Men Without Hats fondly recall The Me Decade in their nostalgic new single and video I ❤️ The ’80s — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
Dust off your Walkman, dig out that denim jacket, and prepare for a neon-coloured nostalgia trip: Men Without Hats are back with a synth-pop banger that celebrates the decade that made them legends. Their new single offers a hairsprayed wink and a shoulder-padded strut, and it’s everything you’d expect from the band who gave us The Safety Dance — and more.
I ❤️ The ’80s is a playfully melodic time machine powered by boomboxes, moonwalks, tube tops and more pop-culture references than a Stranger Things binge-watch. “Everybody felt alive / back in 1985,” sings Ivan Doroschuk, before commanding us to “Party like it’s ’82” and “Dance safely across the floor / like we did in ’84.” IYKYK. If you don’t, this is your crash course.
This gloriously cheeky synth-soaked anthem is the lead single from their upcoming album Men Without Hats On The Moon, slated for release in October. Produced by Grammy and Juno winner Brian Howes (Hinder, Simple Plan), mixed by Mark Needham (Killers, Elton John), and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Nirvana, U2), the track was written by Doroschuk and Howes and recorded at Black Stove Studios on Vancouver Island.
It’s a welcome return from a band whose influence on pop culture is still alive and pogo-dancing. From Montreal basement gigs in 1977 to stadium-filling synth anthems in the ’80s, Men Without Hats have carved out an enduring space in music history. Pop Goes The World and The Safety Dance are international memes, football chants, and soundtrack staples for generations.
“One of the biggest challenges in writing this song was narrowing down all the things I loved about the ’80s,” Doroschuk says. “The song could have been half an hour long!” In place of a guitar solo, the band dropped in a refrain of Pop Goes The World, a move that marries nostalgia with cheeky brilliance.
This single drops just in time for the band’s first U.K. and EU tour in nearly a decade. Fans can expect a non-stop, high-energy blast of classics, deep cuts, and fresh material, delivered with charisma and big-haired enthusiasm. This lineup — Doroschuk (vocals), Sahara Sloan (keyboards), Sho Murray (guitar) and Adrian White (drums) — is tight and utterly infectious. Sahara, daughter of former member (and Ivan’s brother) Colin Doroschuk, brings the band’s story full circle with next-gen synth magic and harmonies that sparkle.
Their live album, recorded during their 2024 North American tour, dropped in February, keeping the party alive. With 31 million views, nearly 10 million monthly listeners and a fanbase spanning generations, Men Without Hats continue to blend the joyful absurdity of the 1980s with modern polish.
Watch the video for I ❤️ the ’80s above, hear more from Men Without Hats and see their tour dates below, and share the love on their website, Facebook and Instagram.
Men Without Hats 2025 Tour Dates
July 1 | Officer’s Square | Fredericton, NB
July 25 | Canyons Village | Park City, UT
July 28 | Soda Row Live Daybreak | South Jordan, UT
Aug. 6 | Peach Fest | Penticton, BC
Aug. 9 | Rock the Kooney’s | Cranbrook, BC
Aug. 12 | The Black Sheep | Colorado Springs, CO
Aug. 13 | Oriental Theatre | Denver, CO
Aug. 14 | Beaver Creek | Beaver Creek, CO
Aug. 16 | Rock the Harbour Festival | Dartmouth, NS
Aug. 21 | The Old Woollen | Leeds, UK
Aug. 22 | Fringe Festival (La Belle Angele) | Edinburgh, UK
Aug. 23 | Academy 3 | Liverpool, UK
Aug. 24 | Craufurd Arms | Milton Keynes, UK
Aug. 25 | The Garage | London, UK
Aug. 27 | De Helling | Utrecht, NL
Aug. 28 | Nieuwe Nor | Heerlen, NL
Aug. 29 | Mergener Hof | Trier, GER
Aug. 30 | Das Rind | Russelsheim, GER
Aug. 31 | Exil | Gottingen, GER
Sept. 2 | Feierwerk | Munich, GER
Sept. 3 | Die Stadtmitte (80’s Party) | Karlsruhe, GER
Sept. 4 | Sumpfblume | Hameln, GER
Sept. 5 | Trompete | Bochum, GER
Sept. 6 | NCN Festival | Leipzig-Deutzen, GER
Sept. 8 | Shiva | Bremerhaven, GER
Sept. 9 | Markthalle @ MarX | Hamburg, GER
Sept. 10 | Lido | Berlin, GER
Sept. 11 | Die Pumpe | Kiel, GER
Sept. 12 | Hotel Cecil | Copenhagen, DEN
Sept. 13 | Musikens | Gothenburg, SWE
Sept. 14 | Slaktkyrkan @ Hus 7 | Stockholm, SWE
Sept. 16 | John Dee | Oslo, NOR
Sept. 17 | Babel | Malmö, SWE
Oct. 4 | Base31 | Picton, ON
Oct. 16 | The Parker | Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Oct. 17 | Moss Centre | Miami, FL
Oct. 18 | Sunrise Theatre | Ft. Pierce, FL
Oct. 19 | Florida Theatre | Jacksonville, FL
