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type	wsb:Song
sameAs	Save A Prayer
title	Save A Prayer
has format	12-inch single Gramophone record
has language	eng
subject	1985 singles New wave ballads Songs in memory of deceased persons 1982 singles Duran Duran songs Music videos directed by Russell Mulcahy Song recordings produced by Colin Thurston
abstract	%22Save a Prayer%22 is the sixth single by Duran Duran, released on 9 August 1982.The song was the third single from the band's second album Rio. It became Duran Duran's biggest hit to date (at the time) in the UK Singles Chart, reaching #2, held out of the top spot by Survivor's %22Eye of the Tiger%22. The track is opened by a somewhat eerie synthesizer riff which plays in the background throughout the song. Cover art for the single features a shadow being.It was not originally issued as a single in the United States, although the video was very popular on MTV. However, a special US Single version was released in January 1985 and reached #16 on the Billboard Hot 100.As well as being a commercial success, the song has received critical acclaim. Allmusic journalist Donald A. Guarisco described the song in a retrospective review, as being %22a lilting epic%22. He wrote: %22The music maintains the stormily romantic quality of the lyric by combining meditative verses with an aching chorus that swells and ebbs in a way that perfectly captures the song's heartbreak.%22
schema:author	Duran Duran
schema:datePublished	1993-08-16(xsd:dateTime)
homepage	http://lyrics.wikia.com/Duran_Duran:Save_A_Prayer
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mo:performer	Duran Duran
universally unique identifier	5714dece25ac0d8aee404f66
wikipedia	wikipedia-en:Save_a_Prayer
schema:releaseDate	1982-08-09(xsd:dateTime)
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