Question 1

Does Duran Duran write their own songs?

Accepted Answer

All of them. Every original across sixteen albums is credited to the band, and not one outside songwriter appears anywhere in the catalogue. They are credited on 155 of 188 album tracks; almost all of the rest are covers, on Thank You in 1995 and on half of Danse Macabre in 2023.

Question 2

Who wrote "Hungry Like the Wolf"?

Accepted Answer

The credit reads Duran Duran, meaning the five-piece lineup of Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor. It reached number 3 on the Hot 100.

Question 3

Why do the writing credits keep changing?

Accepted Answer

Because the band credit follows the lineup. Rio carries five names, Notorious three after Roger and Andy Taylor left, The Wedding Album four with Warren Cuccurullo, and Medazzaland three again after John Taylor went.

Question 4

How many albums have they released?

Accepted Answer

Sixteen studio albums between 1981 and 2023, plus live records and the Arcadia and Power Station side projects that sit outside this catalogue.

Question 5

How many records have they sold?

Accepted Answer

Over 100 million, according to Billboard.

Question 6

Who wrote "Ordinary World"?

Accepted Answer

The credit reads Duran Duran, at that point Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Warren Cuccurullo. It reached number 3 on the Hot 100 in 1993.

Question 7

What is Thank You?

Accepted Answer

A covers album from 1995. Eleven of its twelve tracks are other people's songs, which makes it the one record in the catalogue the band barely wrote.

Question 8

Are there two self-titled albums?

Accepted Answer

Yes: the 1981 debut and the 1993 record, which everyone calls The Wedding Album to tell them apart.

Question 9

Who is Warren Cuccurullo?

Accepted Answer

The guitarist from 1989 to 2001. He shares the band credit on Liberty, The Wedding Album, Thank You, Medazzaland and Pop Trash.

Question 10

Have they won a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

Two, along with two Brit Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.