DURAN DURAN - WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW

WHAT HAPPENS TOMORROW

DURAN DURAN

SONGWRITER: DURAN DURAN

COUNTRY: U. K.

ALBUM: ASTRONAUT

LABEL: EPIC RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 2005

 

          "What Happens Tomorrow" is a song by British pop rock band Duran Duran and is featured on their 2004 album, Astronaut. It was released in January 2005 as the second single from that album, and the band's thirty-third single overall. The single debuted at number 11 in the UK Singles Chart on 6 February 2005 and was the second single from the album to peak at number two in Italy. It became a minor hit in Flanders, Germany, Ireland, and Romania.

         Duran Duran (/djʊˌræn djʊˈræn/) are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978. The group were a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s. The group was formed by keyboardist Nick Rhodes and bassist John Taylor, with the later addition of drummer Roger Taylor, and after numerous personnel changes, guitarist Andy Taylor (none of the Taylors are related) and lead singer Simon Le Bon. These five members featured the most commercially successful line-up.

        When Duran Duran emerged they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene, along with bands such as Spandau Ballet and Visage. However, the band would soon shed this image by using fashion and marketing to build a more refined and elegant presentation. The video age catapulted Duran Duran into the mainstream with the introduction of the 24-hour music channel MTV. Many of their videos were shot on 35 mm film, which gave a much more polished look than was standard at the time. They also collaborated with professional film directors to take the quality a step further, often teaming up with Australian director Russell Mulcahy for some of their most memorable video offerings. In 1984, the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows. The band were one of the most successful acts of the 1980s, though by the end of the decade, membership and music style changes challenged the band before a resurgence in the early 1990s.

            The group have never disbanded, but after the departures of Andy and Roger Taylor in 1986, the line-up has changed to include former Missing Persons American guitarist Warren Cuccurullo from 1989 to 2001 and American drummer Sterling Campbell from 1989 to 1991. The reunion of the original five members in the early 2000s created a stir among the band's fans and music media. Andy Taylor left the band once again in mid-2006, and guitarist Dominic Brown has since been working with the band as a session player and touring member.

           Duran Duran have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. They achieved 14 singles in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100. The band have won numerous awards throughout their career: two Brit Awards including the 2004 award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, two Grammy Awards, an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards. They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Child, don't you worry
It's enough you're growing up in such a hurry
Brings you down the news they sell you
To put in your mind that all mankind is a failure
But nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow
We try not to show how frightened we are

If you let me i'll protect you however i can
You've got to believe it'll be alright in the end
You've got to believe it'll be alright again (again)
 
Fighting because we're so close
There are times we punish those who we need the most
No we can't wait for a saviour
Only got ourselves to blame for this behaviour
 
And nobody knows (nobody knows...) What's gonna happen tomorrow
We try not to show how frightened we are
It would seem lonely
If you were the only star in the night?
 
You've got to believe it'll be alright in the end
you've got to believe it'll be alright again
 
And nobody knows what's gonna happen tomorrow (nobody knows…)
So don't let go, now we've come this far
 
Hold my hand please, understand me
You'll never alone…
We've got to believe it'll be alright in the end (nobody knows...)
You've got to believe it'll be alright my friend (so don't let go…)
And yes we believe it'll be alright again (so don't let go…)