| Waiting for the Sirens' Call | ||||
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| Studio album by New Order | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2004 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, synthpop, alternative dance | |||
| Length | 57:07 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | New Order, John Leckie, Stephen Street, Stuart Price | |||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| NME | (6/10)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Uncut | [6] |
| Stylus Magazine | (D)[7] |
| Scene Point Blank | (7.7/10)[8] |
| Sputnikmusic | (3.2/5)[9] |
Waiting for the Sirens' Call is the eighth studio album by the English rock band New Order. The album was released on 28 March 2005 in the United Kingdom and 25 April 2005 in the United States, and was preceded by the single "Krafty" in February. Two additional singles from the album were released: "Jetstream", which features vocals by Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters, and the title track of the album. The album came when the band were experiencing unprecedented recognition in the media.
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It is the first New Order album recorded without Gillian Gilbert who left the band in 2001 to look after her family. Her replacement, Phil Cunningham, primarily a guitarist, makes his recording and co-writing debut on this LP. He had however been playing live with the band since the Get Ready tour of 2001-2002. The album was recorded at Real World studios in 2003-2004; the production costs totalled ₤700,000. During the sessions, the band also recorded songs intended for their next album, which was never finished with these 7 songs being shelved (one of them, "Hellbent", was eventually released in 2011). This LP is New Order's final album due to their disbandment in 2007.
This album was the first and only New Order album to have a title track. This matches their current trend of now using song titles which are in the song lyrics, a practise New Order rarely did before their 2001 album Get Ready. The Japanese release of this album includes several extra tracks, including a version of "Krafty" sung in Japanese. This was the first time that lead singer Bernard Sumner performed in a language other than English on record. The lyrics were written by Masafumi Gotō. The US release of this album includes only one extra track, a remix of "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion".
The band used promotional posters for the upcoming album utilising recently developed Hypertag technology to enable fans to download free content to their mobile phones, including ringtones, wallpapers or track previews, depending on the user's phone capability. This was one of the first implementations of such technology by the music industry.
This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.
The album track "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" was nominated as one of six finalists for the Best Dance Recording award at the 2006 Grammy Awards.
"Hey Now What You Doing" has been used in an advert for the Indesit Moon.
"Krafty" is featured on the soundtrack to the SXSW Award winning Best Narrative Feature 2009 feature film Skills Like This directed by Monty Miranda.
All songs written and composed by New Order, except "Jetstream" written by New Order, S. Price, A. Lynch.
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Who's Joe?" | New Order, Jim Spencer | 5:41 |
| 2. | "Hey Now What You Doing" | New Order, Stephen Street | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" | New Order, Jim Spencer | 5:42 |
| 4. | "Krafty" | New Order, John Leckie | 4:33 |
| 5. | "I Told You So" | New Order, Jim Spencer | 6:00 |
| 6. | "Morning Night and Day" | New Order, Stephen Street | 5:12 |
| 7. | "Dracula's Castle" | John Leckie, New Order | 5:40 |
| 8. | "Jetstream" | Stuart Price, New Order | 5:23 |
| 9. | "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" | Stuart Price, New Order | 5:39 |
| 10. | "Turn" | New Order, Stephen Street | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Working Overtime" | New Order, Stephen Street | 3:26 |
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| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[10] | 15 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[11] | 38 |
| Dutch Mega Album Top 100[12] | 52 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[13] | 22 |
| German Media Control Albums Chart[14][15] | 14 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart[16] | 19 |
| Swedish Sverigetopplistan[17] | 7 |
| Swiss Music Charts[18] | 46 |
| UK Albums Chart[19] | 5 |
| US Billboard 200[20] | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums[20] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums[20] | 46 |
| U.S. Billboard European Top 100 Albums | 6 |
| Single | Territory/Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| "Krafty" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 2 |
| "Krafty" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 4 |
| "Krafty" | Hot Singles Sales | 18 |
| "Krafty" | European Hot 100 Singles | 33 |
| "Jetstream" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 3 |
| "Jetstream" | Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 7 |
| "Jetstream" | European Hot 100 Singles | 61 |
| "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" | Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 3 |