New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)

"Bizarre Love Triangle" is a single released in 1986 by the English rock band New Order. A version is included on their album Brotherhood.

Though it is one of the group's best known singles, it failed to make the Top 40 in either the United Kingdom or the United States. In the band's native England, "Bizarre Love Triangle" only reached No. 56. In the States, the song failed to chart in its original 1986 release, but its popularity has only climbed since; widespread airplay on U.S. Top 40 radio in the 1990s led to a brief, fluke appearance on the Billboard singles chart in 1995. The one country where it was a sizable chart hit was Australia, where it reached No. 5, initiating a string of five consecutive Top 20 hits. In 2004 the song was ranked number 201 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".

Releases

The 12-inch version appears on the compilation Substance and a remix by Stephen Hague features on their Best Of album.

The music video was directed by American artist Robert Longo. It prominently featured shots of a man and a woman in business suits flying through the air as though propelled by trampolines; this is based directly on Longo's "Men in the Cities" series of lithographs.

The single mix features a cleaner sound with more electronics than the album version, notably the Fairlight CMI music workstation, the premier sampling keyboard workstation of the '80s, used to provide novel sounds, such as the orchestral hits that were so popular, but also to sequence the song. All instruments minus bass and voice were sequenced.

An alternate version featuring vocal hums after the first chorus is on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Married to the Mob.

Cover versions

"Bizarre Love Triangle" has been covered by many artists, such as Even As We Speak, Manitu, Devine and Statton, Tony DeSare, South, Rookie of the Year, Apoptygma Berzerk, Stabbing Westward and Charlotte Martin.
Australian band Frente! released an acoustic cover version of the song in 1994; it was the band's only major overseas success.
The song was also remixed in 2005 by The Crystal Method (for their album Community Service II) and by Richard X (for the New Order single "Waiting for the Sirens' Call").
It was remade into Chinese with the Cantonese version by Amanda Lee and the Mandarin version, by Sandy Lam, both under the title of "一個人 / Yī Gè Rén" ("One Person").
Brandon Flowers of The Killers, a band owing their name to New Order,has played "Bizarre Love Triangle" solo on piano at several of The Killers' concerts, as seen in widely circulated YouTube videos.

Bizarre Love Triangle US 1994 CD - Qwest 9 20546-2 NEW ORDER Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert [Enjoy] Track listing 1."Bizarre Love Triangle" (Album Version - Brotherhood 1986) – 4:20 2."Bizarre Love Triangle" (Extended Dance Mix) – 6:44 3."I Don't Care" ("Bizarre Dub Triangle") - 7:00 4."State of the Nation" – 6:31 5."Bizarre Love Triangle" (Single Remix) – 3:44 nWu Bonus 6. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (2004 Edition) - 5:00 7. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (12" Re-mastered Remix) - 6:42 8. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1994 Extended) - 3:54 9. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1994) [The Best Of New Order 1994] - 4:45 10. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Razormaid) [Substance 1986] - 6:22 11. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1999 Remix) [Lost & Found 4] - 6:38 12. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Richard X 12" Mix) - 7:02 13. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Live) Cover version 15. "Bizarre Love Triangle" [Frente!] 16. "Bizarre Love Triangle" [Devine & Statton - The Prince Of Wales] Youtube "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Glasgow 2008) "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Woodstock)

LYRICS every time i think of you i feel shot right through with a bolt of blue it's no problem of mine but it's a problem I find living a life that I can't leave behind there's no sense in telling me the wisdom of a fool won't set you free but that's the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows while every day my confusion grows every time I see you falling i get down on my knees and pray i'm waiting for that final moment you'll say the words that I can't say i feel fine and I feel good i'm feeling like I never should whenever I get this way, i just don't know what to say why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday i'm not sure what this could mean i don't think you're what you seem i do admit to myself that if I hurt someone else then I'll never see just what we're meant to be.

Monaco - Music For Pleasure (1997)

Monaco was a side project of New Order bassist Peter Hook. Together with David Potts, the only remaining member of Revenge, the band was formed in 1995. The group is best known for the 1997 single "What Do You Want From Me?" and the album from which it was taken, Music for Pleasure, which sold over half a million copies.

Music For Pleasure was the debut album released in 1997 and reached No. 11 in the UK. The album sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide, with its first single, "What Do You Want from Me?", often mistaken for a New Order song. The band recorded one more album before dissolving in 2000.

"What Do You Want From Me?" was one of two hit singles in the UK. It reached No. 11 in March 1997, while "Sweet Lips" hit No. 18, in May.

The cover is designed by Peter Saville and the cover photograph was taken by Sam Taylor-Wood

Music For Pleasure
1997
MONACO
Peter Hook, David Potts

Track listing 1. "What Do You Want From Me?" – 4:09 2. "Shine" – 5:32 3. "Sweet Lips" – 4:11 4. "Buzz Gum" – 6:05 5. "Blue" – 2:40 6. "Junk" – 9:14 7. "Billy Bones" – 4:59 8. "Happy Jack" – 4:12 9. "Tender" – 4:34 10. "Sedona" – 6:54 11. "Under The Stars" (Bonus Track)

nWu BONUS "What Do You Want From Me?" (12" Version) Videos "What Do You Want From Me?" - Music Video (US) Monaco Line Up Peter Hook (bass guitar, vocals) David Potts (drums, guitar, keyboards, vocals, bass)

Joy Division - The Peel Sessions (1979)

"The Peel Sessions" is a collection of the two Peel Sessions recorded by Joy Division in 1979. Previously the recordings were available on two EPs of the same title, released in 1986 (31 January session) and in 1987 (26 November session). None of the songs had been released before the transmission.Tracks 1 to 4 recorded 31 January 1979 at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London. Tracks 5 to 8 recorded 26 November 1979 at the BBC Studios, Maida Vale, London. The cover has the famous "Tube" photo by Anton Corbijn. There is also a French release which has a different cover.

The Peel Sessions (1979) JOY DIVISION Download 56mb: Link | Link 1. Exercise One 2. Insight 3. She's Lost Control 4. Transmission 5. Love Will Tear Us Apart 6. Twenty Four Hours 7. Colony 8. Sound of Music

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures (1979/2007 Remastered)

"Unknown Pleasures" is English post-punk band Joy Division's debut album, released in 1979 through Factory Records. Martin Hannett produced the record at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England. The album sold poorly upon release, but due to the subsequent success of Joy Division with the 1980 single Love Will Tear Us Apart, Unknown Pleasures is now much more well-known. Factory boss Tony Wilson had so much faith in the band that he contributed his £8,500 life savings toward the cost of producing the initial run of 10,000 copies of the album. Released on June 15, 1979, Recorded the album between April 1 to 17, 1979 at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, England

The album was redistributed by Factory in its original vinyl form in July 1980, and re-issued in 1982. It was issued on cassette in November 1984, and on compact disc for the first time in April 1986. After the demise of Factory Records, the album was reissued on CD/cassette in July 1993 by Centredate-London, and issued by US label Qwest in 1989 on vinyl, CD, and cassette. The CD was reissued in January 1990. The album, along with Closer and Still, was remastered and re-released in 2007. The remaster came packaged with a bonus live disc, recorded at The Factory in Manchester, England on 13 July 1979.

Unknown Pleasures (FACT10 1979)
JOY DIVISION
[Download 55mb]

LP (Factory FACT 10)
Side one "Outside"
1."Disorder" – 3:32
2."Day of the Lords" – 4:49
3."Candidate" – 3:05
4."Insight" – 4:29
5."New Dawn Fades" – 4:47

Side two "Inside"
1."She's Lost Control" – 3:57
2."Shadowplay" – 3:55
3."Wilderness" – 2:38
4."Interzone" – 2:16
5."I Remember Nothing" – 5:53



Unknown Pleasures (2007 Re-mastered Album Version)
JOY DIVISION

Tracklist

Disc: 1 [Download]
1. Disorder [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
2. Day Of The Lords [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
3. Candidate [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
4. Insight [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
5. New Dawn Fades [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
6. She’s Lost Control [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
7. Shadowplay [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
8. Wilderness [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
9. Interzone [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]
10. I Remember Nothing [2007 Re-mastered Album Version]


Disc: 2 [Download]
CD 2007 bonus disc: Live at The Factory, Manchester, 13 July 1979
1. Dead Souls (Live at The Factory '79)
2. The Only Mistake (Live at The Factory '79)
3. Insight (Live at The Factory '79)
4. Candidate (Live at The Factory '79)
5. Wilderness (Live at The Factory '79)
6. She’s Lost Control (Live at The Factory '79)
7. Shadowplay (Live at The Factory '79)
8. Disorder (Live at The Factory '79)
9. Interzone (Live at The Factory '79)
10. Atrocity Exhibition (Live at The Factory '79)
11. Novelty (Live at The Factory '79)
12. Transmission (Live at The Factory '79)

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New Order

Rising from the ashes of the legendary British post-punk unit Joy Division, the enigmatic New Order triumphed over tragedy to emerge as one of the most influential and acclaimed bands of the 1980s; embracing the electronic textures and disco rhythms of the underground club culture many years in advance of its contemporaries, the group's pioneering fusion of new wave aesthetics and dance music successfully bridged the gap between the two worlds, creating a distinctively thoughtful and oblique brand of synth pop appealing equally to the mind, body, and soul. New Order's origins officially date back to mid-1976, when guitarist Bernard Sumner (formerly Albrecht) and bassist Peter Hook -- inspired by a recent Sex Pistols performance -- announced their intentions to form a band of their own. Recruiting singer Ian Curtis and drummer Stephen Morris, they eventually settled on the name Joy Division, and in 1979 issued their landmark debut LP, Unknown Pleasures.
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New Order - Love Will Tear Us Apart

After completing sessions for Joy Division's sophomore effort, Closer, Curtis hanged himself on May 18, 1980; devastated, the remaining trio immediately disbanded, only to re-form soon after as New Order with the addition of keyboardist Gillian Gilbert. With Sumner assuming vocal duties, the new group debuted in March 1981 with the single "Ceremony," a darkly melodic effort originally composed for use by Joy Division. The LP Movement followed a few months later, and when it too mined territory similar to New Order's previous incarnation, many observers were quick to dismiss the band for reliving former glories. However, with its next single, "Everything's Gone Green," the quartet first began adorning its sound with synthesizers and sequencers, inspired by the music of Kraftwerk as well as the electro beats coming up from the New York underground; 1982's "Temptation" continued the trend, and like its predecessor was a major favorite among club-goers.

After a year-long hiatus, New Order resurfaced in 1983 with their breakthrough hit "Blue Monday"; packaged in a provocative sleeve designed to recall a computer disk, with virtually no information about the band itself -- a hallmark of their mysterious, distant image -- it perfectly married Sumner's plaintive yet cold vocals and abstract lyrics with cutting-edge drum-machine rhythms ideal for club consumption. "Blue Monday" went on to become the best-selling 12" release of all time, moving over three million copies worldwide. After releasing their brilliant 1983 sophomore album, Power, Corruption and Lies, New Order teamed with the then-unknown producer Arthur Baker to record "Confusion," another state-of-the-art dance classic, which even scraped into the American R&B charts. The group's success soon won them a stateside contract with Quincy Jones' Qwest label; however, apart from a pair of singles, "Thieves Like Us" and "Murder," they remained out of the spotlight throughout 1984.

Heralded by the superb single "The Perfect Kiss," New Order resurfaced in 1985 with Low-life, their most fully realized effort to date; breaking with long-standing tradition, it actually included photos of the individual members, suggesting an increasing proximity with their growing audience. Brotherhood followed in 1986, with the single "Bizarre Love Triangle" making significant inroads among mainstream pop audiences. A year later the group issued Substance, a much-needed collection of singles and remixes; it was New Order's American breakthrough, cracking the Top 40 on the strength of the newly recorded single "True Faith," which itself reached number 32 on the U.S. pop charts. The remixed "Blue Monday 1988" followed, and in 1989 -- inspired by the ecstasy-fueled house music that their work had clearly predated and influenced -- New Order issued Technique; their most club-focused outing to date, it launched the hits "Fine Time" and "Round and Round."

After recording the 1990 English World Cup Soccer anthem "World in Motion," New Order went on an extended hiatus to pursue solo projects; Hook formed the band Revenge, longtime companions Morris and Gilbert recorded as the Other Two, and, most notably, Sumner teamed with ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr and Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant in Electronic, which scored a Top 40 hit with the single "Getting Away with It." New Order reconvened in 1993 for their biggest hit to date, Republic, which earned the band its highest charting American single ("Regret") and fell just shy of the U.S. Top Ten, despite charges from longtime fans that the band had lost its edge. A major tour followed, although rumors of escalating creative conflicts plagued the group; refusing to either confirm or deny word of a breakup, New Order simply spent the mid-'90s in a state of limbo, with Sumner eventually recording a long-awaited second Electronic LP and Hook mounting another new project, Monaco. "Brutal," the first new effort from New Order in a number of years, was featured on the soundtrack of the 2000 film The Beach, and the full-length Get Ready followed one year later. By this time, Gillian Gilbert had left the band to care for her and Stephen Morris' children, and Marion guitarist Phil Cunningham had been added to bolster the lineup. Dedicated touring followed the release of Get Ready, and New Order recorded a follow-up for release in 2005, Waiting for the Sirens' Call. Source

New Order Discography

New Order: Discography

New Order Singles October, 2005 New Order Waiting For The Sirens' Call March, 2005 New Order In Session April, 2004 New Order International October, 2002 New Order Get Ready August, 2001 New Order (the rest of) NewOrder August, 1995

New Order (the best of) NewOrder November, 1994 Warsaw Warsaw January, 1994 New Order Republic May, 1993 New Order BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert January, 1992 New Order Peel Sessions September, 1990

New Order Technique January, 1989 New Order Substance 1987 August, 1987 New Order Brotherhood September, 1986 New Order Low-Life May, 1985 New Order Power, Corruption and Lies May, 1983 New Order Movement November, 1981

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Joy Division Discography
Modern English Discography

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New Order

When Joy Division's Ian Curtis committed suicide in May 1980 the three remaining members, Bernard Sumner (b. Bernard Dicken, 4 January 1956, Salford, Manchester, England; guitar, vocals), Peter Hook (b. 13 February 1956, Manchester, England; bass) and Stephen Morris (b. 28 October 1957, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England; drums) continued under the name New Order.

Sumner took over vocal duties and the trio embarked on a low-key tour of the USA, intent on continuing as an entity independent of the massive reputation Joy Division had achieved shortly before their demise.

Ian Curtis of Joy Division

Later that same year they recruited Morris's girlfriend, Gillian Gilbert (b. 27 January 1961, Manchester, England; keyboards, guitar) and wrote and rehearsed their debut, Movement , which was released the following year. Their first single, 'Ceremony', penned by Joy Division, was a UK Top 40 hit in the spring of 1981, and extended the legacy of their previous band. Hook's deep, resonant bass line and Morris's crisp, incessant drumming were both Joy Division trademarks. The vocals, however, were weak, Sumner clearly at this stage feeling uncomfortable as frontman.

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Much was made, in 1983, of the band 'rising from the ashes' of Joy Division in the music press, when Power, Corruption And Lies was released. Their experimentation with electronic gadgetry was fully realized and the album contained many surprises and memorable songs. The catchy bass riff and quirky lyrics of 'Age Of Consent' made it an instant classic, while the sign-off line on the otherwise elegiac 'Your Silent Face', 'You've caught me at a bad time/So why don't you piss off', showed that Sumner no longer felt under any pressure to match the poetic, introspective lyricism of Ian Curtis.

As well as redefining their sound they clearly now relished the role of 'most miserable sods in pop'. 'Blue Monday', released at this time in 12-inch format only, went on to become the biggest-selling 12-inch single of all time in the UK. In 1983 'disco' was a dirty word in the independent fraternity and 'Blue Monday', which combined an infectious dance beat with a calm, aloof vocal, was a brave step into uncharted territory. As well as influencing a legion of UK bands, it would be retrospectively regarded as a crucial link between the disco of the 70s and the dance/house music wave at the end of the 80s.

New Order had now clearly established themselves, and throughout the 80s and into the 90s they remained the top independent band in the UK, staying loyal to Manchester's Factory Records. Their subsequent collaboration with 'hot' New York hip-hop producer Arthur Baker spawned the anti-climactic 'Confusion' (1983) and 'Thieves Like Us' (1984). Both singles continued their preference for the 12-inch format, stretching in excess of six minutes, and stressing their lack of concern for the exposure gained by recording with mainstream radio in mind.

Low Life appeared in 1985 and is perhaps their most consistently appealing album to date. While the 12-inch version of Low Life 's 'Perfect Kiss' was a magnificent single, showing the band at their most inspired and innovative, the collaboration with producer John Robie on the single version of 'Subculture' indicated that their tendency to experiment and 'play around' could also spell disaster.

Their next album, 1986's Brotherhood, although containing strong tracks such as 'Bizarre Love Triangle', offered nothing unexpected. It was not until the UK Top 5 single 'True Faith' in 1987, produced and co-written by Stephen Hague hot on the heels of his success with the Pet Shop Boys , and accompanied by an award-winning Phillipe Decouffle video, that New Order found themselves satisfying long-term fans and general public alike.

The following year Quincy Jones's remix of 'Blue Monday' provided the group with another Top 5 hit. If the recycling of old songs and proposed 'personal' projects fuelled rumours of a split then 1989's Technique promptly dispelled them. The album, recorded in Ibiza, contained upbeat bass- and drums-dominated tracks that characterized the best of their early output. Its most striking feature, however, was their flirtation with the popular Balearic style, as in the hit single 'Fine Time', which contained lines such as 'I've met a lot of cool chicks, But I've never met a girl with all her own teeth', delivered in a voice that parodied Barry White 's notoriously sexist, gravelly vocals of the 70s.

Meanwhile, the band had changed significantly as a live act. Their reputation for inconsistency and apathy, as well as their staunch refusal to play encores, was by now replaced with confident, crowd-pleasing hour-long sets. In the summer of 1990 they reached the UK number 1 position with 'World In Motion', accompanied by the England World Cup Squad, with a song that earned the questionable accolade of best football record of all time, and caused a band member to observe, 'this is probably the last straw for Joy Division fans'.

Rather than exploiting their recent successes with endless tours, the group unexpectedly branched out into various spin-off ventures. Hook formed the hard-rocking Revenge, Sumner joined former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr in Electronic and Morris/Gilbert recorded an album under the self-effacing title the Other Two.

The extra-curricular work prompted persistent rumours that New Order had
irrevocably split, but no official announcement or press admission was forthcoming. In the summer of 1991 the group announced that they had reconvened for a new album which was eventually released in 1993. Republic consequently met with mixed reviews reflecting critical confusion about their status and direction. While retaining the mix of rock and dance music successfully honed on Technique, the tone was decidedly more downbeat, even sombre. Sadly, it arrived too late to help the doomed Factory label, and afterwards the band's membership would return to varied solo projects. Hook formed Monaco in 1996.

New Order came back together in 1998 for a series of concert that ended with the 2 Temptation concerts for the new year 1999. At that moment, New Order decided to rehease Joy Division tracks and make them their own, claiming it as a lost legacy. A project called Recycle was in the air but never came true. Rob Gretton, their manager passed away in 2000 while the band was preparing their recording come back. Management duties has been then given to Andy Robinson, former tour manager, and Rebecca Boulton. Together they are Prime Management, located in Manchester.

New Order released a first track for Dan Boyle's movie The Beach, called Brutal, which was recorded at the same moment as Crystal and 60 Miles An Hour. Later in 2001, Get Ready was released and New Order scored their first Top 10 hit in many years. Get Ready saw only 2 singles coming out of it, Crystal and 60 Miles An Hour, the band decided then to finish their collaboration with the Chemical Brothers, called Here To Stay, which they decided to release as a single, and give it to the movie about the Factory history and Anthony Wilson, 24 Hour Party People.

New Order got back to studio in 2004 to record Waiting For The Sirens' Call, and they have wrote so many songs that they decided to keep the 7 left-overs to release another album in 2006.