Duran Duran (named after a character in Roger Vadim's sci-fi classic, Barba… Read Full Bio ↴Duran Duran (named after a character in Roger Vadim's sci-fi classic, Barbarella) is an electronic pop rock band that was part of the New Wave movement of the 80s and 90s. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They achieved 30 top 40 singles in the UK Singles Chart (14 of them top 10) and 21 top 40 singles in the US Billboard Hot 100. The band have won numerous awards throughout their career: two Brit Awards including the 2004 award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards. They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the class of 2022.
Created by Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (bass) in Birmingham, England in 1978, it later add took in Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar), and Simon Le Bon (lead vocals). The band has sold more than 100 million records over their more than 40 years of existence, making them one of the best-selling groups in history.
Their songs are often vivid, hook-laden pieces dance pop that have fared well on the radio, but what many remember best about Duran Duran is their iconic music videos. Though many of the videos were tongue-in-cheek, the band has never quite escaped the glamorous and decadent 'jet set' image that their early videos projected. Their flashy outfits and strident, art rock influenced music showed an immense debt to 70s English glam artists such as David Bowie and Roxy Music, yet the band grasped a sense of their own identity and became one of the keystones of the new romantic movement.
Their first singer and one of their original founding members was Stephen Duffy, and their original bassist was Simon Colley. Several drummers and guitarists were subsequently tried, as well as a handful of vocalists, after Duffy left Duran Duran early in 1979. The band felt that they had something special with vocalist Simon Le Bon, and the group smashed into the pop scene shortly afterwards when "Planet Earth", their debut single, was released on 2 February 1981.
"Planet Earth" became an immediate hit in the band's native U.K., reaching #12 on the U.K. Singles Chart on 21 February, and it did even better in Australia, hitting #8 there. Being Duran Duran's first Top 10 hit anywhere in the world, the song showed the group's interest in international stardom. The band's eponymous debut album came out promptly afterwards in June 1981. 'Duran Duran' hit #3 on the album charts and remained in the U.K. Top 100 for 117 weeks, achieving platinum status by December 1982. The initial United States release failed to generate much interest at first, but the group was a British sensation due to their strident mix of pop rock and electronic music.
Music videos for hit singles "Planet Earth" and "Careless Memories" were filmed in December 1980. As they also experienced considerable success with "Girls on Film", which hit #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #11 on the Australian Singles Chart, the group firmly grasped the opportunity to make a name for themselves in musical television. As their fame grew, some fans worried that Duran Duran could have peaked too early. They headed into AIR Studios in London in early 1982 anxious to somehow top themselves.
Band member John Taylor came up with the new album's title, 'Rio', as a product of his fascination with the flaunting sexuality and diverse atmosphere of Brazil. He later said, "Rio, to me, was shorthand for the truly foreign, the exotic, a cornucopia of earthly delights, a party that would never stop." The band had their own plans and ambitions for promotion and reunited with director Russell Mulcahy (who was behind the video for "Planet Earth") to plan out the release of a full length 'video album'— eleven videos in total. Totally dedicated to on-site filming, guitarist Andy Taylor even contracted a tropical virus and ended up hospitalized, thankfully getting better relatively quickly.
'Rio' was, simply, a commercial juggernaut. The band's second studio album, originally released worldwide on 10 May 1982, reached #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia. Massively popular in the U.S., it earned a gold disc on 1 March 1983 and went platinum on 26 April 1983, eventually reaching double-platinum status. As songs such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" received considerable airplay, critical acclaim also grew for the release. With MTV heavily playing the band's music videos, the album is still held as one of the best new wave albums ever. In April 2013, 'Rio' was even voted #3 in BBC Radio 2's 'Top 100 Favourite Albums of all time' list.
In 1985, Duran Duran performed "A View To A Kill" for the the James Bond film of the same name. The song appeared in the movie's title sequence and was also a best-selling single in its own right. In 1987, "Out Of My Mind" was featured at the end credits of the drama film 'The Saint' as well.
Like Depeche Mode, Duran Duran was among the earliest bands to work on their own remixes. From the very beginning, the band had a keen sense of style, and worked with stylist Perry Haines and fashion designers such as Kahn & Bell and Antony Price to build a sharp and elegant image, soon growing beyond the ruffles and sashes of the pirate-flavoured New Romantic look.
Although the group never disbanded, it went through several line-up changes over the years - American guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (formerly of Missing Persons) was also a member of the band from 1989 to 2001, and drummer Sterling Campbell was a member from 1989 to 1991. John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor all returned in 2001 and created a stir among music media and the band's fans. Duran Duran released the first album from the reunited line-up, Astronaut, in 2004, which was in turn followed up by many sold out shows in England, most notably Wembley Arena, where a live DVD of the tour was filmed in 2004/2005.
In October of 2006, it was announced on Duran Duran's website that Andy Taylor had left the band. The band's latest album, 'Red Carpet Massacre' was released in November 2007. They performed the album live in New York City on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater, for what was originally scheduled as an unprecedented 10-night run. A stage hand union strike shortened the run by a few nights, but Duran Duran were able to re-schedule the shows elsewhere. They went on to tour the world, ending their successful run in December of 2008.
2008 also saw the release of a new DVD that documents the making of their now-classic "Rio" album (called "Classic Albums: Rio (Collector's Edition)"), and a book called "Would Someone Please Explain?"- a compilation of questions from the "Ask Katy" area of their popular website.
Duran Duran returned at the end of 2010 with their 13th album, the digital and self-released album All You Need Is Now which debuted at number one on the iTunes charts in many countries (including the USA). The physical version of the album will be released with bonus tracks in February 2011. The album was produced by Mark Ronson.
2015 saw the band return with the album Paper Gods, which was led by the single "Pressure Off" featuring Janelle Monae and Nile Rodgers. The album was the band's first top 10 chart success in the U.S. in over 20 years, and also reached number 5 in the U.K.
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Created by Nick Rhodes (keyboards) and John Taylor (bass) in Birmingham, England in 1978, it later add took in Roger Taylor (drums), Andy Taylor (guitar), and Simon Le Bon (lead vocals). The band has sold more than 100 million records over their more than 40 years of existence, making them one of the best-selling groups in history.
Their songs are often vivid, hook-laden pieces dance pop that have fared well on the radio, but what many remember best about Duran Duran is their iconic music videos. Though many of the videos were tongue-in-cheek, the band has never quite escaped the glamorous and decadent 'jet set' image that their early videos projected. Their flashy outfits and strident, art rock influenced music showed an immense debt to 70s English glam artists such as David Bowie and Roxy Music, yet the band grasped a sense of their own identity and became one of the keystones of the new romantic movement.
Their first singer and one of their original founding members was Stephen Duffy, and their original bassist was Simon Colley. Several drummers and guitarists were subsequently tried, as well as a handful of vocalists, after Duffy left Duran Duran early in 1979. The band felt that they had something special with vocalist Simon Le Bon, and the group smashed into the pop scene shortly afterwards when "Planet Earth", their debut single, was released on 2 February 1981.
"Planet Earth" became an immediate hit in the band's native U.K., reaching #12 on the U.K. Singles Chart on 21 February, and it did even better in Australia, hitting #8 there. Being Duran Duran's first Top 10 hit anywhere in the world, the song showed the group's interest in international stardom. The band's eponymous debut album came out promptly afterwards in June 1981. 'Duran Duran' hit #3 on the album charts and remained in the U.K. Top 100 for 117 weeks, achieving platinum status by December 1982. The initial United States release failed to generate much interest at first, but the group was a British sensation due to their strident mix of pop rock and electronic music.
Music videos for hit singles "Planet Earth" and "Careless Memories" were filmed in December 1980. As they also experienced considerable success with "Girls on Film", which hit #5 on the UK Singles Chart and #11 on the Australian Singles Chart, the group firmly grasped the opportunity to make a name for themselves in musical television. As their fame grew, some fans worried that Duran Duran could have peaked too early. They headed into AIR Studios in London in early 1982 anxious to somehow top themselves.
Band member John Taylor came up with the new album's title, 'Rio', as a product of his fascination with the flaunting sexuality and diverse atmosphere of Brazil. He later said, "Rio, to me, was shorthand for the truly foreign, the exotic, a cornucopia of earthly delights, a party that would never stop." The band had their own plans and ambitions for promotion and reunited with director Russell Mulcahy (who was behind the video for "Planet Earth") to plan out the release of a full length 'video album'— eleven videos in total. Totally dedicated to on-site filming, guitarist Andy Taylor even contracted a tropical virus and ended up hospitalized, thankfully getting better relatively quickly.
'Rio' was, simply, a commercial juggernaut. The band's second studio album, originally released worldwide on 10 May 1982, reached #2 in the UK and #1 in Australia. Massively popular in the U.S., it earned a gold disc on 1 March 1983 and went platinum on 26 April 1983, eventually reaching double-platinum status. As songs such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" received considerable airplay, critical acclaim also grew for the release. With MTV heavily playing the band's music videos, the album is still held as one of the best new wave albums ever. In April 2013, 'Rio' was even voted #3 in BBC Radio 2's 'Top 100 Favourite Albums of all time' list.
In 1985, Duran Duran performed "A View To A Kill" for the the James Bond film of the same name. The song appeared in the movie's title sequence and was also a best-selling single in its own right. In 1987, "Out Of My Mind" was featured at the end credits of the drama film 'The Saint' as well.
Like Depeche Mode, Duran Duran was among the earliest bands to work on their own remixes. From the very beginning, the band had a keen sense of style, and worked with stylist Perry Haines and fashion designers such as Kahn & Bell and Antony Price to build a sharp and elegant image, soon growing beyond the ruffles and sashes of the pirate-flavoured New Romantic look.
Although the group never disbanded, it went through several line-up changes over the years - American guitarist Warren Cuccurullo (formerly of Missing Persons) was also a member of the band from 1989 to 2001, and drummer Sterling Campbell was a member from 1989 to 1991. John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor all returned in 2001 and created a stir among music media and the band's fans. Duran Duran released the first album from the reunited line-up, Astronaut, in 2004, which was in turn followed up by many sold out shows in England, most notably Wembley Arena, where a live DVD of the tour was filmed in 2004/2005.
In October of 2006, it was announced on Duran Duran's website that Andy Taylor had left the band. The band's latest album, 'Red Carpet Massacre' was released in November 2007. They performed the album live in New York City on Broadway at the Barrymore Theater, for what was originally scheduled as an unprecedented 10-night run. A stage hand union strike shortened the run by a few nights, but Duran Duran were able to re-schedule the shows elsewhere. They went on to tour the world, ending their successful run in December of 2008.
2008 also saw the release of a new DVD that documents the making of their now-classic "Rio" album (called "Classic Albums: Rio (Collector's Edition)"), and a book called "Would Someone Please Explain?"- a compilation of questions from the "Ask Katy" area of their popular website.
Duran Duran returned at the end of 2010 with their 13th album, the digital and self-released album All You Need Is Now which debuted at number one on the iTunes charts in many countries (including the USA). The physical version of the album will be released with bonus tracks in February 2011. The album was produced by Mark Ronson.
2015 saw the band return with the album Paper Gods, which was led by the single "Pressure Off" featuring Janelle Monae and Nile Rodgers. The album was the band's first top 10 chart success in the U.S. in over 20 years, and also reached number 5 in the U.K.
Official Websites:
http://www.duranduran.com
http://twitter.com/duranduran
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Duran-Duran
http://www.youtube.com/DuranDuran
http://www.youtube.com/07duranduran
http://www.myspace.com/duranduran
A Diamond in the Mind
Duran Duran Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Duran Duran:
"Girls on Film" See them walking hand in hand Across the bridge at midnight…
"Meet El Presidente" Miss November Tuesday Bend your rubber rules Take your tim…
(Reach Up for the) Sunrise Now the time has come The music's between us Though the nigh…
...if You Could If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
02 Girls on Film See them walking hand in hand Across the bridge at midnight…
02 My Own Way I saw you at the air race yesterday April showers…
08. Union Of The Snake Telegram force and ready I knew this was a big mistake The…
09- Planet Earth Only came outside to watch the nightfall with the rain I…
1-Planet Earth Only came outside to watch the nightfall with the rain I…
5. Save A Prayer You saw me standing by the wall corner of a…
911 Is a Joke Now I dialed 911 a long time ago don't you…
A Matter Of Feeling How does it feel, when everyone surrounds you? How do you…
A View To A Kill Meeting you with a view to a kill Face to face…
All Along The Water Yeah. . . Guess you know Where I wanna go, gotta see…
All I Need to Know The taxman's in the pocketbook The pressmen are by the bar A…
All She Want's All she wants is, all she wants is, all she…
All You Need Is Now It's all up to you now Find yourself in the moment Go…
Always on My Mind Light a candle …
American Science It's a little bit late now But there is times you…
ANNIVERSARY Come celebrate this union Come holy and unchained How do you…
Anyone Out There I never found out what made you leave And now the…
Anyone Out There ) I never found out what made you leave And now the…
Anyone Out There - 2010 Remastered Version I never found out what made you leave And now the…
Astronaut Makes my hair stand up on end Something alien happening Sync…
Back For You I came over your place today In a roundabout sort of…
Ball And Chain (Lebon, Rhodes, Cuccurullo, Taylor) Early Morning As the da…
Ball Of Confusion People movin' out, people movin' in. Why, because of the co…
Be My Icon I follow you, I wait for you You know there's…
BEAUTIFUL LIES You walked into this plastic paradise Deceiver or truth-deal…
Bedroom Toys I been around the world I seen a lot of things That…
Before the Rain A stormy summer Is rolling closer Lighting up this holy smok…
Being Followed To the voyer Seated in the darkened room Do you thrill When …
Big Bang Generation Falling into space At the end of time Black as the black…
Big Thing Get it up get it out get it in time Hang…
Black Moonlight We are on procession with the crucial, with the wild Taken…
Blame the Machines I'm driving up the Autobahn Losing my way as the night…
Box full o' Honey At the sharp end of the view The edge of me…
Box Full O’Honey At the sharp end of the view, the edge of…
Boys Keep Swinging Heaven loves ya The clouds part for ya Nothing stands in you…
Breath After Breath Breath after breath Ama! (Love!) Breath after breath Danca! …
Buried in the Sand Can't say that I was surprised When you broke the ties They…
Burning The Ground Barbarella Mr. President Your mission, find Duran Duran Find…
Butterfly Girl By the look on your face you've been awake all…
Can You Deal With It There must be somebody Who'll make love to me Blow the rules…
Careless Memories So soon just after you've gone My senses sharpen But it alwa…
Careless Memories - 2010 Remastered Version So soon just after you've gone my senses sharpen But it…
Chains An hour since the sundown The ghosts are creepin' in Are gat…
Change The Skyline This is where it starts Standing on the roof up here Saying…
Chauffeur Out on the tar plains, the glides are moving All looking…
Come Undone Mine, immaculate dream made breath and skin I've been waitin…
Come Undone (Live from London) My immaculate dream made of breath and skin I've been waitin…
Come Undone 2001 Mine, immaculate dream made breath and skin I've been waitin…
Come Up And See Me (Make You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…
Cracks in the Pavement I shed my skin when the party was about to…
Crystal Ship Before you drift into unconsciousness I'd Like to have anoth…
Danceophobia Time to boogie, yeah Danceophobia Time to boogie, yeah Get …
Decadance Turn The Whole Track Up! Haha Uoy retfa mi tnuh…
Diamond Dogs As they pulled you out of the oxygen tent You asked…
Dirty Great Monster There's a Dirty Great Monster In this house We pretend that …
Do You Believe in Shame Do you believe in love? Do you believe in shame? And if…
Downtown Deliver us from evil We go with the flow But here's a…
Drive It was the hottest day in July And all along Santa…
Drowning Man He's sinking faster than a drowning man He'll grab a hold…
Drug [Chorus] Take me every morning Take me every night Take me w…
Duran Duran Que me toquen un corrido La tambora que suene macizo Que…
Duran Duran / Is There Something I Should Know Please, please tell me now Please, please tell me now Please…
Edge of America Walk the edge of America Concrete beach to scrape my hand In…
Electric Barbarella I knew when I first saw you on the showroom…
Electric Barbarella Remix I knew when I first saw you On the show room…
electric barberella I knew when I saw you on the showroom floor You…
Face for Today A little rain of comfort tn the afternoon To brighten up…
Falling Angel (duran duran) From this cloud where I hang, dangled in the…
Falling Down Once was a man who consumed his place and time He…
Fame Fame, makes a man take things over Fame, lets him loose,…
Faster Than Light Oh-oh-oh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Why I see your face Moving in the a…
Femme Fatale I am, I myself alone, and realise, I never had to…
Finest Hour How does it feel out on the ice? You speak to…
First Impression He turns on the animal It's that time of day Here comes…
First Impressions He turns on the animal It's that time of day Here comes…
follow In My Footsteps Where the earth recieves The seeds from the sky Where the …
Friend of Mine Friends of mine They said they were friends of mine Said the…
FUTURE PAST Rain streams down the window And I recall the day we…
Girl Panic I came by invitation To general Chelsea mayhem Then going on…
Girls on Film See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at…
Girls On Film (2010 Remastered Version) See them walking hand in hand Across the bridge at midnight …
Girls on Film. See them walking hand in hand across the bridge at…
GIVE IT ALL UP Oh oh oh oh-oh, yeah I'll give it all up for…
God Oh, the paper gods in the sky of gray All the…
Hallucinating Elvis I was hallucinating I was hallucinating I was hallucinatin…
Hold Back the Rain We're miles away from nowhere And the wind doesn't have a…
Hold Me Yeah, this time Shall we walk? Shall we run through my head,…
Hothead Here in the shadows where we stand Watching lady, watching …
Hungary Like a Wolf Dark in the city, night is a wire Steam in the…
Hungery like the wolf Dark in the city night is a wire Steam in the…
Hungry Like the Wolf Dark in the city, night is a wire Steam in the…
I Believe The taxman's in the pocketbook The pressmen are by the bar A…
I Don I don't mind if you're keeping someone else behind I don't…
I Remember You Beat is getting stronger Music getting longer too Music is a…
I Take The Dice Midnight I think I'm gonna make it Feel the magical lash…
I Wanna Rock Beat is getting stronger Music getting longer too Music is a…
I Wanna Take You Higher Again (Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!) Beat is gettin' stronger Beat is g…
In My Dreams Only in dreams girl am I part of your world My…
Instant Karma Instant Karma's gonna get you Gonna knock you right in the…
Interlude One [Instrumental]…
intro La ganga ya está ready sí Pa escuchar todo mi Arte Vamo'…
Intro to Skin Trade Working on the weekend baby She's working all through the n…
Invisible (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Invisible) (Shy one) w…
Is There Something I Know Please, please tell me now Please, please tell me now Please…
It's My Life This ain't a song for the broken-hearted No silent prayer fo…
Khanada Didn't no one tell you money is a game playing…
Know It All Oh oh oh oh-oh, yeah I'll give it all up for…
Lady Xanax Here comes the morning light you can't face Lie on…
Land (Away from here away from here) (Away from you) (Stay for me…
Last Chance of the Stairway I don't remember quite how I met you Wasn't long ago Just…
Last Day on Earth Mesmerized You get sucked in by the hype Headlights in your …
Last Man Standing Now an unexpected peace comes to the day As the howling…
Last Night in the City I'm not gonna sleep tonight Till the morning fills the sky N…
Late Bar There's a hole in the wall next to you Things with…
Lava Lamp In the half light of the evening I can almost see…
Lay Lady Lay Lay lady lay, lay across my big brass bed. Lay lady…
Leave a Light On So come the evening I'm out on the dunes Looking for a…
Liberty If you wanna stay with me At your liberty If you wanna…
Like An Angel Oohh, Do-do do-do-do Da da da da da Things that you used…
Lonely Business Waiting for you It's a lonely business What more can I do I…
Lonely In Your Nightmare Even on the darkest night when empty promise means empty…
Love Voodoo When I first met you on the roof, You caught me…
Main Title Song Meeting you with a view to a kill. Face to face,…
Make Me Smile You've done it all, you've broken every code And pulled the…
Mars Meets Venus Thirtysomething graduate, green eyes Perfect Christian lady…
Master Mix Mine, immaculate dream made breath and skin I've been waiti…
Medazzaland (Oh, Medazzaland) (Medazzaland) I have a problem, they said …
Mediterranea Across the sky A jet trail following The wish that…
Meet El Presidente Miss November Tuesday, Bend your rubber rules. Take your tim…
Michael You've Got A Lot To I came over your place today In a roundabout sort of…
Midnight Sun As I watch you flickering slowly In the shadows nothing…
My Antarctica Once I thought that I was in control But that was…
My Own Way I saw you at the air race yesterday April showers…
Needle and the Damage Done I've caught you knocking on my cellar door I love you…
New Moon On Monday Shake up the picture the lizard mixture With your dance on…
New Religion I've been now sauntering out and down a path sometime Come…
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VelociPat
Last time I saw them was back in 1984 for the "Seven And The Ragged Tiger" tour. I saw them at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Canada. Little did me and my friends know, but they were shooting footage for the "Reflex" video. During one of the songs (can't remember which one) I jumped up into the center of the aisle (beginning of the upper section) and started doing some funky dance...and the camera crew caught it! I was immortalized in the "Reflex" video!! My friends still razz me about it...
MontagZoso
I got to see them on that same tour in Seattle....wow, it was The Beatles for our generation!
Carla Noronha
one of the best bassist ever
Matilda Jones
Definitely the hottest🔥
beth23846
THE best bassist!!!
Eric Gilbert
agreed!
lisa odowd
Uhm YEAH JOHN TAYLOR IS THE BEST
Dj Aja
One of the best bands in the world !!!!
Alif Hashim
The best band in the world, I might add!
Millipede 1982
OH Y E S !!! :)))