Song · Duran Duran
“White Lines” by Duran Duran
From the album Thank You (1995)
“White Lines” by Duran Duran appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1995 and 2002. It was first released in 1995 on the album Thank You. Its best result is #80 on the Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #288 alternative song of 1995 and #4,968 alternative song of all time.
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Duran Duran cut "White Lines" for Thank You in 1995, and they didn't tackle it alone. Melle Mel, who wrote the song with Sylvia Robinson and first put it out on Sugar Hill Records in 1983 as a warning about cocaine, addiction and drug smuggling, turns up on vocals; Grandmaster Flash is credited on turntables; and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five sing backup alongside Lamya.
The band arranged and produced it themselves, with Steve Ferrone and Anthony J. Resta on drums and Resta mixing with Bob St. John. The result is Duran Duran taking a swing at old-school hip-hop with the song's own author in the booth to keep them honest.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1995 | 101 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 639 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
| 2002 | 1497 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
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