[4][5] The album, co-produced by the band alongside Mark Ronson, Giorgio Moroder and Erol Alkan, also features guest appearances by Tove Lo, Ivorian Doll, Japanese band Chai, and Mike Garson.

When we came back after lockdown, I felt that those lyrics, particularly 'Invisible', spoke to the moment, because the last 18 months have really been about intimacy politics.

[9] He credited the British guitarist Graham Coxon as a significant figure in the creation of the album, stating that "he changed the picture of Duran Duran, he upped all of our games and he played some of the most incredible guitar that I've (Simon Le Bon) ever heard on any album".

[9] The cover is a colourised and combined image of two black-and-white pictures by Japanese photographer Daisuke Yokota.

[18] Clash stated: "‘Future Past’ – when it works – is a blast of ridiculous 80s themed fun."