The sassy singing, rhythms and basslines of Tom Tom Club’s most pivotal piece of music, "Genius of Love" was a crossover smash that hit the disco, soul and pop charts in 1981. The song later became ...

Tom Tom Club's 'Genius of Love,' one of the most sampled tracks in hip-hop history, is turning 30-years-old. In celebration, the group will perform the song on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' on Jan.

Tom Tom Club posed a peculiar question on their 1981 debut album, then offered their answer: "What you gonna do when you get out of jail? I'm gonna have some fun." Decades later, the bouncy, ...

The question was posed back in 1981: “What you gonna do when you get out of jail?” And the response came without hesitation: “I’m gonna have some fun.” So began America’s 30-year affair with Tom Tom ...

For a while in 1981, Tom Tom Club’s success out-stripped even that of its parent act, Talking Heads. The band's husband-and-wife rhythm section, Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, escaped the chill of a ...

Tom Tom Club first came together in 1981, and they released their self-titled debut album that same year. One of the singles from the album, “Genius of Love,” remains Tom Tom Club’s most recognizable ...