Spooky (New Order song)

"Spooky" is the twenty-third single by English rock band New Order. It was released in December 1993 by CentreDate Co. Ltd/London as the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, Republic (1993). The song would be their last single proper until 2001's "Crystal".

"Spooky"
Single by New Order
from the album Republic
Released	6 December 1993
Recorded	1992
Genre	Alternative dance
Length	4:43
Label	CentreDate Co. Ltd/London[1]
Songwriter(s)	Bernard Sumner Peter Hook Stephen Morris Gillian Gilbert Stephen Hague[2]
Producer(s)	New Order Stephen Hague
New Order singles chronology
"World (The Price of Love)" (1993) "Spooky" (1993) "True Faith-94" (1994)

CD one featured remixes by Fluke, while CD two featured remixes by Paul van Dyk and Tony Garcia. Several different versions exist, notably the Singles (2005) album featured a different edit of "Spooky", which had not previously been available in the UK. The adoption of that version was problematic for some fans who felt that (like the Perfecto remix of "World") the Fluke Minimix of "Spooky" was the best single version. The promo video used the Fluke version. The 2016 re-release of Singles, which corrected many of the errors featured on the 2005 release, includes the Fluke Minimix.^[3]

Apart from its appearance on the Singles album, "Spooky" is rarely included on New Order compilations; notably, it was not featured on 1994's best-of or the expansive Retro box set.

Track listing

CD #1: NUOCD 4 / Cassette: NUOMC 4 (UK & Europe)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spooky" (Minimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	3:51
2.	"Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	6:56
3.	"Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	5:49
4.	"Spooky" (album version)	4:44

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner

CD #2: NUOCDP 4 (UK & Europe)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spooky" (Out of Order Mix) (Remixed by Paul van Dyk)	6:19
2.	"Spooky" (Stadium Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	6:31
3.	"Spooky" (New Order in Heaven) (Remixed by Paul van Dyk)	6:10
4.	"Spooky" (Boo! Dub Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	4:56
5.	"Spooky" (Stadium Instrumental) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	6:32

12": NUOX 4 (UK & Europe)

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	6:56
2.	"Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	5:49
3.	"Spooky" (album version)	4:44

CD: 9 41313-2 (US)^[4]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spooky" (radio edit)	3:45
2.	"Spooky" (Stadium Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	6:31
3.	"Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	6:57
4.	"Spooky" (Out of Order Mix) (Remixed by Paul Van Dyk)	4:56
5.	"Spooky" (Night Tripper Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	7:03
6.	"Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)	5:47
7.	"Spooky" (New Order in Heaven Mix) (Remixed by Paul Van Dyk)	6:11
8.	"Spooky" (Boo! Dub Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)	4:56

Chart positions

Chart (1993–94)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	233
UK Singles (OCC)[6]	22
UK Airplay (Music Week)[7]	33
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play (Billboard)	6
US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)	36

References

1. "New Order | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
2. Ascap entry
3. "New Order / Updated and improved Singles compilation on the way – SuperDeluxeEdition".
4. "NewOrder* - Spooky". Discogs. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
5. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 15 July 2015". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
6. "Official Charts > New Order". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-09-21.
7. "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 1994-01-15. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-05-04.