Duran Duran have released a new track from their deluxe 'Future Past' album

The deluxe album will come out on 11th February

Author: Hazel ScottPublished 8th Feb 2022
Last updated 11th Feb 2022

Duran Duran released their incredible album 'Future Past' last October and have since been building anticipation for the deluxe edition which includes three new songs. The deluxe album is due to be released on Friday 11th February, but the band have now dropped one of the new songs early.

The song 'Laughing Boy' was released at midnight on 8th February, and the band posted on social media to announce its release, saying: 'Get Duran Duran’s LAUGHING BOY! from the Deluxe version of FUTURE PAST, you can download this track right now!'.

The song is now available to stream online, and you can listen to 'Laughing Boy' here. Fans have been praising the song on social media with some calling it the best song from the album. A few people have even called it their new favourite Duran Duran song, with one fan commenting: 'Not only the best song on the Album but for me one of the Greatest DD tracks ever! What a song!'. (sic)

Following the release of the deluxe 'Future Past' album, Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor are also set to go on tour later this year. The band will visit the UK and Ireland in June and July, and they also have an Ibiza experience planned for April and May.

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Duran Duran fans have even more reason to celebrate as the band were announced as nominees for the 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 2nd February. Other nominees for this year's intake include Dolly Parton, Lionel Richie and Eurythmics.

This is Duran Duran's first time being nominated, and talking to Billboard Nick Rhodes spoke about the band's reaction: "In a word, ‘unbelievable’ comes to mind. We’ve worked so hard for so long… and sometimes it just feels good to receive affirmation like this from the industry that we work in." The inductees for 2022 will be announced in May, with the ceremony taking place in autumn.

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