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| Released = 26 October 1984 (UK) 3 November 1984 (US) | Format = | Recorded = July 1984, Maison Rouge Studios, London | Genre = | Length = | Label = | Writer = Duran Duran | Producer = | Certification = Gold (RIAA) | Last single = "The Reflex" (1984) | This single = "The Wild Boys" (1984) | Next single = "A View to a Kill" (1985) | Misc = }} "The Wild Boys" is the twelfth single by Duran Duran, released in October 1984. The song was the only studio track on the live album ''Arena'', and was produced by Nile Rodgers, who had previously remixed the single "The Reflex". It was recorded at the end of July 1984 at Maison Rouge studios in London. "The Wild Boys" became one of the band's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the American ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and hitting #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart. It peaked at #2 on the UK Singles Chart, and also reached the top position in Germany and on the Canadian CHUM Chart. It became the band's biggest charting single in Australia, reaching #5. The band's parent album, "Arena", was certified Double Platinum in the United States. ==About the song== The idea for the song came from longtime Duran Duran video director Russell Mulcahy, who wanted to make a full-length feature film based on the surreal and sexual 1971 novel ''The Wild Boys: A Book Of The Dead'' by William S. Burroughs. He suggested that the band might create a modern soundtrack for the film in the same way that Queen would later provide a rock soundtrack for Mulcahy's 1986 movie ''Highlander.'' Singer Simon Le Bon began writing some lyrics based on Mulcahy's quick synopsis of the book, and the band created a harsh-sounding instrumental backdrop for them.〔(VH1 interview with John Taylor )〕 The single was issued with six separate collectible covers - one featuring each individual band member and one of the band collectively. On 3 November, the same day the song was released in America, it entered the charts at #38, there it would peak at #2 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「The Wild Boys (song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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