Decade (Duran Duran album)

1989 greatest hits album by Duran Duran

Decade

Greatest hits album by

Duran Duran

Released| 13 November 1989
Recorded| 1980–1988
Genre|

* Pop rock
* new wave
* synth-pop
* dance-rock

Length| 59:50
Label| EMI
Producer|

* Duran Duran
* Daniel Abraham
* Jason Corsaro
* Bernard Edwards
* Jonathan Elias
* Ian Little
* Shep Pettibone
* Nile Rodgers
* Alex Sadkin
* Colin Thurston

Duran Duran chronology
| Big Thing
(1988)  | Decade
(1989)  | Liberty
(1990)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Christgau’s Consumer Guide| B−[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [3]
Number One| [4]
Rolling Stone Album Guide| [5]
Smash Hits| 8/10[6]
Spin Alternative Record Guide| 9/10[7]

Decade is a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 13 November 1989.[8][9][10]

The remix single "Burning the Ground" was released to radio to promote this album. It was created by producer John Jones by mixing snippets of the band's biggest hits from the previous decade into a new piece of music. However, the track was not included on the Decade album itself. The tracks "My Own Way" and "New Moon on Monday" were also not included, even though both were top 20 hits in the UK.

Decade's track listing included various hits from all of Duran Duran's albums and presented them in mixes that were popular and mainstream among the public. Hence, it includes the Nile Rodgers edit of "The Reflex" and the single edits of "Hungry Like the Wolf", "Notorious" and "Skin Trade", as well as the Shep Pettibone single mix of "I Don't Want Your Love". Although there are many versions and single edits of the song "Rio", the compilation uses the standard album version, as well as the UK single version for "Save a Prayer".

## Track listing

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Decade – Standard editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "Planet Earth" (from Duran Duran, 1981)|

* Andy Taylor
* John Taylor
* Roger Taylor
* Nick Rhodes
* Simon LeBon

| Colin Thurston| 4:07
2.| "Girls on Film" (from Duran Duran)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

| Thurston| 3:30
3.| "Hungry Like the Wolf" (from Rio, 1982)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

| Thurston| 3:25
4.| "Rio" (from Rio)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

| Thurston| 5:38
5.| "Save a Prayer" (from Rio)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

| Thurston| 5:26
6.| "Is There Something I Should Know?" (non-album single, 1983)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Ian Little

| 4:05
7.| "Union of the Snake" (from Seven and the Ragged Tiger, 1983)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Little
* Alex Sadkin

| 4:20
8.| "The Reflex" (from Seven and the Ragged Tiger)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Little
* Sadkin

| 4:25
9.| "The Wild Boys" (from Arena, 1984)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Nile Rodgers

| 4:16
10.| "A View to a Kill" (from A View to a Kill soundtrack, 1985)|

* A. Taylor
* J. Taylor
* R. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon
* John Barry

* Duran Duran
* Bernard Edwards
* Jason Corsaro

| 3:33
11.| "Notorious" (from Notorious, 1986)|

* J. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Rodgers

| 3:58
12.| "Skin Trade" (from Notorious)|

* J. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Rodgers

| 4:25
13.| "I Don't Want Your Love" (from Big Thing, 1988)|

* J. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Daniel Abraham
* Jonathan Elias

| 3:47
14.| "All She Wants Is" (from Big Thing)|

* J. Taylor
* Rhodes
* LeBon

* Duran Duran
* Abraham
* Elias

| 4:36
Total length:| 59:50

Decade – Brazilian editionNo.| Title| Writer(s)| Album| Length

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14.| "A Matter of Feeling"|

* J. Taylor
* Rhodes
* Le Bon

| Notorious| 5:56
Total length:| 61:10

Decade – 1995 re-issue bonus VCD – Disc one (music videos)No.| Title| Director(s)| Length

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1.| "Opening titles"|  | 0:56
2.| "Planet Earth"| Russell Mulcahy| 4:08
3.| "Girls on Film"| Godley & Creme| 6:18
4.| "Hungry Like the Wolf"| Mulcahy| 3:48
5.| "Rio"| Mulcahy| 5:09
6.| "Save a Prayer"| Mulcahy| 6:12
7.| "Is There Something I Should Know?"| Mulcahy| 4:41
8.| "Union of the Snake"| Simon Milne| 4:21
9.| "The Reflex"| Mulcahy| 4:32
10.| "The Wild Boys"| Mulcahy| 7:47
11.| "A View to a Kill"| Godley & Creme| 4:14

Decade – 1995 re-issue bonus VCD – Disc two (music videos)No.| Title| Director(s)| Length

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1.| "Notorious"|

* Peter Kagan
* Paula Greif

| 4:03
2.| "Skin Trade"|

* Kagan
* Greif

| 4:30
3.| "I Don't Want Your Love"| Steve Lowe| 3:59
4.| "All She Wants Is"| Dean Chamberlain| 4:37
5.| "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"|

* Andy Delaney
* Monty Whitebloom

| 4:49
6.| "Serious"|

* Delaney
* Whitebloom

| 4:02
7.| "Ordinary World"| Nick Egan| 4:46
8.| "Come Undone"| Julien Temple| 4:52

## Personnel

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* Daniel Abraham – production, engineering, mixing
* Hans Arnold – illustrations
* John Barry – arrangement, conducting
* Jason Corsaro – production, engineering, mixing
* Duran Duran – production
* Bernard Edwards – production
* Jonathan Elias – production
* Laura Levine – photography
* Ian Little – production, mixing
* Denis O'Regan – photography
* Steve Peck – mixing
* Shep Pettibone – production, mixing
* Nile Rodgers – production, mixing
* Bob Rosa – mixing
* Alex Sadkin – production, mixing
* Stephen Sprouse – illustrations
* Colin Thurston – production, engineering

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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1989–1990 weekly chart performance for Decade | Chart (1989–1990)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 89
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[12] | 81
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] | 84
European Albums (Music & Media)[14] | 27
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[15] | 22
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 5
US Billboard 200[17] | 67
1996 weekly chart performance for Decade Chart (1996)  | Peak
position

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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] | 49

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Decade | Chart (1989)  | Position

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UK Albums (Gallup)[19] | 84

## Certifications

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Certifications for Decade Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United Kingdom (BPI)[20] | Platinum  | 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[21] | Platinum  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Decade: Greatest Hits – Duran Duran". AllMusic.
2. ^ "Album: Duran Duran: Decade". Robert Christgau.
3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
4. ^ Simper, Paul (1 November 1989). "Review: Duran Duran — The Decade (EMI)". Number One. No. 332\. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 43\. ISSN 0266-5328. Retrieved 6 November 2022 – via Flickr.
5. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Duran Duran". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
6. ^ Heath, Chris (1–14 November 1989). "Duran Duran: Decade". Smash Hits. Vol. 11, no. 21\. Peterborough: EMAP Metro. p. 72\. ISSN 0260-3004. Retrieved 2 November 2022 – via Flickr.
7. ^ Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig, eds. (1995). Spin Alternative Record Guide. New York City: Vintage Books. pp. 119–120\. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
8. ^ "BPI".
9. ^ Goldmine Record Album Price Guide - Page 204 "Decade"
10. ^ Chic - Page 10 In 1985 Rodgers produced albums for Sheena Easton, Jeff Beck, The Thompson Twins, Mick Jagger, and many others, ... with releases by the Dan Reed Network, Slam, and Duran Duran's compilation, Decade, which was appropriately titled.
11. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 89.
12. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 6663". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
13. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Duran Duran – Decade" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
14. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 48\. 2 December 1989. p. VIII. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
15. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Duran Duran" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
16. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
17. ^ "Duran Duran Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Duran Duran – Decade" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
19. ^ "Year End Albums" (PDF). Record Mirror. 20 January 1990. p. 42\. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History.
20. ^ "British album certifications – Duran Duran – Decade". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
21. ^ "American album certifications – Duran Duran – Decade". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

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* t
* e

Duran Duran

* Nick Rhodes
* John Taylor
* Roger Taylor
* Simon Le Bon

* Stephen Duffy
* Andy Taylor
* Warren Cuccurullo
* Sterling Campbell

Studio albums|

* Duran Duran
* Rio
* Seven and the Ragged Tiger
* Notorious
* Big Thing
* Liberty
* Duran Duran (The Wedding Album)
* Thank You
* Medazzaland
* Pop Trash
* Astronaut
* Red Carpet Massacre
* All You Need Is Now
* Paper Gods
* Future Past
* Danse Macabre

Live albums|

* Arena
* Live at Hammersmith '82!
* A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011

Compilations,
EPs and remixes|

* Carnival
* Master Mixes
* Decade
* Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran
* Greatest
* Strange Behaviour
* The Essential Collection
* Singles Box Set 1981–1985
* The Singles 1986–1995
* From Mediterranea with Love

Singles|

* "Planet Earth"
* "Careless Memories"
* "Girls on Film"
* "My Own Way"
* "Hungry Like the Wolf"
* "Save a Prayer"
* "Rio"
* "Is There Something I Should Know?"
* "Union of the Snake"
* "New Moon on Monday"
* "The Reflex"
* "The Wild Boys"
* "A View to a Kill"
* "Notorious"
* "Skin Trade"
* "Meet El Presidente"
* "I Don't Want Your Love"
* "All She Wants Is"
* "Do You Believe in Shame?"
* "Burning the Ground"
* "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)"
* "Serious"
* "Ordinary World"
* "Come Undone"
* "Too Much Information"
* "Perfect Day"
* "White Lines (Don't Do It)"
* "Out of My Mind"
* "Electric Barbarella"
* "Someone Else Not Me"
* "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise"
* "What Happens Tomorrow"
* "Nice"
* "Falling Down"
* "Invisible"

Videography|

* Duran Duran Video 45
* Duran Duran
* Dancing on the Valentine
* Sing Blue Silver
* Arena (An Absurd Notion)
* 6ix by 3hree
* Decade
* Greatest
* Live from London
* Live at Hammersmith '82!
* A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011
* Duran Duran: A Hollywood High

Related artists|

* Arcadia
* Neurotic Outsiders
* The Devils
* The Power Station
* Swahili Blonde
* TV Mania
* John Frusciante
* Dominic Brown

Related articles|

* Discography
* Songs
* Awards and nominations
* Reportage
* Tours
* All You Need Is Now
* Duran Duran's charity concert at Villa Park 1983
* Making Patterns Rhyme
* Drum
* Eilean
* Yasmin Le Bon
* Amber Le Bon

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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