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New Moon on Monday
47 NEW MOON ON MONDAY UK DURAN 1 DURAN DURAN SINGLE WIKIPEDIA DISCOGRAPHY DISCOGS
single by Duran Duran
B-side "Tiger Tiger"
Released January 1984
Recorded September 1983
AIR Studios, Montserrat
Format 7", 12"
Genre New wave, synthpop
Length 4:16 (Single Version)
6:03 (Dance Version)
Label Capitol, EMI
Writer(s) Duran Duran
Producer(s) Duran Duran
Ian Little
Alex Sadkin
Duran Duran

"New Moon on Monday" is the tenth single by Duran Duran, and the second from their 1983 album Seven and the Ragged Tiger.

The single was released by Capitol-EMI January 10th 1984 in the USA, and on 23 January 1984 in the UK.

About the song[]

It song reached the Top 10 on both the British and American music charts.

Donald A. Guarisco of All Music Guide[1] said the song was:

...one of their catchiest and most likable efforts. The playful lyrics have a nonsensical bent typical of Duran Duran but evoke a romantic feel as the song's narrator attempts to court a shy potential lover ("Every minute I keep finding/Clues that you leave behind/Save me from these reminders"). Where the title fits into this scenario isn't clear, but "I light my torch and wave it for the New Moon on Monday" makes for a pretty fun chorus nonetheless. The music holds these unusual lyrics together by wedding effervescent verse melodies that bounce high and low to a triumphant-sounding chorus with a rousing feel. Duran Duran's recording builds itself on a slickly grooving John Taylor bass line and adds plenty of chiming guitar flourishes and tinkling keyboards on top. The song's contagious joy is capped by an exuberant Simon Le Bon vocal that moves from crooning on the verse to full-throated belting on the chorus.

Music video[]

The music video for "New Moon on Monday" was filmed by director Brian Grant during the icy first week of January 1984, in the village of Noyers in France. It has a loosely sketched storyline in which the band appear as underground rebels, organizing a revolt against an oppressive militaristic regime.

Several versions of this video exist. The longest is a 17-minute "movie version" which includes an extended introduction before the song starts (including a scene of dialogue between Simon Le Bon and the story's femme fatale), and is set to an extended remix of the song. A shorter version, with a spoken French-dialogue intro, was originally submitted to MTV, who then later requested an even shorter version without the prologue. Yet another version was produced for the Dancing on the Valentine video collection, introducing blue-lit scenes of band members in front of a full-moon backdrop. All but one of the versions were included as easter eggs on the 2004 DVD compilation Greatest.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes[]

"New Moon on Monday" was backed with a remix of the instrumental "Tiger Tiger" done by Ian Little. The original version of the instrumental was found on the Seven and the Ragged Tiger album. The release was rounded out by an extended version of the title track.

Chart positions[]

"New Moon On Monday" entered Billboard on January 14, so the single's release was Tuesday January 10. New singles & albums were released on "New Music Tuesday's" in the U.S. This allowed record sales to be tallied through Friday and announced over the weekend.

On 14 January 1984, the song peaked at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States, and on February 4 it reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart.

On 9 March the song peaked at #4 in the New Zealand Top 40.

Track listing[]

"New Moon on Monday" was the first Duran Duran single to feature a vanity catalogue number in the UK, Duran 1.

7": EMI DURAN 1 (UK)

  1. "New Moon on Monday" (Album Version) - 4:16
  2. "Tiger Tiger" (Ian Little Remix) - 3:28

12": EMI 12 DURAN 1 (UK)

  1. "New Moon on Monday" (Dance Mix) - 6:03
  2. "New Moon on Monday" (Album Version) - 4:16
  3. "Tiger Tiger" (Ian Little Remix) - 3:28

CD: Part of the "Singles Box Set 1981-1985"

  1. "New Moon on Monday" (Album Version) - 4:16
  2. "Tiger Tiger" (Ian Little Remix) - 3:28
  3. "New Moon on Monday" (Dance Mix) - 6:03

Other appearances[]

Aside from the single, "New Moon On Monday" appears on:

Albums:

Box sets:

Videos:

Personnel[]

Duran Duran are:

With:

Also credited:

Lyrics[]

Shake up the picture the lizard mixture
With your dance on the eventide
You got me coming up with answers
All of which I deny
I said it again
Could I please rephrase it
Maybe I can catch a ride
I couldn't really put it much plainer
But I'll wait till you decide
Send me your warning siren
As if I could ever hide
Last time La Luna

[CHORUS]

I light my torch and wave it for the
New moon on Monday
And a firedance through the night
I stayed the cold day with a lonely satellite

Breaking away with the beast of both worlds
A smile that you can't disguise
Every minute I keep finding
Clues that you leave behind
Save me from these reminders
As if I'd forget tonight
This time La Luna

[CHORUS]

See also[]

References[]


DURAN DURAN
Simon Le BonNick RhodesJohn TaylorRoger Taylor
Andy TaylorWarren CuccurulloSterling Campbell
DISCOGRAPHY
ALBUMS

Duran DuranRioSeven and the Ragged TigerArenaNotoriousBig ThingLibertyDuran Duran (The Wedding Album)Thank YouMedazzalandPop TrashAstronautRed Carpet MassacreAll You Need Is NowPaper GodsFuture PastDanse Macabre

COMPILATIONS and EPs

CarnivalDecade: Greatest HitsGreatestNight Versions: The Essential Duran DuranStrange BehaviourSingles Box Set 1981-1985Singles Box Set 1986-1995From Mediterranea With Love

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 • "All You Need Is Now • "Girl Panic! • "Leave A Light On • "Pressure Off" • "Five Years" • "Invisible" • "More Joy" • "Anniversary" • "Tonight United" • "Give It All Up " • "Danse Macabre" • "Black Moonlight"

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