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Regret

New Order

aka “Regret (Baywatch)” aka “Regret (Reading Festival 29/8/93)” aka “Regret (Top Of The Pops)” aka “Regret (Fire Island Mix)” aka “Regret (Tocadisco Remix)” aka “Regret (The New Order Mix)” aka “Regret (The Album Version)” aka “Regret (The Fire Island Mix)” aka “Regret (Junior Dub Mix)” aka “Regret (New Order Mix)”

1987
395
Live performances
1
Recording
123
Release appearances
6
Covered by

Credits

Written by Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner & Stephen Hague.

Lyrics

Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address
Of everyone I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
Save it for another day
It's the school exam and the kids have run away

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Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address
Of everyone I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
Save it for another day
It's the school exam and the kids have run away

I would like a place I could call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up every day that would be a start
I would not complain of my wounded heart

I was upset you see 
Almost all the time
You used to be a stranger
Now you are mine

I wouldn't even trust you
I've not got much to give
We're dealing in the limits
And we don't know who with
You may think that I'm out of hand
That I'm naive, I'll understand
On this occasion, it's not true 
Look at me, I'm not you

I would like a place I could call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up every day that would be a start
I would not complain of my wounded heart

I was a short fuse 
Burning all the time
You were a complete stranger
Now you are mine

I would like a place I could call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up every day that would be a start
I would not complain about my wounded heart

Just wait till tomorrow
I guess that's what they all say 
Just before they fall apart

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Album version 4:08
  • Fire Island Edit 4:00
  • Fire Island Mix 7:15
  • Junior Dub Mix 7:44
  • Live 1993-08-29 4:01
  • New Order Mix 5:12
  • Original Version 4:32
  • Original Version 4:53
  • Original Version ?:??
  • Original Version 3:14
  • Radio Edit 3:50
  • Reading Festival 31 August 1993 4:05
  • Sabres Fast 'n' Throb 12:17
  • Sabres Slow 'n' Low 12:49
  • Sabres Slow 'n' Low Edit 6:41
  • Tocadisco Dub 5:44
  • Tocadisco Remix 6:05
  • Video ?:??

Release Appearances

123 known appearances

True Faith

True Faith

1987
Regret

Regret

1993

Regret

1993
Republic

Republic

1993
Ruined In A Day

Ruined In A Day

1993

Get Ready

2001
Retro

Retro

2002
12" X 12: New Order Vinyl Campaign

12" X 12: New Order Vinyl Campaign

2006
True Faith / Regret

True Faith / Regret

2006
Total (From Joy Division To New Order)

Total (From Joy Division To New Order)

2011
(the best & rest of) New Order

(the best & rest of) New Order

2026
Touched By The Hand Of God

Touched By The Hand Of God

Videos

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Live History

395
Total performances
First known performance
5 Jun 1993
Dublin Peace Festival, Dublin
Last known performance
19 Jun 2026
Guildhall Square, Southampton

Recent performances

Showing 20 of 395 total

Covered By (6)

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Sources

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