English new wave band

Duran Duran Duran Duran () are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor (bass guitarist), John Taylor. With the addition of drummer Roger ...

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remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 2007 ...

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s, seven EPs, 46 singles, and 14 video albums. Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records. The band have achieved UK top-five albums in five consecutive decades (1980s to 2020s), and US top-10 albums in three decades (1980s, 1990s and 2010s).

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

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Live at Hammersmith '82! ''Live at Hammersmith '82!'' is a live album by the band Duran Duran. Originally recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon on , it was released by EMI Records on ( in the U.S.) as a CD/DVD double pack. The set was the third of three nights at the Ha ...

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Compilation albums

Remix albums

Box sets

Extended plays

Singles

1981–1989

1990s

2000s–present

Guest appearances

Videography

Video albums

Music videos

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Careless Memories "Careless Memories" is the second single by Duran Duran, released on 20 April 1981. The band's debut single "Planet Earth" had been a Top 20 hit, so it was regarded as a major setback when "Careless Memories" stalled at No. 37 in the UK chart ...

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Girls on Film "Girls on Film" is the third single by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. The single became Duran Duran's Top 10 breakthrough in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 5 in July 1981. The band personally selected th ...

" (1981) * " My Own Way" (1981) * " Friends Of Mine" (1981) * "

Hungry Like the Wolf "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album ''Rio'' (1982). The song was released on 4 May 1982 as the band's fi ...

" (1982) * " Save a Prayer" (1982) * "Lonely in Your Nightmare" (1982) * "

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" (1982) * "Night Boat" (1982) * "

The Chauffeur ''Rio'' is the second studio album by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 10May 1982 through EMI Records. The band wrote and demoed most of the material before recording the album at AIR Studios in London from January to March 19 ...

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Is There Something I Should Know? "Is There Something I Should Know?" is the eighth single by British pop band Duran Duran, released on 14 March 1983. The song was released as a stand-alone single and became the band's first UK number one record. It debuted in the number one ...

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Union of the Snake "Union of the Snake" is the ninth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 17 October 1983. It was the lead single from the band's third album ''Seven and the Ragged Tiger'' (1983), and preceded its release by one month. I ...

" (1983) * " New Moon on Monday" (1984) * "

The Reflex "The Reflex" is the eleventh single by English new wave band Duran Duran, released in 1984. The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third studio album ''Seven and the Ragged Tiger'' (1 ...

" (1984) * " The Wild Boys" (1984) * "Save a Prayer" (Live) (1985) * "

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" (1986) * " Skin Trade" (1987) * "

Meet El Presidente "Meet ''El Presidente''" is the 16th single from Duran Duran, and the third single from the '' Notorious'' album. About the song According to a studio report in ''Star Hits'' magazine, one of the early drafts of this song was called "One of t ...

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I Don't Want Your Love "I Don't Want Your Love" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran, released on 19 September 1988 as the first single from their fifth studio album, '' Big Thing'' (1988). As with the album, the band's name was rendered on the artwork as ''Dur ...

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All She Wants Is "All She Wants Is" is a song by British new wave band Duran Duran. It was released in December 1988 as the second single from the '' Big Thing'' album and reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the Un ...

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Do You Believe in Shame? "Do You Believe In Shame?" is a song by British band Duran Duran released on 10 April 1989 as the final single from their 1988 album '' Big Thing''. Background The song was dedicated to three of the band's dead friends: record producer Alex Sad ...

" (1989) * " Burning the Ground" (1989) * " Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" (1990) * "

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" (1990) * " Ordinary World" (1993) * " Come Undone" (1993) * "

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" (1995) * " Out of My Mind" (1997) * "

Electric Barbarella "Electric Barbarella" is the 29th single by Duran Duran, and the first official single from the album ''Medazzaland''. In 1997, the single and album were released only in the United States; "Electric Barbarella" was not issued as a single in t ...

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Someone Else Not Me "Someone Else Not Me" is the 30th single by Duran Duran, and the only single from the album ''Pop Trash''. It charted at number 26 in Italy and number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. About the song The song is a melancholy ballad, and the only son ...

" (2000) * " (Reach Up for The) Sunrise" (2004) * "

What Happens Tomorrow "What Happens Tomorrow" is a song by British pop rock band Duran Duran from their 11th studio album, ''Astronaut'' (2004). It was released on 18 January 2005 as the second single from that album. The song debuted at number 11 in the UK Singles ...

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" (2007) * "Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (2009) * "All You Need Is Now" (2010) * "Girl Panic!" (2011) * "Hungry Like the Wolf (Steve Aoki Remix)" (2012) * "Pressure Off" (feat. Janelle Monáe and Nile Rodgers) (2015) * "Pressure Off" FFICIAL 360 LYRIC VIDEO(2015) * "Last Night in the City" (2016) * "Face for Today (Official Music Video) (2017) * "The Edge of America" (2018) * "Five Years" (2021) * "Invisible" (2021) * "Anniversary" (2021) * "MORE JOY! (feat. CHAI) yric Video (2021) * "Ball and Chain (Official Lyric Video)" (2022) * "Anniversary (Duran Duran All-Toy Funko Pop line Version created by Los Angeles Fan/Director) (2022)

Record label timeline

* 1980–1999:

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Capitol/Parlophone * 1999–2001:

Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is an American record label of the Disney Music Group. The label focuses in pop, rock, alternative, hip hop, and country genres, as well as specializing in mature recordings not suitable for the flagship Walt Disney Records l ...

* 2004–2009:

Epic Records Epic Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America Sony Corporation of America (SONAM, also known as SCA), is the American arm of the Japanese conglomerate Sony Group ...

Sony BMG Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...

* 2010–2012: Tapemodern/

S-Curve Records S-Curve Records was founded in 2000 by former Mercury Records executive Steve Greenberg. It is based in New York City. In 2001 the label established a distribution and licensing agreement with EMI Records. Among the hits released by S-Curve be ...

* 2015–2021:

Warner Bros. Records Warner Records Inc. (formerly Warner Bros. Records Inc.) is an American record label. A subsidiary of the Warner Music Group, it is headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It was founded on March 19, 1958, as the recorded music division of the ...

* 2021–present:

BMG BMG may refer to: Organizations * Music publishing companies: ** Bertelsmann Music Group, a 1987–2008 division of Bertelsmann that was purchased by Sony on October 1, 2008 *** Sony BMG, a 2004–2008 joint venture of Bertelsmann and Sony that wa ...

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