Ordinary World
Duran Duran | Artist Essentials
First released: 1992 (year verified)
Original 1992 regular single version; not the longer 1993 Wedding Album presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The acoustic guitar and restrained verse leave room for the chorus to open into much broader harmony.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 1992 (year verified)
The artist chronology and the explicitly labeled licensed Single Version agree on an original 1992 release, before the 1993 Wedding Album. The shorter regular single presentation is selected; the longer album presentation remains distinct.
Recording: Original 1992 regular single version; not the longer 1993 Wedding Album presentation
Credit: Duran Duran
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Ordinary World
Duran Duran - official Ordinary World first single year
The official 1992 chronology records the worldwide release of Ordinary World. It supports the original 1992 single year before the 1993 Wedding Album, without assigning an exact first worldwide day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Duran Duran - original 1992 Ordinary World single and later edition labels
The explicitly labeled Ordinary World Single Version carries the supported 1992 release year, agreeing with the official chronology. The program separately labels Notorious Single Mix, the Shep Pettibone mix of I Don't Want Your Love and All She Wants Is Single Mix. Inherited 1981 dates on unrelated 1990s tracks and modern remaster dates are rejected; edition labels alone support those presentation distinctions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) - licensed original studio program
Public distributor metadata identifies the original 1993 studio program, full Duran Duran credit and selected recording. Only year precision is adopted. Bonus tracks and later remixes do not inherit the original album date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Annual version match under review
The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The selected regular 1992 single presentation is shorter than the full Wedding Album presentation. Both actual annual years remain valid candidates, but the retained rows do not identify the edition. The real retained candidate stays provisional and is excluded from Beyond until that presentation is resolved.
Duran Duran - official Ordinary World first single year
The official 1992 chronology records the worldwide release of Ordinary World. It supports the original 1992 single year before the 1993 Wedding Album, without assigning an exact first worldwide day. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Duran Duran - original 1992 Ordinary World single and later edition labels
The explicitly labeled Ordinary World Single Version carries the supported 1992 release year, agreeing with the official chronology. The program separately labels Notorious Single Mix, the Shep Pettibone mix of I Don't Want Your Love and All She Wants Is Single Mix. Inherited 1981 dates on unrelated 1990s tracks and modern remaster dates are rejected; edition labels alone support those presentation distinctions. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) - licensed original studio program
Public distributor metadata identifies the original 1993 studio program, full Duran Duran credit and selected recording. Only year precision is adopted. Bonus tracks and later remixes do not inherit the original album date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About Duran Duran
Duran Duran emerged in the British new-wave era, combining synthesizers with rock guitars and detailed arrangements built around pop melodies. Early touring included opening for Hazel O'Connor in 1980. The band became closely associated with music video as well as arena performance. Girls on Film, Hungry Like the Wolf and Ordinary World reflect different parts of its recording repertoire.
Artist background sources
Duran Duran - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography
New-wave context, instrumental and melodic approach, documented 1980 touring, music-video/arena performance and named repertoire. Later members are not represented as an unchanging original lineup. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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