Level 42

Level 42
Level 42
	Level 42 in 2009
Background information
Origin	Isle of Wight, England
Genres	Jazz-funk; sophisti-pop; dance-rock; new wave; synth-pop;
Discography	Level 42 discography
Years active	1979–1994; 2001–present;
Labels	Polydor; RCA; W14/Universal; Level42;
Spinoff of	M
Members	Mark King; Mike Lindup; Nathan King; Pete Ray Biggin; Dan Carpenter; Sean Freeman; Nichol Thomson;
Past members	Phil Gould; Rowland 'Boon' Gould; Gary Husband; Alan Murphy;
Website	level42.com

Level 42 are an English jazz-funk band formed on the Isle of Wight in 1979. They had a number of UK and worldwide hits during the 1980s and 1990s.

Their highest-charting single in the UK was "Lessons in Love", which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart, and number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, upon its release in 1986. An earlier single, "Something About You", was their most successful chart-wise in the United States, reaching number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Musically the band encompasses jazz funk, pop, rock, new wave, and synth-pop, and are noted for frontman Mark King's slap bass guitar playing, as well as the harmonies of King's deep tenor voice and the high tenor/falsetto backing vocals of keyboardist Mike Lindup

After much success as a live and studio band in the 1980s, Level 42's commercial profile diminished during the early 1990s following a series of personnel changes and musical shifts. Disbanding in 1994, the band reformed in 2001.