RockPopInfo Song Facts: Hungry Like The Wolf (by Duran Duran) Hungry Like The Wolf In touch with the ground I'm on the hunt, I'm after you Smell like I sound I'm lost in the crowd And I'm hungry like the wolf 1983 peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1983 peaked at No. 5 on the UK Singles chart in 1982 RIAA certified Gold record from the album Rio (1982) the first hit single for Duran Duran the song was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame written by Duran Duran (Nick Rhodes, Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor); the lyrics were inspired by the fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood produced by Colin Thurston Duran Duran in the 80s - Songs and Albums | simplyeighties.com Interviews DURAN DURAN in the 80s All twenty of Duran Duran's single releases (in chronological order) can be selected and played from the video playlist above.

Instructions: Simply select the playlist button to see the full list, choose a video and hit the playlist button again to hide the list. 80s Singles Discography 1981 Girls On Film #5 1981 My Own Way #14 1982 Hungry Like The Wolf #5 1982 Save A Prayer #2 1982 Rio #9 1983 Is There Something I Should Know?

#1 1983 Union Of The Snake #3 1984 New Moon On Monday #9 1984 The Reflex #1 1984 The Wild Boys #2 1985 A View To A Kill (James Bond Theme) #2 1986 Notorious #7 1987 Meet El Presidente #24 1988 I Don't Want Your Love #14 1988 All She Wants Is #9 1989 Do You Believe In Shame #30 1989 Burning The Ground #31 Highest UK chart positions shown DURAN DURAN Songs and Albums from the 1980s So what was your favourite Duran Duran single? Personally, I find that extremely hard to answer. After a lot of thought, I have chosen The Reflex, a song I used to sing with my friends on a regular basis during a very memorable, final year at school, more particularly the "why yi yi yi yi" part. Looking back, we must have been pretty annoying to everyone around us!

It goes without saying that Duran Duran were one of the most successful bands of the 80's. They released no less than five albums between 1981 and 1988, and enjoyed success with 21 Top 40 hit singles in the UK (8 of these being Top 5) during this period alone. Their first three albums all acheived 3x multi-platinum sales. The band's debut single "Planet Earth" was released in 1981 and was taken from their self-titled album. Many critics thought their career was over when the second single "Careless Memories" only managed to reach No.37 in the UK charts. However, the critics were proved wrong when the third single "Girls On Film" hit No.5. We often here the phrase "the difficult second album", and many pop band's face an almost impossible and unenviable task to come up with something can match or surpass their first album. Duran Duran did it with ease, and their second album "Rio" (released in 1982) was extremely successful with four more hit singles being released from it.

"Rio" came at a time when MTV was revolutionising the way we listen to new songs. Coupled with the band's lavish videos and polished sound, pop fans were eating out of the palms of their hands. "My Own Way" was released before the album in late 1981, and reached No.14, followed by "Hungry Like the Wolf" (No.5), "Save A Prayer" (No.2) and the title track which reached No.9. The glamour and excess in the video for Rio has to be one of the most memorable moments from the eighties. The third album "Seven and the Ragged Tiger" also went multi-platinum during 1983. From this, they released three more singles "Union Of The Snake" (No.3), "New Moon On Monday" (No.9) and "The Reflex" which reached No.1 in 1984. Also in '84 Duran Duran released a live album "Arena" and the single "The Wild Boys" which reached No.2. In 1985 they released the theme for the new James Bond movie (starring Timothy Dalton) "A View To A Kill".

In 1985, Duran Duran were put on hold as John and Andy Taylor went on to form the supergroup "The Power Station" with Robert Palmer and Tony Thompson. Meanwhile, Simon Le Bon and Nick Rhodes formed "Arcadia" who released just one album "So Red The Rose". The single "Election Day" hit the top ten UK singles charts. In 1986 Duran Duran reformed without the drummer Roger Taylor, who retired from exhaustion. Andy Taylor was also involved in a legal dispute with the band and went on to start a solo career. However, he reluctantly played on a few of the tracks of the new album "Notorious". Although still moderately successful, Duran Duran never quite reached the same levels of success as they did during the first half of the 80s.

(Studio) Album Discography Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983) Notorious (1986) Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (1993) Thank You (1995) Durancroatia ASTRONAUT-SOLD 2 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE Singles: (Reach Up For The) Sunrise/Know It all-released October 4.2004 World Wide,#1 on the Billboard Club Chart!!,Sunrise DEBUTS at #40 on the BILLBOARD in August 2004,before it is even release as a single,peak #5 Uk singles charts .It debuted in US charts on November 6th 2004,peaked at No.89 and remained 5 weeks total. ''What Happens Tomorrow?/Nobody Knows -January 2005:debuted on UK charts on February 5th 2005, peaked at NO. 11 and remained 3 weeks total. No official release in US.

Singles Box 1986-1995 Comprising 14 CDs, it was released by EMI 13 September 2004 and features the singles covering the era from Notorious to Thank You. This was the first time many of these tracks, including b-sides and alternate versions, appeared on CD.

CD 1: NOTORIOUS 1/Notorious (45 Mix) (3.58) 2/ Winter Marches On (3.25) 3/ Notorious (Extended Mix) (5.14) 4/ Notorious (Latin Rascals Mix) (6.16) CD 2: SKIN TRADE 1/ Skin Trade (Radio Cut) (4.26) 2/ We Need You (2.49) 3/ Skin Trade (Stretch Mix) (7.36) 4/ Skin Trade (Album version) (5.58) CD 3: MEET EL PRESIDENTE 1/ Meet El Presidente (7" Remix) (3.38) 2/ Vertigo (Do The Demolition) (4.43) 3/ Meet El Presidente (7.12) 4/ Meet El Presidente (Meet El Beat) (5.30) CD 4: I DON'T WANT YOUR LOVE 1/ I Don't Want Your Love (7" Mix) (3.47) 2/ I Don't Want Your Love (Album version) (4.

06) 3/ I Don't Want Your Love (Big Mix) (7.33) CD 5: ALL SHE WANTS IS 1/ All She Wants Is (45 Mix) (4.36) 2/ I Believe/All I Need To Know (5.04) 3/ All She Wants Is (US Master Mix) (7.16) 4/ All She Wants Is (Euro Dub Mix) (7.34) 5/ Skin Trade (Parisian Mix) (8.10) CD 6: DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME 1/ Do You Believe In Shame?

(4.23) 2/ The Krush Brothers LSD Edit (3.30) 3/ God (London) (1.40) 4/ This Is How A Road Gets Made (0.47) 5/ Palomino (Edit) (3.30) 6/ Drug (Original Version) (4.18) 7/ Notorious (live - Ahoy Rotterdam 1987) (4.06) CD 7: BURNING THE GROUND 1/ Burning The Ground (4.00) 2/ Decadance (3.29) 3/ Decadance (2 Risk E Remix 12") (7.57) CD 8: VIOLENCE OF SUMMER (LOVE'S TAKING OVER) 1/ Violence Of Summer (7" Mix) (3.30) 2/ Violence Of Summer (The Story Mix) (3.18) 3/ Violence Of Summer (Power Mix) (4.56) 4/ Violence Of Summer (Album version) (4.20) 5/ Violence Of Summer (The Rock Mix) (4

.23) 6/ Violence Of Summer (The Dub Sound Of A Powerful Mix) (4.45) 7/ Violence Of Summer (Power Cutdown) (4.01) 8/ Throb (4.25) CD 9: SERIOUS 1/ Serious (Single version) (3.56) 2/ Yo Bad Azizi (3.03) 3/ Water Babies (5.35) 4/ All Along The Water (3.47) CD 10: ORDINARY WORLD 1/ Ordinary World (Single version) (4.43) 2/ My Antarctica (5.00) 3/ Ordinary World (5.39) 4/ Save A Prayer (single version) (5.25) 5/ Skin Trade (4.25) 6/ The Reflex (7" version) (4.25) 7/ Hungry Like The Wolf (130 B.P.M.

version) (3.25) 8/ Girls On Film (3.30) CD 11: COME UNDONE 1/ Come Undone (Edit) (4.15) 2/ Ordinary World (Acoustic version) (5.05) 3/ Come Undone (FGI Thumpin' 12") (8.14) 4/ Come Undone (7" Edit Alternate) (3.57) 5/ Come Undone (La Fin De Siecle) (5.25) 5/ Come Undone (Album version) (4.31) 6/ Come Undone (12" Mix Comin' Together) (7.21) 7/ Come Undone (Come Undub) (4.47) 8/ Come Undone (Album version) (4.31) 9/ Rio (Album version) (5.33) 10/ Is There Something I Should Know?

(4.05) 11/ A View To A Kill (3.33) CD 12: TOO MUCH INFORMATION 1/ Too Much Information (Album version) (4.56) 2/ Come Undone (live) (7.35) 3/ Notorious (live) (5.31) 4/ Too Much Information (Ben Chapman 12" Mix) (6.18) 5/ Drowning Man (D:Ream 12" mix) (6.29) 6/ Drowning Man (Ambient Mix) (6.45) 7/ Too Much Information (Deptford Dub) (6.01) 8/ Too Much Information (Album version edit) (3.59) 9/ Come Undone (12" Mix Comin' Together) (7.21) CD 13: PERFECT DAY 1/ Perfect Day (3.53) 2/ Femme Fatale (Alternative Mix) (4.14) 3/ Love Voodoo (Remix) (7.36) 4/ The Needle And The Damage Done (2.0

3) 5/ 911 Is A Joke (Alternate version) (3.49) 6/ Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me (Make Me Smile) (4.56) 7/ Perfect Day (Acoustic version) (3.44) CD 14: WHITE LINES (DON'T DO IT) 1/ White Lines (Album version) (5.26) 2/ Save A Prayer (Single version) (5.25) 3/ None Of The Above (Drizabone mix) (4.38) 4/ White Lines (70's Club Mix) (7.56) 5/ White Lines (Oakland Fonk Mix) (5.30) 6/ White Lines (Junior Vasquez Mix) (5.37) 7/ Ordinary World (Acoustic version - Simon Mayo Show) (5.16) Singles Box 1981-1985 Comprising thirteen CDs, it was released by EMI on 12 May 2003 and covers the era from Duran Duran (1981) to Arena (1984),

 as well as non-album single "A View to a Kill" (1985).

Each CD is supposed to be a faithful copy of the UK vinyl single as it was released in the early 1980s, with all of the b-sides and alternate tracks, and each is packaged in a square cardboard sleeve replicating the original artwork. The thirteen cardboard sleeves are then packaged in a heavy-duty card box. This was the first time many of these tracks, including b-sides and alternate versions, appeared on CD. CD 1: PLANET EARTH 1. Planet Earth 2. Late Bar 3. Planet Earth (Night Version) CD 2: CARELESS MEMORIES 1. Careless Memories 2. Khanada 3. Fame CD 3: GIRLS ON FILM 1. Girls On Film 3:30 2. Faster Than Light 3. Girls On Film (Night Version) CD 4: MY OWN WAY 1. My Own Way (Single Version) 2. Like An Angel 3. My Own Way (Night Version) CD 5: HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF 1. Hungry Like The Wolf 2. Careless Memories (Live version) 3.

Hungry Like The Wolf (Night Version) CD 6: SAVE A PRAYER 1. Save A Prayer (7" Edit) 2. Hold Back The Rain (Re-Mix) 3. Hold Back The Rain (12" Re-Mix) CD 7: RIO 1. Rio (part one) 2. Rio (part two) 3. The Chauffeur (Blue Silver) 4. My Own Way CD 8: IS THERE SOMETHING I SHOULD KNOW? 1. Is There Something I Should Know? 2. Faith In This Colour 3. Is There Something I Should Know? (Monster Mix) CD 9: UNION OF THE SNAKE 1. Union Of The Snake 2. Secret Oktober 3. Union Of The Snake (The Monkey Mix) CD 10: NEW MOON ON MONDAY 1. New Moon On Monday (Album Version) 2. Tiger Tiger 3. New Moon On Monday (Dance Mix) CD 11: THE REFLEX 1. The Reflex (7" Version) 2.

Make Me Smile (Come Up And See me) (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon) 3. The Reflex (Dance Mix) CD 12: THE WILD BOYS 1. The Wild Boys (45) 2. (I'm Looking For) Cracks In The Pavement (1984) 3. The Wild Boys (Wilder Than Wild Boys) Extended Mix. Pop Trash The Sun Doesn't Shine Forever Kiss Goodbye Last Day On Earth Release Date Of The Album:2000 Pop Trash : debuted on UK charts on July 1st 2000, peaked at No.53 and remained 1 week.In US it debuted on charts on July 1st 2000 at No.135 and remained 1 week. Singles: Someone Else Not Me 2000: debuted on UK charts on June 10th 2000, peaked at No. 53 and remained for 1 week.No official release in US.

Playing With Uranium 2000,only as a radio single in Germany Last Day On Earth 2001,only in Japan Strange Behaviour Released March 1999 2CD-first CD same as Essentiall CD1:1.Planet Earth(Night Version 2.girls On Film(Night Version) 3.My Own Way (Night Ver.) 4.Rio(12" Dance Ver.) 5.Hungry Like The Wolf(Night Ver.) 6.New Religion(Night Ver.) 7.Hold Back The Rain(Remix) 8.ITSISK?(Monster Mix) 9.Union Of The Snake(Monkey Mix) 10.The Reflex(Dance Mix) 11.Wild Boys(Extended Mix) 12.New Moon On Monday(Extended Mix) CD2:1.Notorious(Extended Mix) 2.Skin Trade(Stretch Mix) 3.Meet El Presidente(12" Ver.) 4American Science(Chemical Reaction Mix) 5.I Don't Want Your Love(Dub Mix) 6.All She Wants Is(US Master Mix) 7.Violence Of Summer(Power Mix) 8.Come Undone(Come

 Undub) 9.Love Voodoo(Sidney Street 12" Mix) 10.Too Much Information(12" Jellbyean Mix) 11.None Of The Above(Drizabone Mix) 12.Drowning Man(D Ream Ambient Mix) Essential-Night Versions- US Only Limited Editio with bonus PC disc Released by Capitol/EMI in April 1998, about the same time that Duran Duran was dismissed from the record label after an eighteen year history.

EMI was quick to start mining the band's back catalogue; Night Versions was followed seven months later by the greatest hits collection Greatest, and by another remix collection Strange Behaviour four months after that. Similar to other releases in Capitol's "Essential" range, this disc was commercially available for only six months from the time of release. This may account for the inflated aftermarket value of the disc, considering all the material and more was released on the latter Strange Behaviour collection. 1.Planet Earth(Night Version 2.girls On Film(Night Version) 3.My Own Way (Night Ver.) 4.Rio(12" Dance Ver.) 5.Hungry Like The Wolf(Night Ver.) 6.New Religion(Night Ver.) 7.Hold Back The Rain(Remix) 8.ITSISK?(Monster Mix) 9.Union Of The Snake(Monkey Mix) 10.The Reflex(Dance Mix) 11.Wild Boys(Extended Mix) 12.New Moon On Monday(Extended Mix) The collection includes all of the singles released between 1981 and 1985, with the exception of their second single Careless Memories, and two album tracks.

The majority of the songs are on the main audio disc. Also included is a separate enhanced CD containing a bonus mix of "New Moon on Monday". To unlock the disc and enjoy the enhanced content, users were required to visit the DuranDuran.com official website. The process was difficult and error-prone, and did not function at all with many Apple Macintosh computers, and the reward was minimal: the audio quality of "New Moon On Monday" wasn't exceptional, and the promised video content turned out to be a slow-moving collage of album and single covers. Greatest-Greatest hits album Release Date Of The Album:1997 in US only. Highest chart position:in U.S. at #58 Produced by TV Mania,Associate producer Simon Le Bon for SYN PRO TOKYO.Engineering and programming-Mark Tinley Medazzaland (the album) - Not released in UK, did not reach GOLD levels in the US: debuted in US charts on November 1st 1997, peaked at No.58 and remained 3 weeks total.

Singles: Out Of My Mind/Sinner Or Saint-1997,taken for the SAINT SOUNDTRACK: debuted in UK charts on May 24th 1997, peaked at No.21 and remained 2 weeks total.No entry on US charts. Electric Barbarella reached #52 on Billboard's hot 100.debuted US charts on November 1st 1997, peaked at No.52 and remained for 9 weeks tota Thank You I Wanna Take You Higher Again Release Date Of The Album:1995 Highest chart position:debuted in the UK charts on April 8th 1995, peaked at No.12 and remained 3 weeks total.In US debuted on April 22nd 1995 on charts, peaked at No.19 and remained 10 weeks total. Produced and arranged by Duran Duran except I Wanna Take You Higher Again and Lay Lady Lay produced by John Jones and Duran Duran.Eng.

by Kevin Scott,John Jones,Tony Taverner,Avril Mcintosh and Steve Churchyard Thank You Went GOLD Singles: Perfect Day/Needle And The Damage Done-1995:debuted in UK charts on March 25th 1995, peaked at No. 28 and remained 4 weeks total.No entry on US charts. White Lines-1995:debuted in UK charts on June 17th 1995, peaked at No.17 and remained 5 weeks total.No entry on US charts. Lay Lady Lay -Spain and Italy on CD5 and 12'' Duran Duran-aka- The Wedding Album Too Much Information Downtown Release Date Of The Album:1990 Highest chart position :debuted in UK charts on September 1st 1990, peaked at No. 8 and remained 4 weeks total. In US debuted on charts in September 4th 1990, peaked at No. 46 and remained 10 weeks total.

Produced by Chris Kimsey with Duran Duran,Engineered by Christopher Marc Polter,Mastered by Ted Jensen,mixed in London Liberty was sold in less than 500000 copies. Singles: Violence Of Summer/You Badazizi-1990,debuted on UK charts on August 4th 1990, peaked at No. 20 and remained 4 weeks total. In US it debuted on charts in September 1st 1990, peaked at No.64 and remained 7 weeks total. Serious-1990:debuted in UK charts on November 17th 1990, peaked at No. 48 and remained 3 weeks total. No entry on US charts. Decade-Greatest hits Release Date Of The Album:1988 Highest chart position #15 in U.K.,U.S. at #24 Produced by Duran Duran, Jonathan Elias and Daniel Abraham,all songs written and arranged by Duran Duran Do You Believe In Shame?

-for Alex Sadkin,Andy Warhol and David Miles Big Thing Went GOLD, debuted on UK charts October 29 th 1988, peaked at No. 14 and remained 5 weeks total. In US it debuted on October 15th , peaked at No. 4 and remained 16 weeks total. Singles: I Don't Want Your Love-1988,debuted on UK charts on October 1st , peaked at No.14 and remained 5 weeks total. In US debuted on charts on October 15th 1988, peaked at No. 4 and remained 16 weeks total. All She Wants Is/I Believe-All I Need To Know-1988,debuted on UK charts on January 7th 1989, peaked at No. 9 and remained 5 weeks total.In US debuted on charts December 24th 1988, peaked at No.22 and remained 13 weeks total. Do You Believe In Shame?-debuted in UK charts on April 22nd 1989 , peaked at No. 30 and remained 4 weeks total.

In US it debuted charts on March 18th 1989 at No. 72 and remained for 5 weeks total. Notorious Release Date Of The Album:1986 Highest chart position # 16 in U.K.U.S. at #12 Engineered and mixed by Daniel Abraham,Produced by Nile Rodgers with Duran Duran Notorious (the album) - UK Gold,debuted UK charts on December 6 th 1986, peaked at No. 16 and remained 16 weeks total. In US debuted on December 20th on charts , peaked at No. 12 and remained 34 weeks total. Singles: Notorious-1986,debuted in UK charts on November 1st 1986, peaked at No.7 and remained 7 weeks total, in US it debuted on November 1 st 1986 , peaked at No.2 and remained 17 weeks total. Skin Trade/We Need You-1987,debuted in UK charts on February 21 st, peaked at No. 22 and remained 6 weeks total.

In US it debuted January 31 st on charts, peaked at No. 39 and remained 9 weeks total. Meet El Presidente-1987,debuted on UK charts on April 25 th, peaked at No. 24 and remained 5 weeks total.In US it debuted on May 2 nd at No.70 and remained 5 weeks total. Arena-Live Album Recorded around the World in 1984 Highest chart position #6 UK, #4 US Engineered and recorded by George Tutko,Engineered and mixed by Jason Corsaro,Produced by Duran Duran except:Wild Boys-Recorded in London,En. by Jason Carsaro,Prod. by Nile Rodgers and Duran Duran Arena Went DOUBLE PLATINUM,debuted in the UK charts on November 24th 1984,peaked num.6 and remained 31 weeks total. It debuted on US charts on December 1st 1984, peaked at num.4 and remained for 28 weeks total.

Singles: The Wild Boys/Cracks In The Pavement(live) -October 19,1984,reached #2 in U.K.,U.S. at #2,wons the BEST BRITISH VIDEO CATEGORY ,went CERTIFIED GOLD. 14 weeks on UK charts, 18 weeks on US charts. Save A Prayer-re released in 1984,reached#16 in U.S. Seven And The Ragged Tiger The Reflex Release Date Of The Album:November 21,1983 Highest chart position UK#1, #8 US Produced by Alex Sadkin,Ian Little and Duran Duran Seven And The Ragged Tiger Went DOUBLE PLATINUM,spent 41 weeks on Billboard's top 200 Seven & the Ragged Tiger - UK Platinum x3 Singles: Union Of The Snake/Secret October-October 17,1983,reached #3 in U.K.,11 weeks on chart.debuted on US charts on November 5th,peaked at num.3 and remained 17 weeks total. New Moon On Monday-Jan. 22,1984,reached #9 in U.K.,8 weeks on chart.

On US charts it peaked on January 14th at num.10 and remained for 16 weeks total. The Reflex/(Come Up And See Me)make Me Smile-April 16,1984.entered U.K. charts on April 28 '84 at #5,reached #1,at least 14 weeks on chart,went CERTIFIED GOLD. Debuted on US charts on April 21st, peaked at No.1 and remained 21 weeks total. Rio Release Date Of The Album:May 10,1982 Higheest chart position in U.K. #2,#6 US Produced and engineered by Colin Thirston Rio Went DOUBLE PLATINUM, Spent 21 weeks on Billboard's top 200 UK multi platinum (x3 or above & was 5th biggest selling album in UK for 1982). Singles: My Own Way/Like An Angel-Nov.

16,1981,reached #14 in U.K.,11 weeks on chart.no official release in US Hungry Like The Wolf/Carelles Memories(live version)-May 4,1982,reached #5 in U.K,U.S. at #3,12 weeks on chart,went CERTIFIED GOLD.The single was re-relased in the States in december 1982 and was their first hit in America.The first issue of the single didn't not enter the charts.It debuted on charts in America on December 25th 1982 and peaked at num 3, remained 23 weeks total. Save A Prayer-August 9,1982,reached #2 in U.K.,9 weeks on chart.Three years after UK release Save a Prayer was available in the States as the second single from the album Arena in January 1985.It debuted in US charts on February second 1985 and peaked on num.16-remained 16 weeks total. Rio-November 13,1982,reached #9 in U.K.,in U.S.

# 14,11 weeks on chart,went CERTIFIED PLATINUM. Rio was re-released in the States in March 1983 and wass follow up to ''Hungry like the wolf'' .The first issue of single didn't enter charts.It debuted in the US charts on April 2nd 1983 and peaked at num.14-remained 13 weeks total. Duran Duran The John Taylor Picture Pages Duran Duran Background: British musician, songwriter and actor John Taylor is widely recognized as the cofounder and bass guitarist of the British pop rock group Duran Duran. Formed in 1978, he went on to perform with the group and its changing lineups until 1997, when he decided to focus on his solo career.

While with the group, they recorded over ten projects, including the platinum debut album “Duran Duran” (1981, re-released in 1983), the double platinum “Rio” (1982), “Seven and the Ragged Tiger” (1983), “Notorious” (1986), “Big Thing” (1988), the greatest hits album “Decade: Greatest Hits” (1989), “The Wedding Album” (1993) and the album “Thank You” (1995). Taylor was reunited with the original five members of Duran Duran in 2001. After the comeback, Duran Duran released “Astronaut” (2004) and “Red Carpet Massacre” (2007). One of the world's best known groups during the 1980s, Duran Duran received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has won two Grammy Awards. Apart from Duran Duran, Taylor was the bassist and cofounder of the band Power Station and also played with the group The Neurotic Outsiders.

In the late 1990s, he performed with his new group, John Taylor Terroristen. During his hiatus from Duran Duran, Taylor released many solo albums and EPs, including “Feelings Are Good and Other Lies” (1997), “Autodidact” (1997), “Meltdown” (1999), “The Japan Album” (1999), “Techno For Two (2001) and “MetaFour” (2002). As an actor, Taylor has appeared in such movies as “Sugar Town” (1999), “Four Dogs Playing Poker” (2000), “ A Diva's Christmas Carol” (2001, TV), “Strange Frequency” (2001, TV) and “Vegas, City of Dreams” (2001). He also acted in TV series like “Miami Vice,” “That's '80s Show” and “Samantha Who?” A long term cocaine user, Taylor has been sober from substance abuse since late 1994.

He and former wife, actress Amanda De Cadenet (together from 1991 to 1997), have one daughter together. He is currently married to the designer and cofounder of Juicy Couture. Nigel Childhood and Family: Nigel John Taylor was born on June 20, 1960, in Hollywood, Birmingham, England. He was educated in Catholic school and the Abbey High School in Redditch. As a child, he was a fan of James Bond films and enjoyed music. The British art rock group Roxy Music was his favorite and he began teaching himself how to play the piano. John graduated from the School of Foundation Studies & Experimental Workshop Birmingham Polytechnic (now Birmingham City University), in which he met singer-songwriter Stephen Duffy. On December 24, 1991, John married British actress Amanda De Cadenet (born on May 19, 1972). The couple welcomed a daughter, Atlanta Noo De Cadenet Taylor, on March 31, 1992. To support the career of his wife, not to mention eluding constant attention from the British media, John later moved his family to Los Angeles.

He and De Cadenet separated in May 1995 and eventually divorced in 1997. Two years later, on March 16, 1999, John married Gela Nash, co-founder of the well known clothing line Juicy Couture, in Las Vegas. Nash, whom he met in 1996, is seven years his senior. Hungry Like The Wolf Career: A fan of Roxy Music, John Taylor first discovered music as a teenager and went on to perform with his first group, Shock Treatment. It was not until age 18 that he joined forces with childhood friend Nick Rhodes to form Duran Duran in Birmingham, U.K., where they recruited Stephen Duffy as a singer. Taylor first played guitar but later switched to bass guitar, with Rhodes playing the keyboard. The group next added drummer Roger Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor to the mix. Simon Le Bon joined the group in 1980 when he filled in the empty slot left by Duffy. On June 15, 1981, Duran Duran launched the self titled debut album “Duran Duran” on the EMI Capitol label. It rose to No. 3 on the U.K.

album charts and would remain on the chart for over 100 weeks. However, it was largely ignored in America. The album spawned the three singles “Planet Earth” (UK #12), “Careless Memories” (UK #37) and one of the group's signature song, “Girls on Film” (UK #5). With the release of their second album, “Rio” (1982), which produced the U.K. Top 20 singles “My Own Way,” “Hungry Like The Wolf,” “Save A Prayer,” and “Rio,” Duran Duran began to gain worldwide recognition. The album rose to No. 2 in the U.K. and No. 1 in Australia. In the US, “Rio” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and went on to earn double platinum certification. Lured by the success of “Rio,” the group re-released “Duran Duran” on April 1983. It hit the Top 10 spot on Billboard's 200 and received platinum certification from RIAA in 1985. Taylor's individual fame developed significantly during this period.

He appeared in many teen magazines and won various popularity polls, including a spot on People Magazine's annual list of “Sexiest People.” He pursued a lavish lifestyle with residences in Paris and London and owned many cars. He attended parties, dated some famous faces, including Bond Girl Janine Andrews and model Renee Simonsen, and became addicted to cocaine. The lyrics of “Hold Back the Rain” (from the album “Rio”), penned by Simon Le Bon, dealt with Taylor's extravagant lifestyle and drug problem.

Taylor continued working with the group on the albums “Seven and the Ragged Tiger” (1983), which included the hit singles “Union of the Snake” (UK/US# 3), “Is There Something I Should Know?” (UK#1, US#4) and “The Reflex” (UK#1) and became the last studio album for the group's original lineup until 2004, and the live album “Arena” (1984), which was shot during Duran Duran's 1984 “Sing Blue Silver North American Tour.” 1984 saw Taylor and Duran Duran win Grammy awards for Best Video Album (for “Duran Duran”) and Best Short Form Music Video (for “Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf”). During the peak of the group's popularity in 1984, Taylor and LeBon surfaced as heartthrobs for their teen admirers and late 1984, Taylor played bass on the Band Aid charity single “Do They Know It's Christmas?” With his increasing popularity, Taylor began pursuing side projects in 1985.

He and Andy Taylor formed the rock/funk super group Power Station with vocalist Robert Palmer and ex-Chic drummer Tony Thompson and released the album “The Power Station” in 1985, with the popular singles “Some Like It Hot” and “Bang A Gong (Get It On).” The two were reunited with Duran Duran that same year to record the theme song “A View to a Kill” for the James Bond film of the same name. The song skyrocketed on the charts. Taylor remained with Duran Duran for the fourth album “Notorious” (1986, UK#16, US#12), which spawned the Top 2 U.S. hit “Notorious.” Also in 1986, Taylor released a solo single called “I Do What I Do...” for the soundtrack to the film “9½ Weeks.” Sang and co-written by Taylor, the song rose to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and received a nomination for Worst Original Song at the 1986 Golden Raspberry Awards.

Taylor continued working with Duran Duran for the group's fifth album, “Big Thing” (1988, UK#15, US#24), with Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and Sterling Campbell on drums, and the greatest hits album “Decade-Greatest Hit” (1989, US#67). August 1990 saw the release of Duran Duran's sixth studio album, “Liberty.” Despite its surprise victory in Japan, where the single “Serious” peaked at No. 6, the album was not very successful and became the first album of the group that was not supported by a concert tour. Taylor recalled, “When we were in rehearsal, it seemed like we had a great album but we weren't able to parlay it into a great album in the studio, whatever. I can just remember smoking hash oil, that's all I can really remember about making that album.” Taylor and his group bounced back with the album “Duran Duran” (“The Wedding Album,” 1993).

The lead single, “Ordinary World,” topped the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream and the ARC Weekly Top 40 as well as rose to the Top 5 in Billboard's Hot 100 (#3) and Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Tracks (#2). It rose too No. 6 on the U.K. charts and was a hit in countries like Canada (#1), France (#6), Ireland (#3), Sweden (#2) and Italy (#2). It was followed by the hit single “Come Undone” (#7 Billboard' Hot 100). The anticipated album “Thank You” (1995), however, was panned by critics. After the failure, Duran Duran recorded “Medazzaland” (1997, US#58) but Taylor left in January 1997 before it was completed. He returned to Power Station for the sophomore album “Living in Fear” (1997), in which he co-wrote 9 tracks, but left the group before the album was recorded. He also recorded and toured with the band Neurotic Outsiders, which included the Sex Pistols' Steve Jones and Guns n' Roses' Duff McKagan.

He penned the songs “Always Wrong,” “Feelings Are Good” and “Better Way” (with Mick Jones) for the album “Neurotic Outsiders” (1996) and with producer Hein Hoven, he co-founded the California based independent record label B5 Records in 1996. After leaving Duran Duran, Taylor concentrated on his solo career. Under B5, he released the solo album “Feelings Are Good and Other Lies” (1997) and an EP called “Autodidact,” that same year. In 1999, he released “Resumé,” a collection of experimental tracks by Taylor and Jonathan Elias that were recorded in the mid 1980s. It was followed by the rock albums “Metldown” (recorded in 1992) and “The Japan Album,” which was released on the Japanese label Avex Trax (both 1999).

Still in 1999, Taylor, who previously appeared in the TV series “Miami Vice” and “Timeslip” (both 1985), made his feature film acting debut in “Sugar Town” (1999), in which he costarred with Jake Gordon, Michael Des Barres from Power Station, and Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet. He also appeared in the direct-to-video “Drowning on Dry Land” (1999). Taylor launched “The Japan EP” and the live album “Live Cuts” in 2000. He next released “Terroristen: Live At The Roxy” (2001), a live album recorded in 1998 from his new band’s performance at The Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Founded in the late 1990s, John Taylor Terroristen also included Gerry Laffy on guitar, Michael Railton and Tio Banks on keyboard, Larry Aberman on drums, and John Amato on sax and flute. In addition to the U.S., Taylor toured with the group in Japan and Germany.

Taylor then released “Techno For Two” in 2001 and “MetaFour” in 2002. Taylor furthered his acting career by appearing in several projects. He was cast as Keith Richrock in the family film “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas” (2000), directed by Brian Levant and starring Mark Addy and Stephen Baldwin, supported Balthazar Getty and Olivia Williams in Paul Rachman's award winning thriller “Four Dogs Playing Poker” (2000), and offered a fine turn as Ghost of Christmas Present in the made-for-TV film “A Diva's Christmas Carol” (2000), opposite Vanessa Williams, Brian McNamara and Kathy Griffin.

He also starred in the short film “She-Bat” (2001), played Jimmy Blitz in the TV film “Strange Frequency” sequel “Room Service” (2001), costarred with Erika Eleniak, Carlos Bernard and Angelica Bridges in the forgettable drama film “Vegas, City of Dreams” (2001) and appeared in episodes of the TV series “Strange Frequency” (2000) and “That's '80s Show” (2002). Taylor and the original Duran Duran lineup began performing together again. Following a sold out concert of America, Australia, New Zealand and Japan, the reunited group released the studio album “Astronaut” on October 11, 2004, on Epic Records. It was the first album recorded by the original five members of Duran Duran since 1983. The album rose to No. 3 in the U.K. and No. 17 in the U.S. The lead single “(Reach Up For The) Sunrise” peaked at No. 5 and No. 89 in the U.K.

and U.S., respectively, while the second single “What Happens Tomorrow” charted No. 11 in the U.K. In 2007, the group resurfaced with “Red Carpet Massacre,” which hit the music stores in the U.S. on November 13, 2007, and Europe on November 19, 2007. The album debuted at No. 36 on the Billboard 200. By this time, guitarist Andy Taylor had left the group again. In 2006, Taylor contributed to “Only After Dark,” a compilation CD album that was compiled by Taylor and Duran Duran band member Nick Rhodes. Taylor and his group parted ways with Epic in 2009. They are currently working on their 13th album. Back to acting, Taylor made a guest appearance in an episode of “Samantha Who?” called “The Rock Star,” which aired on June 25, 2009.

Awards: Grammy: Best Video Album, Duran Duran,” 1984 Grammy: Best Short Form Music Video, “Girls on Film/Hungry Like the Wolf,” 1984 Duran Duran Music : home New Duran Duran Dates Added in CA in March! Just announced! Duran Duran will be performing two shows at Agua Caliente Resort in California on March 17th and 18th, 2017. Shows in Dallas, Houston, Miami, Atlanta during this same general time frame will be announced in the New Year. During the same time period the band will be playing three South American Lollapalooza dates: Click here Posted on 12-11-16 New dates added - Duran Duran in Maryland on New Year's Eve & Jan. 1st “Official” announce Monday, October 24th: Duran Duran will perform at The Theater at the brand new MGM National Harbor on Saturday, Dec. 31 at 10:30 p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 1 at 9 p.m.

Tickets for Duran Duran range from $125 to $300, including applicable service charges, and go on sale Friday, Oct. 28 at 10 a.m. EDT. Tickets can be purchased online at mgmnationalharbor.com or ticketmaster.com . Posted on 10-23-16 Members Only Section in the Duran Duran Webshop! Membership definitely has its privileges lately - and DD VIP Members are no exception! All members of the Duran Duran VIP Fan Community already get a 10% discount at check out, but now they have their own section! Just click in to the Duran Duran Web Shop , hit the VIP tab on left side, put in your user details, and explore your very own shopping area, with special items and further discounts. Make sure you visit the site often, as the merchandise, and great offers, will always be changing! Happy Shopping! How did 2016 shake out for the members of Duran Duran? Read below!

Click here Posted on 12-27-16 Duran Duran's John Taylor & Roger Taylor Collaborate with At-Risk Youth on New Track - "No Rewind" - Premiering Today on Rollingstone.com November 22nd, 2016 - (Burbank, CA) - Duran Duran bassist John Taylor and drummer Roger Taylor collaborated with at-risk youth from the charity Road Recovery to produce, mix, and record an original dance-rock song, "No Rewind," which premieres today on RollingStone.com. The song is available to purchase exclusively at CrowdRise through a download-for-donation campaign. All proceeds will go to support NYC-based non-profit Road Recovery's youth programs. Road Recovery was founded in 1998, and involves music professionals mentoring at-risk youth through creative workshops, live concerts, and recording projects.

Click here Posted on 11-22-16 Posted on 12-08-16 Duran Duran's "Last Night in the City" featuring Kiesza Duran Duran is thrilled to be premiering their brand new video for “Last Night in the City" (featuring Kiesza) on the one year anniversary of the release of their album, Paper Gods. Posted on 09-10-16 New Member Only Q&A with Tour Goddess Vikki Walked! Backstage Coordinator - a job every young girl or boy aspires to? Maybe after reading this amazing Q&A with Vikki Walker they will. She really takes us in to the belly of the Duran Duran tour and shares some tricks of the trade and tales from the road! Check out her fun Q&A in the Exclusive section! Posted on 01-10-17 Winners! VIP Fan Community 4 Weeks of December Giving! Congratulations to ALL the Duran Duran VIP fan community Four-Weeks-of-December giveaway WINNERS!!!!!

Click onward to see if you are one of the winners of a signed Paper Gods CD, 2017 Duran Duran Calendar, Duran Duran book or VIP Fan Community package! Click here Posted on 12-25-16 Simon! Nick! Roger! John! Year End Kafes 2016!! Every December, all four band members meet in Katy’s Kafe to discuss the year that has just passed. First up -and on video no less - JT, who had some surprising - and maybe some not so surprising - things to say about his highlights (and one or two lowlights) from 2016! Up next, Roger T! Sitting down in the December Kafe to discuss the end of the year, Roger unwraps a bounty of year end thoughts. Tune in! Third in the line up - Nick Rhodes, who took some time away from his bustling holiday schedule to chat with the Kafe about all the things he loved this year (a lot of arty stuff). Closing down the year is our one and only front man, SLB!

A little audio trouble (sorry!) didn't stop us from chatting about all the things that made SLB "go" this year! Check out the EXCLUSIVE section of the fan community website! Posted on 12-12-16 John participated in the Bass Player Live guitar clinic last month. He did a great Q&A with Incubus bassist Ben Kenney. You can watch the entire clinic Click here Posted on 11-16-16

Question: Who got to no. 5 in the UK singles chart with ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ in 1982?
Answer: DURAN DURAN