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"Ordinary World" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 19 December 1992 by Capitol as the first single from their second self-titled album (1993), commonly known as the Wedding Album.
The band ultimately chose to self-title the album after describing themselves as having to go "back to the basics", [14] though the record was referred to as "the Wedding Album" immediately upon release. [1] The album cover for Duran Duran was created by graphic designer Nick Egan, in collaboration with his assistant Eric Roinestad. [14]
Video compilation 1989 Decade: Video compilation. 1995 UK version adds videos of "Violence of Summer", "Serious", "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone." Certified Gold in the United States in December 1990. 1993 Extraordinary World: Documentary and video compilation 1998 Greatest: Video compilation; reissued on DVD in 2003.
[19] [20] Duran Duran remerged in 1993 with Duran Duran (The Wedding Album), a 1990s-style dance-pop record [21] containing songs such as "Ordinary World", "Come Undone" and "Too Much Information". [22] [23] It was followed by Thank You (1995), a covers album featuring renditions of songs by artists such as Bob Dylan, Melle Mel and Public Enemy.
"Ordinary World" (song), by Duran Duran, from the album Duran Duran (The Wedding Album), covered by Joy Williams, Red, Aurora, and other artists "Ordinary World", by Green Day, from the album Revolution Radio
While Le Bon has been in Duran Duran for the band's entire recording history, he has also dabbled in solo outings. In 1985, for the Whitbread Round the World Race, he contributed a song titled "Grey Lady of the Sea" and narrated a video of that year's race called Drum (1987). "Grey Lady of the Sea" was released as a single in Japan in 1988.
On September 8, a lyric video for the song "Too Dumb to Die" was released. The album's final track "Ordinary World" was featured in the 2016 film of the same name, which starred Armstrong. On December 13, 2018, an official music video for "Youngblood" was released with the caption "Merry Xmas 2018" on the band's YouTube channel. [9]
Duran Duran parted ways with Capitol/EMI in 1999, although the label has since used Duran Duran's back catalogue to release several compilations of remixes and rare vinyl-only B-sides. The band then signed what was intended to be a three-album contract with Disney Music Group 's Hollywood Records , but it lasted only through the poorly received ...