History YMMV / Erasure

* FanNickname: Tracks with no vocals are known as [[JustForPun "Vincestrumentals"]].

* FaceOfTheBand: Andy. His campness is more than enough for two people.

** That high note in "A Little Respect" is ''absolutely triumphant''.
** The opening track on ''I Say I Say I Say'' has an even higher note few ''women'' can even hit.

** Their early breakout hit, "Chains of Love", is pop perfection to this day.

* NewerThanTheyThink: "Always" keeps getting referred to as an [[TheEighties eighties]] song, when in reality it came out in 1994 -- and in a bizarre twist, the 2009 remix is the one used in ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'' rather than the original.
* SignatureSong: Largely due to its inclusion in ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack'', "Always" stands as the band's best-known song among the general public in the 21st century. "Chains of Love" also comes in at a close second thanks to its repeated use by WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} to mess with automated content claims on [=YouTube=].

* MemeticMutation: "Always" has had a recent resurgence in popularity after being featured in the Flash game ''VideoGame/RobotUnicornAttack''; likewise, the ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' with "Chains of Love".

%%* SignatureSong: "A Little Respect" and, in Britain, "Sometimes".

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Overwhelming fan reaction to ''Loveboat'' -- the critics, however, disagreed.

%%** "Am I right", too.

* FriendlyFandoms: With Music/PetShopBoys, due to a similar SynthPop style, as well as both bands having openly gay frontman.

* EarWorm: Nearly all their songs.

* NarmCharm: The music videos. They're almost always highly camp, but they do enhance the song in a way.

* SignatureSong: "A Little Respect" and, in Britain, "Sometimes".

** "Am I right", too.

** [[SugarWiki/RobotUnicornAttack AAAALLLWAYYYS, I WANNA BEEEE WITH YOU, AND MAKE BELIEEEEEVE WITH YOU, AND LIVE IN HARMONY HARMONY OH LOOOVE~]]

* MemeticMutation: "Always" has had a recent resurgence in popularity after being featured in the Flash game ''SugarWiki/RobotUnicornAttack''; likewise, the ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' with "Chains of Love".

* NewerThanTheyThink: "Always" keeps getting referred to as an [[TheEighties eighties]] song, when in reality it came out in 1994 -- and in a bizarre twist, the 2009 remix is the one used in ''SugarWiki/RobotUnicornAttack'' rather than the original.

** Also, the opening track on ''I Say I Say I Say'' has an even higher note few ''women'' can even hit.

** Their Music/{{ABBA}} covers are pretty awesome too. Specially their cover of ''Voulez Vous''.

* MemeticMutation: "Always" has had a recent resurgence in popularity after being featured in the SoCoolItsAwesome flash game ''SugarWiki/RobotUnicornAttack''; likewise, the ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' with "Chains of Love".

* ColbertBump
** "Always", thanks to RobotUnicornAttack, has enjoyed a huge surge of downloads and views of the music video.
** Likewise, "Chains of Love", after [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]] shows his contempt for copyright laws on {{YouTube}} by using extended clips of himself dancing to the song.
* [[{{Awesome/Music}} Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: That high note in "A Little Respect" is ''absolutely triumphant''.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The various {{visual pun}}s in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKVjS3gR88 video]] for "A Little Respect".
* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: [[RobotUnicornAttack AAAALLLWAYYYS, I WANNA BEEEE WITH YOU, AND MAKE BELIEEEEEVE WITH YOU, AND LIVE IN HARMONY HARMONY OH LOOOVE~]]

* MemeticMutation: "Always" has had a recent resurgence in popularity after being featured in the SoCoolItsAwesome flash game ''RobotUnicornAttack''; likewise, the ''WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}}'' with "Chains of Love".

* NewerThanTheyThink: "Always" keeps getting referred to as an [[TheEighties eighties]] song, when in reality it came out in 1994--and in a bizarre twist, the 2009 remix is the one used in RobotUnicornAttack rather than the original.

* TearJerker: "Spiralling". The delivery, and especially the haunting bit at the end.

* ColbertBump: "Always", thanks to RobotUnicornAttack, has enjoyed a huge surge of downloads and views of the music video.

* MemeticMutation: "Always" has had a recent resurgence in popularity after being featured in the SoCoolItsAwesome flash game ''RobotUnicornAttack''.

** Their {{ABBA}} covers are pretty awesome too. Specially their cover of ''Voulez Vous''.

* CrowningMomentOfFunny: The various VisualPuns in the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RiKVjS3gR88 video]] for "A Little Respect".

* LGBTFanbase: Vince is married to a woman, and Andy had a boyfriend of his own for the entire time the group existed. However, they've called each other their soulmates and have stated in interviews that they love each other.

* TearJerker: "Spiralling". The delivery, and especially the haunting bit at the end.

* FanYay: Vince is married to a woman, and Andy had a boyfriend of his own for the entire time the group existed. However, they've called each other their soulmates and have stated in interviews that they love each other.