Blue Monday
New Order
Single
1 March 1983
Versions & Track Listings
7"
uk
1983
Factory
FAC 73-7
Promo
| 1 | Blue Monday (Edit) | 4:09 |
| 2 | Blue Monday (The Beach) Possibly an edit | 7:19 |
12"
uk
1983
Factory
FAC 73
Later reissued in a non-die-cut sleeve
12"
uk
1983
Factory
FAC 73
White label promo
12"
us
1983
Factory/Rough Trade
FACTUS 10
Pink sleeve promo
12"
us
1983
Factory/Rough Trade
FACTUS 10
12"
us
1983
The Automatt
FACTUS 10
Double sided acetate
12"
us
1985
Qwest
9 20332-0
12"
us
1998
Qwest
9 20332-0
12"
au
1983
Gap/Factory
FAC 73
Non-die-cut sleeve
12"
au
1983
Gap/Factory
PC040
Die-cut sleeve
12"
be
1983
Factory Benelux
FAC 73
12"
ca
1983
Polygram
FACX 10
12"
fr
1983
Factory/Virgin
600717
12"
de
1983
Factory/Rough Trade
FAC 73/RTD 10T
12"
gr
1983
Virgin
VG2025Z
12"
nl
1983
Factory
VR22504
12"
it
1983
Factory/Base Records
FAC 73
Yellow inner sleeve, later reissued in a non-die-cut sleeve
12"
jp
1983
Factory/Nippon Columbia
YW-7418
12"
nz
1983
EMI/GAP
GOOD 10
Sleeve somewhat different
12"
nz
1983
EMI/GAP
GOOD 10
Unreleased red vinyl
12"
se
1983
Factory/MNW
FAC 73
CS
nz
1983
EMI
TC-GOOD 10
CS
au
1985
Factory/Gap
FACC 73
12"
au
1990
Factory/Festival
X14827
| 1 | Blue Monday (12" Version) A Side | 7:29 |
| 2 | Blue Monday (The Beach) B Side | 7:19 |
12"
uk
1983
Factory
FAC 23-12
Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" misspressed
| 1 | Blue Monday (12" Version) | 7:29 |
| 2 | These Days (Original Version) | 3:24 |
| 3 | Love Will Tear Us Apart (Single Version) | 3:27 |
7"
jp
1984
Factory/Nippon Columbia
TD-1098
Promo, unique Factory sleeve
| 1 | Blue Monday (Edit) | 4:09 |
| 2 | Confusion (Edit) | 4:08 |
7"
pl
1988
Tonpress
DS-25-A
Promo. Unique sleeve. The promo was made in 60 copies.
| 1 | Blue Monday (Long Edit) | 5:05 |
7"
pl
1988
Tonpress
S-534
| 1 | Blue Monday (12" Version) Actual version unknown | 7:29 |
| 2 | Thieves Like Us (12" Version) Actual Version Unknown | 6:37 |
Notes
Blue Monday is known to be the most sold 12" single of all time.
It is said that Blue Monday was created in the studio while the band was experimenting with drugs and a new drum machine. Peter Saville got the idea of the floppy disc sleeve when he saw the disc Stephen used to store the sequencer information on.
Groove notation:
12"
A: "Out Voted!"
B: "Ho El & Tel!"
12" UK 2nd pressing
A: "The Robot"
B: "The Robot"
12" UK 3rd pressing
A: "Where's Murder?"
B: "I Said Where's Murder?"