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On this day, March 7, 1983, New Order released "Blue Monday."
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March 7th
1983 - New Order
New Order released 'Blue Monday,' as a 12-inch single through Factory Records. The track went on to become the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time.
March 7th
1983 - New Order
New Order released 'Blue Monday,' as a 12-inch single through Factory Records. The track went on to become the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time.
Blue Monday (New Order song)
Original die-cut sleeve
Single by New Order from the album Power, Corruption & Lies
B-side:
"The Beach" (12-inch version)
"Thieves Like Us" (7-inch version)
Released: 7 March 1983
Recorded: 1982
Studio: Britannia Row, Islington
"Blue Monday" is a song by English rock band New Order. It was released as a 12-inch single on 7 March 1983 through Factory Records. The song appears on certain cassette and CD versions of the band's second studio album, Power, Corruption & Lies (1983). The track was written and produced by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.
"Blue Monday" is a synth-pop and alternative dance song that drew inspirations from many works of other artists. The 12-inch single was backed with a primarily instrumental version of the song entitled "The Beach" on the B-side. The single's unique packaging was designed by Peter Saville and Brett Wickens. It features a die-cut sleeve designed to resemble a 5-1⁄4-inch floppy disk. The front cover features no words, but instead has code in the form of coloured blocks that reads out the artist, song and label information, once deciphered.
The original single was a commercial hit, making the top 10 in many countries. In the UK, although the song stalled at number 9, it spent a total of 38 weeks in the top 75. This was mirrored by its run of 186 weeks on the UK Independent Singles Chart, effectively selling for 4 years from release until the Substance 1987 compilation on which it featured. The UK Indie Chart run was second only to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, which clocked 195 weeks (their runs overlapped). In New Zealand, it peaked at number 2 and spent 74 weeks (spread across three calendar years) in the top 50. The 1988 remix reached number 3 on the British chart and number 4 on the Australian chart, and it topped the dance chart in the United States.
It is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time. In the United Kingdom, it has sold 1.16 million copies in all formats, including the 1988 and 1995 re-releases. Sales of the original 1983 12-inch release account for the bulk of the total, at over 700,000 copies. The song has been widely acclaimed and is ranked by Acclaimed Music as the 42nd most-acclaimed song of all time.[5] It was remixed by the band twice, in 1988 and 1995. The 1988 remix reached number 1 in New Zealand and the top 10 in other countries. The song has been covered by bands including Orgy, Flunk, 808 State, The Enemy and Health. In 2021, it was ranked at No. 235 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
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Releases
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"Blue Monday" has been a hit several times in the UK. In 1983, it charted twice, initially reaching number 12, then re-entering the chart later in the year and climbing to number 9, helped by the fact that neither side of the single ( the B-side "The Beach" was an instrumental re-working of "Blue Monday", whose lyrics include the line "I thought I told you to leave me when I walked down to the beach" ) was featured on the UK version of the group's subsequent album, Power, Corruption & Lies. Despite selling well it was not eligible for an official gold disc because Factory Records was not a member of the British Phonographic Industry association. According to the Official Charts Company, its total sales stand at 1.16 million in the United Kingdom alone, and "Blue Monday" came 69th in the all-time UK best-selling singles chart published in November 2012.
New Order appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops, on 31 March 1983, to promote the song. New Order insisted on performing "Blue Monday" live. The performance was dogged by technical problems, and was unrepresentative of the recording. In the words of drummer Stephen Morris, "Blue Monday was never the easiest song to perform, anyway, and everything went wrong. The synthesisers went awry. It sounded awful". In 1985, "Blue Monday" and "Thieves Like Us" were officially released in Poland as a 7" single in a different sleeve by Tonpress under license from Factory Records and sold over 50,000 copies and reached number 5 on the year-end single chart. In 1988, "Blue Monday" was officially remixed by Quincy Jones and John Potoker under the title "Blue Monday 1988" ( with the instrumental flip being titled "Beach Buggy" ); Jones was the owner of Qwest Records, New Order's record label in the United States. The single reached number 3 on the British chart, number 4 on the Australian chart, and topped the dance chart in the United States. A further official remix/reissue in 1995, with a mix by Hardfloor as the lead track, also made the British Top 20. The song has sold 1.21 million copies in the UK as of October 2015. Overall it has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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Original die-cut sleeve
Single by New Order from the album Power, Corruption & Lies
B-side:
"The Beach" (12-inch version)
"Thieves Like Us" (7-inch version)
Released: 7 March 1983
Recorded: 1982
Studio: Britannia Row, Islington
"Blue Monday" is a song by English rock band New Order. It was released as a 12-inch single on 7 March 1983 through Factory Records. The song appears on certain cassette and CD versions of the band's second studio album, Power, Corruption & Lies (1983). The track was written and produced by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.
"Blue Monday" is a synth-pop and alternative dance song that drew inspirations from many works of other artists. The 12-inch single was backed with a primarily instrumental version of the song entitled "The Beach" on the B-side. The single's unique packaging was designed by Peter Saville and Brett Wickens. It features a die-cut sleeve designed to resemble a 5-1⁄4-inch floppy disk. The front cover features no words, but instead has code in the form of coloured blocks that reads out the artist, song and label information, once deciphered.
The original single was a commercial hit, making the top 10 in many countries. In the UK, although the song stalled at number 9, it spent a total of 38 weeks in the top 75. This was mirrored by its run of 186 weeks on the UK Independent Singles Chart, effectively selling for 4 years from release until the Substance 1987 compilation on which it featured. The UK Indie Chart run was second only to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division, which clocked 195 weeks (their runs overlapped). In New Zealand, it peaked at number 2 and spent 74 weeks (spread across three calendar years) in the top 50. The 1988 remix reached number 3 on the British chart and number 4 on the Australian chart, and it topped the dance chart in the United States.
It is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time. In the United Kingdom, it has sold 1.16 million copies in all formats, including the 1988 and 1995 re-releases. Sales of the original 1983 12-inch release account for the bulk of the total, at over 700,000 copies. The song has been widely acclaimed and is ranked by Acclaimed Music as the 42nd most-acclaimed song of all time.[5] It was remixed by the band twice, in 1988 and 1995. The 1988 remix reached number 1 in New Zealand and the top 10 in other countries. The song has been covered by bands including Orgy, Flunk, 808 State, The Enemy and Health. In 2021, it was ranked at No. 235 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
{snip}
Releases
{snip}
"Blue Monday" has been a hit several times in the UK. In 1983, it charted twice, initially reaching number 12, then re-entering the chart later in the year and climbing to number 9, helped by the fact that neither side of the single ( the B-side "The Beach" was an instrumental re-working of "Blue Monday", whose lyrics include the line "I thought I told you to leave me when I walked down to the beach" ) was featured on the UK version of the group's subsequent album, Power, Corruption & Lies. Despite selling well it was not eligible for an official gold disc because Factory Records was not a member of the British Phonographic Industry association. According to the Official Charts Company, its total sales stand at 1.16 million in the United Kingdom alone, and "Blue Monday" came 69th in the all-time UK best-selling singles chart published in November 2012.
New Order appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops, on 31 March 1983, to promote the song. New Order insisted on performing "Blue Monday" live. The performance was dogged by technical problems, and was unrepresentative of the recording. In the words of drummer Stephen Morris, "Blue Monday was never the easiest song to perform, anyway, and everything went wrong. The synthesisers went awry. It sounded awful". In 1985, "Blue Monday" and "Thieves Like Us" were officially released in Poland as a 7" single in a different sleeve by Tonpress under license from Factory Records and sold over 50,000 copies and reached number 5 on the year-end single chart. In 1988, "Blue Monday" was officially remixed by Quincy Jones and John Potoker under the title "Blue Monday 1988" ( with the instrumental flip being titled "Beach Buggy" ); Jones was the owner of Qwest Records, New Order's record label in the United States. The single reached number 3 on the British chart, number 4 on the Australian chart, and topped the dance chart in the United States. A further official remix/reissue in 1995, with a mix by Hardfloor as the lead track, also made the British Top 20. The song has sold 1.21 million copies in the UK as of October 2015. Overall it has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.
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New Order - Blue Monday on BBC's Top of the Pops - 31.3.1983
neworder
334K subscribers
1,785,334 views Sep 19, 2020 #TopofthePops #BlueMonday #NewOrder
New Order perform Blue Monday live on BBC's Top of the Pops on the 31st March 1983.
Buy the reissued and remastered 12" single as part of Power, Corruption and Lies Definitive Edition now: https://lnk.to/NO-PCLYC
Stream New Order's greatest hits here ▶https://lnk.to/StreamNewOrder
Subscribe here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSc... {bad link}
Watch New Order's other official music videos ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... {bad link}
Lyrics:
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
How does it feel
To treat me like you do?
When you've laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are?
I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel?
Tell me now, how do I feel?
Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They'll turn away no more
And still, I find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But, I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
I see a ship in the harbour
I can and shall obey
But, if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me, how do I feel?
Tell me now, how should I feel?
Now I stand here waiting
[Verse 3]
I thought I told you to leave me
When I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold
(Grows cold, grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)
[Instrumental Outro]
#NewOrder #BlueMonday #TopofthePops
neworder
334K subscribers
1,785,334 views Sep 19, 2020 #TopofthePops #BlueMonday #NewOrder
New Order perform Blue Monday live on BBC's Top of the Pops on the 31st March 1983.
Buy the reissued and remastered 12" single as part of Power, Corruption and Lies Definitive Edition now: https://lnk.to/NO-PCLYC
Stream New Order's greatest hits here ▶https://lnk.to/StreamNewOrder
Subscribe here ▶ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpSc... {bad link}
Watch New Order's other official music videos ▶ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... {bad link}
Lyrics:
[Instrumental Intro]
[Verse 1]
How does it feel
To treat me like you do?
When you've laid your hands upon me
And told me who you are?
I thought I was mistaken
I thought I heard your words
Tell me how do I feel?
Tell me now, how do I feel?
Those who came before me
Lived through their vocations
From the past until completion
They'll turn away no more
And still, I find it so hard
To say what I need to say
But, I'm quite sure that you'll tell me
Just how I should feel today
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 2]
I see a ship in the harbour
I can and shall obey
But, if it wasn't for your misfortune
I'd be a heavenly person today
And I thought I was mistaken
And I thought I heard you speak
Tell me, how do I feel?
Tell me now, how should I feel?
Now I stand here waiting
[Verse 3]
I thought I told you to leave me
When I walked down to the beach
Tell me how does it feel
When your heart grows cold
(Grows cold, grows cold, grows cold, grows cold)
[Instrumental Outro]
#NewOrder #BlueMonday #TopofthePops
Here's the extended cut.
Blue Monday (2016 Remaster)
neworder
334K subscribers
16,670,179 views Sep 11, 2016
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Blue Monday (2016 Remaster) · New Order
Singles
℗ 1983, 2016 Warner Music UK Ltd
Unknown: Barry Sage
Producer: Bernard Sumner
Programmer, Synthesizer, Vocals: Bernard Sumner
Producer: Gillian Gilbert
Programmer, Synthesizer: Gillian Gilbert
Unknown: Mark Boyne
Unknown: Michael Johnson
Bass Guitar: Peter Hook
Percussion, Programmer: Peter Hook
Producer: Peter Hook
Drums, Programmer, Synthesizer: Stephen Morris
Producer: Stephen Morris
Writer: Bernard Sumner
Writer: Gillian Gilbert
Writer: Peter Hook
Writer: Stephen Morris
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neworder
334K subscribers
16,670,179 views Sep 11, 2016
Provided to YouTube by Rhino/Warner Records
Blue Monday (2016 Remaster) · New Order
Singles
℗ 1983, 2016 Warner Music UK Ltd
Unknown: Barry Sage
Producer: Bernard Sumner
Programmer, Synthesizer, Vocals: Bernard Sumner
Producer: Gillian Gilbert
Programmer, Synthesizer: Gillian Gilbert
Unknown: Mark Boyne
Unknown: Michael Johnson
Bass Guitar: Peter Hook
Percussion, Programmer: Peter Hook
Producer: Peter Hook
Drums, Programmer, Synthesizer: Stephen Morris
Producer: Stephen Morris
Writer: Bernard Sumner
Writer: Gillian Gilbert
Writer: Peter Hook
Writer: Stephen Morris
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"Blue Monday" is not to be confused with "Blue Morning, Blue Day." Yeah, I do that.
Blue Morning, Blue Day
Foreigner
447K subscribers
884,470 views Nov 8, 2014
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Blue Morning, Blue Day · Foreigner
Double Vision
℗ 1978 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Keyboards: Al Greenwood
Unknown: David De Vore
String Arranger: David Paich
Drums: Dennis Elliott
Bass Guitar: Ed Gagliardi
Vocals: Ed Gagliardi
Unknown: George Marino
Backing Vocals: Ian Lloyd
Unknown: Ian McDonald
Guitar, Keyboards, Reeds, Vocals: Ian McDonald
Producer: Ian McDonald
Unknown: Jimmy Douglass
Unknown: Keith Olsen
Producer: Keith Olsen
Lead Vocals: Lou Gramm
Unknown: Mick Jones
Lead Guitar: Mick Jones
Piano: Mick Jones
Producer: Mick Jones
Writer: Lou Gramm
Writer: Mick Jones
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Foreigner
447K subscribers
884,470 views Nov 8, 2014
Provided to YouTube by Rhino Atlantic
Blue Morning, Blue Day · Foreigner
Double Vision
℗ 1978 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
Keyboards: Al Greenwood
Unknown: David De Vore
String Arranger: David Paich
Drums: Dennis Elliott
Bass Guitar: Ed Gagliardi
Vocals: Ed Gagliardi
Unknown: George Marino
Backing Vocals: Ian Lloyd
Unknown: Ian McDonald
Guitar, Keyboards, Reeds, Vocals: Ian McDonald
Producer: Ian McDonald
Unknown: Jimmy Douglass
Unknown: Keith Olsen
Producer: Keith Olsen
Lead Vocals: Lou Gramm
Unknown: Mick Jones
Lead Guitar: Mick Jones
Piano: Mick Jones
Producer: Mick Jones
Writer: Lou Gramm
Writer: Mick Jones
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