current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
jim diamond tony hymas jeff beck bandit 1981 -- 1983 2006 -- present atlantic wea voiceprint -lrb- us -rrb- warner bros. -lrb- canada -rrb- ph.d. -lrb- band -rrb-
 simon phillips group_or_band new synthpop wave , pop rock , blue-eyed soul , united kingdom ph.d. .
ph.d. -lrb- band -rrb-

ph.d. are a british group best known for their uk top 10 hit `` i wo n't let you down '' in april 1982 , although the song had been a hit the previous year throughout europe .
the band took its name from the initial letters of its three members ' surnames ; phillips , hymas and diamond .
the name was written so as to be a visual pun on the letters denoting a degree of the same name .
