Blue Monday (Orgy song)
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| from the album Power, Corruption & Lies (American edition only) | ||||
| B-side | "The Beach" | |||
| Released | 7 March 1983 | |||
| Format | 12" | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 7:29 | |||
| Label | Factory – FAC 73 | |||
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| Producer(s) | New Order | |||
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| "Blue Monday" | ||||
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| B-side | "Thieves Like Us" | |||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 7:23 | |||
| Label | Tonpress S-534 |
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| Producer(s) | New Order | |||
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| "Blue Monday 1988" | ||||
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| B-side | "Beach Buggy" | |||
| Released | 25 April 1988 | |||
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| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance | |||
| Length | 4:07 (7") / 7:10 (12") | |||
| Label |
Factory FAC 73R |
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| "Blue Monday-95" | ||||
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| from the album The Rest of New Order | ||||
| Released | 24 July 1995 | |||
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| Recorded | 1982 | |||
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| Length | 8:35 | |||
| Label |
London 850241.1, NUOX 7 |
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| Producer(s) | New Order | |||
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| Single by Orgy | ||||
| from the album Candyass | ||||
| Released | 14 December 1998 | |||
| Format | Single | |||
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| Length | 4:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros./Reprise/Elementree | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner | |||
| Producer(s) | Josh Abraham, Orgy | |||
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| "Blue Monday / Stitches" | |
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| Single by Orgy | |
| Released | 9 February 1999 |
| Format | Single |
| Length | 48:04 |
| Label | Warner Bros./Reprise/Elementree |
| Songwriter(s) | Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner |
| Producer(s) | Josh Abraham, Orgy |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic (Blue Monday (single)) |    |
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| Single by Flunk | |
| from the album Blue Monday | |
| Released | 8 April 2002 (Norway) 3 June 2002 (UK/Worldwide) |
| Format | CD |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Label |
Beatservice BS053 (CD) |
| Songwriter(s) | Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner |
"Blue Monday" is a song by the English rock/dance band New Order. It was released as a 12-inch single on 7 March 1983 through Factory Records and later remade by the band in 1988 and 1995. The song has been widely remixed and covered since its original release, and became a popular anthem in the dance club scene. It is the best-selling 12" single of all time. The song has been widely acclaimed and according to Acclaimed Music, the song is the 33rd most acclaimed song of all time.
"Blue Monday" was described by the BBC Radio 2 "Sold on Song" feature thus: "The track is widely regarded as a crucial link between Seventies disco and the dance/house boom that took off at the end of the Eighties."Synthpop had been a major force in British popular music for several years, but "Blue Monday", with encouragement by the band's manager Rob Gretton, was a dance record that also exhibited influences from the New York club scene, particularly the work of producers like Arthur Baker (who collaborated on New Order's follow-up single "Confusion").
According to Bernard Sumner, "Blue Monday" was influenced by four songs: the arrangement came from "Dirty Talk", by Klein + M.B.O.; the signature bassline with octaves came from Sylvester's disco classic, "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"; the beat came from "Our Love", by Donna Summer; the choir sound was sampled from the Kraftwerk song "Uranium" from the Radio-Activity album and the long keyboard pad on the intro and outro was following the album's intro track "Geiger Counter".
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