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New Music: Duran Duran: "Night Runner" [ft. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland] [Stream]


Duran Duran hopped a hot new sound for "Night Runner", reputedly the first single from forthcoming 12th album Red Carpet Massacre. And, based on the low-quality stream available at EW.com, it's a FutureSex/LoveSound. The new-wave idols are the latest has-beens to hook up with Justin Timberlake's Prince-ly falsettos and Timbaland's sticky thump, perhaps hoping for a little "My Love" blood-sugar-cybersex magik.

This time, Simon Le Bon and J.T. get their sexy on as Tim mouths off on percussion, part of a funky rhythm that's the furthest thing from "Girls on Film" since Girls Gone... digital video. This particular girl might be some kind of vampire, but more likely she just spends all her time in the club, so either way, she's probably hungry. Wolf-hungry.

"Night Runner" isn't Duran Duran's first time turning to a chic producer to stay viable-- that's a tradition running back to 1983 No. 1 "The Reflex", helmed by Chic/Bowie producer Nile Rodgers-- but it'll likely only sound fresh if the last album you bought was their previous full-length, 2004's Astronaut.

Stream:> Duran Duran: "Night Runner" [ft. Justin Timberlake and Timbaland]
[From Red Carpet Massacre; due 10/30/07 on Epic]

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what the fuck? Why are they everywhere?

last time I saw them live they were less than marginal ( as was the album.) However, if my friends come over from the UK I will likely do it al again. XCrosses fingers for free ticketsX

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Well, it was no Goodburger.

Duran Duran is still together?!

I personally have never seen them live at a concert. But I thought they were quite good at Live Earth.
Friends of mine have seen them live, and they all thought they were excellent.