Parted ways with Capitol/EMI

Duran Duran parted ways with Capitol/EMI in 1999, although the label has since used Duran Duran’s back catalogue to release several compilations of remixes and rare vinyl-only B-sides. The band then signed what was intended to be a three-album contract with Disney Music Group ‘s Hollywood Records , but it lasted only through the poorly received 2000 album Pop Trash . This slow-paced and heavy album seemed out-of-keeping with earlier band material. Rhodes’ intricate production and Cuccurullo’s songwriting and experimentation with guitar sounds and time signatures were not enough to hook the public, and the album did not perform well. The dreamy single ” Someone Else Not Me ” lasted barely two weeks on the radio, although its video was noted as the first to be produced entirely with Flash animation. While supporting Medazzaland and Pop Trash , Duran Duran toured with bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers.