I discovered Duran Duran with the release of The Wedding Album...although I was elementary school age, so being a fan was not entirely possible. I became an official fan with the release of Astronaut, especially when "Reach Up For the Sunrise" was performed live on Good Morning America in their Fall concert series. I was not able to find the performance on GMA, but found a performance on The Ellen Show...which is ironic because I did not become an official fan of Ellen DeGeneres until 2010...when Duran Duran performed "All You Need Is Now."
In this Two for Two Tuesday, I thought I would look back at the history of both songs as found in their ironic way.
"Reach Up For the Sunrise" - Honors
(Wikipedia source)
- #5 on UK singles chart (October 2004)
- #1 on U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play (December 2004)
- First top ten since "Ordinary World" in the UK
"All You Need Is Now" - Honors
(Wikipedia source)
- Initially a free download on iTunes in 2010
- #38 on Billboard's Adult Pop Songs
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