Media references ДЄ chain of 1980s-themed nightclubs in the UK is named after the song. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.Д¬over versions have been recorded by Less Than Jake and the duo of Kylie Minogue and Ben Lee. Night Versions: The Essential Duran Duran (US only, 1998).V-8587 United States Д¬D: Part of Singles Box Set 1981вЂ“1985 box set ДЄpart from the single, 'The Reflex' has also appeared on: The Dance Mix-Edited is the same version as the regular 7'.ДЎ2': Capitol Records.'New Religion' (Live in L.A.) вЂ“ 4:52 (Recorded live at The Forum Los Angeles, 7 February 1984).'The Reflex' (The Dance Mix-Edited) вЂ“ 4:25.12 Duran 2 United Kingdom Д§': Capitol Records. 'Make Me Smile' (Come Up and See Me) (Live) вЂ“ 4:54 (Recorded live at Hammersmith Odeon London, 16 November 1982)ДЎ2': EMI.This is not the same live version that appears on the Arena album.ДЇormats and track listing 7': EMI. The live b-side ' Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)' is a cover of a Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song, recorded 16 November 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon in London, with lead Rebel Steve Harley joining the band onstage.ДЄ second live b-side released on the US single, 'New Religion', was recorded 7 February 1984 at The Forum in Los Angeles. In addition to the 4:26 single remix, the 12' also included an extended remix of 'The Reflex'. Durand Durand.Д«-sides, bonus tracks and remixes Some symbolic scenes from the official video were taken and later mixed with the alternate version shown in the band's concert film Arena (An Absurd Notion) in the final segment when the band, the crowd and even the fans undertake the final and crucial battle against the evil Dr. Keyboard enthusiasts have taken note of the Fairlight CMI (the first digital sampling synthesiser) that Nick Rhodes operated with a light pen in this video, and throughout the tour. At one point, a computer graphics generated waterfall appears to pour out of the video screen above the stage to soak the audience. However, in keeping with the band's insistence that their videos 'never be ordinary', the video screen above the stage displayed bits of naked models wearing collars and chains illuminated with black light, occasionally interrupted by computerized video white noise. 'The Reflex' is primarily a concert video, accurately portraying Duran Duran's Sing Blue Silver tour performance style. Director Russell Mulcahy filmed some of the closeup footage in the indoor arena that afternoon, and the band's performance was filmed live during that evening's concert. Main photography for the video for 'The Reflex' took place during the Seven and the Ragged Tiger tour at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto, Ontario on 5 March 1984. So a wood-block sound was mixed in to make it even more percussive and, successfully, it did the job.' Music video Steel drums always are, but it was exactly right in terms of rhythm and tone. Producer Ian Little recalled the sound Nick Rhodes came up with on his Roland Jupiter-8 keyboard: '.whenever I hear that steel-drum part it always brings a smile to my face because it's so out of tune.

It was his first work with the band, and he would later go on to produce ' The Wild Boys' single as well as the album Notorious (1986) and several tracks on Astronaut (2004). The remixes for both the 7' and 12' singles were created by Nile Rodgers, of Chic fame.

The band wanted it to be the lead single from Seven and the Ragged Tiger, but their label did not like the warbling singing during the 'why don't you use it' segments, thinking this would hinder its success as a stand-alone single track. 1 in the US was the title song to the James Bond film ' A View to a Kill'.) It was also the first of two songs that kept ' Dancing in the Dark' by Bruce Springsteen out of the top spot (the other one being Prince's ' When Doves Cry'). 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 (for 2 weeks) on 23 June 1984 (see 1984 in music), and was a huge hit internationally. 46, became Duran Duran's first of two singles to hit no. The single entered the charts in America on 21 April 1984 at no. 1, after 1983's ' Is There Something I Should Know?', and would prove to be their last. 'The Reflex' became the band's most successful single, topping the UK chart on.

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