Paper Gods

Paper Gods
Standard and deluxe edition cover[a]
Studio album by
Duran Duran
Released11 September 2015
Studio
Genre
Length57:21
LabelWarner Bros.
Producer
Duran Duran chronology
A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011
(2012) 		Paper Gods
(2015) 		Future Past
(2021)
Singles from Paper Gods
  1. "Pressure Off"
    Released: 19 June 2015
  2. "Last Night in the City"
    Released: 10 March 2017[1]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Billboard[4]
Consequence of SoundB−[5]
Drowned in Sound5/10[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
The Guardian[8]
Magnet[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]

Paper Gods is the fourteenth studio album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 11 September 2015 by Warner Bros. Records. The album was produced by Mr Hudson and Joshua Blair, who had worked with the band on All You Need Is Now (2010) and A Diamond in the Mind: Live 2011 (2012); Nile Rodgers, who had previously first worked on the band's "The Reflex", his remixed version reaching number one, "The Wild Boys" single and Notorious album; and Mark Ronson, who produced All You Need Is Now. The first single, "Pressure Off", features vocals from American singer Janelle Monáe.[13] The album was supported by the Paper Gods on Tour.


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  2. ^ "Reviews for Paper Gods By Duran Duran". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Paper Gods – Duran Duran". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. ^ Partridge, Kenneth (18 September 2015). "Duran Duran Party Like It's 1989 on Guest-Filled 'Paper Gods': Album Review". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  5. ^ Sackllahon, David (4 September 2017). "Duran Duran - Paper Gods". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  6. ^ Beardsworth, Luke (11 September 2015). "Duran Duran: Paper Gods". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  7. ^ Anderson, Kyle (3 September 2015). "'Paper Gods' by Duran Duran: EW review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  8. ^ Simpson, Dave (10 September 2015). "Duran Duran: Paper Gods review – synth-pop survivors still bouncing". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Duran Duran: Paper Gods". Magnet. No. 124. p. 55.
  10. ^ Gerard, Chris (14 September 2015). "Duran Duran: Paper Gods". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 10 May 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  11. ^ "Duran Duran: Paper Gods". Q. October 2015. p. 109.
  12. ^ Dolan, Jon (11 September 2015). "Duran Duran: Paper Gods". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Duran Duran Announce Title & Release Date of Upcoming New Album". DuranDuran.com. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 August 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2022.