BY MELISSA RUGGIERI

The Wild Boys of Duran Duran have finally released an official video for "Pressure Off," the first single from their new album, "Paper Gods" (watch it below).

The stylish black and white clip was shot in Los Angeles and London and directed by Nick Egan (of Alanis Morrissette, Oasis, INXS and Sonic Youth fame).

Joining Simon Le Bon, John Taylor, Roger Taylor and Nick Rhodes in the video are Nile Rodgers and Atlanta's Janelle Monáe, whose soulful vocals are featured prominently in the song.

"We were fortunate to have Nile Rodgers and Janelle Monáe work on 'Pressure Off' with us, and we could not have produced a successful video for the song without them," John Taylor said in a statement. "It's great to be reunited on film with Nile; last time was 'Notorious' in '85. Janelle is just a firecracker, we can't get enough of her!"

"Paper Gods," the band's 14th studio effort, bowed in September and also features cameos from John Frusciante, Kiesza and Lindsay Lohan. D-squared will begin a short tour in their native England at the end of November and hopefully will return to the U.S. in 2016 (maybe East Coast this time, guys?).

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