'' 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.
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.
"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.
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
# "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
- Simon LeBon picture sleeve
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
# "God (London)" (1:36)
# "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:47)
# "Palomino
{Link without Title} " (3:30)
- Nick Rhodes picture sleeve
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
# "Drug
Version " (4:18)
- John Taylor picture sleeve
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
# "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
# "Notorious (live)
the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987 " (4:06)
- Initial copies are numbered
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:23)
# "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:30)
# "Notorious (live)
the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987 " (4:06)
# "Drug
Version " (4:18)
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:25)
# "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:32)
# "Notorious (live)
the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987 " (4:16)
# "God (London)" (1:40)
# "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:49)
- released on 3" CD like the other two ''Big Thing'' singles
- contains the censored version of "God (London)", bleeping the profanity
- the same tracks also appeared on a US 3" CD C3-44337-2 (includes the uncensored "God (London)")
# "Do You Believe In Shame?" (4:25)
# "The Krush Brothers LSD edit" (3:32)
# "God (London)" (1:40)
# "This Is How A Road Gets Made" (0:49)
# "Palomino
{Link without Title} " (3:30)
# "Drug
Version " (4:18)
# "Notorious (live)
the Ahoy, Rotterdam 1987 " (4:16)
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