"Decade" is a greatest hits album by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on November 13, 1989. The album was designed to compile the band's most popular tracks from their first decade of success, spanning their rise to fame in the early 1980s. It features a mix of hits from their albums, as well as a few notable omissions.
To promote the album, a remix single titled "Burning the Ground" was released to radio. This track, produced by John Jones, was created by blending snippets of Duran Duran's biggest hits from the previous decade into a new piece of music. However, the remix was not included on the Decade album itself. Additionally, two of the band's top 20 hits from the UK, "My Own Way" and "New Moon on Monday," were also left off the album, despite their commercial success.
The track listing of Decade focuses on the most mainstream and popular versions of Duran Duran's songs. It includes the Nile Rodgers edit of "The Reflex," the single edits of "Hungry Like the Wolf," "Notorious," and "Skin Trade," and the Shep Pettibone single mix of "I Don't Want Your Love." The compilation also includes the standard album version of "Rio," as well as the UK single version of "Save a Prayer." These choices highlight the band's most commercially successful tracks while leaving out some of their deeper cuts and alternate versions.
Overall, Decade captures the essence of Duran Duran's early career, marking a period of massive global success and popularity. Despite a few notable exclusions, the album remains an important retrospective of the band's most iconic songs.
