"Bizarre Love Triangle"
Single by New Order
from the album Brotherhood
Released	November 1986
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	???
Genre	Dance
Length	3:40 (7"), 6:44 (12")
Label	Factory Records
Producer(s)	New Order
Chart positions
#4 (US Hot Dance Music/Club Play) #8 (US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) #56 (UK Singles Chart)
New Order singles chronology
"State of the Nation" (1986)	"Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986)	"True Faith" (1987)

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Releases

The 12" version appears on the compilation Substance and a remix by Stephen Hague features on their Best Of album. The 7" mix has never appeared on an album. Though generally regarded as one of the group's best singles, it failed to make the UK Top 40, only reaching #56. Substance a 1987 double album by New Order, grouping their best-known singles in their 12-inch versions, together with some songs that were previously unavailable. ... Stephen Hague is a British music producer most active in the 1980s. ...

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Other appearances

• This song has been covered by many artists include those by the pop group Frente!, Manitu, and Divine and Statton. Stabbing Westward covered the song for the 2001 soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie.
• The song was also remixed in 2005 by The Crystal Method (for their album Community Service II) and by Richard X (for the New Order single "Waiting for the Sirens' Call").
• This song was covered in 2006 by James Bryan of Vancouver, Canada, and has been achieving fair success on Canadian FM Stations ever since.

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Trivia

• It ranked #201 in Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, released in December of 2004.
• This song is also featured in Konami's video game Karaoke Revolution.
• The narrator of Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland mentioned that it is one of his favorite songs.
• This song was also featured in the 2004 version of Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME, where it is sung by Jerry.

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Tracklisting

UK 12" - FAC 163

1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (6:44)
2. "Bizarre Dub Triangle" (7:00)

UK 7" - FAC 163

1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (3:40)
2. "Bizarre Dub Triangle" (3:23)

US 1994 CD - Qwest 9 20546-2

1. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Album Version) (4:20)
2. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Extended Dance Mix) (6:44)
3. "I Don't Care" (7:00) [Actually Bizarre Dub Triangle]
4. "State of the Nation" (6:31)
5. "Bizarre Love Triangle" (Single Remix) (3:44)

External links

• "Bizarre Love Triangle" music video, on YouTube

References

1. ↑  See the full account of the production of the "Bizarre Love Triangle" video, written by Michael Shamberg.