Composition Come Undone from The Wedding Album is one of the most popular tracks of the British rock band Duran Duran. She climbed high in the charts of many countries, had great commercial success and for many years was registered in the concert set lists of the band.
The demo version of the song was born when the album was almost ready, but the producers immediately recognized the hit, forced the musicians to record it in a hurry and found a place for it on the record.
The Story Behind of Come Undone by Duran Duran
The instrumentation was composed by Warren Cuccurullo and Nick Rhodes. Warren came up with the famous guitar break when he was trying to play the First Impression song from the Liberty album in a new way. A few years ago, he admitted that they were working on material that they were going to record separately from Duran Duran, but later changed their minds.
Rhodes talked about the history behind Come Undone:
Warren and I started writing it while also working on some other material that we were playing. Simon came in and heard what we were doing. He said, “Wow, that’s wonderful!” So it became a Duran Duran song. Simon wrote a really beautiful tune. By that time we already had the phrase “can’t ever keep from falling apart”, and he quickly made it his or himself a part of it.
2003
John Jones also reminisced about the recording of Come Undone:
We had already completed The Wedding Album, recorded the master CD and started on an album of Thank You covers. We took the drum loop and bass beat from my demo called Face to Face and added an ultra-cool guitar riff that Warren had previously composed for the new First Impression cover. After a couple of hours of editing, we played a Capitol track over the phone in Los Angeles. They liked it and said they wanted to include it on The Wedding Album! When Nick arrived in the afternoon, we turned the intro into a song that we played to Simon that evening. He returned the next day with lyrics and a melody. It seems like a day later we recorded the vocals. On the fourth day, we finished the details and sent the track to David Richards for mixing. [David Richards] to Switzerland.
British singer Tessa Niles, who previously collaborated with Duran Duran during the recording of Notorious, was invited to record female vocals. Backing vocals by Kate Bush
Bassist John Taylor was not involved in the recording of the song. He was in Los Angeles at the time and was thinking about leaving the band altogether.
Meaning of Come Undone by Duran Duran
The words of the composition Le Bon dedicated to his wife Yasmin. He had composed a poem before and was going to give it to his wife for her birthday. He later talked about what Come Undone was about:
… a song for everyone who falls in love for the first time, because when it happens, you open your soul.
Release and achievements
On March 29, 1993, Come Undone was released as the second single from Duran Duran’s The Wedding Album. It became a hit in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and several European countries.
Video of Come Undone – Duran Duran
The music video was directed by Julien Temple. Most of the filming took place at London’s Sea Life Aquarium. The video also included scenes with an elderly couple, a blonde drinking alone, and a car explosion.
Watch the clip Come Undone by Duran Duran.
Interesting Facts
- The fish in the Come Undone video is an arowana.
Come Undone Lyrics
Mine, immaculate dream made breath and skin
I’ve been waiting for you
Signed with a home tattoo
Happy birthday to you was created for you
Can’t ever keep from falling apart at the seams
Cannot believe you’re taking my heart to pieces?
Ah, it’ll take a little time
Might take a little crime to come undone
Now we’ll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you come undone
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you come undone
Words playing me deja vu
Like a radio tune, I wear I’ve heard before
Chills, is it something real?
Or the magic I’m feeding off your fingers
Can’t ever keep from falling apart at the seams
Can I believe you’re taking my heart to pieces?
Lost in a snow filled sky
We’ll make it alright to come undone
Now we’ll try to stay blind to the hope and fear outside
Hey child, stay wilder than the wind and blow me in to cry
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you come undone
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you come undone
Lyrics: JOHN NIGEL TAYLOR, NICK RHODES, SIMON LEBON, WARREN CUCCURULO
Come Undone Lyrics Duran Duran Alternate
My impeccable dream came true.
I’ve been waiting for you for a long time
I made a tattoo myself
“Happy birthday” is for you.
I never learned to control myself.
Can’t believe you’re breaking my heart?
Ah, it’ll take a little time
Maybe even a small crime
To open the soul.
We will try to ignore the fears and hopes of the outside world.
Hey baby stay wilder than the wind and make me cry.
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you open your soul
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you open your soul
Words give me deja vu
Like a tune on the radio, I swear I’ve heard this before.
Goosebumps, is this for real?
Or is it the magic you feed me from your hands?
I never learned to control myself.
Can’t believe you’re breaking my heart?
I’m lost in skies full of snow.
We’ll work it out to open up the soul.
We will try to ignore the fears and hopes of the outside world.
Hey baby stay wilder than the wind and make me cry.
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you open your soul
Who do you need?
Who do you love?
When you open your soul
