Election Day
Arcadia
1986
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release chronology remains partly unverified.
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About Arcadia
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
Arcadia was the separate recording project formed by Duran Duran members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Roger Taylor. Its album So Red the Rose included Election Day, The Promise and Goodbye Is Forever. Guests on the project included David Gilmour, Sting, Herbie Hancock and Grace Jones, extending the trio's studio palette beyond the core membership.
Artist background sources
Duran Duran / EMI - Arcadia So Red the Rose reissue
Official artist-hosted EMI press release names the three members, original album, songs and guests. Arcadia is retained separately from Duran Duran. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
Retained annual-list context
Election Day by Arcadia appears at number 86 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1986. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Annual-list context only; songwriting inspiration remains unestablished
Billboard year-end 1986 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Not classified - no adequate editorial basis in this pass
Billboard year-end 1986 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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