Murder (song)
1984 single by New Order / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other songs named "Murder", see Murder (disambiguation).
"Murder" is the eighth single by British band New Order.
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"Murder" | ||||
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Single by New Order | ||||
Released | May 1984 | |||
Recorded | Winter 1982 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Factory Benelux - FBN 22 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner[1] | |||
Producer(s) | New Order | |||
New Order singles chronology | ||||
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Released on the Belgian Factory Benelux label in 1984, it is an instrumental piece that contains samples of dialogue from the films 2001: A Space Odyssey and Caligula. It was recorded in winter 1982 during the sessions for the band's second album Power, Corruption & Lies.
The B-side is an instrumental version of the previous single by the group, "Thieves Like Us".
"Murder" was only released in Belgium as a single, but was available in the UK on import and made number 92. As such, it is the band's only release to miss the UK Top 75.