Crystal (New Order song) explained

Crystal
Cover:Crystal_New_Order.jpg
Type:single
Artist:New Order
Album:Get Ready
B-Side:Behind Closed Doors
Genre:
Length:
  • (album version)
  • (single version)
Label:London
Producer:Steve Osborne
Prev Title:Video 5 8 6
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:60 Miles an Hour
Next Year:2001

"Crystal" is the twenty-fifth single by English rock band New Order. The song was released on 11 July 2001 as the first single from their seventh studio album, Get Ready (2001). "Crystal" entered the UK Singles Chart at number eight, attracting considerable attention and critical praise as the band's comeback single, their first original since 1993. The song also found success internationally, peaking at number three in Canada, number seven in Finland, and reaching the top 50 in Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Sweden.

Critical reception

Joe Tangari of Pitchfork called the song as "possibly one of New Order's best singles".[4] Drowned in Sound rated it a 9/10 and described it as "fantastic" and the "confident, strutting return of a band that knows that the music industry has missed it."[5] Stereogum placed the song at number ten in the list of their top ten best New Order songs.[6]

Promotion

The main music video, set to the album version, was directed by Johan Renck, produced by Nicola Doring[7] through London production company Jane Fuller Associates and cinematographed by Fredrik Callinggård.[8] The DVD single contains an alternate music video, set to the "Special Circumstances Mix (Digweed & Muir Bedrock Radio Edit)" of the song. Directed and produced by Gina Birch and Simon Tyszko,[7] the video depicts a motorcycle ride through city streets at night, viewed through two side-by-side shots filmed with sub miniature video cameras mounted in boots.[9]

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Crystal"!Chart (2001)!Peak
position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[10] 3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 35
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[12] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)!scope="col"
Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[13] 65
US Dance Club Play (Billboard)[14] 10
Chart (2002)!scope="col"
Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[15] 160

Release history

Region!scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
Japan11 July 2001CDLondon[16]
United Kingdom13 August 2001[17] [18]
Australia20 August 2001CD[19]
United States28 August 2001Reprise[20]
Japan24 October 2001DVDLondon[21]
United States5 November 2001Hot adult contemporary radioReprise[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: McGovern . Kyle . Watch the Killers Giddily Do 'Crystal' With New Order's Bernard Sumner . . 22 February 2013 . 12 September 2018.
  2. Web site: New Order – 'Lost Sirens' . . 18 January 2013 . 12 August 2015.
  3. Web site: It's A Tough Gig Going Up Against Adele At Glastonbury, But New Order Don't Seem To Notice . Beaumont . Mark . 26 June 2016 . NME. 18 November 2016.
  4. Web site: New Order: Get Ready | Album Reviews . Pitchfork . 18 November 2001 . 24 February 2014.
  5. Web site: Grzesiak . Steve . Single Review: New Order – Crystal . Drownedinsound.com . 1 August 2001 . 24 February 2014 . 28 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228224556/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/5193/reviews/1794-new-order-crystal . dead .
  6. Web site: The 10 Best New Order Songs. 25 January 2013 .
  7. Web site: Crystal DVD single liner notes. 9 December 2012.
  8. Web site: Fredrik Callinggård Music Video credits. My Management. 9 December 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426041753/http://www.mymanagement.co.uk/credits.php?dopNum=4&listType=Promo. 26 April 2012.
  9. Web site: Crystal – New Order Video – theculture. Simon Tyszko. 9 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074412/http://www.theculture.net/film/newmedia/newmediapages/crystal.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  10. New Order Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs). Billboard. 1 December 2018.
  11. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 19. 36. 11. 1 September 2001. 25 May 2020.
  12. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 16 August 2001. GfK Chart-Track. 2 June 2019.
  13. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001. Jam!. https://web.archive.org/web/20030126204339/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2001_singles.html. 26 January 2003. 26 March 2022.
  14. The Year in Music 2001: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles. Billboard. 113. 52. YE-48. 29 December 2001.
  15. Web site: Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2002 (Part 2). Jam!. 14 January 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20040906184715/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_singles2.html. 6 September 2004.
  16. Web site: New Release. Warner Music Japan. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20030627203043/http://www.warnermusic.co.jp/new_release/inter200107.html. 27 June 2003. 24 August 2023.
  17. Airborne. Hubner. Miriam. Music & Media. 19. 35. 13. 25 August 2001. 29 September 2020.
  18. New Releases – For Week Starting August 13, 2001: Singles. Music Week. 23. 11 August 2001. 16 August 2021.
  19. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 20th August 2001. ARIA. 24. 20 August 2001. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue599.PDF. 20 February 2002. 23 April 2021.
  20. Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1416. 102, 170. 24 August 2001. 23 April 2021.
  21. Web site: クリスタル ニュー・オーダー. Crystal New Order. Oricon. ja. 29 August 2023.
  22. Hot AC: Going for Adds. Radio & Records. 1426. 98. 2 November 2001. 23 April 2021.

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