Confusion (New Order song)

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Confusion
New order
publication 22nd August 1983
length 8:12
Genre (s) Pop , new wave , electronic dance music
Author (s) Arthur Baker , Gillian Gilbert , Peter Hook , Stephen Morris , Bernard Sumner

Confusion is a pop song by the British group New Order , which was released as a single on the British label Factory Records (catalog number FAC 93) in August 1983 . It was the follow-up single to the hit Blue Monday , which was released in March 1983. The piece was produced by New York DJ Arthur Baker . Confusion reached 12th place in the British charts when it was first published in 1983 and was also able to reach the official charts in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand.

The piece was used as a techno remix for Pump Panel in the opening scene of the action film Blade (1998). Samples of the pump panel remix were used in the pieces Play it Louder by Randy Katana , Operation Blade by Public Domain and Phat Bass by Warp Brothers & Aquagen , among others .

Video

The video for the single features live footage of the band's concerts and images of New York City nightlife .

Track list

FAC 93 (Factory Records, 1983)

  1. Confusion (8:12)
  2. Confusion Beats (5:19)
  3. Confused Instrumental (7:38)
  4. Confusion (Rough Mix) (8:04)

QAL-249 (Minimal Records, 1990)

  1. Confusion (Alternative Mix) (5:30)
  2. Confusion (Essential Mix) (5:10)
  3. Confusion (Trip 1-Ambient Confusion) (3:40)
  4. Confusion (Accapella) (1:17)
  5. Confusion (Con-om-fus-ars-ion) (7:05)
  6. Confusion (Ooh-Wee Dub) (6:50)

FCD260 (ffrr, 1995)

  1. Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) (10:11)
  2. Confusion (Pump Panel Flotation Mix) (9:15 am)

WACKT002 (Whacked Records, 2002)

  1. Confusion (Koma And Bones Edit) (3:45)
  2. Confusion (Arthur Baker 2002 Edit) (3:09)
  3. Confusion (Electroclash Edit) (3:40)
  4. Confusion (Outputs Nu-Rocktro Edit) (3:41)
  5. Confusion (Asto Dazed Edit) (4:22)

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