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Union of the Snake is the 9th single released by British New Wave band Duran Duran and the first single from their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger. It was released on October 17, 1983 and would peak at #3 on the US and UK singles charts. Image File history File links Duranuots4990595650303350. ...
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Duran Duran are a British New Wave band notable for a long series of catchy, synthesizer-driven hit singles and vivid music videos. ...
Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Durans third studio album, released globally in November, 1983. ...
About the song
After a song-writing session near Cannes in France, much of the band's third album was recorded at George Martin's Air Studios on the Caribbean island of Montserrat with producer Alex Sadkin, then mixed at 301 Studios in Sydney. Mixing for "Union of the Snake" was done right up to the last minute. Cannes (Canas in Provençal) (pronounced ) is a city and commune in southern France, located on the Riviera, in the Alpes-Maritimes département. ...
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There was a lot of speculation among fans and critics as to what the song actually means. Some think it's referencing a cult or military organization. Others believe that the song is about the darker side of humanity and that the "snake" represents the evil taking control of a person. This is somewhat strengthed by the chorus: "The Union of the Snake is on the climb, moving up, it's gonna race, gonna break through the borderline". The borderline is that between good and evil and evil is beginning to take over.
Le Bon himself (notoriously shy about explaining his oblique lyrics) hinted, in the Duran Duran lyric book The Book of Words, that the borderline might be one between the conscious and subconscious minds.
Music video The video for "Union of the Snake" was conceived by Russell Mulcahy, who directed many of the heavy rotation videos for songs from Duran Duran's previous album Rio. However, as Mulcahy was busy preparing to direct the concert film Arena and the documentary film Sing Blue Silver during the band's world tour, the video for "Union" was actually directed by Simon Milne (who also filmed videos for Kajagoogoo and Missing Persons). It was one of the first music video to be shot on 35mm film stock rather than videotape. There was a bit of controversy surrounding the video as it was released to MTV a whole week before the single was released on radio. Radio stations were anxious at the time because they were concerned that channels like MTV might supplant them in the promotion of singles. Russell Mulcahy (born January 1, 1953) is a film director, born in Melbourne, Australia. ...
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Sing Blue Silver is a tour documentary about Duran Durans world conquering 1983-1984 World Tour. ...
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The music video is quite distinctive and seems to reference the movie The Road Warrior. The band is is featured in the Australian desert being tracked by half-man, half-snake creature. They eventually take an elevator down beneath the sands (perhaps into the subconscious) into what appears to be an underground cathedral, and the snake creature as well as number of other bizarre characters interact with lead singer Simon Le Bon. Other band members make only brief appearances in the video. Road Warrior redirects here. ...
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Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. ...
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B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes The b-side to "Union of the Snake" was the atmospheric piece "Secret Oktober". In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ...
Twenty-four hours before the single was to be delivered to EMI for distribution, singer Simon Le Bon and keyboardist Nick Rhodes wrote and mixed the b-side "Secret Oktober" in an all-night recording session. Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. ...
Nick Rhodes in 1981. ...
Also included on the 12" was a remix of the single, titled "Union of the Snake (Monkey Mix)".
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Chart positions The single did quite well, peaking at #3 on both the UK and US singles chart and staying there for several weeks. It even made a resurgence after it dropped out the charts, coming back in the UK at #66 on the strength of the "Sing Blue Silver" tour in support of Seven and the Ragged Tiger.
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Other appearances Albums: Seven and the Ragged Tiger is Duran Durans third studio album, released globally in November, 1983. ...
Arena is a live album by Duran Duran, originally released worldwide in 1984 (see 1984 in music), and reissued with two bonus tracks in 2004, (see 2004 in music). ...
Greatest is a greatest hits compilation album released in 1998 by the band Duran Duran. ...
Strange Behaviour is a compilation album of remixes by Duran Duran. ...
Personnel Duran Duran are: Other: Simon John Charles Le Bon (born October 27, 1958) is the lead singer and lyricist of the pop band Duran Duran. ...
Nick Rhodes in 1981. ...
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References - Music Video Database: Union of the Snake
- The Duran Duran Timeline: 1983
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