"Notorious"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Notorious
B-side"Winter Marches On"
Released20 October 1986
RecordedAugust–September 1986
StudioAbbey Road (London)
Genre
Length
  • 4:18 (album version)
  • 3:57 (7-inch version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Duran Duran singles chronology
"A View to a Kill"
(1985) 		"Notorious"
(1986) 		"Skin Trade"
(1987)
Music video
"Notorious" on YouTube

"Notorious" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran. Released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986, "Notorious" was the first single issued from Duran Duran's fourth studio album of the same name, and the first released by Duran Duran as a trio as Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor had both left the band by the time it was released.

The single was a commercial success worldwide, reaching number seven on the UK Singles Chart and number two on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the top ten in many other countries.

Commercial performance

"Notorious" was a massive commercial success internationally. It debuted at number 14 and peaked the following week at number 7 in the UK, and also performed very well in the US, reaching number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also a success in other countries reaching the top 10 in Sweden, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, New Zealand, the Netherlands and did even better particularly in Italy, where it went to number 1 for 4 consecutive weeks, becoming one of the best-selling singles of 1986 in the country.[citation needed]

Reception

Billboard called it "Anglo-funk, sharp, tidy, made for dancing."[1]

Music video

The video for "Notorious" was directed by duo Peter Kagan and Paula Greif and released in October 1986, weeks before the album.[citation needed]

B-side and official remixes

For the first time, the B-side to the 7" single was not an original recording; "Winter Marches On" was an unaltered version of the Notorious album track. Before this, Duran Duran had always provided either completely original songs or previously unheard remixes on the B-side.

As a first for the band, "Notorious" was released as two separate 12" singles. The first had a Nile Rodgers-produced extended mix while the second featured a remix by the Latin Rascals.

As a perennially popular song in their back catalogue, "Notorious" appears in various Duran Duran megamixes, most notably:

Formats and track listings

7": EMI / DDN 45 United Kingdom

  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": EMI / 12 DDN 45 United Kingdom

  1. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": EMI / 12 DDNX 45 United Kingdom

  1. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

7": Capitol / B-5648 United States

  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": Capitol / V-15264 United States

  1. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

12": Capitol / V-15266 United States

  1. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23
  2. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  3. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25

CD: The Singles 1986–1995 box set

  1. "Notorious" (45 mix) – 3:58
  2. "Winter Marches On" – 3:25
  3. "Notorious" (extended mix) – 5:14
  4. "Notorious" (The Latin Rascals mix) – 6:23

Charts

Personnel

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

Technical

References

  1. ^ "Reviews". Billboard. 1 November 1986. p. 71. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  2. ^ Top 100 (Kent Music Report) singles and albums peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. p. 97. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  13. ^ "Duran Duran: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  14. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 – Week of January 10, 1987". Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1986". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
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  20. ^ "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. 26 December 1987.
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