Crystal (song)
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| "Crystal" | ||
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| Single by New Order | ||
| from the album Get Ready | ||
| B-side(s) | "Behind Closed Doors" | |
| Released | 13 August 2001 | |
| Format | CD, 12" | |
| Recorded | 2001 | |
| Genre | Alternative | |
| Length | 4:20 | |
| Label | London | |
| Writer(s) | New Order | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Osborne | |
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| New Order singles chronology | ||
| "Video 5 8 6" (1997) |
"Crystal" (2001) |
"60 Miles an Hour" (2001) |
"Crystal" was the first single to be released from the 2001 New Order album Get Ready, which entered the UK charts at number 8.
Singer/guitarist Bernard Sumner originally gifted the song to German record label Mastermind for Success and it was recorded by label artist Corvin Dalek. However, DJ Pete Tong heard the song and declared it to be the best New Order single since "Blue Monday", leading Sumner to reconsider the gift and have New Order record and release it.
Backing vocals for the track are provided by Dawn Zee, who regularly tours with the band.
The video, directed by Johan Renck (otherwise known as Stakka Bo) depicted a young band miming to New Order's music and words, with a large number of people coming on stage towards the end to pull them off stage. This video is directly responsible for the name of the band The Killers, as that name was written on the bass drum of the fake band in the video. The Killers later lifted a number of elements of the layout of the set from the "Crystal" video for the video for their track "Somebody Told Me". In 2005, at Scotland's T in the Park festival at which New Order headlined the NME stage on the Saturday, the song was performed with The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers singing the main vocals in a guest performance.
The DVD single contained an alternate video, set to the "Special Circumstances Mix" of the song, and directed by Gina Birch and Simon Tyszko. The video depicted a motorcycle ride through city streets at night, viewed through two side-by-side shots. Nicolette Krebitz appears on the cover of the CD and DVD packaging.
A special version was also released that featured classic New Order and Joy Division songs from the Reading Festival, 30th August 2001. It also includes a brand new cover. [1]
The single was B-sided by a variety of remixes, and an original song titled "Behind Closed Doors".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] UK CD1 - NUOCD8
- "Crystal (Radio Edit)" (4:19)
- "Behind Closed Doors" (5:24)
- "Crystal (Digweed & Muir 'Bedrock' Mix Edit)" (10:06)
[edit] UK CD2 - NUCDP8
- "Crystal (Digweed & Muir 'Bedrock' Radio Edit)" (4:16)
- "Crystal (Lee Coombs Remix)" (8:44)
- "Crystal (John Creamer & Stephane K Main Remix Edit)" (6:39)
[edit] UK DVD - NUDVD8
- "Crystal [video]" (5:19)
- "Behind Closed Doors" (5:24)
- "Temptation [video]" (0:30)
- "Isolation [video]" (0:30)
- "True Faith [video]" (0:30)
[edit] UK CD special edition (Cat No. unknown)
- Crystal
- True Faith
- Temptation
- Atmosphere
- Isolation
- Numerous Crystal 12" records have been released; each featuring differing remixes.
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