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Duran Duran Named After A Character In Roger Vadim's Sci-Fi Classic Barbarella Is An Electronic Pop Rock Band That Was Part Of The New Wave Movement Of The 80s And 90s. Duran Duran Have Sold Over 100 Million Records Making Them One Of The World's Best-Selling Music Artists. They Achieved 30 Top 40 Singles In The UK Singles Chart 14 Of Them Top 10 And 21 Top 40 Singles In The US Billboard Hot 100. The Band Have Won Numerous Awards Throughout Their Career Two Brit Awards Including The 2004 Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music Two Grammy Awards An MTV Video Music Award For Lifetime Achievement And A Video Visionary Award From The MTV Europe Music Awards. They Were Also Awarded A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame As Part Of The Class Of 2022. Created By Nick Rhodes Keyboards And John Taylor Bass In Birmingham England In 1978 It Later Add Took In Roger Taylor Drums Andy Taylor Guitar And Simon Le Bon Lead Vocals . The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Over Their More Than 40 Years Of Existence Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups In History. Their Songs Are Often Vivid Hook-Laden Pieces Dance Pop That Have Fared Well On The Radio But What Many Remember Best About Duran Duran Is Their Iconic Music Videos. Though Many Of The Videos Were Tongue-In-Cheek The Band Has Never Quite Escaped The Glamorous And Decadent 'jet Set' Image That Their Early Videos Projected. Their Flashy Outfits And Strident Art Rock Influenced Music Showed An Immense Debt To 70s English Glam Artists Such As David Bowie And Roxy Music Yet The Band Grasped A Sense Of Their Own Identity And Became One Of The Keystones Of The New Romantic Movement. Their First Singer And One Of Their Original Founding Members Was Stephen Duffy And Their Original Bassist Was Simon Colley. Several Drummers And Guitarists Were Subsequently Tried As Well As A Handful Of Vocalists After Duffy Left Duran Duran Early In 1979. The Band Felt That They Had Something Special With Vocalist Simon Le Bon And The Group Smashed Into The Pop Scene Shortly Afterwards When "Planet Earth" Their Debut Single Was Released On 2 February 1981. "Planet Earth" Became An Immediate Hit In The Band's Native U.K. Reaching #12 On The U.K. Singles Chart On 21 February And It Did Even Better In Australia Hitting #8 There. Being Duran Duran's First Top 10 Hit Anywhere In The World The Song Showed The Group's Interest In International Stardom. The Band's Eponymous Debut Album Came Out Promptly Afterwards In June 1981. 'Duran Duran' Hit #3 On The Album Charts And Remained In The U.K. Top 100 For 117 Weeks Achieving Platinum Status By December 1982. The Initial United States Release Failed To Generate Much Interest At First But The Group Was A British Sensation Due To Their Strident Mix Of Pop Rock And Electronic Music. Music Videos For Hit Singles "Planet Earth" And "Careless Memories" Were Filmed In December 1980. As They Also Experienced Considerable Success With "Girls On Film" Which Hit #5 On The UK Singles Chart And #11 On The Australian Singles Chart The Group Firmly Grasped The Opportunity To Make A Name For Themselves In Musical Television. As Their Fame Grew Some Fans Worried That Duran Duran Could Have Peaked Too Early. They Headed Into AIR Studios In London In Early 1982 Anxious To Somehow Top Themselves. Band Member John Taylor Came Up With The New Album's Title 'Rio' As A Product Of His Fascination With The Flaunting Sexuality And Diverse Atmosphere Of Brazil. He Later Said "Rio To Me Was Shorthand For The Truly Foreign The Exotic A Cornucopia Of Earthly Delights A Party That Would Never Stop." The Band Had Their Own Plans And Ambitions For Promotion And Reunited With Director Russell Mulcahy Who Was Behind The Video For "Planet Earth" To Plan Out The Release Of A Full Length 'video Album'— Eleven Videos In Total. Totally Dedicated To On-Site Filming Guitarist Andy Taylor Even Contracted A Tropical Virus And Ended Up Hospitalized Thankfully Getting Better Relatively Quickly. 'Rio' Was Simply A Commercial Juggernaut. The Band's Second Studio Album Originally Released Worldwide On 10 May 1982 Reached #2 In The UK And #1 In Australia. Massively Popular In The U.S. It Earned A Gold Disc On 1 March 1983 And Went Platinum On 26 April 1983 Eventually Reaching Double-Platinum Status. As Songs Such As "Hungry Like The Wolf" And "Rio" Received Considerable Airplay Critical Acclaim Also Grew For The Release. With MTV Heavily Playing The Band's Music Videos The Album Is Still Held As One Of The Best New Wave Albums Ever. In April 2013 'Rio' Was Even Voted #3 In BBC Radio 2's 'Top 100 Favourite Albums Of All Time' List. In 1985 Duran Duran Performed "A View To A Kill" For The The James Bond Film Of The Same Name. The Song Appeared In The Movie's Title Sequence And Was Also A Best-Selling Single In Its Own Right. In 1987 "Out Of My Mind" Was Featured At The End Credits Of The Drama Film 'The Saint' As Well. Like Depeche Mode Duran Duran Was Among The Earliest Bands To Work On Their Own Remixes. From The Very Beginning The Band Had A Keen Sense Of Style And Worked With Stylist Perry Haines And Fashion Designers Such As Kahn & Bell And Antony Price To Build A Sharp And Elegant Image Soon Growing Beyond The Ruffles And Sashes Of The Pirate-Flavoured New Romantic Look. Although The Group Never Disbanded It Went Through Several Line-Up Changes Over The Years - American Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo Formerly Of Missing Persons Was Also A Member Of The Band From 1989 To 2001 And Drummer Sterling Campbell Was A Member From 1989 To 1991. John Taylor Roger Taylor And Andy Taylor All Returned In 2001 And Created A Stir Among Music Media And The Band's Fans. Duran Duran Released The First Album From The Reunited Line-Up Astronaut In 2004 Which Was In Turn Followed Up By Many Sold Out Shows In England Most Notably Wembley Arena Where A Live DVD Of The Tour Was Filmed In 2004/2005. In October Of 2006 It Was Announced On Duran Duran's Website That Andy Taylor Had Left The Band. The Band's Latest Album 'Red Carpet Massacre' Was Released In November 2007. They Performed The Album Live In New York City On Broadway At The Barrymore Theater For What Was Originally Scheduled As An Unprecedented 10-Night Run. A Stage Hand Union Strike Shortened The Run By A Few Nights But Duran Duran Were Able To Re-Schedule The Shows Elsewhere. They Went On To Tour The World Ending Their Successful Run In December Of 2008. 2008 Also Saw The Release Of A New DVD That Documents The Making Of Their Now-Classic "Rio" Album Called "Classic Albums Rio Collector's Edition " And A Book Called "Would Someone Please Explain?"- A Compilation Of Questions From The "Ask Katy" Area Of Their Popular Website. Duran Duran Returned At The End Of 2010 With Their 13th Album The Digital And Self-Released Album All You Need Is Now Which Debuted At Number One On The ITunes Charts In Many Countries Including The USA . The Physical Version Of The Album Will Be Released With Bonus Tracks In February 2011. The Album Was Produced By Mark Ronson. 2015 Saw The Band Return With The Album Paper Gods Which Was Led By The Single "Pressure Off" Featuring Janelle Monae And Nile Rodgers. The Album Was The Band's First Top 10 Chart Success In The U.S. In Over 20 Years And Also Reached Number 5 In The U.K. Official Websites Http //www.Duranduran.Com
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Duran Duran Named After A Character In Roger Vadim's Sci-Fi Classic Barbarella Is An Electronic Pop Rock Band That Was Part Of The New Wave Movement Of The 80s And 90s. Duran Duran Have Sold Over 100 Million Records Making Them One Of The World's Best-Selling Music Artists. They Achieved 30 Top 40 Singles In The UK Singles Chart 14 Of Them Top 10 And 21 Top 40 Singles In The US Billboard Hot 100. The Band Have Won Numerous Awards Throughout Their Career Two Brit Awards Including The 2004 Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music Two Grammy Awards An MTV Video Music Award For Lifetime Achievement And A Video Visionary Award From The MTV Europe Music Awards. They Were Also Awarded A Star On The Hollywood Walk Of Fame. The Band Was Inducted Into The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame As Part Of The Class Of 2022. Created By Nick Rhodes Keyboards And John Taylor Bass In Birmingham England In 1978 It Later Add Took In Roger Taylor Drums Andy Taylor Guitar And Simon Le Bon Lead Vocals . The Band Has Sold More Than 100 Million Records Over Their More Than 40 Years Of Existence Making Them One Of The Best-Selling Groups In History. Their Songs Are Often Vivid Hook-Laden Pieces Dance Pop That Have Fared Well On The Radio But What Many Remember Best About Duran Duran Is Their Iconic Music Videos. Though Many Of The Videos Were Tongue-In-Cheek The Band Has Never Quite Escaped The Glamorous And Decadent 'jet Set' Image That Their Early Videos Projected. Their Flashy Outfits And Strident Art Rock Influenced Music Showed An Immense Debt To 70s English Glam Artists Such As David Bowie And Roxy Music Yet The Band Grasped A Sense Of Their Own Identity And Became One Of The Keystones Of The New Romantic Movement. Their First Singer And One Of Their Original Founding Members Was Stephen Duffy And Their Original Bassist Was Simon Colley. Several Drummers And Guitarists Were Subsequently Tried As Well As A Handful Of Vocalists After Duffy Left Duran Duran Early In 1979. The Band Felt That They Had Something Special With Vocalist Simon Le Bon And The Group Smashed Into The Pop Scene Shortly Afterwards When "Planet Earth" Their Debut Single Was Released On 2 February 1981. "Planet Earth" Became An Immediate Hit In The Band's Native U.K. Reaching #12 On The U.K. Singles Chart On 21 February And It Did Even Better In Australia Hitting #8 There. Being Duran Duran's First Top 10 Hit Anywhere In The World The Song Showed The Group's Interest In International Stardom. The Band's Eponymous Debut Album Came Out Promptly Afterwards In June 1981. 'Duran Duran' Hit #3 On The Album Charts And Remained In The U.K. Top 100 For 117 Weeks Achieving Platinum Status By December 1982. The Initial United States Release Failed To Generate Much Interest At First But The Group Was A British Sensation Due To Their Strident Mix Of Pop Rock And Electronic Music. Music Videos For Hit Singles "Planet Earth" And "Careless Memories" Were Filmed In December 1980. As They Also Experienced Considerable Success With "Girls On Film" Which Hit #5 On The UK Singles Chart And #11 On The Australian Singles Chart The Group Firmly Grasped The Opportunity To Make A Name For Themselves In Musical Television. As Their Fame Grew Some Fans Worried That Duran Duran Could Have Peaked Too Early. They Headed Into AIR Studios In London In Early 1982 Anxious To Somehow Top Themselves. Band Member John Taylor Came Up With The New Album's Title 'Rio' As A Product Of His Fascination With The Flaunting Sexuality And Diverse Atmosphere Of Brazil. He Later Said "Rio To Me Was Shorthand For The Truly Foreign The Exotic A Cornucopia Of Earthly Delights A Party That Would Never Stop." The Band Had Their Own Plans And Ambitions For Promotion And Reunited With Director Russell Mulcahy Who Was Behind The Video For "Planet Earth" To Plan Out The Release Of A Full Length 'video Album'— Eleven Videos In Total. Totally Dedicated To On-Site Filming Guitarist Andy Taylor Even Contracted A Tropical Virus And Ended Up Hospitalized Thankfully Getting Better Relatively Quickly. 'Rio' Was Simply A Commercial Juggernaut. The Band's Second Studio Album Originally Released Worldwide On 10 May 1982 Reached #2 In The UK And #1 In Australia. Massively Popular In The U.S. It Earned A Gold Disc On 1 March 1983 And Went Platinum On 26 April 1983 Eventually Reaching Double-Platinum Status. As Songs Such As "Hungry Like The Wolf" And "Rio" Received Considerable Airplay Critical Acclaim Also Grew For The Release. With MTV Heavily Playing The Band's Music Videos The Album Is Still Held As One Of The Best New Wave Albums Ever. In April 2013 'Rio' Was Even Voted #3 In BBC Radio 2's 'Top 100 Favourite Albums Of All Time' List. In 1985 Duran Duran Performed "A View To A Kill" For The The James Bond Film Of The Same Name. The Song Appeared In The Movie's Title Sequence And Was Also A Best-Selling Single In Its Own Right. In 1987 "Out Of My Mind" Was Featured At The End Credits Of The Drama Film 'The Saint' As Well. Like Depeche Mode Duran Duran Was Among The Earliest Bands To Work On Their Own Remixes. From The Very Beginning The Band Had A Keen Sense Of Style And Worked With Stylist Perry Haines And Fashion Designers Such As Kahn & Bell And Antony Price To Build A Sharp And Elegant Image Soon Growing Beyond The Ruffles And Sashes Of The Pirate-Flavoured New Romantic Look. Although The Group Never Disbanded It Went Through Several Line-Up Changes Over The Years - American Guitarist Warren Cuccurullo Formerly Of Missing Persons Was Also A Member Of The Band From 1989 To 2001 And Drummer Sterling Campbell Was A Member From 1989 To 1991. John Taylor Roger Taylor And Andy Taylor All Returned In 2001 And Created A Stir Among Music Media And The Band's Fans. Duran Duran Released The First Album From The Reunited Line-Up Astronaut In 2004 Which Was In Turn Followed Up By Many Sold Out Shows In England Most Notably Wembley Arena Where A Live DVD Of The Tour Was Filmed In 2004/2005. In October Of 2006 It Was Announced On Duran Duran's Website That Andy Taylor Had Left The Band. The Band's Latest Album 'Red Carpet Massacre' Was Released In November 2007. They Performed The Album Live In New York City On Broadway At The Barrymore Theater For What Was Originally Scheduled As An Unprecedented 10-Night Run. A Stage Hand Union Strike Shortened The Run By A Few Nights But Duran Duran Were Able To Re-Schedule The Shows Elsewhere. They Went On To Tour The World Ending Their Successful Run In December Of 2008. 2008 Also Saw The Release Of A New DVD That Documents The Making Of Their Now-Classic "Rio" Album Called "Classic Albums Rio Collector's Edition " And A Book Called "Would Someone Please Explain?"- A Compilation Of Questions From The "Ask Katy" Area Of Their Popular Website. Duran Duran Returned At The End Of 2010 With Their 13th Album The Digital And Self-Released Album All You Need Is Now Which Debuted At Number One On The ITunes Charts In Many Countries Including The USA . The Physical Version Of The Album Will Be Released With Bonus Tracks In February 2011. The Album Was Produced By Mark Ronson. 2015 Saw The Band Return With The Album Paper Gods Which Was Led By The Single "Pressure Off" Featuring Janelle Monae And Nile Rodgers. The Album Was The Band's First Top 10 Chart Success In The U.S. In Over 20 Years And Also Reached Number 5 In The U.K. Official Websites Http //www.Duranduran.Com
http //twitter.Com/duranduran
http //www.Facebook.Com/pages/Duran-Duran
http //www.Youtube.Com/DuranDuran
http //www.Youtube.Com/07duranduran
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Published: 08 Aug 2012, 12:59

Astronaut Is The 11th Studio Album By English Pop Rock Band Duran Duran First Released On 11 October 2004 See 2004 In Music . This Was Duran Duran's First Studio Album Since Pop Trash 2000 And The First Full Album Since Seven And The Ragged Tiger 1983 To Be Recorded By The Original Five Members Of The Band The Stand-Alone 1985 Single "A View To A Kill" Was Their Last Studio Recording Together. Duran Duran Originally Announced A Reunion Of The Original Five Members In 2001 And Began Writing New Music Together In The South Of France. They Continued To Write And Record Intermittently Working Hard For A Few Months At A Time Throughout 2002 And 2003. The Band's Friend Nile Rodgers Did Preliminary Production Work On Several Tracks. Meanwhile The Search For A Record Label Went On Complicated By The Band's Desire For Independence Control Strong Promotional Support And A Commitment For More Than One Album At The Same Time That The Cash-Strapped And Risk-Averse Recording Industry Was Unwilling To Gamble On The "leftover Fame" Of A Band Best Known For A Series Of 20-Year-Old Hits. The Band Frustrated And With Nearly Thirty New Songs Approaching Completion Set Out On A World Tour In 2003 To Show That The Band Still Had Drawing Power. The Sold-Out Dates In Japan America The United Kingdom And Australia And New Zealand -- And The Nearly Delirious News Coverage That Followed The Reunited Band—warmed The Record Labels To The Possibilities. The New Songs "Sunrise" "Still Breathing" "Virus" "Beautiful Colours" And "What Happens Tomorrow" Were Played During These Concerts John Taylor Also Played A Demo Recording Of "What Happens Tomorrow" On The Air At Los Angeles Radio Station STAR 98.7 In May 2003. During This Period A "teaser CD" With Short Demo Versions Of A Few Of The Unfinished Songs Used To Demonstrate The New Work To Potential Labels And Producers Was Leaked To The Internet And Quickly Copied Throughout The Band's Fan Base. The Songs Were "Virus" "Sunrise" "TV Vs. Radio" "Taste The Summer" "Salt In The Rainbow" And "Pretty Ones". The Band Was Very Unhappy About The Leak And With The Exception Of "Sunrise" Which Became The First Single And "Taste The Summer" The Leaked Songs Were Not Included In The Final Track Listing For The Album. "Virus" Later Appeared As A Bonus Track On A Japanese Release Of Astronaut . A Remix Of "Sunrise" By Jason Nevins Was Included On The Queer Eye For The Straight Guy Soundtrack In February It Received A Warm Reception By DJs Anticipating New Work From Duran Duran But The Song Was Not Released As A Single From The Soundtrack. In March The Band Donated "Beautiful Colours" To FIFA The International Governing Body For Football To Use As Its Centennial Song. At The Awards Ceremony For The FIFA 100 Honouring The Top Living Footballers A Video Of Top Moments In The Sport Was Accompanied By The Song. However The Song Would Not Be One Of Those That Made The Final Version Of The Album. Finally After Lengthy Negotiations The Band Signed A Four-Album Deal With Epic Records A Subsidiary Of Sony BMG Music Entertainment In June 2004. The Songs Were Given A Final Polishing With Producer Don Gilmore At Sphere Studios In London And Then Mixed By Jeremy Wheatley Throughout June And July 2004. R&B Producer Dallas Austin Produced Three Tracks On The Album And Nile Rodgers' Early Production Work Remains On Another Three. Limited Copies Of The New Album Were Released With A Bonus DVD Which Included 45 Minutes Of Live And Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Wembley Arena Recorded In April 2004. The CD/DVD Set Came In DVD-Sized Packaging And European Copies Bore Copy Protection A Holdover From The BMG Days. A Worldwide Media Tour Accompanied The September 2004 Release Of The First Single " Reach Up For The Sunrise" With More Surrounding The Release Of Astronaut In October. The Pace Became Too Hectic For Guitarist Andy Taylor And In November Duran Duran Announced He Was Suffering From Exhaustion And Flu And Would Not Be Participating In Band Promotion Until January 2005. The Remaining Four Members Continued With Television Appearances And A Stand-In Guitarist Dominic Brown Was Hired For The Scheduled Radio Station Christmas Concerts In December. Subsequently January Concert Dates In Japan Had To Be Postponed Until The Summer After Drummer Roger Taylor Broke A Bone In His Right Foot In December. Astronaut Debuted At #3 In The UK Album Chart And At #17 In The US Billboard 200 Album Chart With Similar Top 20 Debuts Elsewhere In The World. Meanwhile The CD/DVD Set Debuted At #1 On The Billboard Top Music Video Chart. The Album Peaked At #29 In Japan. The First Single " Reach Up For The Sunrise" Debuted At #5 In The UK Singles Chart. In Late November It Reached #1 On The Billboard Dance Chart. The Second Single "What Happens Tomorrow" Was Released On 31 January 2005 And Entered The UK Chart At #11 Where It Peaked . It Slowly Gained Radio Play In The US Supported By A Nearly Sold-Out Tour Of North American Arenas And Stadiums Touted As The Band's "largest Tour Ever". Later In 2005 "What Happens Tomorrow" Was Used In A Promotional Spot For The U.S. Digital Cable Network Fox Soccer Channel Simon Le Bon And John Taylor Had Also Appeared In A Separate Spot For The Network. Andy Taylor Missed Several American Dates In February And March To Visit His Ill Father And The Subsequent Funeral. Live Favourite "Nice" Was Announced To Be The Next Single In Europe To Coincide With The Band's Tour There. It Was Believed That The Single Would Not Have A Commercial Release Or Music Video But Would Be Downloadable. However "Nice" Was Only Released To Radio In Europe Was Promoted Poorly And Disappeared Quickly From The Airwaves. Astronaut Has Been Certified "Gold" In The UK For Sales Of Over 100 000 Copies. As Of 2008 It Has Sold Around 260 000 Units In The U.S. It Has So Far Sold Around 1 Million Copies Around The World. On 29 March 2005 Sony BMG Reissued Astronaut On The Burgeoning DualDisc Format. This Double Sided Disc Included The CD Version On One Side And A Remixed 5.1 DVD-Audio Surround Mix Of The Album On The Other Side. The DVD Side Also Included A 25 Minute Program With New Behind-The-Scenes Footage. On 20 December 2005 Astronaut Was Released On The SACD Format. Similar To DualDisc This Release Featured The Album In Three Formats — Multichannel SACD Stereo SACD And Stereo CD.

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Reach Up For The Sunrise Want You More! What Happens Tomorrow Astronaut Bedroom Toys Nice Taste The Summer Finest Hour Chains One Of Those Days Point Of No Return Still Breathing

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Published: 08 Aug 2012, 12:59

Astronaut Is The 11th Studio Album By English Pop Rock Band Duran Duran First Released On 11 October 2004 See 2004 In Music . This Was Duran Duran's First Studio Album Since Pop Trash 2000 And The First Full Album Since Seven And The Ragged Tiger 1983 To Be Recorded By The Original Five Members Of The Band The Stand-Alone 1985 Single "A View To A Kill" Was Their Last Studio Recording Together. Duran Duran Originally Announced A Reunion Of The Original Five Members In 2001 And Began Writing New Music Together In The South Of France. They Continued To Write And Record Intermittently Working Hard For A Few Months At A Time Throughout 2002 And 2003. The Band's Friend Nile Rodgers Did Preliminary Production Work On Several Tracks. Meanwhile The Search For A Record Label Went On Complicated By The Band's Desire For Independence Control Strong Promotional Support And A Commitment For More Than One Album At The Same Time That The Cash-Strapped And Risk-Averse Recording Industry Was Unwilling To Gamble On The "leftover Fame" Of A Band Best Known For A Series Of 20-Year-Old Hits. The Band Frustrated And With Nearly Thirty New Songs Approaching Completion Set Out On A World Tour In 2003 To Show That The Band Still Had Drawing Power. The Sold-Out Dates In Japan America The United Kingdom And Australia And New Zealand -- And The Nearly Delirious News Coverage That Followed The Reunited Band—warmed The Record Labels To The Possibilities. The New Songs "Sunrise" "Still Breathing" "Virus" "Beautiful Colours" And "What Happens Tomorrow" Were Played During These Concerts John Taylor Also Played A Demo Recording Of "What Happens Tomorrow" On The Air At Los Angeles Radio Station STAR 98.7 In May 2003. During This Period A "teaser CD" With Short Demo Versions Of A Few Of The Unfinished Songs Used To Demonstrate The New Work To Potential Labels And Producers Was Leaked To The Internet And Quickly Copied Throughout The Band's Fan Base. The Songs Were "Virus" "Sunrise" "TV Vs. Radio" "Taste The Summer" "Salt In The Rainbow" And "Pretty Ones". The Band Was Very Unhappy About The Leak And With The Exception Of "Sunrise" Which Became The First Single And "Taste The Summer" The Leaked Songs Were Not Included In The Final Track Listing For The Album. "Virus" Later Appeared As A Bonus Track On A Japanese Release Of Astronaut . A Remix Of "Sunrise" By Jason Nevins Was Included On The Queer Eye For The Straight Guy Soundtrack In February It Received A Warm Reception By DJs Anticipating New Work From Duran Duran But The Song Was Not Released As A Single From The Soundtrack. In March The Band Donated "Beautiful Colours" To FIFA The International Governing Body For Football To Use As Its Centennial Song. At The Awards Ceremony For The FIFA 100 Honouring The Top Living Footballers A Video Of Top Moments In The Sport Was Accompanied By The Song. However The Song Would Not Be One Of Those That Made The Final Version Of The Album. Finally After Lengthy Negotiations The Band Signed A Four-Album Deal With Epic Records A Subsidiary Of Sony BMG Music Entertainment In June 2004. The Songs Were Given A Final Polishing With Producer Don Gilmore At Sphere Studios In London And Then Mixed By Jeremy Wheatley Throughout June And July 2004. R&B Producer Dallas Austin Produced Three Tracks On The Album And Nile Rodgers' Early Production Work Remains On Another Three. Limited Copies Of The New Album Were Released With A Bonus DVD Which Included 45 Minutes Of Live And Behind-The-Scenes Footage From Wembley Arena Recorded In April 2004. The CD/DVD Set Came In DVD-Sized Packaging And European Copies Bore Copy Protection A Holdover From The BMG Days. A Worldwide Media Tour Accompanied The September 2004 Release Of The First Single " Reach Up For The Sunrise" With More Surrounding The Release Of Astronaut In October. The Pace Became Too Hectic For Guitarist Andy Taylor And In November Duran Duran Announced He Was Suffering From Exhaustion And Flu And Would Not Be Participating In Band Promotion Until January 2005. The Remaining Four Members Continued With Television Appearances And A Stand-In Guitarist Dominic Brown Was Hired For The Scheduled Radio Station Christmas Concerts In December. Subsequently January Concert Dates In Japan Had To Be Postponed Until The Summer After Drummer Roger Taylor Broke A Bone In His Right Foot In December. Astronaut Debuted At #3 In The UK Album Chart And At #17 In The US Billboard 200 Album Chart With Similar Top 20 Debuts Elsewhere In The World. Meanwhile The CD/DVD Set Debuted At #1 On The Billboard Top Music Video Chart. The Album Peaked At #29 In Japan. The First Single " Reach Up For The Sunrise" Debuted At #5 In The UK Singles Chart. In Late November It Reached #1 On The Billboard Dance Chart. The Second Single "What Happens Tomorrow" Was Released On 31 January 2005 And Entered The UK Chart At #11 Where It Peaked . It Slowly Gained Radio Play In The US Supported By A Nearly Sold-Out Tour Of North American Arenas And Stadiums Touted As The Band's "largest Tour Ever". Later In 2005 "What Happens Tomorrow" Was Used In A Promotional Spot For The U.S. Digital Cable Network Fox Soccer Channel Simon Le Bon And John Taylor Had Also Appeared In A Separate Spot For The Network. Andy Taylor Missed Several American Dates In February And March To Visit His Ill Father And The Subsequent Funeral. Live Favourite "Nice" Was Announced To Be The Next Single In Europe To Coincide With The Band's Tour There. It Was Believed That The Single Would Not Have A Commercial Release Or Music Video But Would Be Downloadable. However "Nice" Was Only Released To Radio In Europe Was Promoted Poorly And Disappeared Quickly From The Airwaves. Astronaut Has Been Certified "Gold" In The UK For Sales Of Over 100 000 Copies. As Of 2008 It Has Sold Around 260 000 Units In The U.S. It Has So Far Sold Around 1 Million Copies Around The World. On 29 March 2005 Sony BMG Reissued Astronaut On The Burgeoning DualDisc Format. This Double Sided Disc Included The CD Version On One Side And A Remixed 5.1 DVD-Audio Surround Mix Of The Album On The Other Side. The DVD Side Also Included A 25 Minute Program With New Behind-The-Scenes Footage. On 20 December 2005 Astronaut Was Released On The SACD Format. Similar To DualDisc This Release Featured The Album In Three Formats — Multichannel SACD Stereo SACD And Stereo CD.

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