotes the Furs' "The Ghost in You", for which songwriters Richard and Tim Butler received songwriting credits. On 1 September 2021, two weeks before the Made of Rain Tour kicked-off, the band released a new single "Evergreen", from the ''Made of Rain'' sessions. According to Richard Butler it is about "memory and the passing of time."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-02 |title=The Psychedelic Furs release new song 'Evergreen' |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-psychedelic-furs-new-song-evergreen/ |access-date=2023-02-16 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |language=en-US}}</ref> Richard Butler co-wrote songs with [[Martin Gore]] for [[Depeche Mode]]'s fifteenth studio album ''[[Memento Mori (Depeche Mode album)|Memento Mori]]'' (2023), including the lead single "[[Ghosts Again]]". Saxophonist Mars Williams died on 20 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Edgar |first1=Hannah |title=Mars Williams, saxophonist for Psychedelic Furs, is dead at 68 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/ct-ent-saxophonist-mars-williams-dies-20231120-sp3llpj37rbg3hyyeex4prwoi4-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=21 November 2023 |date=20 November 2023}}</ref>
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