"Planet Earth" is the debut single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 2 February 1981.
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"Planet Earth" makes one of the earliest lyrical references to the New Romantic movement, which Duran Duran helped define.
Duran Duran (1981 album)
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Duran Duran is the debut studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 15 June 1981 through EMI. Produced by Colin Thurston, it was recorded in London and Oxfordshire between Dece
Planet Earth (Duran Duran song)
…track, "Girls on Film", "Planet Earth" also hit the top 40 on the US dance charts. The song later appeared on the band's eponymous debut studio album Duran Duran, released in June 1981. The sequenced part on this song is a Prophet-5 synth, while a Roland Jupiter-4 and a Crumar Performer were used for strings and…
Duran Duran debut 1983 US cover
Lead singer Simon Le Bon initially struggled to sing in the studio, leading to discussions about replacing him before EMI A&R director Dave Ambrose intervened.
Godley & Creme directed the music video for "Girls on Film".
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