Duran Duran

Duran Duran is a video compilation, by the band of the same name, that is sometimes unofficially referred to in print as the Duran Duran video album or Duran Duran: The First 11 Videos. The pioneering video album won a 1984 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (Billboard magazine for the week ending 24 November 1984). Background The planning for the "video album" had begun early in the band's career, as Duran Duran and their management realised the power of video as an artistic marketing tool. Some of the videos shot during this period (1981–1983) were for songs never released as singles, including "Lonely in your Nightmare", "Night Boat" and "The Chauffeur". The release date, March 1983, was chosen to coincide with the promotion of the band's No. 1 single "Is There Something I Should Know?" and the American re-issue of their first album, Duran Duran. Future filmmaker Russell Mulcahy directed the majority of this "travelogue-style" collection of videos, featuring exotic locations and cinematic style that made Duran Duran's name as a video band. Videos for tracks such as "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Save a Prayer" were showpieces of this style.