Girls on Film

song by Duran Duran

"Girls on Film" is the third single by English new wave band Duran Duran and taken from their 1981 self-titled debut studio album. It went to number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand, number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 11 in Australia and number 16 in Ireland. There are two music videos the edited version which is very popular and the unedited version which was banned by the BBC.

"Girls on Film"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side
  • "Faster Than Light"
Released13 July 1981
RecordedRed Bus Studios, London December 1980 (1980-12)
Genre
Length
  • 3:27 (Single Version)
  • 5:31 (Night Version)
  • 5:45 (Extended Night Version)
  • 5:41 (Instrumental Version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, James Bates
Producer(s)Colin Thurston
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Careless Memories"
(1981)
"Girls on Film"
(1981)
"My Own Way"
(1981)
Music video
"Girls on Film" at YouTube

References change

  1. People Weekly, Vol. 62. Time, Incorporated. 2004. "But the big-haired lineup that gave us such '80s synth-pop hits as "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" has reunited for Astronaut, which finds the group taking creative flight again."
  2. Guarisco, Donald A. "Girls on Film - Duran Duran | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2020.