Vital Idol is Billy Idol’s energetic remix and compilation album released in 1985, capturing the explosive popularity he enjoyed during the MTV era. Featuring extended mixes, remixes and the hit live version of “Mony Mony”, the album showcases Idol’s blend of punk attitude, new wave style and arena-rock energy.
Produced and remixed by Keith Forsey, Gary Langan, Steve Stevens and Billy Idol, this release includes many of Idol’s signature songs in extended dance-oriented versions that became favourites in clubs and on radio during the mid-1980s. For fans of 1980s rock and new wave, Vital Idol remains one of the definitive remix albums of the decade.