'' was a
1982 hit single for
Duran Duran off their
Rio Album . It reached #2 in the UK Charts, only being beaten by
Survivor's Eye Of The Tiger . The song is widely viewed as being about a one-night stand and the range of intense emotions involved. Some speculate that the song was partly based on Simon's experiences during the heyday of
Duran Duran .
According to
Simon Le Bon , the song's chorus structure is based on
Gordon Lightfoot 's "If You Could Read My Mind" and the lyrics as being contrary to the then-popular
New Romantic movement by being "realistic, and not romantic" and "for seeing things as they really are."
He sums up ''Save A Prayer'' as "It's definitely a freedom song but like a kinda nobody owns anybody kinda song."
