Union of the Snake
| "Union of the Snake" | ||||
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| Single by Duran Duran | ||||
| from the album Seven and the Ragged Tiger | ||||
| B-side | "Secret Oktober" | |||
| Released | 17 October 1983 | |||
| Studio | AIR (Salem, Montserrat) | |||
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| Length | 4:20 | |||
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| "Union of the Snake" on YouTube | ||||
"Union of the Snake" is the ninth single by the English pop rock band Duran Duran, released on 17 October 1983.
It was the lead single from the band's third album Seven and the Ragged Tiger (1983), and preceded its release by one month. It became one of Duran Duran's most popular singles, hitting number one on the US Cashbox and peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks at the end of 1983. Further chart movement was prevented by "Say It Isn't So" by Daryl Hall and John Oates and "Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson. It also reached number three on the UK singles chart.