I’m also a big fan of Erol Alkan, so I was very excited to hear he was producing the track! It’s that kind of emotional song that keeps building in desperation and energy, so you wanna dance and cry to it at the same time.
Getting to sing along to Simon’s voice was pretty surreal. On the collaboration, Tove Lo said, “It was such an honor for me to join these legends on this amazing album and tune. Teaming up with Tove Lo for the album’s current focus track, the band created the darkly subtle, but catchy “Give It All Up.” Tapping into Tove’s left-leaning pop influence, with synth melodies showcasing Rhodes at his best, the band’s team said, “ ‘Give It All Up’ is another impressive slice of the band’s highly anticipated new album, which sees production by Erol Alkan and also features Graham Coxon on guitar.” Watch the visualizer here. The record, which was recorded across studios in London and LA over lockdown, also features long-time collaborator Mark Ronson, who co-wrote and played on “Wing,” and was mixed by Mark “Spike” Stent. Working alongside DJ/producer Erol Alkan and pioneering Italian composer/producer Giorgio Moroder, who added his magic to create two instant future classics (‘Beautiful Lies,’ ‘Tonight United’), as well as some of the most unexpected and inspiring names in pop – including Swedish hitmaker Tove Lo on ‘Give It All Up,’ ‘Queen of Drill’ Ivorian Doll on ‘Hammerhead’ and Japan’s Chai on ‘More Joy!’ In addition, Blur’s Graham Coxon co-wrote and lends his guitar to several tracks on the record and David Bowie’s former pianist Mike Garson adds an exquisite sonic layer to album closer ‘Falling.’ ” ‘Future Past’ is another way of saying, ‘The Present,’ and of reminding us to ‘Live in the moment.’ ”Ī press release noted, “Enrolling the help of some of the most exciting names of the past 50 years, with ‘Future Past’ the internationally acclaimed, multi-Platinum, award-winning pop legends have delivered another incredible genre-spanning piece of work that once again sets them apart from the pack. Simon Le Bon added, “In every second you live, you are creating something that, in the future, will be the past. We’re acknowledging all of the fantastic things out there, but we’re saying, ‘There’s better to come,’ ” All forms of art, certainly music, follow a natural path of evolution. It’s good to look to the past in order to find things that may work in the future. Speaking about the significance of the album’s title, founding member Nick Rhodes revealed, “The title acknowledges our history, but it also points towards where we’re headed now. On Friday, Duran Duran release their new album, ‘Future Past,’ on Tape Modern via BMG.
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