Bizarre Love Triangle
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| "Bizarre Love Triangle" | ||
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| Single by New Order | ||
| from the album Brotherhood | ||
| Released | November 1986 | |
| Format | 7", 12" | |
| Recorded | ??? | |
| Genre | Dance | |
| Length | 3:40 (7"), 6:44 (12") | |
| Label | Factory Records | |
| Producer(s) | New Order | |
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| New Order singles chronology | ||
| "State of the Nation" (1986) |
"Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986) |
"True Faith" (1987) |
"Bizarre Love Triangle" is a single released in 1986 by the British alternative/dance music group New Order. A version is included on their album Brotherhood.
Though generally regarded as one of the group's best singles, it failed to make the UK Top 40, only reaching #56. It was, however, a surprise hit in Australia, reaching #5.
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[edit] Releases
The 12" version appears on the compilation Substance and a remix by Stephen Hague features on their Best Of album. The 7" mix has never appeared on an album.
The music video 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.
A version is on the soundtrack of the 1988 film Married to the Mob.
[edit] Other appearances
- This song has been covered by many artists include those by the pop group Frente!, Manitu, Divine and Statton and most recently South. Stabbing Westward covered the song for the 2001 soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie.
- In 2001 the German band PAULA from Berlin maintained a side project with all songs in English language, called Commercial Breakup, releasing their rendition of the song both on the album "Global Player" and in a different mix as a single on CD.
- 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").
- This song was also done in 2005 by The Speaks of Washington, DC, for their album "Life's A Joke".
- This song was covered in 2006 by James Bryan of Vancouver, Canada, and has been achieving fair success on Canadian FM Stations ever since.
- This song was also redone in 2006 by Jewel.
- It was remade into Mandarin, "Yi Ge Ren", by Sandy Lam.
- It was covered by Korean singer Ash and simply titled "B.L.T".
[edit] Trivia
- It ranked #201 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, released in December of 2004.
- This song is also featured in Konami's video game Karaoke Revolution.
- The narrator of Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland mentioned that it is one of his favorite songs.
- The Karaoke Revolution cover of this song, by "Jerry," was featured in the 2004 US home release of Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK 12" - FAC 163
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" (6:44)
- "Bizarre Dub Triangle" (7:00)
[edit] UK 7" - FAC 163
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" (3:40)
- "Bizarre Dub Triangle" (3:23)
[edit] US 1994 CD - Qwest 9 20546-2
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Album Version) (4:20)
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Extended Dance Mix) (6:44)
- "I Don't Care" (7:00) [Actually Bizarre Dub Triangle]
- "State of the Nation" (6:31)
- "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Single Remix) (3:44)
[edit] References
- ↑ See the full account of the production of the "Bizarre Love Triangle" video, written by Michael Shamberg.
