The band’s debut album, Duran Duran , was released on the EMI label in June 1981. The first single, ” Planet Earth “, had reached the United Kingdom’s top 20 at number 12 in February. A follow-up, ” Careless Memories “, released in April, stalled at number 37. The third single, ” Girls on Film “, was released in July and went to number 5 in the UK. The video, featuring topless women mud wrestling , pillow fighting and stylised depictions of other sexual fetishes , was made with directing duo Godley & Creme in August. The video was filmed just two weeks after MTV was launched in the United States. The band expected the ” Girls on Film ” video to be played in the newer nightclubs that had video screens or on pay TV channels like the Playboy Channel . Kevin Godley explained the thinking behind it:
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