Fun fact: The guitar solo that characterises this song was arranged and performed by Warren Cuccurullo, former player with Frank Zappa. Warren is credited generally with resurrecting Duran.
Their music did seem to suffer after Andy Taylor left the group. His guitar helped balance the music that became a bit synth-heavy later. It doesn’t surprise me that they had a resurgence when they brought in a guitarist.
History I never knew.