Save a Prayer

"Save a Prayer"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Rio
B-side
  • "Hold Back the Rain" (remix)
  • "Save a Prayer" (from the Arena)
  • "Careless Memories" (from the Arena)
Released9 August 1982[1]
RecordedJanuary–February 1982
StudioAIR (London, UK)
Genre
Length
  • 6:05 (video version)
  • 5:32 (album version)
  • 3:45 (US single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Colin Thurston
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Hungry Like the Wolf"
(1982)
"Save a Prayer"
(1982)
"Rio"
(1982)
Music video
"Save a Prayer" on YouTube

"Save a Prayer" is a song by the English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982 as the third single from their second album Rio (1982). It became Duran Duran's biggest hit (at the time) on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number two. As of October 2021 "Save a Prayer" is the sixth most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK.[3]

"Save a Prayer" was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the music video was very popular on MTV. An edited concert single version from "Arena" was finally released in the U.S. in January 1985 and reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.

  1. ^ "1982: The Duran Duran Timeline". www.durandurantimeline.com. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. ^ Erlewin, Stephen (27 October 2023). Essential Duran Duran: Their 30 greatest songs, ranked. The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Duran Duran's Official Top 20 most-streamed songs revealed". Official Charts. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.