The discography of British band New Order consists of 10 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, six live albums, five extended plays (EPs), 45 singles, 12 video releases, 40 music videos and a number of soundtrack appearances. New Order were formed in 1980 by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. The group began life as a continuation of their former incarnation Joy Division. Joy Division had disbanded after the death of the lead singer Ian Curtis. Gillian Gilbert, who was Morris's girlfriend at the time, soon joined the group and played guitar and keyboards.

New Order discography
New Order performing at Southside Festival in Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany in 2005
Studio albums10
EPs5
Live albums6
Compilation albums12
Singles45
Video albums12
Music videos40

Remarkably, New Order's first eight singles released between 1981 and 1984 were not taken from any album. In most cases they were not even released as a 7-inch, but exclusively available in the radio-unfriendly 12-inch format, an unusual approach for a pop-act in the eighties.

Despite the high anticipation that surrounded the group, their debut single "Ceremony" only peaked at number 34 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] The group's following two singles and their debut album met with similar moderate success. It would not be until the release of their fourth single, "Blue Monday", that New Order would break into the top 10, with the song peaking at number 9.[1] "Blue Monday" became a defining single for the group and caused a sensation, becoming the biggest selling 12-inch single of all time.[2]

New Order, like many other post-punk groups of the period, increasingly utilised keyboards, drum machine and sequencers in their music. As a result, they became associated with the synthpop and electronic dance movements of the 1980s. Beginning with Power, Corruption & Lies from 1983, all of the group's studio albums reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom.[1] The group experienced a lull in popularity in the years 1985 and 1986 but the surprise international popularity of the "Bizarre Love Triangle" single re-launched the group across the world. The group cemented their success in 1987 with the single, "True Faith", and the compilation album Substance.

New Order were at the peak of their popularity in the years 1987 to 1993, with a run of popular singles, including "Blue Monday 1988", "Fine Time", "Regret", "World (The Price of Love)" and in 1990 they scored their only number 1 single in the UK[1] with the official England national football team song, "World in Motion". The two albums released during these years, Technique and Republic; each charted at number 1 in the UK.[1] It was during this successful period that the group's internal dynamic began to falter. Sumner was not fond of touring, and wanted to take time off from the group and produce a solo album. He formed Electronic with Johnny Marr and the pair released their first single in 1989. Hook formed his own band, Revenge, in 1989, while Morris and Gilbert worked together as The Other Two, primarily scoring soundtracks. Of the three side projects, Sumner's was by far the most successful.

The recording and touring of 1993's Republic, their first for London Records, was difficult and intra-band tensions were rife. The group went on hiatus until 1998. In the meantime two compilation albums, The Best of New Order and The Rest of New Order, and several singles were released.

The group reconvened in 1998 for the Reading Festival but did not release new material until 2000. The group released the album Get Ready in 2001. It was met with critical warmth, but it was apparent that the group's popularity had lessened. The lead single from the album, "Crystal", reached the top 10 in the UK. The film 24 Hour Party People, a humorous chronicle of their label Factory Records, was released in 2002. New Order contributed a new song, "Here to Stay", and a re-recording of the Joy Division song "New Dawn Fades" with Moby, for the film's soundtrack. The compilation International and four-disc boxset Retro were released in winter 2002. New Order followed Get Ready with Waiting for the Sirens' Call in 2005. During this period Gilbert stepped down from live performances due to family commitments. Phil Cunningham stepped into her role and in 2005 became an official member of the group.

The group had intended to release a ninth album soon after Waiting for the Sirens' Call, the majority of which had already been recorded. The lack of enthusiasm inside the group and relative failure of Waiting for the Sirens' Call stalled their career momentum. In 2007, Hook decided to leave the group, and stated that he and Sumner had no further plans to work together.[3] Sumner formed Bad Lieutenant with Cunningham, and Hook formed Freebass. Morris continued to work with Sumner and Cunningham. In 2008, New Order released remastered and expanded editions of their first five albums with the intention of releasing the further three albums in a similar format in the future. Lost Sirens was released in the United Kingdom on 14 January 2013. It is an eight-track album of tracks left out of Waiting for the Sirens' Call. On 25 September 2015, the band released a new album, Music Complete. The album was the first without Peter Hook, and was produced mostly by the band themselves, except "Singularity" and "Unlearn This Hatred", both produced by Tom Rowlands, while "Superheated" features additional production by Stuart Price. In 2020, New Order released "Be a Rebel", their first non-album single since "Here to Stay" in 2002.

In the US, the band has sold a certified 2 million albums, and in the UK a certified 1.24 million albums.[citation needed]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[4][5]
AUS
[6][7]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
US
[14]
1981 Movement
  • Release date: 13 November 1981
  • Label: Factory (FACT 50), Factory (US)
30 1 8
1983 Power, Corruption & Lies
  • Release date: 2 May 1983
  • Label: Factory (FACT 75), Qwest
4 1 38 18 14 3 16
1985 Low-Life
  • Release date: 13 May 1985
  • Label: Factory (FACT 100), Qwest
7 1 70 34 11 20 94
1986 Brotherhood
  • Release date: 29 September 1986
  • Label: Factory (FACT 150), Qwest
9 1 15 22 33 117
1989 Technique
  • Release date: 30 January 1989
  • Label: Factory (FACT 275), Qwest
1 1 25 25 57 11 23 15 32
1993 Republic
  • Release date: 3 May 1993
  • Label: Centredate/London, Qwest
1 5 39 54 47 24 13 11
2001 Get Ready
  • Release date: 16 October 2001
  • Label: Reprise
6 7 21 7 61 17 11 24 41
2005 Waiting for the Sirens' Call
  • Release date: 26 April 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros.
5 15 22 14 52 19 7 44 46
2013 Lost Sirens
  • Release date: 14 January 2013
  • Label: Rhino
23 171 137 68 74 174
2015 Music Complete 2 1 20 19 14 10 37 14 19 34
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[4]
AUS
[6]
FRA
[8]
GER
[9]
NLD
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
US
[14]
1987 Substance 1987
  • Released: 17 August 1987
  • Labels: Factory (FACT 200), Qwest
3 1 12 14 42 4 49 10 36
1990 The John Peel Sessions
1994 (the best of) New Order
  • Released: 21 November 1994
  • Labels: London, Qwest
4 30 27 78
1995 (the rest of) New Order
  • Released: 21 August 1995
  • Labels: London, Qwest
5 114 41
2002 Before & After – The BBC Sessions
  • Released: 16 July 2002
  • Labels: Fuel 2000
International
  • Released: 29 October 2002
  • Labels: London
109 99
Retro
  • Released: 9 December 2002
  • Labels: London
104
2004 In Session
  • Released: 12 April 2004
  • Labels: Strange Fruit (SFRSCD128)
2005 Best Remixes
  • Released: 21 June 2005
  • Labels: Warner Bros.
Singles
  • Released: 3 October 2005
  • Labels: London, Warner Bros.
14 117
2007 iTunes Originals – New Order
  • Released: 24 September 2007
  • Labels: London
2011 Total: From Joy Division to New Order
  • Released: 6 June 2011
  • Labels: WEA, Rhino
51
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

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Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[21][22]
1992 BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert
  • Released: 10 February 1992
  • Labels: Strange Fruit (SFRSCD093)
33
2011 Live at the London Troxy
  • Released: 21 December 2011
  • Labels: Abbey Road Live
2013 Live at Bestival 2012 89 21
2017 NOMC15
  • Released: 26 May 2017
  • Labels: Live Here Now/Mute
2019 Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So It Goes..
  • Released: 12 July 2019
  • Labels: Mute
35 2
2021 Education Entertainment Recreation
  • Released: 7 May 2021[23]
  • Labels: Warner Music
32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

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Year EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[4]
1982 1981–1982
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Factory
4
1986 Peel Sessions 1982 52 2
1987 Peel Sessions 1981
  • Released: December 1987
  • Label: Strange Fruit
95 5
2002 60 Miles an Hour – Australian Tour EP
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: London
2002 Confusion Remixes '02[A]
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Whacked
64 5[24]
2004 Acid House Mixes by 808 State 76 15[citation needed]
2017 Music Complete: Remix EP
  • Released: 7 April 2017[25]
  • Label: Mute
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Credited as 'New Order vs Arthur Baker'.

Singles

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Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications Album[A]
UK
[1]
UK Indie
[4]
AUS
[6]
GER
[9]
IRE
[26]
NL
[10]
NZ
[11]
SWI
[13]
US
[27]
US
Dance

[28]
1981 "Ceremony" 34 1 7 61 Non-album singles
"Procession" 38 1
"Everything's Gone Green"[B] 3 29 64
1982 "Temptation" 29 1 68
1983 "Blue Monday" 9 1 13 2 4 2 10 5
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[15]
"Confusion" 12 1 72 7 7 5
1984 "Thieves Like Us" 18 1 84 5 14
"Murder"[C] 92 2
1985 "The Perfect Kiss" 46 1 85 15 40 10 5 Low-Life
"Sub-culture" 63 1 29 35
1986 "Shellshock" 28 1 23 18 8 14 Pretty in Pink (Soundtrack)
"State of the Nation" 30 1 17 4
[D]
Brotherhood
"Bizarre Love Triangle" 56 1 5 25 19 98
[E]
1987 "True Faith" 4 1 8 8 5 59 4 13 32 3 Substance
"Touched by the Hand of God" 20 1 15 37 10 5 1
[F]
Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
1988 "Blue Monday 1988" 3 1 4 3 2 4 1 9 68 Non-album single
"Fine Time" 11 1 20 9 3 2 Technique
1989 "Round & Round" 21 2 67 10 13 64 1
"Run 2" 49 1
1990 "World in Motion"[G] 1 1 21 21 7 8 27 10 Non-album single
1993 "Regret" 4 26 39 5 30 28 1 Republic
"Ruined in a Day" 22 182
"World (The Price of Love)" 13 87 77 27 92 1
"Spooky" 22 233 6
1994 "True Faith-94" 9 69 11 The Best of New Order
1995 "1963" 21 206 29
"Blue Monday-95" 17 109 54 29 The Rest of New Order
1997 "Video 5 8 6" 86 Non-album single
2001 "Crystal" 8 53 39 24 83 1 Get Ready
"60 Miles an Hour" 29 37
2002 "Here to Stay" 15 64 77 42 24 Hour Party People (Soundtrack)
2005 "Krafty" 8 54 65 26 2 Waiting for the Sirens' Call
"Jetstream" 20 79 86 30 3
"Waiting for the Sirens' Call" 21
2015 "Restless" Music Complete
"Tutti Frutti" [H] 44[30]
2016 "Singularity"
"People on the High Line"
2020 "Be a Rebel" [I] Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Notes

  1. ^ Note that many New Order singles were not available on their albums at the time of their release. All songs eventually did appear on many of New Order's compilation releases.
  2. ^ "Everything's Gone Green" was only released in Belgium and later New Zealand, but was available in the UK on import.
  3. ^ "Murder" was only released in Belgium, but was available in the UK on import.
  4. ^ "State of the Nation" and "Bizarre Love Triangle" charted together as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  5. ^ "Bizarre Love Triangle" was re-released in the US in 1995 and charted on the Billboard Hot 100; it did not feature on that chart in 1986.
  6. ^ "Touched by the Hand of God" and "Blue Monday 1988" charted together as a double A-side single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
  7. ^ Credited as 'Englandneworder'.
  8. ^ "Tutti Frutti" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but debuted and peaked at number 4 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[29]
  9. ^ "Be a Rebel" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the UK Physical Singles Chart, and number 11 on the UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100.[31]

Promotional singles

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Year Song Chart positions Album
US
Dance

[28]
1995 "Let's Go (Nothing For Me)"[32][citation needed] The Best of New Order
2001 "Someone Like You" 34 Get Ready
2005 "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion"[33][citation needed] 3 Waiting for the Sirens' Call
2011 "Hellbent"[34][citation needed] Total: From Joy Division to New Order
2015 "Plastic" Music Complete

Miscellaneous

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Other appearances

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Year Song Album
1980 "Haystack" (with Kevin Hewick) From Brussels with Love
1982 "Rocking Carol" The Hacienda Christmas Flexi – Factory FAC 51B
"Freude Schoener Gotterfunken [Song of Joy]"
1986 "Shellshock" Pretty in Pink: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Temptation" Something Wild: Music from the Motion Picture
"Theme (Hommage à la MGM)" The Quick Neat Job
1987 "Let's Go" Salvation! (Original Soundtrack)
"Salvation Theme"
"Skullcrusher"
"Sputnik"
"Touched by the Hand of God"
1996 "Temptation" Trainspotting: Music from the Motion Picture
1998 "Confusion" (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture
"Blue Monday" The Wedding Singer: Music from the Motion Picture
2000 "True Faith" American Psycho: Music from the Controversial Motion Picture
"Brutal" The Beach: Motion Picture Soundtrack
2001 "Blue Monday" Buffalo Soldiers
2002 "Blue Monday" 24 Hour Party People: Music from the Motion Picture
"Here to Stay"
"New Dawn Fades" (with Moby)
"Temptation"
"Crystal" CSI: Crime Scene Investigation[35]
2003 "Vietnam" War Child: Hope
2004 "Temptation" D.E.B.S.: Original Soundtrack
Left of the Dial: Dispatches from the '80s Underground
2006 "Ceremony" Marie Antoinette: Original Soundtrack
2007 "Exit" Control: Original Soundtrack
"Get Out"
"Hypnosis"
2009 "Your Silent Face" Bronson: Original Soundtrack
2016 "Elegia" Stranger Things: Episode 5 - "The Flea and the Acrobat"[36]
2019 "4′33″" STUMM433 box (c) Mute

Videos

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Year Album details
1983 Taras Shevchenko
  • Released: August 1983
  • Label: Factory (FAC77)
  • Formats: VHS
1985 Pumped Full of Drugs
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Factory (FAC177)
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
1989 Academy
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Palace (PVC 3019 M)
  • Formats: VHS
Substance 1989
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Factory (FACT225)
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, CDV
1993 New Order Story
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: PolyGram (#087 134-3)
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc, DVD
1994 (The Best Of) NewOrder
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: PolyGram Video (#8285801)
  • Formats: LaserDisc
2001 New Order 3 16
Crystal
2002 Here to Stay
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: London Records 90 (#NUDVD11)
  • Formats: DVD single
New Order 511
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Warner Music Vision (#0927 49366-2)
  • Formats: DVD
2005 A Collection
  • Released: 19 September 2005
  • Label: Warner Music Vision (#0349 70484-2)
  • Formats: DVD
2008 Live in Glasgow
  • Released: 2 June 2008
  • Label: Warner Music Vision (#5051442-8468-2-9)
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

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Year Title Director
1983 "Blue Monday"
"Confusion" Charles Sturridge
1985 "The Perfect Kiss" Jonathan Demme
1986 "Shellshock" Richard Elgood
"State of the Nation" Big TV
"Bizarre Love Triangle" Robert Longo
1987 "True Faith" Philippe Decouflé
"Touched by the Hand of God" Kathryn Bigelow
1988 "Blue Monday 1988" Robert Breer and William Wegman
"Fine Time" Richard Heslop
1989 "Round & Round" Paula Greif
"Round & Round" (USA/Patti) Paula Greif
"Run 2" Robert Frank
1990 "World in Motion" The Bailey Brothers
1993 "Regret" Peter Care
"Regret" (Baywatch version) Thomas Mignone
"Ruined in a Day" Keith Allen
"World (The Price of Love)" Bailley Walsh
"World (The Price of Love)" (Perfecto Remix) Bailley Walsh
"World (The Price of Love)" (US version)
"Spooky" (Fluke Minimix) Richard Heslop
1994 "True Faith-94"
1995 "1963" (Arthur Baker Mix) Gina Birch
"Blue Monday-95"
2001 "Crystal" Johan Renck
"Crystal" (Club Remix Edit; Gina Birch version) Gina Birch
"60 Miles an Hour" Leigh Marling and Rob Leggatt
2002 "Here to Stay" Paul Gore
2005 "Krafty" Johan Renck
"Jetstream" Dawn Shadforth
"Waiting for the Sirens' Call" John Hardwick
"Ceremony" Yu Likwai
"Temptation" (Titled "The Temptation of Victoria") Michael H. Shamberg
2015 "Restless" NYSU
2016 "Tutti Frutti" Tom Haines
"Singularity" Jörg A. Hoppe, Heiko Lange & Klaus Maeck
"People on the High Line" Grace Lambert & Jackson Ducasse
"People on the High Line" (Claptone Remix Edit) Zac Witte
2020 "Be a Rebel" NYSU
"Age of Consent" Tina Reingaard

References

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    • Top 100 peaks other than "World in Motion": "Official Charts > New Order". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2019. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks (exclusion rules applied) for positions 76–100.
    • "World in Motion": "Official Charts > Englandneworder". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
    • Top 200 peaks from 1994 to December 2010: "UK Chart Log 1994–2010 > Nadanuf – Michael Nyman". zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 June 2010. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' chart peaks (no exclusion rules applied) for positions 76–200 between November 1994 and May 2001.
  2. ^ New Order Biography Archived 29 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine xfm.co.uk, 30 November 2008.
  3. ^ New Order carry on without Hook BBC.co.uk, 20 July 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  5. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c New Order peaks in Australia:
  7. ^ "New Order ARIA Chart history (albums) (1988 to 2016)". ARIA. Retrieved 26 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  8. ^ a b "lescharts.com ? New Order dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach: New Order" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 29 October 2019. N.B. Select the Album tab to display albums chart peaks.
  10. ^ a b c "dutchcharts.nl ? New Order in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "charts.nz > New Order in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. ^ a b "swedishcharts.com > New Order in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  13. ^ a b c Swiss chart peaks:
  14. ^ a b "Billboard > New Order Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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  16. ^ a b c d e "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 13 August 2011. Note: User needs to enter "New Order" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  17. ^ a b c "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 20 May 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "New Order".
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  19. ^ "French album certifications – New Order" (in French). InfoDisc. Select NEW ORDER and click OK. 
  20. ^ a b Minsker, Evan (22 June 2015). "New Order Announce New Album Music Complete". Pitchfork. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  22. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  23. ^ Yoo, Noah (11 February 2021). "New Order Announce New Education Entertainment Recreation Live Album and Film". Pitchfork. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  25. ^ "MUTE • New Order • Music Complete: Remix EP". Mute Records. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  26. ^ New Order peaks in Ireland:
  27. ^ "Billboard > New Order Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. ^ a b "Billboard > New Order Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  29. ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart on 18/12/2015 18 December 2015 - 24 December 2015". Official Charts. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  30. ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  31. ^ "New Order - Be A Rebel". Official Charts. 20 November 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  32. ^ NewOrder – Let's Go (Nothing For Me) (1995, CD), retrieved 29 November 2021
  33. ^ "New Order - Guilt Is A Useless Emotion". Discogs. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  34. ^ "New Order - Hellbent". Discogs. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  35. ^ Ruhlmann, William. "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Original Television Soundtrack". Allmusic. RhythmOne group. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  36. ^ "Stranger Things - S1E5 "The Flea and the Acrobat" List of Songs". What-song. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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