Song · Duran Duran
“Serious” by Duran Duran
From the album Liberty (1990)
“Serious” by Duran Duran appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1990. It was first released in 1990 on the album Liberty. Its best result is #75 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #191 alternative song of 1990.
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"Serious" was the second single from Liberty, Duran Duran's sixth studio album, in 1990, following "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)". Chris Kimsey produced it at Olympic Studios with the band as associate producers, Chris Potter engineered with Michael Butterworth assisting, and the writing credit runs five names long: Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Warren Cuccurullo and Sterling Campbell.
It went to number three in Italy but stalled at 48 at home in the UK. The video is the keeper: shot in black and white at a circus by the directing duo Big TV!, with model Tess Daly on hand, it catches the band loose and easy with their instruments, cracking each other up, which is exactly why fans hold it so dear. A multi-angle cut later turned up on the Greatest DVD in 2003.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 | 107 |
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