"My Own Way" | ||||
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Single by Duran Duran | ||||
B-side | "Like an Angel" | |||
Released | 16 November 1981 | |||
Recorded | October 1981 | |||
Studio | Townhouse (London) | |||
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Producer(s) | Colin Thurston | |||
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"My Own Way" on YouTube |
"My Own Way" is the fourth single by English new wave band Duran Duran, originally released on 16 November 1981.
The single was a follow up to the UK top 5 hit " Girls on Film", and was another hit, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart and 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. [1]
The band subsequently re-recorded "My Own Way" for inclusion on their second album, Rio. The newer album version dispenses with the "disco" feel of the single version in favour of a more electronic style.[ citation needed]
The single release of "My Own Way" has a fast tempo and "disco strings" arranged by Richard Myhill and Duran Duran.[ citation needed]
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.[ citation needed]
The video for "My Own Way" was directed by Russell Mulcahy, who also directed several other videos for Duran Duran. [2]
The B-side of the UK 7-inch was "Like an Angel". The B-side of the UK 12-inch was "Like an Angel" and the "night" version of "My Own Way".
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In 2002, "My Own Way" was sampled by José Nunez, American music remixer and producer, for the dance song "Air Race", which became a sizeable club and airplay hit.
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