Meet El Presidente

"Meet El Presidente" is the 16th single from Duran Duran, and the third single from the Notorious album.

"Meet El Presidente"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Notorious
B-side"Vertigo (Do the Demolition)"
ReleasedApril 1987 (1987-04)
RecordedJune–September 1986
Genre
Length
  • 3:38 (7" remix)
  • 5:30 (Meet El Beat)
  • 7:12 (The Presidential Suite)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Skin Trade"
(1987)		 "Meet El Presidente"
(1987)		 "I Don't Want Your Love"
(1988)
Music video
"Meet El Presidente" on YouTube

About the song

According to a studio report in Star Hits magazine, one of the early drafts of this song was called "One of the Faithful." A demo version by that name can be found on several bootlegs.

The album version of the song is considerably different from the single and video versions, and from all the remixes. The former's original key and tempo are maintained, but mixes elements of the master to differing degrees for the single release, the main ones being a more emphatic, up-front mix for the percussion, brass, and backing vocal tracks, throughout the song.

Cash Box said it has a "smooth, sophisticated groove."[1]

Duran Duran played this song—among others—live, on the final episode of British music show The Tube.

Music video

"Meet El Presidente" was the third video directed for Duran Duran by Peter Kagan and Paula Greif. It was a basic concert video, featuring the band in their stagewear from the Strange Behaviour tour which supported the release of the Notorious album. It was also filmed in black and white Super-8.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

"Meet El Presidente" was backed by album track "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)". This was the second single from Notorious to have an album track as B-side.

It was also the first single that Duran Duran released as a CD single, on which they included the "Meet El Beat" remix.

There are 3 official mixes of "Meet El Presidente":

  • "Meet El Presidente" (7" remix) – 3:38
  • "Meet El Presidente" (Meet El Beat) – 5:30
  • "Meet El Presidente" a.k.a. "Meet El Presidente" (The Presidential Suite) – 7:12

Formats and track listing

7": EMI. / Tour 1 United Kingdom
  1. "Meet El Presidente" (7" remix) – 3:38
  2. "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" – 4:43

12": EMI. / 12 Tour 1 United Kingdom
  1. "Meet El Presidente" – 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" (Meet El Beat) – 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" (7" remix) – 3:38
  4. "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" – 4:43[2]
  • This 12" is being labelled as "Meet El Presidente" on the cover.
  • Also available on CD (CDTOUR 1)

12": EMI. / 12 Club Tour 1 (Promo) United Kingdom

The Presidential Suite:

  1. "Meet El Presidente" – 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" (Meet El Beat) – 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" (45 Mix) – 3:38
  4. "Skintrade" (Parisian Mix) – 8:10
  5. "Skintrade" (S.O.S. Dub) – 7:16

7": Capitol Records. / B-44001 United States
  1. "Meet El Presidente" (7" remix) – 3:38
  2. "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" – 4:43

12": Capitol Records. / V-15294 United States
  1. "Meet El Presidente" (The Presidential Suite) – 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" (Meet El Beat) – 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" (7" remix) – 3:38
  4. "Vertigo (Do the Demolition)" – 4:43[2]
  • This 12" is being labelled as "The Presidential Suite" on the cover.

12": Capitol Records. / SPRO-79008 (Promo) United States

The Presidential Suite:

  1. "Meet El Presidente" (The Presidential Suite) – 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" (Meet El Beat) – 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" (Radio) – 3:38
  4. "Skintrade" (Parisian Mix) – 8:10
  5. "Skintrade" (S.O.S. Dub) – 7:16

CD: Part of the Singles 1986–1995 box set
  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

information Note:

  • "Meet El Presidente" 7" remix", 45 mix and "radio" are identical versions.
  • "Meet El Presidente" and "Meet El Presidente" (The Presidential Suite) are the same version, also known as "The Presidential Suite Mix" (EMI DDNX 331).

Chart positions
Chart performance for "Meet El Presidente"
Chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 13
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[4] 27
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 24
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 70
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Singles Sales 40

Personnel

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

  • Steve Ferrone – drums
  • Nile Rodgers – guitars
  • The Borneo Horns – Horns
  • Curtis King – background vocals
  • Brenda White-King – background vocals
  • Tessa Niles – background vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle – background vocals

Technical

  • Nile Rodgers – producer
  • Duran Duran – producer
  • Daniel Abraham – remixer, engineer and mixer
  • Larry Levan – remixer, "Skin Trade"
  • Mark S. Berry – remixer, "Meet El Presidente"

References
  1. "Single Releases" (PDF). Cash Box. 18 April 1987. p. 9. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. https://musicbrainz.org/release/577905e6-5c52-4ec8-9f69-58a9e9d85b9c at MusicBrainz
  3. "Duran Duran – Meet El Presidente" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  4. "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 23 May 1987. pp. 14–15.
  5. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Meet el presidente" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  6. "Duran Duran – Meet El Presidente" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  7. "Duran Duran: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  8. "Duran Duran Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
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