Come Undone

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"Come Undone" is the second single from the album Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) by British band Duran Duran, and is their twenty-fourth single overall. With their commercial and critical success reestablished by the previous single "Ordinary World", the second release from the album continued to showcase more of the band's entry into the Adult Contemporary genre. "Come Undone" proved to be the group's second consecutive US top ten hit single from The Wedding Album. It was also popular in the UK and other international markets.

Contents 1 About the song 2 Lyrics 3 Music video 4 B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes 4.1 Remixes 5 Covers, samples, & media references 6 Chart positions 7 Track listing 7.1 7": Parlophone DD 17 (UK) 7.2 MC: Capitol 4KM 44918 4 (US) 7.3 CD: Parlophone CD DDS 17 (UK) 7.4 CD: Parlophone CD DDP 17 (UK) 7.5 CD: Capitol C2 0777 7 15969 2 6 (US) 7.6 CD: Capitol C2 0777 7 15981 2 8 (US) 7.7 CD: Capitol DPRO-79660 (US - Promo) 7.8 CD: Capitol DPRO-79749 (US - Promo) 7.9 CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1986-1995" boxset 8 Other Appearances 9 Personnel

[edit] About the song

The group's guitarist at the time, Warren Cuccurullo, is credited with developing the instrumentation for "Come Undone", most importantly its guitar hook, which he developed while trying to do a re-interpretation of "First Impression" from their 1990 album Liberty. The lyrics were written by vocalist Simon Le Bon as a birthday gift for his wife, supermodel Yasmin Le Bon).

The group's bassist, John Taylor, did not actually play bass or participate in the writing of this song. He was at his home in Los Angeles, and was considering leaving the band at the time of the song's recording.

[edit] Lyrics

Mine, immaculate dream made breath and skin
I've been waiting for you
Signed, with a home tattoo,
Happy birthday to you was created for you

(can't ever keep from falling apart
At the seams
Can't I believe you're taking my heart
To pieces)

Oh, it'll take a little time,
Might take a little crime
To come undone now

[PRECHORUS]
We'll try to stay blind
To the hope and fear outside
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind
And blow me in to cry

[CHORUS]
Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone
[repeat]

[Verse 2]
Words, playing me deja vu
Like a radio tune I swear I've heard before
Chill, is it something real
Or the magic I'm feeding off your fingers

(Can't ever keep from falling apart
At the seams
Can I believe you're taking my heart
To pieces)

Lost, in a snow filled sky, we'll make it alright
To come undone now

[edit] Music video

The "Come Undone" video was directed by Wikipedia:Julien Temple. Shots of the band were filmed in the aquarium at the London Zoo; these were interspersed with short vignettes of people "coming undone" in various ways. These vignettes include a little girl seeing her parents together, an older couple who have survived a flood, an alcoholic and a man who is revealed to be a cross-dresser. Also seen in the video is a woman struggling underwater to break free of the chains that bind her. LeBon and Taylor's ruffled Vivien Westwood shirts were likely a nod to the band's early New Romantic era.

[edit] B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

The single was released in the United Kingdom on March 29, 1993, with the b-side "Ordinary World (Acoustic)". This was the single's official b-side in the UK.

The US were luckier. Across a myriad of formats Capitol put out no less than three new b-sides - "Time For Temptation", "Stop Dead" and an alternate mix of "Fallen Angel".

For collectors, the US releases also contained an alternate mix of "To The Shore" and the first appearance on CD of "The Chauffeur (Blue Silver)" (called "acoustic demo" here, due to the dreadful sound quality).

Meanwhile, to whet UK collectors' appetites, EMI released three album tracks on the second CD, along with the album version of "Come Undone". CD One faired slightly better with the beautiful acoustic rendition of "Ordinary World" propping up three mixes of the title track.

[edit] Remixes

1. Album Version
2. Edit
3. 7" edit alternate
4. Mix 1 Master (aka 12" Mix - Comin' Together)
5. Mix 2 Master
6. Churban Mix (aka US Remix)
7. La fin de siècle
8. FGI Phumpin' 12"
9. Come Undub
10. TV Synth Strings

[edit] Covers, samples, & media references

The song has been covered by the bands Mad at Gravity, Chica Y Los Gatos, Wise Crack and Bachelor Girl, and Fragile Hollow.

[edit] Chart positions

"Come Undone" reached #13 on the UK Singles Chart on April 10, #7 on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 17, #2 in Canada on June 17 and #1 in Israel.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7": Parlophone DD 17 (UK)

1. "Come Undone [Edit]" (4:15)
2. "Ordinary World [acoustic version]" (5:05)

[edit] MC: Capitol 4KM 44918 4 (US)

1. "Come Undone [album version]" (4:31)
2. "Come Undone [Mix 2 Master]" (5:26)
3. "Time for Temptation" (4:07)

[edit] CD: Parlophone CD DDS 17 (UK)

1. "Come Undone [Edit]" (4:15)
2. "Ordinary World [acoustic version]" (5:05)
3. "Come Undone [FGI Phumpin' 12"]" (8:14)
4. "Come Undone [La fin de siècle]" (5:25)

• This CD came in a 2-CD case that also housed CD DDP 17.

[edit] CD: Parlophone CD DDP 17 (UK)

1. "Come Undone [album version]" (4:31)
2. "Rio" (5:33)
3. "Is There Something I Should Know?" (4:05)
4. "A View to a Kill" (3:33)

• This CD was released a picture disc.

[edit] CD: Capitol C2 0777 7 15969 2 6 (US)

1. "Come Undone [album version]" (4:41)
2. "Come Undone [Mix 1 Master]" (7:23)
3. "Skin Trade [Parisian mix]" (8:10)
4. "Stop Dead" (4:32)

• "Mix 1 Master" actually "12" Mix - Comin' Together"

[edit] CD: Capitol C2 0777 7 15981 2 8 (US)

1. "Come Undone [US remix]" (4:20)
2. "Fallen Angel [alternate version]" (3:54)
3. "To The Shore [alternate album version] (4:03)
4. "The Chauffeur [acoustic demo]" (3:50)

• Called "Come Undone 2"
• "US Remix" actually "Churban Mix"
• "Acoustic Demo" actually "Blue Silver" version (b-side to "Rio" single)

[edit] CD: Capitol DPRO-79660 (US - Promo)

1. "Come Undone (Edit)" (4:15)
2. "Come Undone (Mix 2 Master)" (5:26)
3. "Come Undone (La Fin De Siecle)" (5:25)
4. "Come Undone (Album Version)" (4:41)

[edit] CD: Capitol DPRO-79749 (US - Promo)

1. "Come Undone [Churban remix]" (4:17)
2. " Come Undone [12" dub mix]" (5:57)
3. "Come Undone [Dub mix]" (5:04)

• labelled "The Churban Mixes"

[edit] CD: Part of "Singles Box Set 1986-1995" boxset

1. "Come Undone [Edit]" (4:15)
2. "Ordinary World [acoustic version]" (5:05)
3. "Come Undone [FGI Phumpin' 12"]" (8:14)
4. "Come Undone [La fin de siècle]" (5:25)
5. "Come Undone [album version]" (4:31)
6. "Rio" (5:33)
7. "Is There Something I Should Know?" (4:05)
8. "A View to a Kill" (3:33)

[edit] Other Appearances

Albums:

• Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) (1993)
• Greatest (1998)
• Strange Behaviour (1999)

Singles:

• Too Much Information (1993)

[edit] Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Warren Cuccurullo - guitar

Other:

• Tessa Niles - backing vocals

DURAN DURAN

Simon Le Bon • Nick Rhodes • John Taylor • Roger Taylor Andy Taylor • Warren Cuccurullo • Sterling Campbell

DISCOGRAPHY

ALBUMS

Duran Duran • Rio • Seven and the Ragged Tiger • Arena • Notorious • Big Thing • Liberty • Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) • Thank You • Medazzaland • Pop Trash • Astronaut • Red Carpet Massacre

COMPILATIONS and EP's

Carnival • Decade: Greatest Hits • Greatest • Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran • Strange Behaviour • Singles Box Set 1981-1985 • Singles Box Set 1986-1995

SINGLES

"Planet Earth" • "Careless Memories" • "Girls on Film" • "My Own Way" • "Hungry Like the Wolf" • "Save a Prayer" • "Rio"• "Is There Something I Should Know?" • "Union of the Snake" • "New Moon on Monday" • "The Reflex" • "The Wild Boys" • "A View to a Kill" • "Notorious" • "Skin Trade" • "Meet El Presidente" • "I Don't Want Your Love" • "All She Wants Is" • "Do You Believe in Shame?" • "Burning the Ground" • "Violence of Summer (Love's Taking Over)" • "Serious" • "Ordinary World" • "Come Undone" • "Too Much Information" • "Perfect Day" • "White Lines" • "Out of My Mind" • "Electric Barbarella" • "Someone Else Not Me" • "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise" • "What Happens Tomorrow" • "Nice" • "Falling Down"

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Arcadia • Power Station • Neurotic Outsiders • The Devils

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