Regret (New Order song)

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"Regret"
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Single by New Order
from the album Republic
Released5 April 1993 (1993-04-05) [1]
Genre Alternative rock [2] [3]
Length4:07
Label
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 the twentieth single 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. [5]

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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—New Order'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 video appears on the "Regret" promotional VHS, as well as a DVD collection.

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 Sabres of Paradise mixes.

Critical reception

In 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 34 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s. [6] Tom Ewing of Freaky Trigger also 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] Peter Hook has said that "Regret" was the "last good New Order song". [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 notable 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

See also

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