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Do You Believe In Shame? is the 19th single by Duran Duran. Released 10 April, 1989 it was the third and final single from the Big Thing album.

"Do You Believe In Shame?" was released to coincide with the band's Electric Theatre Tour which kicked off in Newcastle on 15 April 1989. As such, the 7" triple pack issued by EMI in the UK featured tour dates in the artwork.

The song's first week of release was complicated by the fact that the original CD single was discovered to have an overlong playing time that disqualified it from some of the sales charts. The CD single was recalled two days after its release, and reissued a few days later, but for several days during the song's initial promotion, the CD was unavailable in shops.

The song itself was dedicated to the band's fallen friends: producer Alex Sadkin, artist Andy Warhol, and Simon Le Bon's childhood friend David Miles. Le Bon has since said that "Shame" is the first part of a trilogy of songs written as a tribute to Miles, the other songs being "Ordinary World" and "Out Of My Mind".

There was a brief legal challenge over "Do You Believe In Shame?" which surrounded the close resemblance of its melody to that of the Dale Hawkins classic "Suzie Q" (more famously covered by Creedence Clearwater Revival). It was eventually judged that there was no intentional plagiarism in this case.

Contents

B-sides

EMI really went to town on the amount of material for this release. In lieu of a remix of the single track, they issued a wealth of bonus material across a number of formats - triple 7" pack, 3" CD and limited numbered 10" single.

Nick Rhodes 7" sleeve
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Nick Rhodes 7" sleeve

"The Krush Brothers LSD edit", a previously promo-only edit of "Lake Shore Driving" and "The Edge Of America" finally had its commercial debut, as did the original Daniel Abraham mix of "Drug". John Taylor believed in this mix of "Drug" so vehemently, he's since said he almost quit the band over the mishandling of the track.

Other gems include an edit of Big Thing album track "Palomino" and a live version of "Notorious" recorded in Rotterdam which was previously from the promo-only 12" ep Duran Goes Dutch.

Also included in the pack were two spoken word pieces by Simon LeBon - "God (London)" and "This Is How A Road Gets Made". They featured during the tour as intros to the band coming on stage. "God (London)" was released in two versions, censored and non-censored.

Despite the amazing collectibility of this release, it could reach no higher in the charts than #30 in the UK and #72 in the US.

Perhaps due to its lackluster charting, "Do You Believe In Shame?" was one of a handful of singles left off the Decade hits collection released in 1989.

Track listing

7\" Triple Pack (UK)

EMI DDA 12

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
  2. "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
EMI DDB 12

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
  2. "God (London)" (1:36)
  3. "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:47)
  4. "Palomino [Edit]" (3:30)
EMI DDC 12

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
  2. "Drug [Original Version]" (4:18)

10\": EMI 10 DD 12 (UK)

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
  2. "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
  3. "Notorious (live) [from the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987]" (4:06)

12\": Capitol V-15456 (US)

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
  2. "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
  3. "Notorious (live) [from the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987]" (4:06)
  4. "Drug [Original Version]" (4:18)

CD3: EMI CD DD 12 (UK)

  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:25)
  2. "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:32)
  3. "Notorious (live) [from the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987]" (4:16)
  4. "God (London)" (1:40)
  5. "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:49)

CD: part of \"
  1. "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:25)
  2. "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:32)
  3. "God (London)" (1:40)
  4. "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:49)
  5. "Palomino [Edit]" (3:30)
  6. "Drug [Original Version]" (4:18)
  7. "Notorious (live) [from the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987]" (4:16)

Personnel

Duran Duran are: With: Also credited:

Other appearances

Apart from the single, "Do You Believe in Shame?" has also appeared on:

Albums:

Duran Duran
Simon Le Bon | Nick Rhodes | Andy Taylor | John Taylor | Roger Taylor
Warren Cuccurullo | Sterling Campbell
Discography
Albums and extended plays: Duran Duran | Rio | Carnival | Seven and the Ragged Tiger | Arena | Notorious | Big Thing | Liberty | Duran Duran (The Wedding Album) | Thank You | Medazzaland | Pop Trash | Astronaut
Compilations and remix albums: ' | Greatest | ' | 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" | "Rio" | "Save A Prayer" | "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" | "Serious" | "Ordinary World" | "Come Undone" | "Too Much Information" | "Drowning Man" | "Perfect Day" | "White Lines" | "Out Of My Mind" | "Electric Barbarella" | "Someone Else, Not Me" | "(Reach Up For The) Sunrise" | "What Happens Tomorrow" |

 

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