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"Blue Monday" is the fifth single by the English rock band New Order. It was released as a 12-inch single on 7 March 1983 through Factory Records . It appears on certain cassette and CD versions of New Order's second studio album, Power, Corruption & Lies (1983). [ 4 ]
Some of New Order's tracks such as 1982's "Temptation", 1983's "Blue Monday" and 1987's "True Faith" can be observed blending genres of rock and dance. According to a staff-written AllMusic history, the band are regarded as "the first alternative dance " music group, having "fused icy, gloomy post-punk with Kraftwerk-style synth-pop ". [ 80 ]
It would not be until the release of their fourth single, "Blue Monday", that New Order would break into the top 10, with the song peaking at number 9. [1] "Blue Monday" became a defining single for the group and caused a sensation, becoming the biggest selling 12-inch single of all time. [2]
"Blue Monday" (New Order cover) Bernard Sumner, Gillian Gilbert, ... "Blue Monday" release date: February 9, 1999 "Stitches" release date: November 23, 1999; Personnel
Original release Year Ref(s) "1963" New Order Stephen Hague ‡ Non-album single ... "Blue Monday" [b] New Order Non-album single 1983 [16] "Broken Promise" New Order
At the 2002 Brit Awards held on 20 February 2002, Minogue performed a mash-up version Stuart Crichton remixed of "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and New Order's song "Blue Monday" (1983). [33] The performance was ranked at number 40 on The Guardian 's 2011 list of 50 Key Events in the History of Dance Music. [69]
[5] [note 1] The follow-up to their breakthrough hit "Blue Monday", it was produced and co-written by influential New York DJ Arthur Baker, charting at No. 1 on the UK Indie Chart, No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and the top 10 in Ireland and New Zealand, as well as reaching No. 5 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs.
Power, Corruption & Lies is the second studio album by the English rock band New Order, released on 2 May 1983 by Factory Records.The album features more electronic tracks than their 1981 debut Movement, with heavier use of synthesisers.