Ordinary World (song)

"Ordinary World"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Duran Duran
B-side	"My Antarctica"
Released	December 1992
Studio	Privacy (Battersea)[1][2]
Genre	Soft rock[3][4]
Length	5:39 (album version) 4:43 (single version)
Label	Parlophone EMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Duran Duran
Producer(s)	Duran Duran John Jones
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Serious" (1990) "Ordinary World" (1992) "Come Undone" (1993)
Music video
"Ordinary World" on YouTube

"Ordinary World" is a song by English rock band Duran Duran, released in December 1992 by Parlophone, EMI and Capitol as the first single from their self-titled album (1993), commonly known as the Wedding Album. The ballad, both written by the band and co-produced with John Jones, reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Top 40/Mainstream chart, the Canadian RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, and the Italian Singles Chart. It also peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 in Iceland and Sweden, and No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart. The song's music video was directed by Nick Egan and filmed in California.

The song was nominated for Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically in May 1994. Lead vocalist Simon Le Bon sang the song with Luciano Pavarotti at a benefit concert for War Child. "Ordinary World" remains one of Duran Duran's most popular songs and, in October 2021, was their second-most streamed song in the UK.^[5]