She brought in her friend Claudia Brücken at the insistence of Trevor Horn, who claimed that Freytag could not sing. ^ According to the booklet in the 2010 2-CD Deluxe Edition of A Secret Wish, Freytag was the only singer in the band's original line-up.In 2009, UK girl group Dolly Rockers sampled the bridge and melody from 'Duel' to form the basis for their song, 'How Did I End Up with U'. In August 2007, Sophie Ellis-Bextor recorded and released a cover of 'Duel' as the B-side to her single, ' Today the Sun's on Us'. īritish singer Mandy Smith recorded a cover version of 'Duel' for her debut album Mandy in 1988. This song was covered (as a Spanish translation called 'Hoy comienza tu derrota') by Venezuelan singer Melissa, for her 1986 album Melissa III. In the UK, 'Jewel' was also used by Channel 4 for its American football coverage in the late 1980s and by Granada Television for its regional Granada Goals Extra programme in the early 1990s. The instrumental was also used as the sport 'bed' by BBC Radio 1 on the evening news report News90, News91, and News92.Īn instrumental section of 'Duel' was used in the mid-to-late 1980s by Australian Television Network's sports section '7 Sport' as an intro theme for their coverage of the Australian Touring Car Championship which was quite long as the presenter/main commentator also used the timing of the intro to advise the viewers as the contents of the program as well as the races themselves. A remix, 'Jewelled', was also used as the title and credits music of the BBC programme Rally Report (later Top Gear Rally Report) covering the Lombard RAC Rally (now called Rally GB) which is the UK round of the World Rally Championship. The song is often played at the stadium of Heart Of Midlothian Football Club during home matches. 'Bejewelled' played the song through, alternating between the two versions, while 'Jewelled', on the remix album Wishful Thinking, combined elements of both, with the melodies of 'Duel' playing alongside the rhythms of 'Jewel'.Ĭharts Weekly charts Chart (1985) The two approaches to the song were combined in two different tracks. This featured the same lyrics delivered in a more aggressive manner, mainly by Susanne Freytag, over a backing track of heavy beats and industrial sound effects.Ī 12-inch mix, 'Jewel (Cut Rough)' extended this with further sound effects, and an instrumental version appeared on the group's debut album, A Secret Wish. 'Duel' was originally released with an alternative version of the track, 'Jewel (Rough Cut)' as the B-side.

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