At first, the Rio album did not do well in the United States. EMI in the UK had promoted Duran Duran as a New Romantic band, but the New Romantic movement was barely known in the US, and EMI’s American subsidiary Capitol Records was at a loss about how to sell them. After Carnival (an EP of Rio ‘s dance remixes) became popular with DJs in the autumn, the band arranged to have most of the album remixed by David Kershenbaum . In June 1982, Duran Duran appeared for the first time on American television, performing “Hungry Like the Wolf” and “Rio” on Dancin’ on Air , the forerunner to the national hit show Dance Party USA .
First US TV appearance
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