Live from London (Duran Duran)
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Live from London is a concert film
Concert film
A concert movie, or concert film, is a type of documentary film, the subject of which is an extended live performance or concert by a musician ....

 by the British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 group, Duran Duran
Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States...

. It was filmed during the course of the last two of five sold-out nights at Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. The building is opposite Wembley Stadium.-History:...

 in April 2004, during the band's first global tour after the reunion of the band's original five members.

The concert features hits from their 25-year catalog, together with live versions of the singles from their 2004 studio album Astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....

. The band is joined onstage by saxophonist Andy Hamilton and backing vocalist Sara Brown.

Live from London is sold as a single-DVD set and also as a Deluxe DVD+CD box set, which features 20 songs on the DVD and 10 songs on the CD. Bonus features in the Deluxe set include a tour documentary, multi-angled viewing options, photo gallery, interviews, and behind the scenes footage.

The concert was directed by Lawrence Jordan for Coming Home Studios, and filmed using twenty-eight cameras. The DVD is presented in a high-definition
High-definition video
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 16x9 widescreen format, and the audio options include SRS
Sound Retrieval System
The Sound Retrieval System is a patented psychoacoustic 3D audio processing technology originally invented by Arnold Klayman in the early 1980s. The Sound Retrieval System (SRS) is a patented psychoacoustic 3D audio processing technology originally invented by Arnold Klayman in the early 1980s....

 5.1 Circle Surround Sound, and 5.1 DTS
Digital Theater System
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.

The package was Duran Duran's first DVD release since the 2003 music video
Music video
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 compilation Greatest
Greatest (Duran Duran album)
In November 2003, the videotape compilation was released in DVD format, titled Duran Duran: Greatest — The DVD, with hidden extra materials, including alternative versions of some of the videos and interviews of the band, however, this version is much criticised for its extensive use of easter egg...

, and their first concert film since 1985's Arena
Arena (An Absurd Notion)
Arena is a concept concert video filmed during the course of Duran Duran's 1984 Sing Blue Silver North American Tour in support of the album Seven and the Ragged Tiger.-Background:...

.

Track listing

  1. "(Reach Up for The) Sunrise
    (Reach Up For The) Sunrise
    " Sunrise" is a song by Duran Duran, the first single from the album Astronaut and their 31st single overall. It was the first single since "A View to a Kill" in 1985 to feature all five of the original members of the band.-Music video:...

    "
  2. "Hungry Like the Wolf
    Hungry Like the Wolf
    "Hungry Like the Wolf" is a song by the British New Wave band Duran Duran. Written by the band members, the song was produced by Colin Thurston for the group's second studio album Rio . The song was released in May 1982 as the band's fifth single in the United Kingdom...

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  3. "Is There Something I Should Know?
    Is There Something I Should Know?
    "Is There Something I Should Know?" is the eighth single by Duran Duran, released on 19 March 1983.The song was released as a stand-alone single and became the band's first UK number one record. It debuted in the #1 position on the UK Singles Chart on 26 March 1983...

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  4. "Union of the Snake
    Union of the Snake
    "Union of the Snake" is the ninth single by Duran Duran, released on 17 October 1983."Union of the Snake" was the lead single from the band's third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger and preceded its release by one month...

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  5. "Come Undone"
  6. "A View to a Kill
    A View to a Kill (song)
    "A View to a Kill" is the thirteenth single by Duran Duran, released in May 1985.It was a stand-alone single, created for the James Bond movie A View to a Kill, and it remains the only James Bond theme song to have reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; it also made it to #2 for 3 weeks on the UK...

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  7. "What Happens Tomorrow
    What Happens Tomorrow
    "What Happens Tomorrow" is a song by British pop rock band Duran Duran and is featured on their 2004 album, Astronaut. It was also released in January 2005 as the second single from that album, and the band's thirty-third single overall...

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  8. "The Chauffeur
    The Chauffeur
    "The Chauffeur" is a Duran Duran song from their second album Rio. The song was written by Simon Le Bon as poetry, several years before Rio was even begun. Two different versions of the song were originally recorded by Duran Duran, and the song has been covered by three mainstream artists. Two...

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  9. "Planet Earth
    Planet Earth (song)
    "Planet Earth" is the debut single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 2 February 1981.It was an immediate hit in the band's native UK, reaching #12 on the UK Singles Chart on 21 February, and did even better in Australia, hitting #8 to become Duran Duran's first Top 10 hit...

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  10. "I Don't Want Your Love
    I Don't Want Your Love
    "I Don't Want Your Love" is the seventeenth single from Duran Duran and the first single from the Big Thing album. It was released on September 1988...

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  11. "New Religion
    New Religion
    "New Religion" is a Duran Duran song and the sixth track on their second album Rio.-About the song:The song is described in the Rio liner notes as "a dialogue between the ego and the alter-ego", which is reflected in the chorus, where two conflicting voices sing on top of each other.-Covers,...

    "
  12. "Ordinary World
    Ordinary World
    "Ordinary World" is the first single from Duran Duran's self-titled 1993 album, better known as The Wedding Album. The song peaked at No. 3 in the American charts and No. 6 in the British charts...

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  13. "Night Boat
    Night Boat
    "Night Boat" or " Nightboat " is a song by Duran Duran appearing as track six on their debut album.-About the song:The song was originally written by Simon Le Bon when he was waiting for a ride from the nightbus home. It is spooky and atmospheric, unlike most of the other songs on the album. It is...

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  14. "Save a Prayer
    Save A Prayer
    "Save a Prayer" is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio...

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  15. "Notorious
    Notorious (song)
    "Notorious" is the 14th single by Duran Duran. It was released internationally by EMI on 20 October 1986. "Notorious" was the first single issued from the album Notorious, and the first released by Duran Duran as a 3-piece band after the departure of Roger Taylor and Andy Taylor...

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  16. "The Reflex
    The Reflex
    "The Reflex" is the eleventh single by Duran Duran, released worldwide on 16 April 1984.The song was heavily remixed for single release and was the third and last to be taken from their third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger.-Song history:...

    "
  17. "Careless Memories
    Careless Memories
    "Careless Memories" is the second single by Duran Duran, released on 20 April 1981.The band's debut single "Planet Earth" had been a Top 20 hit, so it was regarded as a major setback when "Careless Memories" stalled at #37 in the UK charts, particularly as it was to herald the June release of the...

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  18. "The Wild Boys
    The Wild Boys (song)
    "The Wild Boys" is the twelfth single by Duran Duran, released in October 1984.The song was the only studio track on the live album Arena, and was produced by Nile Rodgers, who had previously remixed the single "The Reflex"...

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  19. "Girls on Film
    Girls on Film
    "Girls on Film" is the third single by Duran Duran, released on 13 July 1981.The single became Duran Duran's Top 10 breakthrough in the UK Singles Chart, peaking at Number 5 in August 1981...

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  20. "Rio
    Rio (song)
    "Rio" is the seventh single by Duran Duran, released on 1 November 1982.The song was the fourth, final, and title single lifted from the band's album of the same name, and was edited for its release...

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Bonus CD with Deluxe Edition

  1. "(Reach Up For The) Sunrise"
  2. "Hungry Like The Wolf"
  3. "Planet Earth"
  4. "Ordinary World"
  5. "Save A Prayer"
  6. "Notorious"
  7. "Careless Memories"
  8. "The Wild Boys"
  9. "Girls On Film"
  10. "Rio"
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