Notorious (Duran Duran song)

"Notorious"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Notorious
B-side"Winter Marches On"
Released20 October 1986 (1986-10-20)[1]
RecordedJune–September 1986
StudioAbbey Road (London)
GenreDance-rock[2]
Length
  • 4:19 (album version)
  • 4:03 (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
Alternative cover
The Latin Rascals official remix cover
The Latin Rascals official remix cover

"Notorious" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986 as the first single from their fourth studio album of the same name. It showcased a new direction for Duran Duran with a funk rock sound.

It was the first single released by Duran Duran as a trio as Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor had both left the band by the time it was released. "Notorious" 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.

  1. ^ "DURAN DURAN RELEASE NOTORIOUS SINGLE: ALBUM IN NOVEMBER: WORLD TOUR IN 1987". EMI. 20 October 1986.
  2. ^ Gerard, Chris (19 August 2013). "Classic album revisited: Duran Duran's "Notorious"". Metro Weekly. Retrieved 21 March 2024.