Girls on Film

"Girls on Film"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side"Faster Than Light"
Released13 July 1981 (1981-07-13)
RecordedDecember 1980 (1980-12)
StudioRed Bus (London)
Genre
Length
  • 3:27 (single version)
  • 5:31 (night version)
  • 5:45 (extended night version)
  • 5:41 (instrumental version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Colin Thurston
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Careless Memories"
(1981)
"Girls on Film"
(1981)
"My Own Way"
(1981)
Music video
"Girls on Film" on YouTube

"Girls on Film" is the third single by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981. It became Duran Duran's first top 10 hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 5 in July 1981, and an international hit reaching the top 20 in several countries, including number 1 in Portugal, number 4 in New Zealand and number 11 in Australia.

  1. ^ People Weekly, Vol. 62. Time, Incorporated. 2004. "But the big-haired lineup that gave us such '80s synth-pop hits as "Girls on Film," "Hungry Like the Wolf" and "Rio" has reunited for Astronaut, which finds the group taking creative flight again."
  2. ^ Zaleski, Annie (13 July 2021). "40 Years Ago: How Duran Duran Found Disco-Pop Bliss With 'Girls on Film'". Ultimate Classic Rock.
  3. ^ Guarisco, Donald A. "Girls on Film - Duran Duran | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2020.