Save a Prayer

"Save a Prayer"
"Save a Prayer"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Rio
B-side	"Hold Back the Rain" (remix); "Save a Prayer" (from the Arena); "Careless Memories" (from the Arena);
Released	9 August 1982
Recorded	January–February 1982
Studio	AIR (London, UK)
Genre	New wave; synth-pop;
Length	6:05 (video version); 5:32 (album version); 3:45 (US single version);
Label	EMI; Capitol;
Songwriters	Simon Le Bon; John Taylor; Roger Taylor; Andy Taylor; Nick Rhodes;
Producer	Colin Thurston
Duran Duran UK singles chronology
Duran Duran US singles chronology
Music video
	"Save a Prayer" on YouTube

"Save a Prayer" is a song by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982 as the third single from their second album Rio (1982). It became Duran Duran's biggest hit (at the time) on the UK singles chart, reaching number two. As of October 2021 "Save a Prayer" is the sixth most streamed Duran Duran song in the UK.

"Save a Prayer" was not initially released as a single in North America, despite the music video's popularity on MTV. An edited version of the original LP track was eventually released as a single in the United States in January 1985, with an edited concert version from the album Arena as the B-side. It reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.