Notorious (Duran Duran song)

"Notorious" is the fourteenth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran. It was released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986. "Notorious" was the first single issued from Duran Duran's fourth studio album Notorious (1986), and the first released by Duran Duran as a 3-piece band after the departure of Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor. It was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and was a success in various other countries.

"Notorious"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Notorious
B-side"Winter Marches On"
Released20 October 1986
Genre
Length4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"A View to a Kill"
(1985)		 "Notorious"
(1986)		 "Skin Trade"
(1987)
Music video
"Notorious" on YouTube

About the song

"Notorious" marked the debut of the new streamlined trio version of Duran Duran, as Andy Taylor and Roger Taylor had left the band by the time the album was released. As a trio, the band had enlisted the help of Nile Rodgers to take over production duties. His funk influences can be heard throughout the single—for example, the tempo and the use of the Borneo Horns brass section. Rodgers also played the guitar on the single.

Reception

Billboard called it "Anglo-funk, sharp, tidy, made for dancing."[1]

Music video

The video for "Notorious" was shot on 23 September 1986 by directors Peter Kagan and Paula Greif, and bore an uncanny resemblance to the video the duo had filmed in June of that year for Steve Winwood's "Higher Love". The video was shot in black and white Super-8 with a hand-held camera, with quick cuts and changes of zoom and focus, a style that Kagan and Greif also used for the video to Scritti Politti's "Perfect Way". It featured the three-piece band performing the song on a sound stage, with scantily clad dancers in the background choreographed by Paula Abdul.

The young model Christy Turlington appeared in outdoor scenes with the band. A still photo from this location was used as the cover of the album Notorious.

B-side and official remixes

For the first time, the B-side to the 7" single was not an original recording; "Winter Marches On" was an unaltered version of the Notorious album track. Before this, Duran Duran had always provided either completely original songs or previously unheard remixes on the B-side.

As a first for the band, "Notorious" was released as two separate 12" singles. The first had a Nile Rodgers produced "Extended Mix" while the second featured a remix by the Latin Rascals.

As a perennially popular song in their back catalogue, "Notorious" appears in various Duran Duran megamixes, most notably:

Format and track listing

7": EMI. / DDN 45 United Kingdom
  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25
  • The "45" mix is essentially the album version, with a slightly edited middle 8 section and outro

12": EMI. / 12 DDN 45 United Kingdom
  1. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25
  • Also released on MC in New Zealand (EMI. / TC-GOOD 149)

12": EMI. / 12 DDNX 45 United Kingdom
  1. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25
  • Also released on MC (TC DDNX 45)

7": Capitol Records. / B-5648 United States
  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": Capitol Records. / V-15264 United States
  1. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": Capitol Records. / V-15266 United States
  1. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

CD: Part of the Singles 1986–1995 box set
  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25
  3. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  4. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23

Charts

As of October 2021 "Notorious" is the twelfth most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK.[21]

Credits and 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

References
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