Berlin is an American
new wave band. The group was formed in Los Angeles in 1978 by
John Crawford (bass guitar). Band members included Crawford,
Terri Nunn (vocals), David Diamond (keyboards), Ric Olsen (guitar), Matt Reid (keyboards) and Rod Learned (drums). The band gained mainstream-commercial success in the early 1980s with singles including "
The Metro", "
Sex (I'm A...)", "
No More Words" and then in the mid '80s with the chart-topping single "
Take My Breath Away" from the 1986 film
Top Gun.