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[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.
The song was nominated for Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in May 1994. Lead vocalist Simon Le Bon sang the song with Luciano Pavarotti at a benefit concert for War Child. "Ordinary World" remains one of Duran Duran's most popular songs and, in October 2021, was their second-most streamed song in the UK. [4]
Nagel's 1982 painting for the album cover of rock group Duran Duran's hit album Rio, designed by Malcolm Garrett, became one of his best known images. The model in Nagel's painting has been identified as Marcie Hunt, who featured in a 1981 issue of Vogue Paris. [9] A lithograph of the album cover is part of the collection of MoMA. [10]
Music journalists have come around to Duran Duran, obviously — along with the Class of 2022 Rock Hall honor and esteemed writer Annie Zaleski's 33 1/3 book about Rio's legacy, the band's 15th ...
Both the band and EMI had ambitious plans for promotion and devised the release of a full-length video album consisting of the best songs from both Duran Duran (1981) and Rio. [11] [37] Le Bon had declared the medium's importance in an interview with Smash Hits earlier in the year, stating, "I take video very seriously. I see it as an artform.
As of October 2021, "Rio" is the third most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK. [ 7 ] "Rio" was released as the third single from the album in Australia, and debuted on the Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart dated 6 September 1982. [ 8 ]
Hutchence, who died 25 years ago has inspired songs written and recorded by those who knew and loved him best: Smashing Pumpkins, Berlin, U2, Duran Duran, the Church, and his former girlfriend ...
Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records. [1] 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).