Complete List Of Duran Duran Songs From A to Z

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Our Complete List Of Duran Duran Songs From A to Z includes all the songs from a band formed in 1978 around keyboardist Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and singer and bassist Stephen Duffy, who took their name from Dr. Durand Durand, the character from the 1968 science fiction film Barbarella. The early lineup changed quickly, with Duffy and Simon Colley leaving in 1979, Roger Taylor joining on drums, John Taylor moving to bass, and the group finding its first real home as the resident band at the Rum Runner nightclub in Birmingham. That club became more than a venue; it was the place where the band refined its sound, worked regular jobs, rehearsed, performed, and came under the management of Paul and Michael Berrow.

The classic lineup came together in 1980 when guitarist Andy Taylor arrived from Newcastle after answering an advertisement, and Simon Le Bon, a London vocalist and drama student, was recommended by a former girlfriend who worked at the Rum Runner. With Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, and Le Bon in place, Duran Duran performed together for the first time on July 16, 1980, at the Rum Runner. By September 1980, the band had written the material that would become its debut album. Touring as the opening act for Hazel O’Connor brought attention from record companies, and Duran Duran signed with EMI in December 1980 before recording their debut with producer Colin Thurston.

Duran Duran arrived in 1981 and placed the band immediately into the New Romantic movement while also pointing toward something bigger. “Planet Earth” reached number 12 in the United Kingdom, “Girls on Film” climbed to number 5, and the video for “Girls on Film” became a major part of the group’s early identity. The timing could not have been more important. MTV had launched in the United States just two weeks before that video was filmed, and Duran Duran became one of the defining acts of the music video era. Their image, fashion sense, cinematic videos, and sharp pop instincts helped place them at the center of the Second British Invasion in the United States.

Rio, released in 1982, turned Duran Duran into a worldwide phenomenon. “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio,” both supported by cinematic videos directed by Russell Mulcahy, became signature songs that fused pop melody, style, and visual drama into one package. Seven and the Ragged Tiger followed in 1983 and became the band’s only number one album in the United Kingdom. “The Reflex” reached number one in both the United States and the United Kingdom, while “The Wild Boys” added another major hit in 1984. In 1985, “A View to a Kill,” recorded for the James Bond film of the same name, became the first Bond theme to reach number one on the United States charts.

The pressure of that success reshaped the band. After side projects including Arcadia and the Power Station, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor left before the recording of Notorious in 1986. Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, and John Taylor continued as the core trio, with Warren Cuccurullo later becoming a key member and Sterling Campbell joining for a period. The late 1980s and early 1990s brought uneven commercial results, but the 1993 album Duran Duran, often called The Wedding Album, gave the band a major second act through “Ordinary World” and “Come Undone.” John Taylor departed in 1997, but the classic lineup reunited in 2001, leading to successful tours and the 2004 album Astronaut, which reached number 3 in the United Kingdom. “(Reach Up for The) Sunrise” also gave them another major international dance hit and reached number 5 in the United Kingdom.

Duran Duran have released 16 studio albums, from Duran Duran in 1981 through Danse Macabre in 2023. Their catalog includes Rio, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Notorious, Big Thing, Liberty, Thank You, Medazzaland, Pop Trash, Astronaut, Red Carpet Massacre, All You Need Is Now, Paper Gods, and Future Past. The numbers explain the scale of the career. They have sold more than 100 million records, placed 30 singles in the United Kingdom top 40, including 14 top ten hits, and landed 21 singles in the United States Billboard Hot 100 top 40. Their awards include two Brit Awards, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.

The band’s work outside standard album and tour cycles also became part of its identity. Duran Duran performed at Live Aid on July 13, 1985, in front of 90,000 people in Philadelphia and a television audience estimated at 1.5 billion. They also appeared at the Concert for Diana and Live Earth in 2007, covered John Lennon’s “Instant Karma!” for Amnesty International’s Make Some Noise campaign tied to Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur, and contributed a version of David Bowie’s “Boys Keep Swinging” to We Were So Turned On, a tribute and charity record benefiting War Child. In 2008, they performed at the Louvre in Paris as part of a fundraising effort that helped restore a Louis XV drawing room. Those appearances were specific, public, and tied to major cultural and charitable events, not vague gestures.

Complete List Of Duran Duran Songs From A to Z

911 Is a Joke – Thank You – 1995
All Along the Water – Liberty – 1990
All of You – Future Past – 2021
All She Wants Is – Big Thing – 1988
All You Need Is Now – All You Need Is Now – 2010
American Science – Notorious – 1986
Anniversary – Future Past – 2021
Anyone Out There – Duran Duran – 1981
Astronaut – Astronaut – 2004
Ball and Chain – Medazzaland (Japanese edition) – 1997
Ball of Confusion – Thank You – 1995
Be My Icon – Medazzaland – 1997
Beautiful Lies – Future Past – 2021
Bedroom Toys – Astronaut – 2004
Before the Rain – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Being Followed – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Big Bang Generation – Medazzaland – 1997
Big Thing – Big Thing – 1988
Black Moonlight – Danse Macabre – 2023
Blame the Machines – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Box Full O’ Honey – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Boys Keep Swinging – We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie – 2010
Breath After Breath – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Buried in the Sand – Medazzaland – 1997
Burning the Ground – Non-album single – 1989
Bury a Friend – Danse Macabre – 2023
Butterfly Girl – Paper Gods – 2015
Can You Deal with It – Liberty – 1990
Careless Memories – Duran Duran – 1981
The Chauffeur – Rio – 1982
Chains – Astronaut – 2004
Change the Skyline – Paper Gods – 2015
Cinderella Ride – Paper Gods (Target edition) – 2015
Come Undone – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Confession in the Afterlife – Danse Macabre – 2023
Crystal Ship – Thank You – 1995
Cry Baby Cry – Red Carpet Massacre (Japanese and iTunes editions) – 2007
Danceophobia – Paper Gods – 2015
Danse Macabre – Danse Macabre – 2023
Decadence – B-side of “Burning the Ground” – 1989
A Diamond in the Mind – All You Need Is Now (physical edition) – 2011
Diamond Dogs – Thank You (Japanese edition) – 1995
Dirty Great Monster – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Do You Believe in Shame? – Big Thing – 1988
Downtown – Liberty – 1990
Drive By – Thank You – 1995
Drowning Man – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Drug (It’s Just a State of Mind) – Big Thing – 1988
Early Summer Nerves – All You Need Is Now (Best Buy edition) – 2011
The Edge of America – Big Thing – 1988
Electric Barbarella – Medazzaland – 1997
Face for Today – Paper Gods – 2015
Faith in This Colour – B-side of “Is There Something I Should Know?” – 1983
Falling – Future Past – 2021
Falling Angel – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (UK limited edition) – 1994
Falling Down – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Fame – B-side of “Careless Memories” – 1981
Faster Than Light – B-side of “Girls on Film” – 1981
Femme Fatale – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Finest Hour – Astronaut – 2004
First Impression – Liberty – 1990
Five Years – Future Past (Japanese edition) – 2021
Flute Interlude – Big Thing – 1988
Fragment – Pop Trash – 2000
Friends of Mine – Duran Duran – 1981
Future Past – Future Past – 2021
Ghost Town – Danse Macabre – 2023
Girl Panic! – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Girls on Film – Duran Duran – 1981
Give It All Up – Future Past – 2021
Hallucinating Elvis – Pop Trash – 2000
Hammerhead – Future Past – 2021
Hold Back the Rain – Rio – 1982
Hold Me – Notorious – 1986
Hothead – Liberty – 1990
Hungry Like the Wolf – Rio – 1982
I Don’t Want Your Love – Big Thing – 1988
I Take the Dice – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
I Want to Take You Higher – Thank You – 1995
I Want to Take You Higher Again – Thank You – 1995
(I’m Looking for) Cracks in the Pavement – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
Instant Karma! – Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur – 2007
Interlude One – Big Thing – 1988
Invisible – Future Past – 2021
Invocation – Future Past (deluxe edition) – 2021
Is There Something I Should Know? – Non-album single – 1983
Khanada – B-side of “Careless Memories” – 1981
Kiss Goodbye – Pop Trash – 2000
Lady Xanax – Pop Trash – 2000
Lake Shore Driving – Big Thing – 1988
Land – Big Thing – 1988
Last Chance on the Stairway – Rio – 1982
Last Day on Earth – Pop Trash – 2000
Last Man Standing – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Last Night in the City – Paper Gods – 2015
Late Bar – B-side of “Planet Earth” – 1981
Laughing Boy – Future Past (deluxe edition) – 2021
Lava Lamp – Pop Trash – 2000
Lay Lady Lay – Thank You – 1995
Leave a Light On – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Liberty – Liberty – 1990
Like an Angel – B-side of “My Own Way” – 1981
Lonely in Your Nightmare – Rio – 1982
Love Voodoo – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) – B-side of “The Reflex” (live) – 1984
The Man Who Stole a Leopard – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Mars Meets Venus – Pop Trash – 2000
A Matter of Feeling – Notorious – 1986
Medazzaland – Medazzaland – 1997
Mediterranea – All You Need Is Now (physical edition) – 2011
Meet El Presidente – Notorious – 1986
Michael You’ve Got a Lot to Answer For – Medazzaland – 1997
Midnight Sun – Medazzaland – 1997
More Joy! – Future Past – 2021
My Antarctica – Liberty – 1990
My Own Way – Rio – 1981
The Needle and the Damage Done – B-side of “Perfect Day” (CD1) – 1995
Networker Nation – All You Need Is Now (UK deluxe edition) – 2011
New Moon on Monday – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
New Religion – Rio – 1982
Nice – Astronaut – 2004
Night Boat – Duran Duran – 1981
Nite-Runner – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
None of the Above – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Northern Lights – Paper Gods (deluxe edition) – 2015
Nothing Less – Future Past – 2021
Notorious – Notorious – 1986
Of Crime and Passion – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
On Evil Beach – Paper Gods (Target edition) – 2015
One of Those Days – Astronaut – 2004
Only in Dreams – Paper Gods – 2015
Ordinary World – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Other People’s Lives – All You Need Is Now (physical edition) – 2011
Out of My Mind – Medazzaland – 1997
Paint It Black – Danse Macabre – 2023
Palomino – Big Thing – 1988
Paper Gods – Paper Gods – 2015
Perfect Day – Thank You – 1995
Planet Earth – Duran Duran – 1981
Planet Roaring – Paper Gods (deluxe edition) – 2015
Playing with Uranium – Pop Trash – 2000
Point of No Return – Astronaut – 2004
Pop Trash Movie – Pop Trash – 2000
Pressure Off – Paper Gods – 2015
Proposition – Notorious – 1986
Prototypes – Pop Trash (Japanese edition) – 2000
Psycho Killer – Danse Macabre – 2023
(Reach Up for The) Sunrise – Astronaut – 2004
Read My Lips – Liberty – 1990
Red Carpet Massacre – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
The Reflex – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
Return to Now – All You Need Is Now (physical edition) – 2011
Rio – Rio – 1982
Runway Runaway – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Safe (In the Heat of the Moment) – All You Need Is Now – 2010
Save a Prayer – Rio – 1982
Secret Oktober – B-side of “Union of the Snake” – 1983
Serious – Liberty – 1990
The Seventh Stranger – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
Shadows on Your Side – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
Shelter – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
She’s Too Much – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Shotgun – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Silva Halo – Medazzaland – 1997
Sin of the City – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Sinner or Saint – B-side of “Out of My Mind” – 1997
Skin Divers – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Skin Trade – Notorious – 1986
So Long Suicide – Medazzaland – 1997
So Misled – Notorious – 1986
Someone Else Not Me – Pop Trash – 2000
Sound of Thunder – Duran Duran – 1981
Spellbound – Danse Macabre – 2023
Starting to Remember – Pop Trash – 2000
Still Breathing – Astronaut – 2004
Stop Dead – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (UK limited edition) – 1994
Success – Thank You – 1995
The Sun Doesn’t Shine Forever – Pop Trash – 2000
Sunset Garage – Paper Gods – 2015
Super Lonely Freak – Danse Macabre – 2023
Supernature – Danse Macabre – 2023
Taste the Summer – Astronaut – 2004
Tel Aviv – Duran Duran – 1981
Tempted – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Thank You – Thank You – 1995
This Lost Weekend – All You Need Is Now (Japanese edition) – 2011
Throb – B-side of “Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)” – 1990
Tiger Tiger – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
Time for Temptation – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (UK limited edition) – 1994
To the Shore – Duran Duran – 1981
To Whom It May Concern – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Tonight United – Future Past – 2021
Too Bad You’re So Beautiful – All You Need Is Now (physical edition) – 2011
Too Close to the Sun – All You Need Is Now (Best Buy edition) – 2011
Too Late Marlene – Big Thing – 1988
Too Much Information – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Tricked Out – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
UMF – Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) – 1993
Undergoing Treatment – Medazzaland – 1997
Union of the Snake – Seven and the Ragged Tiger – 1983
The Universe Alone – Paper Gods – 2015
Valentine Stones – Paper Gods (deluxe edition) – 2015
The Valley – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007
Velvet Newton – Future Past (deluxe edition) – 2021
Venice Drowning – Liberty – 1990
Vertigo (Do the Demolition) – Notorious – 1986
A View to a Kill – A View to a Kill (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – 1985
Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) – Liberty – 1990
Virus – Astronaut (Japanese edition) – 2004
Want You More! – Astronaut – 2004
Watching the Detectives – Thank You – 1995
We Need You – B-side of “Skin Trade” – 1986
What Are the Chances? – Paper Gods – 2015
What Happens Tomorrow – Astronaut – 2004
White Lines – Thank You – 1995
Who Do You Think You Are? – Medazzaland – 1997
The Wild Boys – Arena – 1984
Wing – Future Past – 2021
Winter Marches On – Notorious – 1986
Yo Bad Azizi – B-side of “Serious” – 1990
You Kill Me with Silence – Paper Gods – 2015
Zoom In – Red Carpet Massacre – 2007

Albums

Duran Duran (1981)

Rio (1982)

Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983)

Notorious (1986)

Big Thing (1988)

Liberty (1990)

Duran Duran (1993)

Thank You (1995)

Medazzaland (1997)

Pop Trash (2000)

Astronaut (2004)

Duran Duran Astronaut (Indie Exclusive, Colored Vi

Red Carpet Massacre (2007)

All You Need Is Now (2010)

All You Need Is Now [CD/DVD Combo] [Deluxe Edition]

Paper Gods (2015)

Future Past (2021)

Danse Macabre (2023)

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