Global music icons Duran Duran have unveiled their first new music of 2026 with "Free To Love", the brand new single featuring longtime collaborator Nile Rodgers.
The song, which is accompanied by a Jonas Åkerlund-directed music video starring Clara Amfo, was made in association with Italian luxury perfumer Xerjoff.
The release follows the news that the band will headline London's BST Hyde Park for the second time on July 5, supported by special guests Scissor Sisters.
An uplifting, high-energy track built around a euphoric groove, "Free To Love" was co-written by the legendary Nile Rodgers. The new single delivers an explosive strain of cyber-funk - fun, immediate and built for the dancefloor, while carrying a message of positivity, openness and love in the face of a very divided world.
Introducing "Free To Love," Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon said, "'Free To Love' is disco for the 2020s. It's up-beat and up-tempo; it's about freedom; it's about loving the modern world instead of hating it, and that is something we need right now. Be free! Be free to love!"
Keyboardist Nick Rhodes adds, "Every time we plug in and play with Nile, the electricity he generates could light up a whole city. We share a common belief that music is a force for good and something that brings positive energy into the world. 'Free To Love' is our call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding to prevail. An anthem for freedom, which is the most valuable currency we have, and something that should be truly and freely available for everyone, everywhere. 'Free To Love' has a simple message, there is nothing more important than freedom and love. We certainly need a lot more of both in the world right now.
"Free To Love" is the latest in a long line of Duran Duran x Nile Rodgers collaborations that first began with a remix of the iconic No. 1 smash single, "The Reflex," more than four decades ago.
Speaking about their latest work, Rodgers said, "True love is free and unconditional. My love for Duran Duran and what our music together has always been about, is the love we share for our song's deepest meanings. Whatever chaos is going on outside, inside the studio we're free to love our peace."
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