Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Official Music Video) 1981

Duran Duran - Planet Earth (Official Music Video) © 1981 Artist : Duran Duran Song : Planet Earth Music video Director: Russell Mulcahy Stars: Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon, Andy Taylor, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Nick Rhodes The music video was shot on a sound stage at St John’s Wood. It features the band (dressed in frilly, floppy New Romantic fashions) playing the song on a white stage tricked out with special effects to look like a platform made of ice or crystal. Interspersed with the performance are shots of the band members alongside the four elements. The video focused closely on the band’s faces, highlighting their varied good looks. The instrumental middle section features friends of the band from the Rum Runner nightclub dancing in their outlandish outfits. At the end of the video, singer Simon Le Bon leaps from the stage, caught in a freeze frame shot above an apparently bottomless abyss. Runtime: 4 min Color: Color Country: UK Language: English Release Date: 2 February 1981 (UK)