Fine Time
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Not to be confused with "Finetime", a Cast song.
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| from the album Technique | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Do It" | |||
| Released | 28 November 1988 | |||
| Format | 12", 7", CD | |||
| Recorded | 1988 at Mediterranean Studios, Ibiza, and Real World Studios, Box | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance | |||
| Length | 4:42 (Album version) 3:10 (7" Edit) |
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| Label | Factory - FAC 223 | |||
| Writer(s) | Gillian Gilbert Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner[1] |
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| Producer | New Order | |||
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"Fine Time" is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side "Fine Line" is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner's vocals.
The US 12" version is unusual in that the pattern of beats in the song produces a noticeable swirl effect in the vinyl. It is clear that the pattern is inherent to "Fine Time" since it does not appear within "Don't Do It" which, unlike "Fine Line", is a completely different song.[citation needed]
The song's style was heavily influenced by Danish group Laid Back's 1987 album See You in the Lobby, especially Bernard Sumner's take of the Laidback's singing style, in which he varies his singing between his upper range and singing or even talking with over-deep voice.[citation needed]
On the naming of the track, Stephen Morris said, "my car had been towed away and I had to remind myself to go and pay the fine. I just wrote "Fine Time" on this piece of paper to remind myself to go get it and thought, that's a good title."[2]
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] UK 7" - FAC 223/7
- "Fine Time" (7" Edit) – 3:08
- "Don't Do It" – 4:36
[edit] UK 12" 1 - FAC 223
- "Fine Time" – 4:42
- "Don't Do It" – 4:36
- "Fine Line" – 4:43
[edit] UK 12" 2 - FAC 223R
- "Fine Time" (Silk Mix) – 6:15
- "Fine Time" (Messed Around Mix) – 4:35
[edit] UK CD - FACD 223
- "Fine Time" (7" Edit) – 3:08
- "Fine Time" (Silk Mix) – 6:15
- "Fine Time" (Messed Around Mix) – 4:35
- "Don't Do It" – 4:30
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| Australia ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 20 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 9 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart[6] | 11 |
| UK Independent Singles Chart[7] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[8] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[8] | 3 |
[edit] References
- ^ ASCAP entry
- ^ "Error: no
|title=specified when using {{Cite web}}". http://www.neworderonline.com/music/Song.aspx?SongID=25. Retrieved 2011-07-27. - ^ "Discography New Order". Australian-Charts.com. http://australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=New+Order&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
- ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ ""Discography New Order". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=New+Order. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Chart Stats - New Order". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=543. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ "Indie Hits "N"". Cherry Red Records. http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/n.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
- ^ a b c "New Order: Billboard singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5017/charts-awards/billboard-singles/chart_name-asc. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
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