Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Duran Duran - New Religion

"New Religion"

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Background -
"New Religion" is on the Rio album.
"New Religion" is the first track on side two of the original UK LP.
"New Religion" is the first track on side two of the original U.S. LP.
"New Religion" is the sixth track on the CD album version.

Point of interest -
"New Religion" is the 11th song on Duran Duran's set list from their Live from London performance.

Rio -
Second album
Released in May 1982
Released in the U.S. in November 1982

Rio -
No. 2 in the UK
No. 1 in Australia and Canada
No. 6 on Billboard 200

Rio -
Gold disc in March 1983
Gold in Finland
Platinum in New Zealand and the UK
2x Platinum in Canada and the U.S.

Rio -
No. 98 on Q magazine's 100 Greatest British Albums (2000)
No. 65 on NME (New Musical Express) -
100 Greatest Albums of All Time (2003)
No. 3 on BBC Radio 2's Top 100 Favorite Albums of all time (2013)


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