Girls on Film

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"Girls on Film" is a 1981 new wave song by Duran Duran, best known for its catchy synth-driven sound and controversial, heavily edited music video that helped launch the band to international fame.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music video
single
song
album Duran Duran
artist Duran Duran
bSide Faster Than Light
chartedIn UK Singles Chart
chartPositionUK 5
composer Andy Taylor
John Taylor
Nick Rhodes
Roger Taylor
Simon Le Bon
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Godley & Creme
Kevin Godley
Lol Creme
followedBy My Own Way
genre new wave
synth-pop
hasLiveVersion Girls on Film (live performances)
linked to: Girls on Film
hasMusicVideo Girls on Film music video
includedIn Decade (Duran Duran album)
Greatest (Duran Duran compilation album)
Greatest Hits compilations of Duran Duran
instrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
synthesizers
language English
length 3:30
lyricist Simon Le Bon
notableFor controversial erotic imagery
controversial music video
heavily edited version for MTV
helping launch Duran Duran to international fame
partOf Duran Duran (1981 album)
linked to: Duran Duran
performer Duran Duran
precededBy Careless Memories
producer Colin Thurston
recorded 1981
recordLabel EMI
Harvest Records
releaseDate 1981-07-13
sideAOf Girls on Film single
tempo up-tempo
theme fashion industry
voyeurism

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Duran Duran notableWork Girls on Film
Duran Duran hasMusicVideoFor Girls on Film
Nick Rhodes notableWork Girls on Film
Alicia Malone notableWork Girls on Film: Lessons from a Life of Watching Women in Movies
linked to: Girls on Film
Sound of the Underground hasPart Girls on Film
Girls on Film hasLiveVersion Girls on Film (live performances)
linked to: Girls on Film