Duran Duran Releases New Single Free To Love with Nile Rodgers

Duran Duran released their first new single of 2026 on Thursday, "Free To Love," a disco-inflected track co-written and featuring longtime collaborator Nile Rodgers. The upbeat song, described by the band as a call for positivity amid global challenges, arrives alongside a vibrant music video directed by Jonas Åkerlund and starring broadcaster Clara Amfo in a nostalgic Top of the Pops-style format.

The track marks another chapter in the enduring partnership between the British synthpop band and the Chic founder, which began in 1984 when Rodgers remixed "The Reflex," propelling it to the top of global charts. Since then, Rodgers has contributed to key Duran Duran projects, including production on the 1986 album Notorious, guitar and writing on the 1993 self-titled release, sessions for 2004's Astronaut, 2015's Paper Gods, and 2023's Danse Macabre. Frontman Simon Le Bon called the new single "disco for the 2020s. It's upbeat and uptempo, it's about freedom, it's about loving the modern world instead of hating it, and that is something we need right now. Be free! Be free to love!"

Keyboardist Nick Rhodes highlighted the creative synergy, stating, "Every time we plug in and play...