Planet Earth (Duran Duran song)

"Planet Earth"
"Planet Earth"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side	"Late Bar"
Released	2 February 1981
Recorded	December 1980
Studio	Red Bus (London)
Genre	Post-disco
Length	3:59 (single version); 6:20 (night version);
Label	EMI; Capitol;
Songwriter(s)	Simon Le Bon; John Taylor; Roger Taylor; Andy Taylor; Nick Rhodes;
Producer(s)	Colin Thurston
Duran Duran singles chronology
Music video
	"Planet Earth" on YouTube

"Planet Earth" is the debut single by English new wave band Duran Duran, released on 2 February 1981.

It was an immediate hit in the band's native UK, reaching number 12 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 February, and did even better in Australia, hitting number 8 to become Duran Duran's first Top 10 hit anywhere in the world. Along with the track, "Girls on Film", "Planet Earth" also hit the Top 40 on the US, dance charts.

The song later appeared on the band's eponymous debut album Duran Duran, released in June 1981.

^ Zaleski, Annie (15 June 2021a). "40 Years Ago: Duran Duran Take First Steps to Fame on Debut LP". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[UCR-1] Zaleski, Annie (15 June 2021a). "40 Years Ago: Duran Duran Take First Steps to Fame on Debut LP". Ultimate Classic Rock. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

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