Duran Duran “Planet Earth” 1981, 12″ single. 🌍Happy Earth Day!🌏 “Planet Earth” was Duran Duran’s first single, released a couple of months before their debut LP Duran Duran. It went to #12 in the UK and to #8 in Australia (it was not released in the US). This 12″ (a literal UK import – I picked it up in London) has the “Night Version” of “Planet Earth” on Side A: it’s longer than the original with a lot more saxophone, funky John Taylor bass and Andy Taylor rockin’ guitar. “Night Version” would appear on Nite Romantics, a 1981 EP of extended tracks and B-sides, as well as the ‘82 EP Carnival. On Side B of this 12″ is the single version of “Planet Earth” and “Late Bar” (from which the lyrics “There’s an all night party in room 7609″ have inspired a legion of Duranie theories and conspiracies as well as the  name of the official Duran Duran Spotify playlist).