The Motels

The Motels are a new wave band from the Los Angeles area best known for “Only the Lonely” and “Suddenly Last Summer”, each of which peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100, in 1982 and 1983, respectively.

Their song “Total Control” reached No. 4 on the Australian charts in 1980. Martha Davis (born January 19, 1951), the lead singer, reformed a version of the band called “The Motels featuring Martha Davis” in 1998 and toured as such with various line-ups of musicians.

In 2013, the band was rebranded with a permanent name, Martha Davis and the Motels.