The Edgelord from U2 literally ripped off his guitar effects layering from them, too. Paul Reynolds was massively influential on the synthpop scene for stacking the ever-loving shit out of modulation effects, and as a result, he's kind of the missing link between the post-punk/shoegaze sound and what we normally associate with New Wave.

It was their second biggest. Messages, Telecommunications and Dont Ask Me as well ask the sorta hit Modern Love is Automatic hit so fucking hard too.