It failed to make the top 40 in either the United Kingdom (only reaching No. 56)[10] or the US Billboard Hot 100. In the United States, the song reached No. 8 on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart, but failed to chart on the Hot 100 during its original 1986 release. However, a new mix included on The Best of New Order was released in 1994 and finally made a brief appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the No. 98 position in 1995.
The 12-inch version, remixed by Shep Pettibone, also appears on the compilation Substance and a second remix by Stephen Hague features on their Best Of album. The original album version appears on the 2005 compilation Singles, the 7-inch version appears on the 2016 reissue of this compilation. New Order's live versions since 1998 are based on the Shep Pettibone remix.[12]
The single mix features more electronics than the album version, with the Fairlight CMI music workstation used to provide sounds such as the orchestral hits, and to sequence the song. All instruments except vocals and Peter Hook's melodic bass were sequenced (the song also prominently features synthesised bass and synth choir parts).[13]
Music video
The music video, which was released in November 1986, 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.[14] The video has a black and white cut-scene where Jodi Long and E. Max Frye are arguing about reincarnation, in which Long emphatically declares "I don't believe in reincarnation because I refuse to come back as a bug or as a rabbit!" Frye responds, "You know, you're a real 'up' person," before the song resumes.
Reception
"Bizarre Love Triangle" has been critically acclaimed since its release. In a 30th anniversary retrospective citing the song as one of the greatest of all time, Billboard described it as a "synth-pop masterpiece" and "an incandescent jewel of mid-'80s computer love."[15]NME praised the song as New Order's "finest pop moment" and credited its simplicity in comparison to previous singles such as "Blue Monday".[16] In 2004, the song was ranked No. 204 in Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time."[11] In 2013, Stereogum ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest New Order songs,[17] and in 2021, The Guardian ranked the song number seven on their list of the 30 greatest New Order songs.[18]
Australian band Frente! released an acoustic cover version of the song in 1994, re-imagining it as a folk ballad. Issued as part of the Lonely EP in their home country, the cover peaked at No. 7 on the ARIA Singles Chart[19] and became a hit overseas, reaching No. 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[20] No. 53 in Canada,[21] and No. 76 in the United Kingdom.[22] In Australia it came in at No. 63 on the 1994 year-end chart and was certified Gold for shipments of over 35,000.[23]
US editions mis-credit "Bizarre Dub Triangle" as "I Don't Care", reputedly due to a record company person contacting New Order's Manager Rob Gretton to ask what to name the mix as, Gretton is claimed to have said "I don't care"[26]
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^ abKent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, New South Wales, Australia: Australian Chart Book. p. 215. ISBN0-646-11917-6.
^OfficialCharts.com "Bizarre Love Triangle" UK chart history
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^Flint, Tom (April 2004). "Recreating New Order's 'Blue Monday' Live". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^Fortner, Stephen (September 2005). . Keyboard. Archived from the original on 18 December 2005.
^Shamberg, Michael. . kinoteca.net. Archived from the original on 15 January 2006.
^Unterberger, Andrew. "10 Reasons Why New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle' Is One of the Greatest Songs of All Time". Billboard. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^Elan, Priya (29 November 2017). "Why 'Bizarre Love Triangle' is New Order's finest pop moment". NME. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^Lariviere, Aaron (25 January 2013). "The 10 Best New Order Songs". Stereogum. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^Petridis, Alexis (7 January 2021). "New Order's 30 greatest tracks – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
^"Australian-charts.com – Frente! – Lonely". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
^. Billboard. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^"New Order Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
^"Kent Music Report No 701 – 28 December 1987 > National Top 100 Singles for 1987". Kent Music Report, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
January 06, 2023
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Bizarre Love Triangle is a song by the English rock band New Order released as a single in 1986 from their fourth studio album Brotherhood 1986 which reached the top five on the US Hot Dance Music Club Play Singles chart 8 and No 5 on the Australian ARIA Charts No 1 on the Victoria state chart in March 1987 9 Bizarre Love Triangle Single by New Orderfrom the album BrotherhoodReleased5 November 1986 1 RecordedJanuary 1986 London GenreNew wave 2 3 synth pop 4 5 alternative dance 6 Length4 21 album version 3 43 7 inch version 6 43 extended mix LabelFactory FAC 163 Songwriter s Gillian Gilbert Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner 7 Producer s New OrderNew Order singles chronology State of the Nation 1986 Bizarre Love Triangle 1986 True Faith 1987 Music video Bizarre Love Triangle on YouTubeIt failed to make the top 40 in either the United Kingdom only reaching No 56 10 or the US Billboard Hot 100 In the United States the song reached No 8 on the Hot Dance Music Maxi Singles Sales chart but failed to chart on the Hot 100 during its original 1986 release However a new mix included on The Best of New Order was released in 1994 and finally made a brief appearance on the Billboard Hot 100 in the No 98 position in 1995 In 2004 the song was ranked No 204 in Rolling Stone s The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 11 Contents 1 Personnel 2 Releases 3 Music video 4 Reception 5 Cover versions 6 Track listing 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 ReferencesPersonnel EditBernard Sumner lead and backing vocals synthesizers and programming Peter Hook bass electronic percussion programming Stephen Morris drums synthesizers and programming Gillian Gilbert synthesizers and programmingReleases EditThe 12 inch version remixed by Shep Pettibone also appears on the compilation Substance and a second remix by Stephen Hague features on their Best Of album The original album version appears on the 2005 compilation Singles the 7 inch version appears on the 2016 reissue of this compilation New Order s live versions since 1998 are based on the Shep Pettibone remix 12 The single mix features more electronics than the album version with the Fairlight CMI music workstation used to provide sounds such as the orchestral hits and to sequence the song All instruments except vocals and Peter Hook s melodic bass were sequenced the song also prominently features synthesised bass and synth choir parts 13 Music video EditThe music video which was released in November 1986 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 14 The video has a black and white cut scene where Jodi Long and E Max Frye are arguing about reincarnation in which Long emphatically declares I don t believe in reincarnation because I refuse to come back as a bug or as a rabbit Frye responds You know you re a real up person before the song resumes Reception Edit Bizarre Love Triangle has been critically acclaimed since its release In a 30th anniversary retrospective citing the song as one of the greatest of all time Billboard described it as a synth pop masterpiece and an incandescent jewel of mid 80s computer love 15 NME praised the song as New Order s finest pop moment and credited its simplicity in comparison to previous singles such as Blue Monday 16 In 2004 the song was ranked No 204 in Rolling Stone s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 11 In 2013 Stereogum ranked the song number two on their list of the 10 greatest New Order songs 17 and in 2021 The Guardian ranked the song number seven on their list of the 30 greatest New Order songs 18 Cover versions Edit Bizarre Love Triangle has been covered by many artists such as Donna Lewis The Black Eyed Peas Even As We Speak Stabbing Westward Jaymay Charlotte Martin Anne Curtis Nouvelle Vague The Speaks Makana Apostle of Hustle Glaiza de Castro and Zeus Australian band Frente released an acoustic cover version of the song in 1994 re imagining it as a folk ballad Issued as part of the Lonely EP in their home country the cover peaked at No 7 on the ARIA Singles Chart 19 and became a hit overseas reaching No 49 on the US Billboard Hot 100 20 No 53 in Canada 21 and No 76 in the United Kingdom 22 In Australia it came in at No 63 on the 1994 year end chart and was certified Gold for shipments of over 35 000 23 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 Track listing EditAll tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner 7 FAC 163 UK No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle 3 432 Bizarre Dub Triangle 3 23 7 Qwest 7 28421 US No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle edit 3 362 Every Little Counts 4 29 7 FAC 26 Canada No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle 3 362 Every Little Counts 4 29 Initial pressings matrix FAC 26 A were the UK 7 mix 24 later pressings matrix FAC 26 A2 were the Canadian 7 mix 25 7 FAC 163153 Australia No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle 3 362 State of the Nation 3 27 12 FAC 163 UK No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle 6 442 Bizarre Dub Triangle 7 02 12 Qwest 0 20546 US No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle 6 412 I Don t Care Actually Bizarre Dub Triangle 7 023 State of the Nation 6 314 Bizarre Love Triangle 3 43 US editions mis credit Bizarre Dub Triangle as I Don t Care reputedly due to a record company person contacting New Order s Manager Rob Gretton to ask what to name the mix as Gretton is claimed to have said I don t care 26 CD Qwest 9 20546 2 US released in 1994No TitleLength1 Bizarre Love Triangle album version 4 202 Bizarre Love Triangle Extended Dance Mix 6 443 I Don t Care Actually Bizarre Dub Triangle 7 024 State of the Nation 6 315 Bizarre Love Triangle single remix 3 43Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1986 87 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 9 5Canada Top Singles RPM 27 51Ireland IRMA 28 25New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 29 19UK Singles OCC 30 56UK Indie OCC 31 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 32 4US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 33 8Chart 1994 PeakpositionCanada Top Singles RPM 34 53Chart 1995 PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 100 35 98 Year end charts Edit Chart 1987 PositionAustralia Kent Music Report 36 28References Edit Hook Peter 6 October 2016 Substance Inside New Order Simon amp Schuster UK ISBN 9781471132438 Retrieved 19 July 2017 via Google Books Scarlett Johansson s band Sugar for Sugar covers New Order s Bizarre Love Triangle listen 22 September 2016 80 best love songs of the 1980s Cleveland 31 August 2018 Proefrock Stacia Bizarre Love Triangle New Order AllMusic Lindsay Cam 8 September 2015 An Essential Guide to New Order Exclaim Retrieved 11 April 2016 Andy Kellman Arthur Baker Presents Dance Masters Shep Pettibone The Classic 12 Master Mixes AllMusic Retrieved 19 July 2022 ASCAP entry Ankeny Jason New Order Music Biography Streaming Radio and Discography AllMusic AllMusic a b Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives New South Wales Australia Australian Chart Book p 215 ISBN 0 646 11917 6 OfficialCharts com Bizarre Love Triangle UK chart history a b New Order Bizarre Love Triangle Rolling Stone 11 December 2003 Retrieved 22 October 2020 Flint Tom April 2004 Recreating New Order s Blue Monday Live Sound on Sound Retrieved 19 July 2017 Fortner Stephen September 2005 New Order New Album Old School All Good Keyboard Archived from the original on 18 December 2005 Shamberg Michael Bizarre Love Triangle kinoteca net Archived from the original on 15 January 2006 Unterberger Andrew 10 Reasons Why New Order s Bizarre Love Triangle Is One of the Greatest Songs of All Time Billboard Retrieved 22 October 2020 Elan Priya 29 November 2017 Why Bizarre Love Triangle is New Order s finest pop moment NME Retrieved 22 October 2020 Lariviere Aaron 25 January 2013 The 10 Best New Order Songs Stereogum Retrieved 1 April 2022 Petridis Alexis 7 January 2021 New Order s 30 greatest tracks ranked The Guardian Retrieved 1 April 2022 Australian charts com Frente Lonely ARIA Top 50 Singles Retrieved 17 November 2019 Frente Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Archived from the original on 17 May 2018 Retrieved 7 April 2018 Top RPM Singles Issue 2505 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 8 April 2018 FRENTE Chart History The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 7 April 2018 The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994 Australian Recording Industry Association Archived from the original on 25 October 2015 Retrieved 17 November 2019 New Order Bizarre Love Triangle Discogs Retrieved 19 July 2017 New Order Bizarre Love Triangle Discogs Retrieved 19 July 2017 Recycle 13 Bizarre Love Triangle neworder recycle blogspot 5 September 2009 Archived from the original on 6 October 2014 Top RPM Singles Issue 0796 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 25 December 2015 The Irish Charts Search Results Bizarre Love Triangle Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 25 December 2015 New Order Bizarre Love Triangle Top 40 Singles Retrieved 25 December 2015 Official Singles Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved 25 December 2015 Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company New Order Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved 25 December 2015 Dance Singles Sales December 27 1986 Billboard Archived from the original on 15 August 2016 Retrieved 25 December 2015 Top RPM Singles Issue 2508 RPM Library and Archives Canada Retrieved 25 December 2015 New Order Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 25 December 2015 Kent Music Report No 701 28 December 1987 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1987 Kent Music Report via Imgur com Retrieved 11 December 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bizarre Love Triangle amp oldid 1111976474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
