Girls on Film
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"Girls on Film" is a 1981 new wave song by Duran Duran, best known for its catchy synth-driven sound and controversial, heavily edited music video that helped launch the band to international fame.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Girls on Film canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bSide | Faster Than Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartedIn | UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUK | 5 ⓘ |
| composer |
Andy Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Le Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director |
Godley & Creme
NERFINISHED
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Kevin Godley NERFINISHED ⓘ Lol Creme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | My Own Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasLiveVersion | Girls on Film (live performances) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Girls on Film music video ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Decade (Duran Duran album)
NERFINISHED
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Greatest (Duran Duran compilation album) NERFINISHED ⓘ Greatest Hits compilations of Duran Duran ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:30 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Simon Le Bon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial erotic imagery
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controversial music video ⓘ heavily edited version for MTV ⓘ helping launch Duran Duran to international fame ⓘ |
| partOf | Duran Duran (1981 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Duran Duran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Careless Memories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Colin Thurston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recorded | 1981 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
EMI
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Harvest Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1981-07-13 ⓘ |
| sideAOf | Girls on Film single ⓘ |
| tempo | up-tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
fashion industry
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voyeurism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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