ALBUMDuran Duran: Video EP (Remastered)Duran Duran
ALBUMRed Carpet MassacreDuran Duran
ALBUMAstronautDuran Duran
ALBUMPop TrashDuran Duran
ALBUMMedazzalandDuran Duran
ALBUMThank YouDuran Duran
ALBUMDuran Duran (The Wedding Album)Duran Duran
ALBUMLibertyDuran Duran
ALBUMBig Thing (Deluxe Edition)Duran Duran
ALBUMNotorious (Deluxe Edition)Duran Duran
ALBUMSeven and the Ragged TigerDuran Duran
ALBUMRioDuran Duran
ALBUMRio (Collectors Edition)Duran Duran
ALBUMDuran Duran (Deluxe Edition)Duran Duran
Duran Duran's Popular Music Videos
Hungry Like the Wolf
Duran Duran
Hungry Like the Wolf (Remastered)
Duran Duran
Come Undone
Duran Duran
The Chauffeur (Remastered)
Duran Duran
Ordinary World
Duran Duran
Save a Prayer (Remastered)
Duran Duran
Planet Earth (Remastered)
Duran Duran
Girls On Film
Duran Duran
A View to a Kill (Remastered)
Duran Duran
Girls On Film (Short Censored Version)
Duran Duran
Artist Playlists
Duran Duran Essentials
These wild boys defined a decadent decade.
Duran Duran Video Essentials
The New Wave stars were masters of visual style.
Inspired by Duran Duran
A sexy pop blend of flashy New Wave and suave romance.
Duran Duran: Influences
The synth innovators and rock alchemists who inspired their pop.
Duran Duran: Deep Cuts
Showcasing their love of the classics and the cutting edge.
About Duran Duran
Artist Biography
In a career that’s spanned decades, Duran Duran have always steered pop and rock music in futuristic directions. Formed in the late ’70s by childhood friends John Taylor and Nick Rhodes, the Birmingham band settled on the lineup that would make them New Wave stars in 1980 with the addition of guitarist Andy Taylor, an avowed hard-rock fan, and theatrical frontman Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran were initially lumped in with the New Romantic movement, owing to their fashion aesthetic and their shimmering 1981 debut single, “Planet Earth”. However, their 1982 breakthrough LP, Rio, established them as sonic trendsetters, as the hits “Hungry Like the Wolf” and the title track paired fresh dance-floor grooves and an optimistic lyrical outlook with inspiration from David Bowie and Roxy Music, the vibrant rhythm section of disco stars Chic, and a dash of punk bravado. In the wake of Rio’s globe-trotting videos and the chart-topping success of 1983's "Is There Something I Should Know?", an entirely new universe opened up to Duran Duran: worldwide pop stardom. They earned a No. 1 single in the UK and America with a Nile Rodgers-helmed remix of “The Reflex" that boasted a funkier sound, and became known as a dynamic live act. The group kept moving forward amid lineup changes (most notably, guitarist and Missing Persons cofounder Warren Cuccurullo spent 15 years in the band), leading to new generations of fans discovering Duran Duran via their 1993 self-titled album and its hit power ballad “Ordinary World”. Across the decades, they have continued to collaborate with modern pop icons (Justin Timberlake, Janelle Monáe) and innovative producers (Mark Ronson, Giorgio Moroder) while reinforcing their roots; an elegant 2021 cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years” captures the original’s wistful vibe through a bittersweet modern lens.
Hometown
Birmingham, England
Genre
Pop
Similar to: Duran Duran
Discover more music and artists similar to Duran Duran, like Arcadia, a-ha, Tears for Fears