When was ordinary world by duran duran released

It makes you realize that a story about two people is just a tiny part of this huge story which is called humanity. Williams says she first heard the song on the radio at age 10, when her family moved from California to Michigan.

The words means as much to her now as they did during childhood. All Movies.. All Video Games.. TV Shows Explore Wikis Community Central.

Register Don't have an account? Ordinary World. Edit source History Talk 0. Cancel Save. Universal Conquest Wiki. Capitol , EMI. Duran Duran John Jones. The song peaked at No. By the early 90s, Duran Duran's popularity had faded. Their album Liberty had proved a commercial failure, its two singles failing to make a significant showing on British or American charts.

It wasn't until Capitol leaked "Ordinary World" to a radio station in Florida in the autumn of that it looked like Duran Duran mania might yet hit again. The single proved so popular that Capitol had to push the US release date up, ultimately releasing it in December. In the UK, the original January release date stood. The song can be credited as introducing Duran Duran to a new generation of fans. Le Bon later said of the event, "If you're talking about name dropping, he's one of the biggest names you could drop, Pav-The-Man.

The strings in the song were arranged and performed by Nick Rhodes, using a Kurzweil K, a digital synthesizer that was highly advanced for its time.