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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. Official Websites Http //www.Duranduran.Com
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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. Official Websites Http //www.Duranduran.Com
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Medazzaland Is The Ninth Album By British Pop Rock Group Duran Duran. It Was Released By Capitol Records On October 14 1997 In The U.S. Where It Reached #58 On The Billboard Album Chart. It Was Never Officially Released In Europe. The Album Is The Follow-Up To The Poorly-Received Covers Album Thank You And Bassist John Taylor Left The Band In January 1997 Before Recording Was Complete. With Only Three Members Remaining – Nick Rhodes Simon Le Bon And Warren Cuccurullo – Duran Duran Wrote And Recorded Several New Tracks For The Album And Re-Recorded Songs Previously Done With Taylor. His Work Remains On Only Four Songs. Cuccurullo Later Stated That Most Of The Finished Album Was Reworked TV Mania Material Originally Written By Himself And Rhodes. The Dismal Performance Of The Album Led In Part To The Dissolution Of The Band's Contract With EMI After Almost Two Decades. EMI Gave The Band Ownership Rights And The Master Tapes To The Medazzaland Album As Well As Several Unreleased Audio And Videotapes Of Their 1995 And 1997 Concerts. It Was Rumoured That The Band Would Independently Release The Album In The UK But They Went On To Sign With Hollywood Records And Released Pop Trash Instead. Medazzaland Is Only Available In Europe As An Import Or Digital Download. "Out Of My Mind" Prior To The Album's Release The Band Shopped Some Of The Tracks Around Hollywood Movie Studios In An Attempt To Get Some Songs Onto Popular Movie Soundtrack Albums. Paramount Pictures Eventually Put "Out Of My Mind" On The Soundtrack For The Val Kilmer Film The Saint. The Single Featured Future Medazzaland Track "Silva Halo" As A B-Side Along With A Discarded Album Track "Sinner Or Saint" The Title Referencing The Movie. In March 1997 The Soundtrack And Single For "Out Of My Mind" Were Released Internationally On Virgin Records Marking The First Time A Duran Duran Release Had Been Released On An Imprint Other Than EMI/Parlophone/Capitol. The Single Peaked At #21 On The UK Charts In May. The Music Video For "Out Of My Mind" Was Filmed By Director Dean Karr At Krumlov Castle In The City Of Český Krumlov In The Czech Republic. "Electric Barbarella" The Lead Single "Electric Barbarella " A Nod To The Film Barbarella From Which The Band Took Their Name Was Released On September 16 In The United States And Peaked At #52 On The Billboard Hot 100 On November 1. It Was Touted As The First Ever Song Available For Digital Purchase/download On The Internet And A Handful Of Different Mixes Were Created For The Song. An 'exclusive' Dom T Remix Was Made Available For Download In The US For 99 Cents By The Company Liquid Audio. However This Pioneering Move Annoyed Many American Retailers As They Saw It As Infringing On Their Retail Territory And They Either Refused To Stock The Album Or Provided Little To No Promotion Of The Disc. The Music Video Directed By Ellen Von Unwerth Involved A Robot Sex Doll And Had To Be Mildly Censored Before Receiving Airplay On MTV Or VH1 By The Time The Modified Video Was Delivered The Song Had Already Fallen Off The Charts. The Album Was Eventually Released On October 14 1997 In North America And Japan. Due To Poor Sales Plans For A UK Release Were Pushed Back And Later Shelved Indefinitely. It Has Since Never Been Physically Released In Any Other Area Of The World Although In July 2008 The Album Was Made Available To Buy Digitally Through ITunes Store In Europe And The US. This Album Was Also Available In Mexico Both In CD And Cassette Formats And In Brazil. The Album's Title Was Inspired By Le Bon's Treatment With The Mind-Altering Drug Midazolam During Dental Surgery Leaving Him In A Disconnected State For Some Time Afterwards. The Music Varies Widely From The Sleazy Bounce Of "Electric Barbarella" And The Dissonant "Big Bang Generation" To The Bitter Austerity Of "Silva Halo" And The Simple Acoustic Sweetness Of "Michael You've Got A Lot To Answer For" Concluding With The Self-Deprecating Swagger Of "Undergoing Treatment". Overall The Album Has A Heavily-Layered Processed Feel With Clear Influences From The Electronica Genre Of The Late 1990s. The Back Of The Album Cover Features A Defaced Version Of The Iconic Rio Album Sleeve. Other Notable Songs On The Album Include "Medazzaland" The First Duran Duran Song To Feature Nick Rhodes Not Simon Le Bon On Vocals And "So Long Suicide" A Reaction To The Death Of Kurt Cobain Among Other Things. The Song "Buried In The Sand" With Lyrics By Rhodes Was Written About John Taylor's Departure From The Group. Le Bon Has Said That The Song "Michael You've Got A Lot To Answer For" Was Written For His Good Friend Michael Hutchence Former Lead Singer Of The Band INXS. Hutchence Died Just A Month After The Album's Release.