Come Undone (Duran Duran song)

"Come Undone" originated during sessions at the guitarist Warren Cuccurullo's home studio, "Privacy" Studios, in Battersea, London. According to the producer John Jones, the song was developed from a reworking of "First Impression", a track from Duran Duran's Liberty (1990) album. Cuccurullo proposed the idea, and the new track was built around a drum loop and bass line from Jones' own song "Face to Face". Jones emphasised the track's simplicity, noting, "all it is is a loop", and described the writing process as unusually fast.''''' This denial is supported by the keyboardist Nick Rhodes, who directly addressed the rumor in a fan Q&A, stating that the song "most certainly" did not sample the track and describing the claim as "untrue". He added that the story is simply a rumor, noting, "No wonder you can't hear it — it isn't there." After completing the initial instrumental, Jones and Cuccurullo played the track over the phone to Capitol Records' A&R department in Los Angeles, and then to Rhodes and the lead vocalist Simon Le Bon. Rhodes arrived within hours to contribute, and the music was finalised that same afternoon. The track also had origins in a slowed-down version of "Too Much Information", initially created as an experiment by Cuccurullo and Rhodes. He recorded his vocals the following night. She recalled working under the direction of Cuccurullo and Rhodes, who produced the session. Initially singing in a soft, breathy tone, Niles was encouraged by Rhodes to "unleash the diva". At that stage, Taylor had completed his parts for all the other songs and had left for Los Angeles to spend time with his wife. In an interview with the BBC, Taylor remarked, "Maybe I wished I'd played on 'Come Undone'. I'd gone back to Los Angeles. We'd put that album to bed. I'm not coming back for one more song. Maybe it would have been a different song if I'd been there, maybe it wouldn't have been such a great song. But I'm not one for regrets." ==Music video==

The music video for "Come Undone" was directed by British film, documentary and music video director Julien Temple, who shot the video inside of an aquarium. Produced by Kirstyn Symes for Nitrate Films, it was released on 29 March 1993. The bulk of the video was filmed on location in Los Angeles, but a pivotal section was shot overnight in the aquarium at London Zoo. It features multiple, unrelated clips of people in different areas. These include a little girl seeing her parents together, an older couple who have survived a flood, a little girl hiding under the bed while placing her head on top of her white teddy bear, an alcoholic, and a man who is revealed to be a cross-dresser. Also seen in the video is the backing singer Tessa Niles, struggling underwater to break free of the chains that bind her, where she sings her backup line in the song. A portion of the music video can be seen in the "No Laughing" episode of the MTV show Beavis and Butt-Head, which was aired in July 1993. ==B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes==

The single was released in the United Kingdom on 29 March 1993, with an acoustic version of "Ordinary World" as the B-side. This was the single's official B-side in the UK, along with two official remixes of "Come Undone". In the US however, three new, original compositions written during the album's production were featured as B-sides – "Time for Temptation", "Stop Dead" and "Falling 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)". ==Track listings==

• UK 7-inch and cassette single :A. "Come Undone" (edit) – 4:15 :B. "Ordinary World" (acoustic version) • UK CD1 and Japanese CD single • "Come Undone" (edit) – 4:15 • "Ordinary World" (acoustic version) • "Come Undone" (FGI Phumpin' 12-inch) – 8:14 • "Come Undone" (La Fin De Siecle) – 5:25 • UK CD2 • "Come Undone" (album version) • "Rio" • "Is There Something I Should Know?" • "A View to a Kill" • US CD single • "Come Undone" (LP version) • "Come Undone" (Mix 1 Master) • "Skin Trade" (Parisian mix) • "Stop Dead" • US and Canadian cassette single • "Come Undone" (album version) • "Come Undone" (Mix 2 Master) • "Time for Temptation" • Australian CD single • "Come Undone" (edit) • "Come Undone" (FGI Phumpin' 12-inch) • "Come Undone" (La Fin De Siecle) • '''The Singles 1986–1995 box set''' • "Come Undone" (edit) – 4:15 • "Ordinary World" (acoustic version) – 5:05 • "Come Undone" (FGI Phumpin' 12-inch) – 8:14 • "Come Undone" (La Fin De Siecle) – 5:25 • "Come Undone" (album version) – 4:31 • "Rio" – 5:33 • "Is There Something I Should Know?" – 4:05 • "A View to a Kill" – 3:33 ==Personnel==

Duran Duran • Simon Le Bon – vocals • Nick Rhodes – keyboards, synth bass • Warren Cuccurullo – guitar, vocals Additional musicians • John Jones – drums, bass, keyboards, vocals • Tessa Niles – backing vocals ==Charts==

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