Wing

Wing
Song by Duran Duran
Released	22 Oct 2021
Format	Album track
Genre	Ballad
Length	5:19
Writer(s)	Duran Duran, Graham Coxon
Producer(s)	Duran Duran, Mark Ronson
Duran Duran

"Wing" is the eighth song on the normal edition, and the ninth song on the deluxe edition of Future Past by Duran Duran, released by Tape Modern and BMG 22nd Oct 2021. ℗ 2021 Tape Modern under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC.

About the song

Wing is a slow, melodic ballad, written with Graham Coxon, and produced by Mark Ronson during the initial recording sessions for the album, and one of the first songs to be demoed.

Simon said: "The song originated with Coxon and Ronson playing dueling guitars by outdoing each other in the studio, and it had a Southwestern border feel to it already."

Roger said: "So amazing when Mark Ronson played the guitar riff on this. We were struggling to find a direction on this song, but Mark’s part def gave it 'lift off.’ I often refer to Mark’s production work as 'genius,' but had no idea he had this up his sleeve as well… I hear some Bond in this song… old habits die hard!" (Source).

Inspiration

Receiving a comment about the song having a Patti Smith vibe. Simon said: "Patti Smith is always an inspiration, but much more of an inspiration for the song WING was a passage in a book called the The City of Bohane by Kevin Barry. The book is so poetic, and it really affected me. A character in the book goes in to an internalized jealous rage and that's what sparked the style of that song." (Source).

Lyrics

She'll never know, what’s eating me alive
A hungry demi-god, that will not be denied
I am foundering on the absence, of desire meant for me
Laid bare imagination for all to see

Where does she sleep?
And where does sleep find she?
Maybe I want my bitter visions to come real
On a pilgrimage of lusting
That should’ve come my way
But my mind it is a jail called jealousy

  On a wing of innocence fly me out of here
  Surrendered faith but I'm holding dread
  And I pray to consequence, if my voice you hear
  For a better man to be in my head

I'll never show, the knife, that's deep inside
How with its twist, the more it cuts away at pride
Like a rabid dog, at communion
That we could not hide away
The family's secret bloodstained history

   On a wing of innocence  fly me out of here
   (I) surrender faith but I'm holding dread
   And I pray to consequence, if my voice you hear
   For a better man to be in my head


   On a wing of innocence, fly me out of  here
   Surrender faith but I'm holding dread
   And I pray to consequence, if my voice you hear
   For a better man to be in my head

   Surrendered faith but I’m holding dread
   For a better man to be in my head

Personnel

Duran Duran are:

• Simon Le Bon - vocals
• Nick Rhodes - keyboards
• John Taylor - bass guitar
• Roger Taylor - drums

Also credited:

• Graham Coxon - lead guitar
• Mark Ronson - producer