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Future Past (Duran Duran album)

Summary

Future Past is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Duran Duran, released on 22 October 2021. It is the band's first album to be released through BMG, and their first since 2015's Paper Gods six years prior.[8][9]

Future Past
Studio album by
Duran Duran
Released22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
Length50:59
Label
  • BMG
  • Tape Modern
Producer
Duran Duran chronology
Paper Gods
(2015) 		Future Past
(2021) 		Danse Macabre
(2023)
Singles from Future Past
  1. "Invisible"
    Released: 19 May 2021
  2. "More Joy!"
    Released: 5 August 2021
  3. "Anniversary"
    Released: 31 August 2021[1]
  4. "Tonight United"
    Released: 24 September 2021[2]
  5. "Give It All Up"
    Released: 20 October 2021
  6. "Laughing Boy"
    Released: 9 February 2022
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash7/10[5]
musicOMH[6]
The Telegraph[7]
Uncut[3]

The album, co-produced by the band alongside Mark Ronson, Giorgio Moroder and Erol Alkan, also features guest appearances by Tove Lo, Ivorian Doll, Japanese band Chai, and Mike Garson. Blur's Graham Coxon is the guitarist on the album.[9]

The band released the album's first single "Invisible" on 19 May 2021.[10] The tracks "More Joy!" featuring Chai, "Anniversary", "Tonight United" and "Give It All Up" featuring Tove Lo were also released in advance of the album.[11]

Background and content edit

John Taylor described Future Past as a "very emotionally deep album", revealing that the lyrics were primarily written before 2020's COVID-19 lockdowns: "Many of the songs are about emotional crises, or long-term intimacy issues, let's call them. When we came back after lockdown, I felt that those lyrics, particularly 'Invisible', spoke to the moment, because the last 18 months have really been about intimacy politics."[12]

Cover art edit

The cover is a colourised and combined image of two black-and-white pictures by Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota. Nick Rhodes met Yokota in 2017 while researching for a documentary about Japanese photographers. The album's art director Rory McCartney laid the images over the top of one another, creating the effect of a stationary silhouette in red with another silhouette in green moving beyond it, which resonated with McCartney.[13]

Track listing edit

Future Past – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Invisible"
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
3:11
2."All of You"
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
4:05
3."Give It All Up" (featuring Tove Lo)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
  • Tove Lo
5:07
4."Anniversary"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
5:18
5."Future Past"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
3:52
6."Beautiful Lies"
  • Duran Duran
  • Moroder
  • Joshua Blair[a]
3:36
7."Tonight United"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Moroder
  • Duran Duran
  • Moroder
  • Blair[a]
3:07
8."Wing"
  • Duran Duran
  • Blair
5:19
9."Nothing Less[c]"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
4:25
10."Hammerhead[c]" (featuring Ivorian Doll)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Alkan
  • Vanessa Mahi
  • Lei Jennings
  • Christopher Layton
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
3:33
11."More Joy!" (featuring Chai)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
  • Kaz Haga[b]
  • Mathieu Kranich[b]
  • Hannie Knox[b]
3:39
12."Falling" (featuring Mike Garson)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
5:49
Total length:50:59
Future Past – Deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
6."Velvet Newton"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
2:40
7."Beautiful Lies"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Moroder
  • Duran Duran
  • Moroder
  • Blair[a]
3:36
8."Tonight United"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Moroder
  • Duran Duran
  • Moroder
  • Blair[a]
3:08
9."Wing"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Ronson
  • Duran Duran
  • Blair
5:19
10."Nothing Less[c]"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
4:26
11."Laughing Boy"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
4:55
12."Hammerhead[c]" (featuring Ivorian Doll)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Alkan
  • Mahi
  • Jennings
  • Layton
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
3:34
13."Invocation"
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
2:08
14."More Joy!" (featuring Chai)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Coxon
  • Alkan
3:39
15."Falling" (featuring Mike Garson)
  • Le Bon
  • J. Taylor
  • R. Taylor
  • Rhodes
  • Duran Duran
  • Alkan
5:49
Total length:1:00:46
Japanese edition bonus track[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Five Years"
4:45
Total length:1:05:35

Notes edit

  • ^a signifies vocal producer
  • ^b signifies an assistant producer
  • ^c These tracks are not included on vinyl version

Personnel edit

Duran Duran

Additional musicians

  • Barli – backing vocals
  • Graham Coxon – guitars
  • Joshua Blair – piano, programming (all tracks); string arrangement (1–3, 5–8), keyboards (3–8), guitars (6), additional keyboards, keyboards programming (9, 10, 12)
  • Erol Alkan – programming (1, 9), synthesizers (1, 3), drum programming (2–5, 9, 10, 12), hand clap (2, 10), percussion, tambourine (2)
  • Tove Lo – vocals (3)
  • Giorgio Moroder – additional keyboards (6, 7)
  • Saffron Le Bon – backing vocals (6, 7, 9, 10)
  • Mark Ronson – guitars (8)
  • Ivorian Doll – vocals (10)
  • Chai – vocals (11)
  • Mike Garson – piano (12)

Technical

  • Wendy Laister – executive production
  • John Webber – mastering
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing
  • Joshua Blair – engineering, Pro Tools
  • Austin Creek – engineering (12)
  • Peter Karlsson – vocal engineering (3)
  • Cory Bice – vocal engineering (3)
  • Ritchie Kennedy – additional engineering (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10), engineering assistance (3)
  • Tom Herbert – engineering assistance (1–5, 9, 10, 12)
  • Ed Farrell – engineering assistance (1–5, 9, 10, 12)
  • Matt Wolach – mixing assistance
  • Benji Compston – production management
  • Hannie Knox – production assistance

Design

  • Rory McCartney – art direction
  • Daisuke Yokota – cover art, photography
  • Nick Rhodes – band photo

Charts edit

Chart performance for Future Past
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 6
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 53
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[20] 39
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[21] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[22] 9
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 21
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[25] 29
Irish Albums (OCC)[26] 23
Italian Albums (FIMI)[27] 10
Japan Top Album sales (Billboard Japan)[28] 51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] 35
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 6
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 10
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 3
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[35] 1
US Billboard 200[36] 28

References edit

  1. ^ Martoccio, Angie (31 August 2021). "Duran Duran Celebrate 40 Years on 'Anniversary'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Duran Duran Team With Giorgio Moroder for New Single 'Tonight United'". Rolling Stone. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Future Past by Duran Duran". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2021). "Future Past - Duran Duran | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ Murray, Robin (21 October 2021). "Duran Duran – Future Past | Reviews". Clash. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  6. ^ Young, Martyn (22 October 2021). "Duran Duran - Future Past | Album Reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ^ McCormick, Neil (22 October 2021). "Future Past, review: Duran Duran deliver plenty of throwback fun with 15th studio album". The Telegraph. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  8. ^ Brandle, Lars (19 May 2021). "Duran Duran Set 15th Album 'Future Past,' Drop 'Invisible': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b Pearis, Bill (18 May 2021). "Duran Duran announce new LP 'Future Past' feat. Lykke Li; Pre-order BV-exclusive lime green vinyl". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Duran Duran – INVISIBLE (Official Music Video)". 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via YouTube.
  11. ^ Legaspi, Althea (20 October 2021). "Duran Duran and Tove Lo 'Give It All Up' for You on New Song". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  12. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (20 October 2021). "It's still very, very good to be Duran Duran". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  13. ^ Collis, Clark (20 October 2021). "The story behind the cover of Duran Duran's new album, Future Past". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Duran Duran / デュラン・デュラン「FUTURE PAST / フューチャー・パスト」 | Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン | Warner Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Duran Duran – Future Past" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Duran Duran – Future Past" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Duran Duran – Future Past" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  19. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums Chart: November 6, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 43.Týden 2021 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  22. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Duran Duran – Future Past" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  23. ^ "Duran Duran: Future Past" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  24. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Duran Duran – Future Past" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2021. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  26. ^ "Official Irish Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  27. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  28. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2021/11/03 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  29. ^ "Charts.nz – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  30. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  31. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  32. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  33. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Duran Duran – Future Past". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  34. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  35. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  36. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: November 6, 2021". Billboard. Retrieved 2 November 2021.

External links edit

  • Future Past at Discogs (list of releases)

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