| "Regret" | ||||
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| from the album Republic | ||||
| Released | 5 April 1993 | |||
| Format | CD, cassette, 12", 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 4:08 | |||
| Label | London Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Bernard Sumner Peter Hook Stephen Morris Gillian Gilbert Stephen Hague[1] |
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| Producer | New Order, Stephen Hague | |||
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"Regret" is a song by British alternative rock band New Order. It was released in April 1993, the first single from their album of the same year, Republic. Stephen Hague is credited as both the producer and as a co-writer. It was also the first single released under London Records following the collapse of Factory Records.
The single was released in a variety of formats around the world. The B-side of the single differed in the various releases, but all were remixes of "Regret", including the "Fire Island Mix", the "Junior Dub" by Pete Heller and Terry Farley, and various Sabres of Paradise mixes. Peter Care directed a music video for the song; the video appears on the "Regret" promotional VHS, as well as a DVD collection.
In 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 34 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s.[2]
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The song reached #4 on the UK Singles Chart, the last time the band had a top five hit. "Regret" also peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming the band's highest peak in the United States. The song also appeared on several other charts in the United States, including two terms at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. During its second term at #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Regret" also topped the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart on the strength of its remixes.
| Chart (1993) | Peak Position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart | 26 |
| German Media Control Singles Chart[3] | 39 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 5 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 30 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 4 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 3 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 1 |
| US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 7 |
The band filmed a performance of the song for Top of the Pops from the beach where Baywatch was filmed, featuring David Hasselhoff and various extras in the background. The band initially wanted to have Hasselhoff mime along to the song, but the producers of Baywatch did not allow it.
The song was covered by the American rock band The Get Up Kids and released on their compilation album Eudora in 2001.
The video for "Regret" appears in the PSP game Lumines II.
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