Union of the Snake

"Union of the Snake"
Single by Duran Duran
from the album Seven and the Ragged Tiger
B-side	"Secret Oktober"
Released	17 October 1983
Recorded	1983
Studio	AIR Studios (Montserrat Island, West Indies)
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	4:20
Label	EMI Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Simon Le Bon John Taylor Roger Taylor Andy Taylor Nick Rhodes
Producer(s)	Alex Sadkin Ian Little Duran Duran
Duran Duran singles chronology
"Is There Something I Should Know?" (1983) "Union of the Snake" (1983) "New Moon on Monday" (1984)
Music video
"Union of the Snake" at YouTube

"Union of the Snake" is the ninth single by English new wave band Duran Duran and is the lead single from their third studio album Seven and the Ragged Tiger. It went to number 2 in Canada, number 3 in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand, number 4 in Australia and number 5 in Ireland. The music video features a young Jennifer Connelly.

Track listings and formats

7" single: EMI / EMI 5429 United Kingdom

1. "Union of the Snake" – 4:24
2. "Secret Oktober" – 2:48

12" single: EMI / 12 EMI 5429 United Kingdom

1. "Union of the Snake" (Monkey Mix) – 6:27
2. "Union of the Snake" – 4:24
3. "Secret Oktober" – 2:48

7" single: Capitol Records / B-5290 United States

1. "Union of the Snake" – 4:20
2. "Secret Oktober" – 2:44

12" single: Capitol Records / 8567 United States

1. "Union of the Snake" (Monkey Mix) – 6:22
2. "Union of the Snake" – 4:20
3. "Secret Oktober" – 2:44

Note:

• "Union of the Snake" (Monkey Mix) is also known as "Extended Mix" or "Super Mix".