Duran Duran
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Duran Duran is a British Grammy-award winning pop band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesiser-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. They were the most commercially successful of the New Romantic bands, and a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the United States. They are still often identified as an "Eighties band" despite continuous recording and chart success over their twenty-eight year history.
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[edit] About Duran Duran
The band has sold well over 75 million records worldwide. They have had eighteen singles in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and thirty in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, including "Rio", "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Is There Something I Should Know?", "The Reflex" and the James Bond theme "A View to a Kill" in the 1980s, "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone" in the early-1990s, and "(Reach Up for the) Sunrise" and "What Happens Tomorrow" in the 2000s.
Duran Duran was created by Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (bass), with the later addition of Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar), and Simon Le Bon (lead vocals); none of the Taylors are related. Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo was also a member of the band from 1989 to 2001, and drummer Sterling Campbell was a member from 1989 to 1991.
Although the group never disbanded, it went through several line-up changes over the years. The reunion of the original five members in the early 2000s created a stir among music media and the band's fans. Duran Duran released Astronaut from the reunited line-up in 2004. Andy Taylor dropped out of the band in October 2006, but the band has continued recording their next album which is titled Red Carpet Massacre and will be released in October 2007.
[edit] Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Grammy Awards | Best Video, Short Form |
| 1983 | Grammy Awards | Best Video Album |
| 2003 | MTV | Lifetime Achievement Award |
[edit] Chart Toppers
| Year | Single | UK Top 75 | Billboard Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Girls On Film | 5 | - | Duran Duran |
| 1982 | Hungry Like The Wolf | 5 | 3 | Rio |
| 1982 | Save A Prayer | 2 | - | Rio |
| 1983 | Is There Something I Should Know? | 1 | 4 | Duran Duran |
| 1984 | The Reflex | 1 | 1 | Seven And The Ragged Tiger |
| 1984 | Union Of The Snake | 3 | 3 | Seven And The Ragged Tiger |
| 1985 | The Wild Boys | 2 | 2 | Arena |
| 1985 | A View to a Kill | 2 | 1 | A View to a Kill (OST) |
| 1986 | Notorious | 7 | 2 | Notorious |
| 1993 | Ordinary World | 6 | 3 | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) |
| 1993 | Come Undone | 13 | 7 | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) |
| 2004 | (Reach Up for the) Sunrise | 5 | 89 | Astronaut |
[edit] News
[edit] Tours & Concerts
- December 1, 2008: Majestic Theatre, San Antonio, TX
- December 2, 2008: Nokia Theatre, Dallas, TX
- December 4, 2008: Brady Theatre, Tulsa, OK
- December 5, 2008: Verizon Wireless Theatre, Houston, TX
- December 6, 2008: Beau Rivage Theatre, Biloxi, MS
- December 8, 2008: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, OH
- December 9, 2008: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ONT
- December 10, 2008: Metropolis, Montreal, QBC
- December 12, 2008: MGM Grand Foxwoods Casino, Mashantucket, CT
- December 13, 2008: House of Blues (@ The Showboat), Atlantic City, NJ
- December 14, 2008: Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ
[edit] Announcements
Duran Duran's latest album Red Carpet Massacre is online and in stores now.
[edit] Discography
Comprehensive list of the recordings made by Duran Duran.
[edit] Albums
 Released: 1981 Label: EMI, Capitol |
 Released: 1982 Label: EMI, Capitol |
 Released: 1983 Label: EMI |
 Released: 1983 Label: EMI |
 Released: 1986 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 1988 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 1990 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 1993 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 1995 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 1997 Label: Capitol, EMI |
 Released: 2001 Label: Hollywood |
 Released: 2004 Label: Epic |
 Released: 2007 Label: Epic |
[edit] Singles
| Cover | Year | Single | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Planet Earth | EMI |
| 1981 | Careless Memories | EMI |
| 1981 | Girls On Film | EMI |
| 1981 | My Own Way | EMI |
| 1982 | Hungry Like The Wolf | Capitol, EMI |
| 1982 | Save A Prayer | Capitol, EMI |
| 1982 | Rio | Capitol, EMI |
| 1983 | Is There Something I Should Know? | EMI |
| 1983 | Union Of The Snake | Capitol, EMI |
| 1984 | New Moon On Monday | Capitol, EMI |
| 1984 | The Reflex | Capitol, EMI |
| 1985 | The Wild Boys | Capitol |
| 1985 | A View To A Kill | EMI |
| 1986 | Notorious | EMI |
| 1986 | Skin Trade | EMI |
| 1987 | Meet El Presidente | EMI |
| 1988 | I Don't Want Your Love | EMI |
| 1988 | All She Wants Is | EMI |
| 1989 | Do You Believe In Shame? | EMI |
| 1989 | Burning The Ground | EMI |
| 1990 | The Violence Of Summer (Love's Taking Over) | Capitol |
| 1990 | Serious | Capitol |
| 1993 | Ordinary World | EMI |
| 1993 | Come Undone | Capitol |
| 1993 | Too Much Information | Capitol |
| 1995 | Perfect Day | Capitol |
| 1995 | White Lines (Don't Do It) | Capitol |
| 1997 | Out Of My Mind | Virgin, EMI |
| 1997 | Electric Barbarella | Capitol |
| 2001 | Someone Else Not Me | Hollywood |
| 2004 | (Reach Up For The) Sunrise | Epic |
| 2005 | What Happens Tomorrow | Epic |
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| 2007 | Falling Down (featuring Justin Timberlake) | Epic |
[edit] Compilations & Live Releases
 Released: 1982 Label: EMI |
 Released: 1984 Label: Capitol |
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Released: 1989 Label: Capitol |
 Released: 1998 Label: EMI |
 Released: 1998 Label: EMI |
 Released: 1999 Label: EMI |
 Released: 2003 Label: EMI |
 Released: 2004 Label: EMI |
Released: 2004 Label: EMI |
 Released: 2006 Label: Coming Home Studios |
[edit] EPs and non-UK singles
EPs:
- Nite Romantics (Japan, 1981)
- Nite Versions (Australia, 1982)
- Carnival (Japan, Netherland, North America, Spain, Taiwan, 1982)
- DMM Mega-Mixes (Germany, 1983)
- Tiger Tiger! (Japan, 1984)
- Mixing (Italy, 1985)
- Master Mixes (USA, Hong Kong, 1987)
- Strange Behaviour (Italy, Japan, 1987)
- Duran Goes Dutch (USA, 1987)
- 12" Collection (Japan, 1991)
- No Ordinary EP (USA, 1993)
Singles:
- "Drowning Man" (USA Club Release, 1993) #40 US club play
- "None of the Above" (Japan, 1993)
- "Breath after Breath" (Brazil, 1993)
- "Femme Fatale" (France, 1994)
- "Lay Lady Lay" (Italy, 1995)
- "Girls on Film – The Remixes" (USA, 1999)
- "Last Day On Earth" (Japan, 2001)
- "Playing with Uranium" (Italy, 2001)
- "Nice" (European Radio Release, 2005, and as an iTunes Digital Single, 2006)
[edit] Videography
- Duran Duran (1983) – video compilation
- Duran Duran Video 45 (1984) – "video EP", featuring "Girls On Film" and "Hungry Like The Wolf"
- Dancing On The Valentine (1984) – video compilation
- Sing Blue Silver (video 1984; DVD 2004) – documentary
- Arena (An Absurd Notion) (video 1984; DVD 2004) – concert film
- The Making of Arena (video 1984; DVD 2004) – documentary
- Three To Get Ready (1987) – black-and-white documentary
- short version – 29 minutes
- long version – "Collector's Edition" – 75 minutes
- Working for the Skin Trade (1988) – concert film
- 6ix by 3hree (UK, 1988) – video compilation
- Decade (1989) – video compilation
- Extraordinary World (1993) – documentary & video compilation
- Greatest (video 1998; DVD 2004) – video compilation
- Live From London (2005) - concert at Wembley Arena, 2005
[edit] Other artists
[edit] Similar artists
[edit] Influences
[edit] Contemporaries
[edit] Trivia
Trivia will be added soon.
[edit] Reviews
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[edit] External Links
- Official Duran Duran Website
- Official Duran Duran MySpace Page
- Official Duran Duran Wiki
- Duran Duran Collector's Store
