Meet El Presidente


"Meet El Presidente" is the 16th single from Duran Duran, and the third single from the Notorious album.

About the song

According to a studio report in Star Hits magazine, one of the early drafts of this song was called "One of the Faithful." A demo version by that name can be found on several bootlegs.
The album version of the song is considerably different from the single and video versions, and from all the remixes. The former's original key and tempo are maintained, but mixes elements of the master to differing degrees for the single release, the main ones being a more emphatic, up-front mix for the percussion, brass, and backing vocal tracks, throughout the song.
Duran Duran played this song—among others—live, on the final episode of British music show The Tube.

Music video

"Meet El Presidente" was the third video directed for Duran Duran by Peter Kagan and Paula Greif. It was a basic concert video, featuring the band in their stagewear from the Strange Behaviour tour which supported the release of the Notorious album. It was also filmed in black and white Super-8.

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

"Meet El Presidente" was backed by album track "Vertigo ". This was the second single from Notorious to have an album track as b-side.
It was also the first single that Duran Duran released as a CD single, on which they included the "Meet El Beat" remix.
There are 3 official mixes of "Meet El Presidente":

7": EMI. / Tour 1 United Kingdom

  1. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  2. "Vertigo" - 4:43

    12": EMI. / 12 Tour 1 United Kingdom

  3. "Meet El Presidente" - 7:12
  4. "Meet El Presidente" - 5:30
  5. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  6. "Vertigo " - 4:43
The Presidential Suite:
  1. "Meet El Presidente" - 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" - 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  4. "Skintrade" - 8:10
  5. "Skintrade" - 7:16

    7": Capitol Records. / B-44001 United States

  6. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  7. "Vertigo" - 4:43

    12": Capitol Records. / V-15294 United States

  8. "Meet El Presidente" - 7:12
  9. "Meet El Presidente" - 5:30
  10. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  11. "Vertigo " - 4:43
The Presidential Suite:
  1. "Meet El Presidente" - 7:12
  2. "Meet El Presidente" - 5:30
  3. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  4. "Skintrade" - 8:10
  5. "Skintrade" - 7:16

    CD: Part of "[Singles [Box Set 1986–1995|Singles Box Set 1986-1995]]" boxset

  6. "Meet El Presidente" - 3:38
  7. "Vertigo" - 4:43
  8. "Meet El Presidente" - 7:12
  9. "Meet El Presidente" - 5:30
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