New Religion (song)

"New Religion"
Song by Duran Duran
from the album Rio
A-side "The Reflex (Dance mix)"
Released May 10, 1982
Recorded January–February 1982
at AIR Studios, London
Genre New wave
Length
  • 5:32 (Album version)
  • 5:13 (Carnival remix)
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, James Bates
Producer(s) Colin Thurston
"New Religion (Live)"
Single by Duran Duran
A-side "The Reflex"
Released April 16, 1984
Recorded 7 February 1984 at The Forum, Los Angeles
Genre New wave
Length 4:52
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor, James Bates
Producer(s) Duran Duran
Ian Little
Alex Sadkin
Duran Duran singles chronology
"New Moon on Monday"
(1984)		 "New Religion (Live)"
(1984)		 "The Wild Boys"
(1984)

"New Moon on Monday"
(1984)		 "The Reflex"
(1984)		 "The Wild Boys"
(1984)

"New Religion" is a Duran Duran song and the sixth track on their second album Rio.

About the song

The song is described in the Rio liner notes as "a dialogue between the ego and the alter-ego", which is reflected in the refrain, where two conflicting voices sing on top of each other.

Song versions

  • "New Religion" (5:32) - The standard version of the song.
  • "New Religion (Carnival Remix)" (5:13) - A completely different mix, which eliminates most of the vocals, first appeared on the Japanese edition of the Carnival EP.[1]

Track listing

7": Capitol Records. / B-5345 United States

  1. "The Reflex" (The Dance Mix-Edited) – 4:25
  2. "New Religion" (Live in L.A.) – 4:52 (Recorded live at The Forum Los Angeles, 7 February 1984)

Other appearances

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ McClintock, Tom; Thomann, Ansgar. "Duran Duran's Rio Album". durancompilations.com. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.