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==''[[Rock Band 3|Rock Band]]'' Music Gaming Platform==
==''[[Rock Band 3|Rock Band]]'' Music Gaming Platform==
The song was made [[Complete list of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series|available to download]] on November 9, 2010 for use in the ''[[Rock Band 3]]'' music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to vocals.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-5630-Rock-Band-3-DLC-Revealed---Already-.html | title = Rock Band 3 DLC Revealed - Already | first = Richard | last = Walker | date = 2010-07-02 | accessdate = 2012-11-26 | publisher = [[Xbox360 Achievements]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-10-rockband10_VA_N.htm | title = Rock Band 3: What's New, What's Notable | first = Mike | last = Snider | date = 2010-06-10 | accessdate = 2012-11-26 | publisher = [[USA Today]]}}</ref>
The song was made [[Complete list of downloadable songs for the Rock Band series|available to download]] on November 9, 2010 for use in the ''[[Rock Band 3]]'' music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and notably PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to up to three part harmony or backup vocals.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-5630-Rock-Band-3-DLC-Revealed---Already-.html | title = Rock Band 3 DLC Revealed - Already | first = Richard | last = Walker | date = 2010-07-02 | accessdate = 2012-11-26 | publisher = [[Xbox360 Achievements]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2010-06-10-rockband10_VA_N.htm | title = Rock Band 3: What's New, What's Notable | first = Mike | last = Snider | date = 2010-06-10 | accessdate = 2012-11-26 | publisher = [[USA Today]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 03:35, 27 November 2012

For other uses, see Blue Monday.
"Blue Monday"
Song
B-side"The Beach"
"Blue Monday"
Song
B-side"Thieves Like Us"
"Blue Monday"
Song
B-side"Beach Buggy"
"Blue Monday"
Song

"Blue Monday" is a single released in 1983 by British band New Order, and later remixed 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.

Background

At nearly seven-and-a-half minutes, "Blue Monday" is one of the longest tracks ever to chart in the UK,[citation needed] and is the biggest-selling 12" single of all time.[7][8] 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.[9] According to the Official UK Chart Company (UK Singles Chart), its total UK sales stands at 1.16 million, and "Blue Monday" came 69th in the all-time UK best-selling singles chart published in November 2012.[10]

The song begins with a distinctive semiquaver kick drum intro, programmed on an Oberheim DMX drum machine.[11] Gillian Gilbert eventually fades in a sequencer melody. According to band interviews in NewOrderStory, she did so at the wrong time, so the melody is out of sync with the beat; however, the band considered it to be a happy accident that contributed to the track's charm. The verse section features the song's signature throbbing synth bass line, played by a Moog Source, overlaid with Peter Hook's bass guitar leads. The synth bass line was sequenced on a Powertran Sequencer home built by Bernard.[12] 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.

"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."[9] Synthpop had been a major force in British popular music for several years, but "Blue Monday", by encouragement of the band's manager, Rob Gretton, was dance record that also exhibited influences from the New York club scene,[9] 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; and the long keyboard pad on the intro and outro was sampled from the Kraftwerk song "Uranium", from the Radio-Activity album.[13] The band claimed to have written the song in response to crowd disappointment at the fact that they never played encores.[citation needed] This song, they say, allowed them to return to the stage, press play on a synthesiser and leave the stage again. However, the band since have become noted for playing Blue Monday as an encore.[14]

Packaging

The artwork is designed to resemble a 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. “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 die-cut album sleeve, created by Factory designer Peter Saville and Brett Wickens, cost so much to produce that Factory Records actually lost money on each copy sold. Matthew Robertson’s Factory Records: The Complete Graphic Album[15] 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.[16] Robertson also notes that “[l]ater reissues had subtle changes to limit the cost” (the diecut areas being replaced with printed silver ink).

There is a separate reason why New Order probably saw little profit from the single’s success, namely the fact that an investment in the Haçienda nightclub swallowed much of the money they made from their hit.[17]

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.[18]

On the Australian show Rage, a video was shown containing footage taken from their 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).[19]

In September 2012 New Order headline a brand new festival held at Portmeirion in North Wales. To support this the festival organisers recruited the support of a local male voice choir, The Brythoniaid, to produce a cover version and an accompanying video.[20]

Official releases

"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") was featured on the UK version of the group's subsequent album, Power, Corruption & Lies.

New Order appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops, on 31 March 1983,[21] 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".[22] In 1985, "Blue Monday" and "Thieves Like Us" were officially released in Poland as a 7" single in different sleeve by Tonpress under license from Factory Records and sold over 50,000 copies and reached number 5 on the end-of-year single chart.[23] In 1988, "Blue Monday" was officially remixed by Quincy Jones and John Potoker under the title "Blue Monday 88" (with the instrumental flip being titled "Beach Buggy"). The single reached number 3 in the British charts, number 4 in the Australian charts, and topped the dance charts 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.

Appearances

In 2008, Collector's Editions of all New Order's 1980s albums were released. The result is that remastered versions of the original 12" "Blue Monday" and its B-side "The Beach" appear on the Collector's Edition of Power, Corruption & Lies. Meanwhile, "Blue Monday '88" and "Beach Buggy" appear on the Collector's Edition of 1986's Brotherhood. "Blue Monday" also appeared on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on its in-game radio Wave 103. Also in FIFA 05 and in-game radio in Forza Horizon. "Blue Monday" appears on almost every New Order compilation. This is a brief rundown of what versions appear where.

  • 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

Compilation appearances include

Track listing

Blue Monday

UK 12" – FAC73 (1983)
  1. "Blue Monday" – 7:29
  2. "The Beach" – 7:19
PL 7" – Tonpress S-534 (1985)
  1. "Blue Monday" – 7:29
  2. "Thieves Like Us" – 6:36

Blue Monday 1988

UK 7" – FAC73-7
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" – 4:09
  2. "Beach Buggy" – 4:18
US 7" – Qwest 7-27979
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" (single mix) – 4:10
  2. "Touched by the Hand of God" (single version) – 3:41
UK 12" – FAC73R
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" (12" version) – 7:09
  2. "Beach Buggy" – 6:52
  3. "Blue Monday 1988" (7" version) – 4:09
US 12" – Qwest 0-20869
  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
UK CD – FACD73R
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" (12-inch) – 7:09
  2. "Beach Buggy" (12-inch) – 6:52
  3. "Blue Monday 1988" (7-inch) – 4:09
UK video CD – FACDV73R
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" (12-inch) – 7:09
  2. "Blue Monday 1988" (dub) – 7:18
  3. "Blue Monday 1988" (7-inch) – 4:09
  4. "Blue Monday 1988" (video) – 4:09
US cassette – Qwest 4-27979
  1. "Blue Monday 1988" (single mix) – 4:10
  2. "Touched by the Hand of God" (single version) – 3:41
Canadian cassette – Qwest 4-27979 – Q-west
  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

Blue Monday-95

UK 7" – NUO 7
  1. "Blue Monday-95" (Hardfloor radio edit) – 4:16
  2. "Blue Monday" (original radio edit) – 4:09 (Actually "Blue Monday 1988" (7-inch))
UK 12" – NUOX7
  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
UK CD – NUOCD 7
  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

Chart positions

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 13
German Media Control Singles Chart[24] 2
Irish Singles Chart[25] 4
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 2
UK Singles Chart[26] 9
UK Independent Singles Chart[27] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 5
End of year chart (1985) Peak
position
Poland 5
Chart (1988, "Blue Monday 1988") Peak
position
Australia ARIA Singles Chart 4
German Media Control Singles Chart[24] 3
Irish Singles Chart[25] 2
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart[26] 3
UK Independent Singles Chart[27] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 68
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 1 9

Notes:

  • 1 - Charted with "Touched by the Hand of God"
Chart (1995, "Blue Monday-95") Peak
position
German Media Control Singles Chart[24] 54
Irish Singles Chart[25] 29
UK Singles Chart[26] 17

Orgy version

"Blue Monday"
Song
"Blue Monday"
Song

"Blue Monday" is the second single of the rock band Orgy.[28] A cover version of the New Order song, it was released on 14 December 1998. Internationally, the song was a hit,[29] appearing on music charts worldwide. It has been attributed with providing industrial and metal music with a fresh connection.[30]

Background

In an interview with Billboard Magazine 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.[31] The fact that their first major hit was a cover of the 1980s electronica/dance song did not bother the band.[32]

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,[31] which was in QuickTime format. "Blue Monday" has been made into several dance remixes,[33] some which were produced to appeal to the underground dance club scene,[31] and was even advertised under "Club Mix" 2000, a popular dance compilation series.[34]

The music video for "Blue Monday" also appeared on several music television stations, and the song was also released on vinyl.[35]

Success

The song appeared on modern rock radio stations,[32] and was a hit on MTV;[29] it appeared on MTV's alternative music program 120 minutes[31] and TRL, in which it debuted at number eight on 22 February 1999.[36] The song was perceived as the band's gateway to success, allowing them to tour in Ozzfest.[37] and in the Family Values Tour[29] and led to the rerelease of the song "Stitches".[31] The song appeared in Spin Magazine's "Hits of the Year" for 1999.[38] "Blue Monday" is also said to have helped pave the way for the cyberpunk trend, as best exemplified in the popularity of the movie The Matrix, which appeared soon afterwards.[39] 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, among others.[40] Stating that the song "had energy", they eventually selected it for the movie,[41] and it appeared in the soundtrack as well.[42]

"Blue Monday" charted internationally, some of which included CMJ's "Commercial Alternative Cuts"[43] and Billboard's Alternative, Pop, and Dance song charts as well as others. It also appeared in Time Magazine[44] and Newsweek[45] in 2000 as featured song clips.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic (Blue Monday(single))[46]
Allmusic (Blue Monday / Stitches)[47]

"Blue Monday" has been called the "aggro-fied-for-the-1990s" version of New Orders' song,[33] 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".[48] 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 followup with another hit song.[31] Many believed it to be their best song.[49] 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.[30]

In a January 2000 Spin Magazine 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".[38] The song is also viewed somewhat negatively by author of the comic book series Blue Monday Chynna Clugston, who in an interview also expresses dislike for the misconception that she borrowed the title for her book.[50]

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).[51]

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/Stitches.[47]

Chart performance

Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 56[52]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 30
U.S. Billboard Pop Songs 32[52]
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs 4[52]
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 18
U.S. Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs 2[52]
U.S. Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Singles 5
CMJ Commercial Alternative Charts 4[43]
Australia ARIA Top 50 Singles 36[51]
New Zealand RIANZ Top 40 Singles 30[51]
Germany Media Control Top 100 Singles 83

Appearances

Information on appearances.[53]

Flunk version

"Blue Monday"
Song

Flunk covered the song and released it as single in 2002. In this version, Flunk slows down "Blue Monday" making it a popular hit for Flunk,[54] 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).[citation needed] The single received generally positive reviews by electronic music critics,[54] but Mallory O'Donnell of Stylus Magazine commented that Flunk "only showed the paucity of melody" to the original New Order song.[55] The cover was included in the 2004 film Walking Tall, starring Dwayne Johnson. 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.

2002 EP track listing

  1. Blue Monday
  2. Eight Days A Freak
  3. Blue Monday (Howard Maple Mess Up Mix)


Rock Band Music Gaming Platform

The song was made available to download on November 9, 2010 for use in the Rock Band 3 music gaming platform in both Basic rhythm, and notably PRO mode which allows use of a real guitar / bass guitar, and MIDI compatible electronic drum kits / keyboards in addition to up to three part harmony or backup vocals.[56][57]

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  11. ^ "Oberheim DMX | Vintage Synth Explorer". Vintagesynth.com. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
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Sources

Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
("Blue Monday 1988", with "Touched by the Hand of God")
30 April 1988 		Succeeded by

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