{"id":1104,"date":"2024-10-10T15:03:55","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1104"},"modified":"2024-10-10T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T15:03:55","slug":"dance-fire-duran-durans-20-greatest-songs-final-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=1104","title":{"rendered":"Dance into the fire! Duran Duran\u2019s 20 greatest songs \u2013 Final ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"<header data-component=\"header\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1xdhyk6\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1s8spa1\">\n<div data-component=\"topbar\">\n<div class=\"dcr-5k6jfi\">\n<div class=\"dcr-kohrs2\">\n<div class=\"dcr-145list\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17910w5\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nv35qx\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ca2yjw\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/header>\n<header class=\"dcr-5uqmqm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-18p5u8i\">\n<div class=\"dcr-agfcl2\">\n<figure id=\"a1ead3e6-9b33-401d-ac3b-da3c828a11a2\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1fv4apl\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8339e8104f3d287efd609880f406640a23b10074\/0_310_4893_2936\/master\/4893.jpg?width=1900&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none 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height=\"288.0196198651134\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-j9kla5\">\n<div class=\"dcr-ivir7f\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1xdhyk6\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ykr3rf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-u8qikl\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1gx3men\">\n<div class=\"dcr-yg4zrc\">\n<div class=\"dcr-k1vhee\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"dcr-fossqd\">\n<div class=\"dcr-f68shw\"><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dcr-13dpo5c\"><span class=\"dcr-pgewpi\">Dance into the fire! Duran Duran\u2019s 20 greatest songs \u2013 ranked<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><main data-layout=\"ImmersiveLayout\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"dcr-1xdhyk6\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1i4mrud\">\n<div class=\"dcr-yw925w\">\n<aside class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\" data-gu-name=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\" dcr-1v9sla6\">\n<div class=\"dcr-5oiine\">\n<div class=\"dcr-9dgpdq\" data-print-layout=\"hide\">\n<div class=\" dcr-1csot3r\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14baf59\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1xg7t4s\" data-testid=\"long-comment-count\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"dcr-1upb05m\" data-gu-name=\"body\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1i2kr8i\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1bwys2b\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector  dcr-1s4kg95\">\n<h2 id=\"20-reach-up-for-the-sunrise-2004\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">20. (Reach Up for the) Sunrise (2004)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The first\u00a0Duran Duran\u00a0single in 19 years to feature all five members of their classic early 80s lineup updated their sound with a house beat courtesy of producer Jason Nevins. It\u2019s hard not to be swayed by its ebullient optimism: like the reunion itself, it was fun while it lasted.<\/p>\n<div id=\"sign-in-gate\"><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"19-someone-else-not-me-2000\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">19. Someone Else Not Me (2000)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Pop Trash wasn\u2019t among Duran Duran\u2019s classic albums, but this single was great. The lyrics offer weary, and very Roxy Music-esque, after-the-party melancholy. More surprising was the hint of summer of love-era Beatles in its DNA: perhaps its commercial failure was down to the fact that it didn\u2019t really sound like Duran Duran.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"18-skin-trade-1986\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">18. Skin Trade (1986)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"e16a399e-a7d9-46ae-b116-feec21e33816\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.VideoYoutubeBlockElement\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1y1vf5o\" data-component=\"youtube-embed\">\n<div class=\"dcr-xqrwq7\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duran Duran - Skin Trade (Official Music Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/oNU61nS0TTY?wmode=opaque&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">A change in sound that their audience clearly weren\u2019t ready for \u2013 there\u2019s a distinct R&amp;B tone to proceedings and a dose of Prince in\u00a0Le Bon\u2019s falsetto vocals \u2013 Skin Trade sounds more impressive now than it did on release. It\u2019s hard not to admire the boldness of the sonic shift; the sleazy ambience works. There\u2019s an echo-laden Larry Levan 12in remix too.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"17-pressure-off-2015\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">17. Pressure Off (2015)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The resurgent Nile Rodgers did not merely coproduce \u2013 along with Mark Ronson and Kanye collaborator Mr Hudson \u2013 but played Get Lucky-ish guitar. And with Janelle Mon\u00e1e on vocals, too, Pressure Off goes all-out for contemporary relevance. The bid failed commercially, but the track yields artistic dividends: a frothy, funky blast.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"3364b03d-c4b2-45e2-8cf8-bc9b443bbe02\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\">\n<div id=\"img-2\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/8ca2efdfd5d23dfe186b52b4f28ab8a1edbdc6f1\/0_459_3189_4112\/master\/3189.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"Simon Le Bon with Duran Duran at Wembley Stadium, London, in 1983.\" width=\"445\" height=\"573.7974286610222\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1fujct4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Simon Le Bon with Duran Duran at Wembley Stadium, London, in 1983.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Ilpo Musto\/Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"16-the-reflex-1984\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">16. The Reflex (1984)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-2 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Not the greatest Duran Duran song, but one of their greatest-sounding singles. Rodgers throws everything at it, including percussive thunder, steel drums, and the stammering \u201cn-n-n-n-nineteen\u201d-style sampled vocal, which was then the\u00a0<em>dernier cri<\/em>\u00a0in cutting-edge pop technology, but now automatically dates a track to somewhere between 1984 and 1986.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"15-future-past-2021\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">15. Future Past (2021)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">In the 21st century, Duran Duran have benefited from the attentions of a younger generation of collaborators: from Mark Ronson and Erol Alkan to Tove Lo. Here, it\u2019s Graham Coxon assisting with the songwriting, with winning results: moody, epic, with a lyrical mention of the most un-Duran-ish locale of Brownsea Island in Dorset.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"14-is-there-something-i-should-know-1983\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">14. Is There Something I Should Know? (1983)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">A song Andy Taylor claimed took \u201c10 minutes to write\u201d: what it lacks in depth it makes up in brash pop immediacy. And, if nothing else, the line \u201cYou\u2019re about as easy as a nuclear war\u201d perfectly reflects an era when it felt as if the topic of imminent mutually assured destruction was crowbarred into everything.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"13-night-boat-1981\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">13. Night Boat (1981)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"61ed1306-2a21-41a8-abab-24989139a6a3\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.VideoYoutubeBlockElement\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1y1vf5o\" data-component=\"youtube-embed\">\n<div class=\"dcr-xqrwq7\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duran Duran - Night Boat (Official Music Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wZ09HcvYQTY?wmode=opaque&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Most of Duran Duran\u2019s eponymous debut stuck to the post-punk disco blueprint of its singles, but Night Boat is the exception. It\u2019s not exactly understated, but it\u2019s certainly darker, more atmospheric and \u2013 with its lengthy instrumental intro \u2013 less pop. Winningly, it was written by Le Bon while waiting for a night\u00a0<em>bus<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"12-the-wild-boys-1984\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">12. The Wild Boys (1984)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-3 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Originally written for a prospective film version of William Burroughs\u2019s book of the same name \u2013 scheduled to be directed by Duran Duran video-maker Russell Mulcahy \u2013 The Wild Boys ended up plonked in the middle of live album Arena. Rhythmically influenced by Frankie Goes to Hollywood, bolstered by a \u00a31m video, it made considerably more sense as a single.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"11-come-undone-1993\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">11. Come Undone (1993)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">A chugging breakbeat \u2013 somewhere between baggy and trip-hop \u2013 underpins a song similar in downcast mood to its predecessor, Duran Duran\u2019s 90s comeback single Ordinary World. It\u2019s tempting to suggest that, had Ordinary World not existed, Come Undone would have restored them to the charts anyway \u2013 it\u2019s certainly good enough.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"5c4caa13-6edc-4610-be1b-3d3828b5712c\" class=\" dcr-5h0uf4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"showcase\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\">\n<div id=\"img-3\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=880&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 1300px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 1300px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=880&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 1300px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=800&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 1140px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 1140px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=800&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 1140px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=640&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 980px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 980px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=640&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 980px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/791f07626144da9a46ef687e9881283be8dd4daa\/0_0_5081_3369\/master\/5081.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"The band on a bullet train train in Kyoto, Japan, in April 1982.\" width=\"445\" height=\"295.06101161188747\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1pvqcrw\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">The band on a bullet train in Kyoto, Japan, in April 1982.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"10-the-chauffeur-1982\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">10. The Chauffeur (1982)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The rest of the Rio album is in glorious Technicolor, but The Chauffeur feels as if it\u2019s shot in noir-ish monochrome. The spirit of Japan, a key inspiration for Duran Duran, hangs over its brooding mood. This being Duran Duran, it still packs a big pop melody, but its moodiness marks it out as their best deep cut.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"9-notorious-1986\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">9. Notorious (1986)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-4 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The Notorious album wasn\u2019t quite the triumphant comeback fans were expecting: it says something about how big Duran Duran were that selling 1m copies constituted a crushing disappointment. That notwithstanding, the funky title track still sounds pretty impressive, with its Rodgers production boosting some very prickly and defensive lyrics.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8-rio-1982\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">8. Rio (1982)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Overshadowed by its video, but its the video was a statement in itself: a journey away from the post-punk Blitz Kids into more orthodox aspirational glamour. That seems to be the point of the monster-chorused Rio too: the lyrics don\u2019t seem to mean much, beyond mentioning a jet-set locale. And John Taylor\u2019s bass line is amazing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7-planet-earth-1981\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">7. Planet Earth (1981)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"de9a4fbd-7581-4f63-9aba-6abc130b7435\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.VideoYoutubeBlockElement\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13aa88h\" data-component=\"youtube-embed\">\n<div class=\"dcr-19b0eoo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Official Music Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/8NF6Qa84mno?wmode=opaque&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Released a few weeks after Spandau Ballet\u2019s debut single, Planet Earth cannily positioned Duran Duran at the heart of the new pop zeitgeist: the lyrics mentioned the phrase \u201cNew Romantic\u201d. Still, dropping buzzwords doesn\u2019t guarantee a hit, but a killer tune and a hip Roxy Music-in-space sound did.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"6-new-moon-on-monday-1984\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">6. New Moon on Monday (1984)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The subtlest, most Bowie-esque (someone had\u00a0<em>definitely<\/em>\u00a0been listening to his version of China Girl) and, frankly, best single from Seven and the Ragged Tiger, the album on which Duran Duran\u2019s excesses started to affect their quality control. New Moon on Monday seems to have been oddly forgotten, overshadowed by its brasher contemporaries.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"4e137c8a-ad55-4e90-acd5-d587bbcfb7ba\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\">\n<div id=\"img-4\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><picture class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 660px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=620&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 660px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 480px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=605&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=2&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.25), (min-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 120dpi)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/9b2145ee9606981e51791dd0f9c8e30c20a61d0d\/0_25_2464_1601\/master\/2464.jpg?width=445&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none\" alt=\"Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon and John Taylor in Sydney, Australia, in 2004.\" width=\"445\" height=\"289.14163961038963\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"dcr-1fujct4\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\"><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon and John Taylor in Sydney, Australia, in 2004.<\/span>\u00a0Photograph: Alan Pryke\/Newspix\/Rex Feature<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"5-a-view-to-a-kill-1985\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">5. A View to a Kill (1985)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-5 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">A collaboration with John Barry that came about after John Taylor drunkenly approached Bond producer Cubby Broccoli and offered him \u201ca fiver\u201d to let Duran Duran write a theme tune. It\u2019s by far the most memorable 80s Bond theme \u2013 and the only one ever to reach No 1 in the US.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4-save-a-prayer-1982\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">4. Save a Prayer (1982)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Expensive videos undoubtedly had a part to play in Rio\u2019s success, but that shouldn\u2019t detract from how well written the songs were. Save a Prayer\u2019s pop melodies are so finely turned that it\u2019s easy to miss that it appears to be about a male sex worker falling in love with a client.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3-hungry-like-the-wolf-1982\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">3. Hungry Like the Wolf (1982)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"fb82654f-e8c4-456a-ac4a-3d36241c8bcb\" class=\" dcr-1your1i\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1kyw41h\" data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-41 | 41\" data-component=\"rich-link\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1iswjiz\" data-format-theme=\"3\" data-format-design=\"10\" data-format-display=\"0\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1lhuo3r\"><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"dcr-1e3yjba aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/d310aa08ac2d81148b17f863239c5d83b00165af\/0_12_2854_1712\/master\/2854.jpg?width=460&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=7a00058729fec67904b5fbe648edb0e2\" alt=\"\u2018We were five guys raised on glam, punk and beat\u2019 \u2026 from left, Roger Taylor, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes, Andy Taylor, Simon Le Bon.\" width=\"2854\" height=\"1712\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-ut4tvs\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1h5b6rb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1dgt1gs\">Duran Duran on making Rio: \u2018We\u2019re still trying to work out what it means\u2019<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-eurq8n\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fkf7vq\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The appealingly cocky sound of a band intent on conquering America, certain they know how to do it. Hungry Like the Wolf has been polished until virtually every sound on it feels like a hook: the synth arpeggio, the guitar riff, the verses that sound like choruses, the spoken-word asides.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"2-ordinary-world-1992\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">2. Ordinary World (1992)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">The song that Le Bon said \u201csaved the life of the band\u201d was an old-fashioned arena-sized power ballad with a fabulous melody, and just enough ethereal synth to remind you who was behind it. The fact that it was made when Duran Duran were down on their luck somehow amplified its world-weary mood.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"1-girls-on-film-1981\" class=\"dcr-1x1qaem\">1. Girls on Film (1981)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"115d6ea5-5ee1-4e70-a609-acdaaa2331ef\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.VideoYoutubeBlockElement\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13aa88h\" data-component=\"youtube-embed\">\n<div class=\"dcr-19b0eoo\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Duran Duran - Girls On Film (Official Music Video)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/KCjMZMxNr-0?wmode=opaque&amp;feature=oembed\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">Incredibly, the premier teen-pop magazine of the 80s initially didn\u2019t think Duran Duran were likely to become pop idols, because, as Smash Hits editor David Hepworth put it, \u201cthey came from Birmingham, and they looked a bit desperate\u201d. This song that made it apparent that they would, while also singlehandedly setting Duran Duran apart from the mass of New Romantic bands that engulfed the UK charts in 1981. It remains the most exciting thing they ever made, its choppy distorted guitar as close as they got to achieving their original \u201cChic-meets-the-Sex-Pistols\u201d blueprint. Its chorus is a six-note call sign; its lyrics are unable to decide whether they think the fashion world is an exploitative nightmare or a glamorous world to aspire to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-slot-container ad-slot-container-6 offset-right ad-slot--offset-right ad-slot-container--offset-right\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dcr-106f06m\">\u00a0Danse Macabre De Luxe\u00a0is released 11 October, and in single-CD and vinyl boxset editions on 25 October. Duran Duran play Madison Square Garden, New York, on 31 October<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dance into the fire! Duran Duran\u2019s 20 greatest songs \u2013 ranked 20. (Reach Up for the) Sunrise (2004) The first\u00a0Duran Duran\u00a0single in 19 years to feature all five members of their classic early 80s lineup updated their sound with a house beat courtesy of producer Jason Nevins. 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