Song · Duran Duran
“Electric Barbarella” by Duran Duran
From the album Medazzaland (1997)
“Electric Barbarella” by Duran Duran appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 1997. It was first released in 1997 on the album Medazzaland. Its best result is #66 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #185 alternative song of 1997.
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"Electric Barbarella", from Duran Duran's ninth album, Medazzaland (1997), finds the band tipping its hat to its own origin story: Roger Vadim's 1968 film Barbarella, whose character Durand Durand gave them their name. Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and Warren Cuccurullo wrote it, with Cuccurullo on guitar and bass, Rhodes on keyboards and Anthony J. Resta on drums, and TV Mania produced a sleek slice of electronic rock with a wink.
Capitol sent it to American pop radio in September 1997 and sold it through its website too, and it's reckoned the first single by a major-label act that fans could buy as an internet download. Britain had to wait for the 1998 compilation Greatest, with a UK single following in January 1999. Ellen von Unwerth directed the video, casting model Myka Dunkle as a robot sex doll.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1997 | 91 |
| 1997 | 66 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 | 105 |
| 1997 | 75 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1997 | 101 |
| 1997 | 92 | KNRK Portland, OR | KNRK Top 94 Songs of 1997 | 94 |
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