Regret (New Order song)

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"Regret"
New Order Regret.jpg
Single by New Order
from the album Republic
Released5 April 1993 (1993-04-05)
Genre Alternative rock [1] [2]
Length4:07
Label London
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
New Order singles chronology
"World in Motion"
(1990)		"Regret"
(1993)		"Ruined in a Day"
(1993)
Official Video
"Regret" on YouTube

"Regret" is a song by British alternative rock band New Order. It was released on 5 April 1993 by London Records as the lead single from their sixth studio album, Republic (1993). Stephen Hague is credited as both the producer and as a co-writer. It was the band's first single released on CentreDate Co Ltd (through London Records) following the collapse of Factory Records. [4]

Contents

The song was a critical and commercial success, reaching the top 10 in Canada, Ireland, Portugal and the United Kingdom. It peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the group's highest placement on that chart, and reached number one on two other Billboard charts. Peter Care directed a music video for the song; the cost of the video shoot went over £200,000. [5]

Release

The single was released worldwide in a variety of formats. The B-side of the single differed in the various releases, but all were remixes of the A-side, including the "Fire Island Mix", and "Junior Dub" by Pete Heller and Terry Farley, and two mixes by The Sabres of Paradise.

Critical reception

In 2010, Pitchfork included the song at number 34 on their "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s" list; staff writer Tom Ewing called it the band's "last truly great single". [6] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger named it his 37th-favourite single of the 1990s. [7] John Bush of AllMusic described it "as sublime a balance of obtuse lyrics, just barely emoted vocals, vague club leanings, and grooving synth melodics as their classic material." [8] Bassist Peter Hook called it the "last good New Order song" in a 2013 interview. [9]

Chart performance

The song reached number four on the UK Singles Chart, the last time the band had a top five hit. "Regret" also peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming the band's highest-charting single in the United States. The song also appeared on several other charts in the US, including two terms at number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart (now the Alternative Songs chart). During its second term at number one on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Regret" also topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on the strength of its remixes. At the end of 1993, the song came in at number one on the Modern Rock Tracks' year-end chart. On Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart, the song debuted at number 80 on 15 May 1993 and climbed to its peak of number six on 3 July, staying there for two weeks and spending six weeks in the top 10. It also reached number five on the RPM Dance chart on 17 July.

Live performances

In 1993 New Order filmed a live performance of the song for Top of the Pops in Venice Beach, California as part of an episode of the hit TV series Baywatch , featuring David Hasselhoff and various background actors and bikini-clad actresses dancing and playing on the beach. The band's performance was directed by music video and feature film director Thomas Mignone and was broadcast via satellite to the United Kingdom. [10]

Track listings

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

7-inch: NUO 1, cassette: NUOMC1 (UK and Europe) [11] [12]
No.TitleLength
1."Regret" (7-inch version)4:07
2."Regret" (The NewOrder mix)5:10
12-inch: NUOX1 (UK and Europe) [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Regret" (Fire Island mix)7:15
2."Regret" (Junior Dub mix)7:44
3."Regret" (Sabres Slow 'n' Lo)12:49
4."Regret" (Sabres Fast 'n' Throb)12:11
Maxi-CD: NUOCD1 (Germany) [14]
No.TitleLength
1."Regret" (7-inch version)4:07
2."Regret" (The NewOrder mix)5:10
3."Regret" (The Fire Island mix)7:15
4."Regret" (Junior Dub mix)7:44
CD: 9 18586-2 (US) [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Regret" (album version) 
2."Regret" (The NewOrder mix) 

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom5 April 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 London [41]
Australia10 May 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
 [42]
Japan16 May 1993CDLondon [43]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best". 28 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Gerard, Chris (19 April 2021). "THE 100 GREATEST ALTERNATIVE SINGLES OF THE '90S: 100 – 81". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Ascap entry
  4. 1 2 "New Order: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  5. ↑ Hook, Peter (2016). Substance: Inside New Order. UK: Simon & Schuster. 768pp. ISBN   978-1-4711-3240-7.
  6. ↑ Pitchfork Top 200 Tracks of the 90s
  7. ↑ Ewing, Tom. "Tom Ewing's Top 100 Singles of the 90s". Freaky Trigger. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Bush, John. "New Order – Regret". AllMusic . Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. ↑ MTV Hive: Peter Hook on Life After Joy Division and Why "Regret" Was the Last Good New Order Song
  10. ↑ "Flashback; New Order Hang with the Hoff". Rolling Stone. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  11. ↑ Regret (UK & European 7-inch single sleeve). London Recordings. 1993. NUO 1, 857120.7.
  12. ↑ Regret (UK & European cassette single sleeve). London Recordings. 1993. NUOMC1, 857120.4.
  13. ↑ Regret (UK & European 12-inch single sleeve). London Recordings. 1993. NUOX1, 857121.1.
  14. 1 2 "New Order – Regret". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Regret (US CD single liner notes). Qwest Records. 1993. 9 18586-2.
  16. ↑ "Hits of the World: Canada" (PDF). Billboard . 26 June 1993. p. 55. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
  17. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1000." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 2173." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  19. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 18. 1 May 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  20. ↑ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 19. 8 May 1993. p. 26. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  21. ↑ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
  22. ↑ "New Order – Regret" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  23. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Regret". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2 October 2008.
  24. ↑ "Tipparade-lijst van week 22, 1993" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 . Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  25. ↑ "New Order – Regret". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  26. ↑ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 20. 15 May 1993. p. 24. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  27. ↑ "New Order – Regret". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  28. ↑ "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week . 24 April 1993. p. 16. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  29. ↑ "New Order Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  30. ↑ "New Order Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  31. ↑ "New Order Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  32. ↑ "New Order Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  33. ↑ "New Order Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  34. ↑ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LVI, no. 45. 17 July 1993. p. 10. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  35. ↑ "The RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM . Retrieved 18 June 2018– via Library and Archives Canada.
  36. ↑ "The RPM Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved 18 June 2018– via Library and Archives Canada.
  37. ↑ "Top 100 Singles 1993". Music Week. 15 January 1994. p. 24.
  38. ↑ "Airplay Top 50 1993" (PDF). Music Week . 15 January 1994. p. 41. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  39. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 52. 25 December 1993. p. YE-53.
  40. ↑ "The Year in Music: Top Modern Rock Tracks". Billboard . Vol. 105, no. 52. 25 December 1993. p. YE-39.
  41. ↑ "Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 3 April 1993. p. 17. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  42. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 10/05/93: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 170. 9 May 1993. p. 19.
  43. ↑ "ニュー・オーダー | リグレット" [New Order | Regret] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 28 September 2025.
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