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“Pressure Off” is the lead single from Duran Duran’s 14th studio album, Paper Gods, featuring Janelle Monae on vocals and Nile Rodgers on guitar. Rodgers also co-wrote and produced the track with Mark Ronson and Mr Hudson.
As drummer Roger Taylor recalled, the “taut funk” of “Pressure Off” was ins...
[Intro: Simon LeBon]
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Pressure off, pressure off, pressure pressure pressure off
[Verse 1: Simon LeBon]
Past is another country
The present will never last
The future, it's still tomorrow
Are we living too fast?
[Pre-Chorus: Simon LeBon]
Searchlight the crowd, I'm fixed on your face
I know it well, but it's a dream I can't place
Something is happening to me
Maybe it's happening to you, you, you, you
[Chorus: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Everybody everywhere, feel it in the air
Oh yeah, it's time to take the pressure off
Everybody everywhere, step out into the future
It's time to take the pressure off
[Post-Chorus: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
It's time to take the pressure off
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
It's time to take the pressure off
[Interlude: Simon LeBon]
Steppin'
Steppin'
Steppin'
It's time to take the pressure off
[Verse 2: Simon LeBon]
Swimming with the rat race
Or running against the tide
It's everybody's business when there's nowhere to hide
[Pre-Chorus: Simon LeBon]
Searchlight the crowd, I'm fixed onto you
There's a way out of this into the blue
Something is happening to me
Maybe it's happening to you, you, you, you
[Chorus: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Everybody everywhere, feel it in the air
Oh yeah (oh yeah), it's time to take the pressure off
Everybody everywhere, step out into the future
It's time to take the pressure off
[Post-Chorus: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
It's time to take the pressure off
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
It's time to take the pressure off
[Break: Simon LeBon]
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Steppin' out, steppin' out, steppin' out, and jumpin' up and
Pressure off, pressure off, pressure pressure pressure off
[Verse 3: Janelle Monáe]
I'm lost, don't wanna be found
I'm up and not gonna be down
Outside looking in on myself
Just me, I couldn't be anyone else
Is it bad when you're feeling this good?
Are we all misunderstood?
It's fine, going out of my mind
Going out of my mind, going out of my mind
[Chorus: Janelle Monáe]
Everybody everywhere (yeah), feel it in the air (whoo!)
Oh yeah (oh yeah), it's time to take the pressure off
Everybody everywhere, step out into the future
It's time to take the pressure off
[Post-Chorus: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
It's time to take the pressure off
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
It's up to you now
Step out into the future
[Outro: Simon LeBon & Janelle Monáe]
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Jump up into the future
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Step out into the future
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Jump up into the future
Oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Step out into the future
Pressure Off was written by Janelle Monáe & John Taylor & Nick Rhodes & Simon Le Bon & Roger Taylor (Duran Duran) & Mark Ronson & Nile Rodgers & Mr. Hudson.
Pressure Off was produced by Joshua Blair & Duran Duran & Mark Ronson & Nile Rodgers & Mr. Hudson.
Duran Duran released Pressure Off on Fri Jun 19 2015.
Nile Rodgers said:
It’s pop funk, but it’s not like anything else. When we made “Pressure Off”, I said to Simon Le Bon: ‘Here you go, bro…’” I know how to make Duran Duran records. Simon loves to work with me on vocals and the feeling is mutual, he trusts me and what we make turns out unbelievable.