Blue Monday (New Order song)

"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 appeared on certain cassette and CD versions of the band's second studio album, Power, Corruption & Lies (1983).[1] The track was written and produced by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

"Blue Monday"
Original die-cut sleeve
Single by New Order
from the album Power, Corruption & Lies[lower-alpha 1]
B-side
  • "The Beach" (12-inch)
  • "Thieves Like Us" (7-inch)
Released7 March 1983
Recorded1982
Genre
Length
  • 7:29 (original version)
  • 4:09 (edited version)
Label
  • Factory (12-inch)
  • Tonpress (7-inch)
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)New Order
New Order singles chronology
"Temptation"
(1982)		 "Blue Monday"
(1983)		 "Confusion"
(1983)

"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.[2][3] 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.[4] 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 and Health. In 2021, it was ranked at No. 235 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".[6]

Background

"Blue Monday" was described by the BBC Radio 2 "Sold on Song" feature as "a crucial link between Seventies disco and the dance/house boom that took off at the end of the Eighties."[7] Synth-pop 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,[7] particularly the work of producers such as Arthur Baker (who collaborated on New Order's follow-up single "Confusion").

The composition has been widely recognised to owe a debt to Gerry and the Holograms, a Manchester artist who released the track of the same name four years before Blue Monday.[8]

Composition

"Blue Monday" was composed on a prototype-level homebrew "step-time" sequencer in binary code.[9] It was originally written in the key of D, in Dorian mode, since there is never a B-flat in the song, and B-natural does occur in the melody (though sparingly). It contains a basic chord progression of Dm–F–C–Dm–G–C. The song has been labelled a "synth-pop classic"[10][11] and described as cementing the group's movement from post-punk to alternative dance.[2] It has been noted as an example of the hi-NRG style of club music, as well.[12]

The song begins with a distinctive semiquaver kick drum intro, programmed on an Oberheim DMX drum machine.[13] Keyboardist Gillian Gilbert fades in a sequenced melody, out of sync with the beat because she had forgotten to input a note into the sequencer.[14] The verse section features the song's signature throbbing synth bassline, played on a Moog Source, overlaid with Peter Hook's bass guitar leads. The synth bassline was sequenced on a Powertran Sequencer home built by Sumner.[15] Bernard Sumner delivers the lyrics in a deadpan manner. "Blue Monday" is an atypical hit song in that it does not feature a standard verse-chorus structure. After a lengthy introduction, the first and second verses are contiguous and are separated from the third verse only by a brief series of sound effects. A short breakdown section follows the third verse, which leads to an extended outro.

The band stated that the song was written in response to crowd disappointment at the fact that they never played encores.[16] The song was planned to allow them to return to the stage, press play on a synthesiser and leave the stage again, but while writing the song it evolved into a project that the band quite liked, and it was turned from an experiment into a single. However, the band since have become noted for playing "Blue Monday" as an encore.[17] "Blue Monday" was influenced by several songs. Hook said the song was "stolen" from the Donna Summer song "Our Love" from the Bad Girls album.[18] Bernard Sumner said part of the arrangement came from "Dirty Talk", by Klein + M.B.O, the synthesised bassline from Sylvester's "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)". Hook's bassline was derived from an Ennio Morricone soundtrack,[18] For a Few Dollars More: Hook said "I stole it" after watching the film of the same name in the studio.[19] In the Guardian, Clinton Heylin included "Blue Monday" on a list of "10 classic stolen pop songs" and said that the starting point for the song came from "Gerry and the Holograms", the 1979 title track by the novelty group of the same name,[18] but Sumner denied this.[20] Some rhythmic and synthesizer elements of the song had been used by the band in an earlier composition, "Video 5 8 6", in 1982, which evolved into the track "5 8 6", appearing on the band's 1983 album Power, Corruption & Lies.[21]

The song uses a sample of Kraftwerk's "Uranium".[22]

Packaging

The 1983 edition artwork is designed to resemble a 5+1⁄4 inch floppy disk. The sleeve does not display either the group name nor song title in plain English anywhere; the only text on the sleeve is "FAC SEVENTY THREE" on the spine. Instead the legend "FAC 73 BLUE MONDAY AND THE BEACH NEW ORDER" is represented in code by a series of coloured blocks. The key enabling this to be deciphered was printed on the back sleeve of the album, Power, Corruption & Lies.[23] "Blue Monday" and Power, Corruption & Lies are two of four Factory releases from this time period to employ the colour code, the others being "Confusion" by New Order and From the Hip by Section 25.

The single's original sleeve, created by Factory designer Peter Saville and Brett Wickens, was die-cut with a silver inner sleeve.[23] It cost so much to produce that Factory Records actually lost money on each copy sold. Matthew Robertson's Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album[24] notes that "[d]ue to the use of die-cutting and specified colours, the production cost of this sleeve was so high that the single sold at a loss." Tony Wilson noted that it lost 5p per sleeve "due to our strange accounting system"; Saville noted that nobody expected "Blue Monday" to be a commercially successful record at all, so nobody expected the cost to be an issue."[25] In Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records, Saville states "I am so bored with this story. We didn't even know how many of these expensive covers were ever made anyway."[26]

Robertson also noted that "later reissues had subtle changes to limit the cost" (the diecut areas being replaced with printed silver ink).[25] Saville commented in 2013 that the printers "banged out a cheaper version. I don't know how many thousands were sold [the original] way, or whether Factory were charged the full price for something they didn't get, which would be very Factory."[27] Peter Saville Associates charged Factory £538.20 for the sleeve design.[28] The artwork was so late that Saville sent it straight to the printer, unreviewed by either the band or the label.[29] The 1988 and 1995 versions were packaged in conventional sleeves.

Music videos

A music video for a shortened version of the original song was created in 1983, featuring military clips with false colour, simple computer-generated graphics such as colour blocks and geometric lines, digitised video of band members at very low resolution and framerate, and a short appearance of the game Zaxxon (reportedly the Apple II port). The colour blocks were created using Peter Saville's colour-coded alphabet.[30]

On the Australian show Rage, a video was shown containing footage taken from their BBC Top of the Pops performance with the studio track dubbed over it.

The music video for "Blue Monday '88" appears on the Substance video collection (released as a companion to the album of the same name). The video features sketches by photographer William Wegman and his Weimaraner dog named Fay Ray doing balancing acts intercut with hand-drawn animation by Robert Breer. The band members are shown standing around doing various tasks, such as walking a wooden plank over a floor that is painted blue, holding wire-mesh constructed art and milk crates over their faces, being hit by tennis balls, and standing still while they flip through various flip books (tying into the hand-drawn animation sequences).[31]

In September 2012, New Order headlined a festival at Portmeirion in North Wales and festival organisers recruited the support of the local Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir to produce a cover version and accompanying video.[32]

Legacy

In 2022, it was included in the list "The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songs", at number 21: Mark Beaumont wrote that with this song, "Britain’s formative alternative dance culture found its way" in the mainstream and "stayed there until the acid house explosion obliterated clubland".[33]

Releases
"Blue Monday 1988"
Single by New Order
B-side"Beach Buggy"
Released25 April 1988
Recorded1982
GenreAlternative dance
Length4:57 (7-inch) / 7:10 (12-inch)
LabelFactory
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)
New Order singles chronology
"Touched by the Hand of God"
(1987)		 "Blue Monday 1988"
(1988)		 "Fine Time"
(1988)
Music video
"Blue Monday 88" on YouTube
"Blue Monday-95"
Single by New Order
from the album The Rest of New Order
Released24 July 1995
Recorded1982
Genre
  • Acid techno
  • acid trance
  • hard trance
  • progressive house
Length8:35
LabelLondon[34]
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)New Order
New Order singles chronology
"1963"
(1995)		 "Blue Monday-95"
(1995)		 "Video 5 8 6"
(1997)

"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.[7] 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.[35]

New Order appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops, on 31 March 1983,[36] 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".[37] 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.[38] 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.[39] Overall it has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.[40]

The single was not originally on Power, Corruption & Lies, but was included on the Gap Records Australia/New Zealand cassette version (though listed only on the cassette itself, not on the card) and the 1986 Qwest Records US CD version.

In 2008, Collector's Editions of all New Order's 1980s albums were released, with remastered versions of the original 12" "Blue Monday" and its B-side "The Beach" appearing on the Collector's Edition of Power, Corruption & Lies. Meanwhile, two versions of "Blue Monday '88" appear on the Collector's Edition of 1986's Brotherhood.

  • 1987: Substance 1987 – Original 12" version
  • 1994: Best of New Order – 1988 7" version
  • 1995: Rest of New Order – Hardfloor Mix [note: some versions come with a disc of "Blue Monday" remixes]
  • 2002: International – Original 12" version
  • 2002: Retro – Original 12" version and Jam and Spoon Manuela Mix
  • 2005: Singles – Original 12" version [note: this version omits the opening seconds] and 1988 7" version
  • 2011: Total - Original 12" version
  • 2016: Singles (2016 re-release) - Original 12" version and 1988 7" version[41]

Compilation appearances include

  • 1996 The Best...Album in the World...Ever! - New edited version of 12" mix (runs at 6:45 length)
  • 2001 Mixmag B!g Tunes - Original 12" version
  • 2002 Electric Dreams - Original 12" version
  • 2008 Anthems II 1991-2009 - 1988 7" mix (mixed into "Chime" by Orbital)
  • 2011 Arkives - Plastikman Remix

Media usage
  • Sunkist TV Ad: In the mid 80's Sunkist paid New Order $200,000 USD to re-write the lyrics as, “How does it feel/When a new day has begun/When you’re drinking in the sunshine/Sunkist is the one,” and then used in a TV commercial.[42]
  • BT Plus TV Ad, 2018.[43]
  • Volvo TV Ad, 2021.[44]

Track listing

Blue Monday

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner; except where indicated.

12": FAC73 (UK) (1983)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday"7:29
2."The Beach"7:19
7": Tonpress S-534 (Poland) (1985)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Monday" 7:29
2."Thieves Like Us"Arthur Baker, Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner6:36
12": Qwest 0-20332 (US) (1985)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday"7:38
2."The Beach"7:28

Blue Monday 1988

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

7": FAC73-7 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988"4:09
2."Beach Buggy"4:18
7": Qwest 7-27979 / Cassette: Qwest 4-27979 (US)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (Single Mix)"4:10
2."Touched by the Hand of God (Single Version)"3:41
12": FAC73R (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (12" Version)"7:09
2."Beach Buggy"6:52
12": Qwest 0-20869 (US)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (12" Mix)"7:09
2."Blue Monday 1988 (Dub)"7:16
3."Touched by the Hand of God (Remix)"7:02
4."Touched by the Hand of God (Dub)"5:30
CD: FACD73R (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (12-inch)"7:09
2."Beach Buggy (12-inch)"6:52
3."Blue Monday 1988 (7-inch)"4:09
Video CD: FACDV73R (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (12-inch)"7:09
2."Beach Buggy (12-inch)"6:52
3."Blue Monday 1988 (7-inch)"4:09
4."Blue Monday 1988" (Video)4:09
Cassette: Qwest 4-27979 (Canada)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday 1988 (12" Mix)"7:09
2."Touched by the Hand of God (Single Version)"4:10
3."Blue Monday 1988 (Single Version)"4:10
4."Blue Monday 1988 (Dub version)"7:16

Acid House Mixes By 808 State (1988)

12": CAT 806 EP (UK)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue Monday (So Hot Mix)"Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner7:47
2."Confusion (Acid House Mix)"Arthur Baker, Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner5:54

Blue Monday-95

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

7": NUO 7 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday-95 (Hardfloor Radio Edit)"4:16
2."Blue Monday (Original Radio Edit)" (Actually "Blue Monday 1988 (7-inch)")4:09
12": NUOX7 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday-95 (Hardfloor Mix)"8:34
2."Blue Monday-95 (Andrea Mix)"8:26
3."Blue Monday-95 (Manuella Mix)"7:31
4."Blue Monday (Original Mix)"7:26
CD: NUOCD 7 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Blue Monday-95 (Hardfloor Mix)"8:37
2."Blue Monday (Original Mix)"7:26
3."Blue Monday-95 (Manuella Mix)"7:32
4."Blue Monday-95 (Andrea Mix)"8:28
5."Blue Monday-95 (Plutone Mix)"6:29
CD: 850039.2 (Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."BlueMonday-95 (Manuela Mix)"7:31
2."BlueMonday-95 (Andrea Mix)"8:28
3."BlueMonday-95 (Hardfloor Mix)"8:36
4."BlueMonday-95 (Brain Mix)"5:24
CD: 850041.2 (Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."BlueMonday-95 (Plutone Mix)"6:29
2."BlueMonday-95 (Starwash Mix)"5:38
3."Blue Monday (Original Mix)"7:23
4."BlueMonday-95 (Hardfloor Dub)"8:15
  • "Blue Monday (Plutone Dub)" (4:46) was only made available on promo vinyl FAC73PL
  • Released in 2004.

Personnel
  • Bernard Sumner – vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Peter Hook – 6-string bass, electronic percussion
  • Stephen Morris – keyboards, programming
  • Gillian Gilbert – keyboards, programming

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[84] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[85] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] Platinum 600,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Cover versions

Orgy versions
"Blue Monday"
Single by Orgy
from the album Candyass
Released14 December 1998
Genre
  • Industrial rock
  • nu metal[87]
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)
  • Josh Abraham
  • Orgy
Orgy singles chronology
"Stitches"
(1998)		 "Blue Monday"
(1998)		 "Fiction (Dreams in Digital)"
(2000)
"Blue Monday / Stitches"
Single by Orgy
Released9 February 1999
Length48:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)
  • Josh Abraham
  • Orgy

"Blue Monday" was covered by American alternative metal band Orgy.[88] It was released on 14 December 1998. Internationally, the song was a hit,[89] appearing on music charts worldwide. It has been attributed with providing industrial and metal music with a fresh connection.[90]

Background

In an interview with Billboard guitarist Amir Derakh said that upon working on the song they "wanted to do the original 'Blue Monday' justice" and had expected more criticism. He went on to say that they felt lucky to have covered it and that they felt it could have been something that they had written.[91] The fact that their first major hit was a cover of the 1980s electronica/dance song did not bother the band.[92]

Their first official single release featured various versions of "Blue Monday" and upon the success of the song the band decided to include their previous single "Stitches" on the second release. With the label's support this release was an enhanced CD that featured the music video for "Blue Monday" on 9 February 1999,[91] which was in QuickTime format. "Blue Monday" has been made into several dance remixes,[93] some which were produced to appeal to the underground dance club scene,[91] and was even advertised under "Club Mix" 2000, a popular dance compilation series.[94]

The music video for "Blue Monday" also appeared on several music television stations, and the song was also released on vinyl.[95]

Success

The song appeared on modern rock radio stations,[92] and was a hit on MTV;[89] it appeared on MTV's alternative music program 120 minutes[91] and TRL, in which it debuted at number eight on 22 February 1999.[96] The song was perceived as the band's gateway to success, allowing them to tour in Ozzfest.[97] and in the Family Values Tour[89] and led to the rerelease of the song "Stitches".[91] The song appeared in Spin magazine's "Hits of the Year" for 1999.[98] "Blue Monday" is also said to have helped pave the way for the cyberpunk trend, as best exemplified in the popularity of the 1999 science fiction film The Matrix, which appeared soon afterwards.[99] In an interview of Joel Gallen in Los Angeles magazine, the music supervisors were discussing the use of Orgy's "Blue Monday" for a football scene in Not Another Teen Movie (2001), among others.[100] Stating that the song "had energy", they eventually selected it for the movie,[101] and it appeared in the soundtrack as well.[102]

"Blue Monday" charted internationally, some of which included CMJ's "Commercial Alternative Cuts"[103] and Billboard's Alternative, Pop, and Dance song charts as well as others. It also appeared in Time[104] and Newsweek[105] in 2000 as featured song clips.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (Blue Monday (single))[106]
AllMusic (Blue Monday / Stitches)[107]

Orgy's "Blue Monday" has been called the "aggro-fied-for-the-1990s" version of New Order's song,[93] and it is considered to be part of a resurgence of new wave covers in gloomcore, along with Dope's cover of Dead or Alive's "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)".[108] Many critics attribute the success of the album Candyass to "Blue Monday", and some anticipated that Orgy would become a one-hit wonder, believing that it would be difficult for the band to follow up with another hit song.[91] Many believed it to be their best song.[109] Porter W. Richards of Sputnik felt that even though many of the songs off of Candyass sounded similar, "Blue Monday" was a great song that should not be overlooked.[90] While the New Order song is viewed positively by the author of the comic book series Blue Monday, Chynna Clugston, in an interview she expresses dislike for the misconception that she borrowed the title for her book from Orgy's cover version rather than the original.[110]

In a January 2000 Spin interview, Buckcherry's vocalist Josh Todd and guitarist Keith Nelson did not speak highly of the song, likening its sound to a Nine Inch Nails rip-off and calling the sound "mechanical".[98]

Track listing
Blue Monday (single)
No.TitleMixLength
1."Blue Monday"Radio Edit3:48
2."Blue Monday"Album Version4:26
3."Blue Monday"Club 698:45
4."Blue Monday"Club 69 Dub8:14
5."Blue Monday"Optical Vocal6:33

Information on Blue Monday (single).[111]

Blue Monday/Stitches
No.TitleMixLength
1."Blue Monday"Single4:29
2."Blue Monday"Optical Vocal6:40
3."Stitches"Green Velvet6:13
4."Blue Monday"Club 698:43
5."Blue Monday"Club 69 Dub8:13
6."Blue Monday"Optical Instrumental6:41
7."Blue Monday"DJ Dan Remix9:32
Information on "Blue Monday" and "Stitches".[107]

Weekly charts
Chart (1998–99) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[112] 36
Canadian Singles Chart[57] 5
CMJ Commercial Alternative Charts[103] 4
Germany (Official German Charts)[113] 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[111] 30
US Billboard Hot 100[114] 56
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 30
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[57] 2
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[57] 1
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[115] 4
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[116] 18
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[57] 32

Year-end charts
Chart (2001) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[117] 176

Flunk version
"Blue Monday"
Single by Flunk
from the album Blue Monday
Released
  • 8 April 2002 (Norway)
  • 3 June 2002 (UK and various)
GenreElectronic
Label
  • Beatservice
  • BS053 (CD)
Songwriter(s)
  • Gillian Gilbert
  • Peter Hook
  • Stephen Morris
  • Bernard Sumner

Flunk covered the song and released it as a single in 2002. In this version, Flunk slows down "Blue Monday", making it a popular hit for Flunk,[118] based in part on the song's wide recognition. The lyrics become the focus for this version rather than the danceable beat (which was emphasized in the original version). The single received generally positive reviews by electronic music critics,[118] but Mallory O'Donnell of Stylus Magazine commented that Flunk "only showed the paucity of melody" of the original New Order song.[119] The song was subsequently remixed, with at least 7 remixes along with the original version available. The original release was on the 2002 EP titled Blue Monday.

Appearances
  • Walking Tall (2004)
  • Nancy Drew (2007)

2002 EP track listing
  1. "Blue Monday"
  2. "Eight Days a Freak"
  3. "Blue Monday" (Howard Maple Mess Up Mix)

Notes
  1. "Blue Monday" only appears on certain cassette and CD versions of Power, Corruption & Lies.[1]

References
  1. "New Order, 'Power, Corruption & Lies' | 100 Best Albums of the Eighties". Rolling Stone. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  2. John Bush. "Blue Monday review at Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 September 2012. "Still the best-selling 12" single of all time, "Blue Monday" cemented New Order's transition from post-punk to alternative dance with vivid sequencers"
  3. Alexis Petridis (14 June 2011). "An indie label releases Blue Monday, the biggest selling 12-inch single ever". The Guardian. London. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. "The history of the Official Charts: the Eighties". London: Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  5. "New Order on Acclaimed Music". www.acclaimedmusic.net. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  6. "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 15 September 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
  7. BBC Radio 2 website (April 2005). "Sold on Song - "Blue Monday"". Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  8. "Dangerousminds comment". Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. NME.COM (22 January 2015). "New Order - How We Wrote 'Blue Monday' - NME.COM". NME. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  10. "50 songs to make you dance". The Telegraph. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  11. Williams, Alex (11 October 2017). "Return of the '80s! Synth-Pop Bands Stage a Middle-Aged Comeback". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  12. Hoskyns, Barney (May 1985). "What is Bronski Beat?" Spin. via Google Books.
  13. "Oberheim DMX Vintage Synth Explorer". Vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  14. Simpson, Dave (11 February 2013). "How we made: New Order's Gillian Gilbert and designer Peter Saville on Blue Monday". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  15. Flint, Tom (April 2004). "Recreating New Order's 'Blue Monday' Live". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  16. "Blue Monday -- Songlexikon". Songlexikon.de. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  17. "Encore? Encore? Enough of this crushingly predictable gig ritual". Guardian.co.uk. 17 May 2007. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  18. Heylin, Clinton (2 July 2015). "The great rock'n'roll swindle – 10 classic stolen pop songs from Saint Louis Blues to Blue Monday". the Guardian. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  19. On Bass [Peter Hook interview], BBC4 television, 20 January 2019
  20. "Bernard Sumner talks to Northern Soul". Northern Soul. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  21. Hall, Marko M. (October 2013). "Blue Monday". In Fischer, Dr. Dr. Michael; Hörner, Prof. Dr. Fernand; Jost, PD Dr. Christofer (eds.). Songlexikon - The Encyclopedia of Songs. Zentrum für Populäre Kultur und Musik, University of Freiburg, University of Applied Sciences Düsseldorf. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  22. "How New Order's 'Blue Monday' Changed Music Forever". NME. 30 July 2018.
  23. Paul Hetherington (October 2012). "Deciphered: Peter Saville". Upon Paper. London: Uponpaper.com. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  24. Matthew Robertson (2007). Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8118-5642-3.
  25. 24 Hour Party People DVD, director's commentary, Wilson interviews Saville
  26. James Nice (2011). Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records. Aurum Press. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-84513-634-5.
  27. Simpson, Dave. "How we made: New Order's Gillian Gilbert and designer Peter Saville on Blue Monday". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
  28. "Peter Saville Associates stationery". Cerysmatic Factory. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  29. "Peter Saville: "I never had to answer to anyone"". The Talks. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2013. New Order didn’t approve it, they rarely saw it. More often than not they would go directly from me; "Blue Monday" for example went directly from me to the printer.
  30. "Peter Saville's Alphabet - AOL Video". Video.aol.com. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
  31. "Blue Monday by William Wegman and Robert Breer with New Order". Electronic Arts Intermix. Archived from the original on 28 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  32. Festival No.6 presents the Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir - 'Blue Monday'. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2012 – via YouTube.
  33. Beaumont, Mark (7 March 2022). "The Story of NME in 70 (mostly) Seminal Songs". NME. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  34. "NewOrder* - Blue Monday-95 (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  35. Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  36. ""Top of the Pops" Episode dated 31 March 1983 (TV Episode 1983)". IMDb. 31 March 1983. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  37. Dave Simpson, Dorian Lynskey (29 July 2006). "You woke up on a Thursday and it smelled like a Top of the Pops day". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  38. Andrzej Buda Historia rocka, popu i hip-hopu wedlu krytykow, Wydawnictwo Niezalezne: 33, 2006, ISBN 978-83-915272-8-3
  39. Myers, Justin (24 October 2015). "Quiz: Who sold more?". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  40. "New Order on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  41. New Order / Updated and improved Singles compilation on the way June 23, 2016 by Paul Sinclair superdeluxeedition.com
  42. "When New Order re-wrote Blue Monday for Sunkist drink advert". faroutmagazine.co.uk. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  43. "New Order's 'Blue Monday' soundtracks ad for BT Plus". umusicpub.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  44. "'Blue Monday' presents Volvo XC40 Recharge". www.umusicpub.com. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  45. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, NSW, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 215. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  46. "New Order – Blue Monday" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  47. "New Order – Blue Monday" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  48. "Blue Monday - NEW ORDER". Top30-2.radio2.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 7
  49. "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. 23 June 2013. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2013. You have to use the index at the top of the page and search "New Order"
  50. "Blue Monday - New Order" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  51. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2013. 1st, 2nd and 4th results when searching "Blue Monday"
  52. "Nederlandse Top 40 – New Order - Blue Monday / The Beach" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  53. "New Order – Blue Monday". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  54. "New Order – Blue Monday". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  55. "New Order". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  56. "Indie Hits "N"". Cherry Red Records. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  57. "New Order awards at Allmusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  58. "New Order – Blue Monday 1988". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  59. "Ultratop.be - New Order – Blue Monday 1988". Ultratop. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  60. "Blue Monday '88 - NEW ORDER". Top30-2.radio2.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2013. Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 6
  61. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 24. 11 June 1988. p. 22. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  62. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  63. "New Order – Blue Monday 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  64. "Nederlandse Top 40 – New Order - Blue Monday 1988" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  65. "New Order – Blue Monday 1988" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  66. "Charts.nz - New Order – Blue Monday 1988". charts.nz. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  67. "New Order – Blue Monday 1988". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  68. "Cash Box Top 100: May 28, 1988". cashbox.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  69. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
  70. Jake Nyman (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  71. "New Order – Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  72. "New Order – Blue Monday (Hardfloor Mix)". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  73. "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  74. "End of Year Charts 1983". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  75. Scaping, Peter, ed. (1984). "Top 100 singles: 1983". BPI Year Book 1984. British Phonographic Industry. pp. 42–43. ISBN 0-906154-04-9.
  76. "End of Year Charts 1984". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  77. "1988 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  78. "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  79. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1988" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  80. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1988". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  81. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1988" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  82. "End of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  83. "Top 100 Singles: Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 12.
  84. "Canadian single certifications – New Order – Blue Monday". Music Canada. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  85. "New Zealand single certifications – New Order – Blue Monday". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  86. "British single certifications – New Order – Blue Monday". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  87. Hill, Stephen (4 July 2017). "The Top 40 nu-metal songs of all time". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  88. Brusca, p. 544.
  89. Bessman, p. 25.
  90. Porter W. Richards. "Orgy: Candyass". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  91. Hay, p. 84.
  92. Hay, p. 13.
  93. Kenneally (March 1999), p. 46.
  94. Billboard (4 March 2000), p. 102.
  95. "Orgy - Blue Monday (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  96. Jackman, p. 128.
  97. Bessman, p. 75.
  98. Kenneally (January 2000), p. 102.
  99. Richardson, p. 69.
  100. Melton, p. 35.
  101. Melton, p. 36.
  102. Udo.
  103. CMJ New Music Report, p. 21.
  104. Hadden, et al., p. 3.
  105. Strousse, et al., p. 7.
  106. "Blue Monday (Single)". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  107. "Blue Monday/Stitches". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
  108. Clover, p. 201.
  109. Whitburn, p. 103.
  110. Shirley, p. 220.
  111. "Orgy – Blue Monday". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  112. "Orgy – Blue Monday". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  113. "Orgy – Blue Monday" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  114. "Orgy Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  115. "Orgy Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  116. "Orgy Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  117. "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on 26 July 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  118. "Flunk". Flunkmusic.com. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  119. "Top Ten Reasons Why "Bizarre Love Triangle" > "Blue Monday" - Staff Top 10". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 12 September 2012.

Sources
  • Bessman, Jim (23 September 2000). "Orgy Expands on Elemtree's 'Vapor'". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 39. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 138. ISSN 0006-2510.
  • "Billboard". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 10. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 4 March 2000. p. 132. ISSN 0006-2510.
  • Brusca, Donny (2006). BPM List 2006: Main Edition. Lulu.com. p. 700. ISBN 978-1-84728-860-8.
  • Clover, Joshua (November 2000). "Jukebox Culture". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 11. SPIN Media LLC. p. 224. ISSN 0886-3032.
  • "Commercial Alternative Cuts". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 57, no. 604. CMJ Network, Inc. 8 February 1999. p. 60. ISSN 0890-0795.
  • Hadden, Briton; et al. (2000). "Time". Time. Vol. 155. Time Inc. ISSN 0040-781X. OCLC 1767509.
  • Hay, Carla (6 February 1999). "Elemtree's Orgy Hits with '80s cover". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 6. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 84. ISSN 0006-2510.
  • Jackman, Ian (2000). TRL: The Ultimate Fan Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 144. ISBN 0-7434-1850-6.
  • Kenneally, Tim (March 1999). "Just can't get enough: Orgy are, like, totally awesome 80's". Spin. Vol. 15, no. 3. SPIN Media LLC. p. 164. ISSN 0886-3032.
  • Kenneally, Tim (January 2000). "Buckcherry's Jukebox Jury". Spin. Vol. 16, no. 1. SPIN Media LLC. p. 144. ISSN 0886-3032.
  • Melton, Mary (December 2001). "Burden of Spoof". Los Angeles. Vol. 46, no. 12. Emmis Communications. p. 192. ISSN 1522-9149.
  • Richardson (November 2000). "Orgy". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 87. CMJ Network, Inc. p. 112. ISSN 1074-6978.
  • Shirley, Ian (2005). Can Rock & Roll Save the World?: An Illustrated History of Music and Comics. SAF Publishing Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 0-946719-80-2.
  • Strousse, Jean; et al. (2000). "Newsweek". Newsweek. Vol. 135, no. 10–17. Newsweek, Inc. ISSN 0028-9604. OCLC 1760328.
  • Udo, Tommy (2002). Brave Nu World. Sanctuary. p. 255. ISBN 978-1-86074-415-0.
  • Whitburn, Joel (2003). Joel Whitburn's Rock Tracks: Mainstream Rock 1981–2002: Modern Rock, 1988–2002: Bonus Section! Classic Rock Tracks, 1964–1980. Record Research. p. 335. ISBN 0-89820-153-5.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.