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| Label = | Writer = Duran Duran | Producer = Colin Thurston | Last single = "Girls on Film" (1981) | This single = "My Own Way" (1981) | Next single = "Hungry Like the Wolf" (1982) | Misc = }} "My Own Way" is the fourth single by Duran Duran, originally released as a single on 16 November 1981. The single was designed as a stop-gap release to capitalise on the Top 5 success of the band's previous single, "Girls on Film", but prior to the recording and release of the band's second album ''Rio'' (which was recorded in the early months of 1982). "My Own Way" was another hit, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart. It peaked at #10 in Australia. Despite its success, the single has often been cited by the band as one of their least favourite and is rarely played live.〔(Herald Sun (Australia) - Interview with Duran Duran (2008) )〕 Keyboardist Nick Rhodes has expressed astonishment that "My Own Way" performed better than 1987's "Skin Trade", which ended the band's record of twelve consecutive Top 20 hits in the UK. ==About the song== The single release of "My Own Way" has a fast tempo and "disco strings" arranged by Richard Myhill & Duran Duran. A slower version was later recorded for the ''Rio'' album, with slightly different lyrics. This version dispensed with the disco strings in favour of a new wave style with echoing synths and was later remixed by David Kershenbaum for the ''Carnival'' EP, and this altered track appeared on the American re-issue of the ''Rio'' album on vinyl and cassette late in 1982. All CD pressings of ''Rio'' have used the original UK album mix. The band's dislike of "My Own Way" is evinced by the song's omission from all of Duran Duran's compilation albums. Neither 1989's ''Decade'' or 1998's ''Greatest'' included the track, although it came close on the latter. A promo for ''Greatest'' included both "My Own Way" and "Careless Memories", but the commercial release replaced them with 1990's "Serious" and 1997's "Electric Barbarella". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「My Own Way (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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