THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

885-New Order-Blue Monday.

1983-Number 9 single.When reissued and remixed in 1988 it peaked at Number 3, and when remixed again in 1995, it reached Number 17.

Best Bit-At 3.32.With sales in excess of 700,000 this song is the biggest selling 12 inch single of all time.

After the death of Ian Curtis in 1980, the three remaining members of Joy Division changed the bands name to New Order, they were Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris. The band also changed their musical style, heading in a more ‘Synthpop’, ‘Alternative Dance’, ‘Electronic,’ direction. They added Morris’ then girlfriend, and future wife, Gillian Gilbert, who played keyboards, and guitar, as the fourth member.

‘Blue Monday’ has been described as ‘A crucial link between 70’s disco,and the Dance/House boom that took off at the end of the 80’s.’ New Order readily admit their influences, when speaking about how the song came to fruition. Peter Hook has said that the song was ‘stolen’ from the Donna Summer song ‘Our Love,’ written by Summer, and Giorgio Moroder, which is featured on her 1979 ‘Bad Girls’ Album.Bernard Sumner said part of the arrangement came from ‘Dirty Talk,’ by ‘Klein + M.B.O.’, and the synthesised bassline is taken from ‘You Make Me Feel Mighty Real,’ by Sylvester.

The respected music journalist Clinton Heylin alleged that the song was derived from ‘Gerry and the Holograms’ 1979 ‘Novelty’ song of the same name, which Sumner denies, but I urge you to have a listen, and make up your own mind.

‘But if it wasn’t for your misfortune, I’d be a heavenly person today.’