Burning The Ground Exclusive 1990
“Violence of Summer (Love’s Taking Over)” is a song by English new wave band Duran Duran, the first single from their sixth studio album, Liberty (1990). Having finished the 1980s with the Decade singles compilation, Duran Duran found the 1990s a new challenge, in which success would initially elude them. The lukewarm success of “Violence of Summer” would shadow the band for the next few years until 1993’s “Ordinary World” returned them to chart success. The single reached number two in Italy but fared poorly in other countries, reaching number 20 in the United Kingdom and number 64 in the United States.
The B-side, “Throb”, is an ambient instrumental remix of Liberty album track “My Antarctica”. The use of a remixed album track would be repeated with the inclusion of “Water Babies”, a remix of “All Along the Water” on the “Serious” single.
SIDE A:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Power Mix) 4:51
Remix – Brown-Eyes*
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Dub Mix) 4:48
SIDE B:
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (Rock Mix) 4:24
Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) (The Story Mix) 3:13
Remix –Brown-Eyes*
Throb (Instrumental) 4:24
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #64 |
| 1990 | Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) | U.S. Billboard Alternative Airplay | #13 |
| 1990 | Violence Of Summer (Love’s Taking Over) | U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | #36 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Capitol Records – V-15612
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single
Country: US
Released: 1990
Genre: Electronic, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
CREDITS:
Calligraphy – Ruth Rowland
Composed By –Taylor, Rhodes, Le Bon, Campbell, Cuccurullo
Design – Icon London
Photography By – Ellen Von Unwerth
Producer – Chris Kimsey
Producer [Associate] – Duran Duran
NOTES:
Produced for Chris Kimsey Productions Ltd.
Remixed for Brown-Eyes Music Corporation.
Mastered at Capitol.
Recorded in England.
Find the 12″ at DISCOGS
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Does the Dub Mix really end that sharply? Or is it an error?
This is my first time hearing these mixes. I actually like it better than the album version. Thanks Paul.
a fabulous single! (I just wish I could have downloaded it… was sadly on vacation the week that this this was posted… the no chance for a link to high-res files?)
(thanks in advance! <3)
hi paul,
what a fun release. no its odd compared to the
other Duran sound. but they wanted to go a different direction.
more rock.
there is areally good french promo mix of this,
that is better than the vinyl ones though.
The Violence Of Summer (Version Maxi) mix is unique to this tape and does not appear on any other release of the single.
later
-1
It’s great to get a “second listen” to a record that didn’t make a good first impression. Love the mixes and way-cool samples. Thanks, Paul, for another exposure to a single that was lost on me the first time around!!
Jeff
Another fantastic post Paul. I have this on CD single and the 12″ CD boxset 2, It’s great to hear your vinyl version. I played this track many times in the summer of 1990, I even remember buying various imports with different mixes. This song should’ve done better in the charts, and serious done worse, even though on that single “Yo Bad Azizi” was for me the highlight, Marilyn Monroe sample was a great intro. Hothead would’ve made a great single. Loved the samples of Jane Fonda & Milo O’Shea from the 1968 film Barbarella, the villian Dr.Durand-Durand (Milo O’Shea),… Read more »
GREAT 12″ MIX TY*
You’re welcome, Danny 🙂
DJ Paul! First, heartfelt sympathy regarding the passing of ONJ, and kudos on your work with her music. As for this single, having just listened, I can say that I like it better now than when it came out! And I favour this remix over the album version, for sure. Thanks!
Thank you, Raymond. I always liked the “Liberty” album even though it was not one of their most popular.
Awesome! Just saw them in Chicago Saturday and it was awesome! I was working at a record store when this dropped and it always threw me for a loop! Such an interesting standout for their catalog and a strange choice as lead single… the album is still one of my favorites even though it bombed! My Antarctica, First Impression, etc. are all excellent and the record could’ve done so much better as the next album proved!
I hope they make it to my area this time around. As I mentioned above I really liked “Liberty” there were some potentially good singles that could have been released one of my favorites was “Hot Head”.
Yes, Hothead is cool! I just did a deep dive into Liberty and it’s singles from my collection and it’s so underrated and I think it has stood the test of time quite well! I’d love it if they took Warren back, quite honestly!