![]() ![]() So, that's precisely what we did, and the fact that it was played in clubs and noticed in clubs probably before MTV was what gave them some kudos in the States and started to build the fanbase in the States. "Make it beautiful, make it interesting, and provocative. So, the brief was, do something that's kind of sexy, and don't hold back," Godley added. "They had heard that music videos or whatever they were called back in those days were being played in dance clubs in the States, and there were no restrictions put on what was played, so the content could be anything you wanted it to be. "The management, as well as the band at that period of time, were very into pushing the boundaries, and they could obviously sense that something was coming, that visuals were becoming more and more significant," director Kevin Godley said to Songfacts about the clip. The clip, directed by Godley & Creme, visualized the track's sordid view of life as a high-fashion model. Helping propel the song was a steamy music video that was predated the video channel, and was too hot for it anyway. In America, "Girls on Film" wouldn't hit critical mass until 1983, after MTV had made Duran Duran teen idols via the music videos from the Rio album. Entering the UK singles chart at #29 over the week of July 19, 1981, "Girls on Film" raced all the way up to #5 for the week of August 16, 1981. Released July 13, 1981, the song was exactly the chart breakout Duran Duran was chasing. With record label EMI picking "Careless Memories," the group used the leverage from the song's middling chart performance to choose its own follow-up single. When it came time for single number three, Simon Le Bon and company felt that it was time to take destiny into their own hands. And we were like, ‘Why not?’” – John Taylor, Courtesy Complex Magazine Further reading:ĭuran Duran’s banned ‘Girls on Film’ video still shocks, 40 years later: ‘I don’t honestly think it would get made today,’ says director.After landing on the UK music scene with top 12 debut single, "Planet Earth," Duran Duran suffered a relative setback with the band's second single, "Careless Memories," which only peaked at #37. We had a good manager who could see the opportunity. I think it’s really useful for an artist to have someone working with them that can see the picture. A lot of them had big video screens ‘if we make a sort of dance version of the track like an extended dance mix…’ We did kind of a sleazy, slightly porno video. We were getting a lot of play in the American clubs in the early ’80s. How many times has Vogue used it for a headline? We did somewhat of a seditious video for it which got us a lot of notoriety. It was one of those phrases-people have written books about them. It was just one of those things where we knew he had this chorus hook that was strong. Make sure you sing this when you get to the chorus. “Girls on film,” you know?’ But, like, you can do whatever you like with the rest of the song. And every time we would bring a new singer we would say, ‘Well, we got this riff. I suppose it went through a lot of different… when the band was getting started we had three singers over a 12-month period. ![]() “‘Girls On Film’ was one of the first songs we ever wrote. Girls on film (what ya doing), girls on film Girls on film (see you later), girls on film Girls on film (see you together), girls on film Girls on film (she’s more than a lady), girls on film Give me shudders in a whisper take me up till I’m shooting a star Take one last glimpse into the night I’m touching close I’m holding bright, holding tight Wider baby smiling you just made a millionįuses pumping live heat twisting out on a wire Girls on film (got your picture), girls on film Girls on film (two minutes later), girls on film The diving man’s coming up for air cause the crowd all love pulling dolly by the hair, by the hairĪnd she wonders how she ever got here as she goes under again In miles of sharp blue water coming in where she lies Lipstick cherry all over the lens as she’s falling Girls on film, girls on film, girls on film, girls on film The B-side of the single was “Faster Than Light”. ![]() On July 13, 1981, Duran Duran released the song “ Girls on Film.” It was the third single released on the band’s debut album, self-titled Duran Duran, and peaked at Number 5 on the UK singles chart. GIRLS ON FILM by Duran Duran: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor ![]()
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