1963 (song)

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This article is about the New Order song. For the Rachael Yamagata song, see Happenstance (Rachael Yamagata album).
"1963"
Song by New Order
A-side"True Faith"
Released20 July 1987
Length5:32
LabelFactory
Songwriters
Producers
  • Stephen Hague
  • New Order
"1963"
File:Nineteen63 (New Order album - cover art).jpg
Single by New Order
from the album The Best of New Order
Released9 January 1995 (1995-01-09)[2]
Length5:05
LabelLondon
Songwriters
Producers
  • Stephen Hague
  • New Order
New Order singles chronology
"True Faith-94"
(1994) 		"1963"
(1995) 		"Blue Monday-95"
(1995)
Music video
"1963" on YouTube

"1963" (sometimes stylized as "Nineteen63") is a track by English rock group New Order. It was originally released as a B-side to "True Faith" in 1987 and appeared on the Substance compilation of the same year. It was then released as a single in January 1995, in a radio mix by Arthur Baker.

"1963"'s B-sides are all remixes of the title track or songs previously released.

Lyrics

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In New Order Music 1981–89, the band's lyricist Bernard Sumner writes a tongue-in-cheek account of the song's lyrics that relate it to the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Sumner facetiously theorises that Kennedy arranged for Lee Harvey Oswald to shoot his wife so that "J.F. could do one with M. Monroe". Monroe commits suicide when Oswald hits the wrong target (in reality, Marilyn Monroe died in 1962, over a year before the assassination took place) and Oswald is later shot by his boss (implied to be Jack Ruby), for "doing such a bad job and causing his hit-man business to go bust."[3]

The producer Stephen Hague has referred to the song as "the only song about domestic violence that you can dance to."[4]

Versions

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The original 1987 version ended in a fade-out while repeating the last line of the outro, "I will always feel free". The "94 album mix", also included on the international edition of (The Best of) New Order as "1963-94", had all new orchestration and is similar in structure to the original version, except that the outro is removed and replaced with a repeat of the final bridge and chorus, faded out. The 1995 Arthur Baker remix restores the original outro, and, instead of fading out, has a cold ending after four repeats of the last line.

An alternate mix of "1963-94" appeared on the 2005 Singles compilation,[5] while the 2016 re-release of Singles features the Arthur Baker remix.

Music video

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The video for the single's release, featuring the "95 Arthur Baker Radio remix", was directed by Gina Birch and produced by Michael H. Shamberg.[6] It depicts British comic actress Jane Horrocks waking up in a box in the countryside and walking to the city. Jane's suitcase becomes bigger in each camera take, eventually growing to the size of the box she initially emerged from before she climbs inside.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner; except where indicated.

CD #1: NUOCD6 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."1963" (95 Arthur Baker Radio Remix) (Remixed by Arthur Baker)4:04
2."1963" (94 album version)3:47
3."1963" (Lionrock Full Throttle Mix) (Remixed by Justin Robertson)7:50
4."1963" (Joe T. Vanelli Dubby Mix) (Remixed by Joe T. Vanelli)7:13
CD #2: NUCDP6 (UK & Europe) – limited edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."1963" (95 Arthur Baker Remix) (Remixed by Arthur Baker) 5:05
2."Let's Go" (A new 'vocal' version of "Let's Go" produced in 1994 by Bernard Sumner and Arthur Baker)Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner3:56
3."Spooky" (Nightstripper Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia and Peter Daou) 7:03
4."True Faith" (87 Shep Pettibone Remix) (Remixed by Shep Pettibone) 9:02
7": NUO 6 / Cassette: NUOMC 6 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."1963" (95 Arthur Baker Radio Remix) (Remixed by Arthur Baker)4:04
2."1963" (94 album version)3:47
12": NUOX6 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."1963" (Joe T. Vanelli Dubby Mix) (Remixed by Joe T. Vanelli)7:13
2."1963" (Joe T. Vanelli Light Mix) (Remixed by Joe T. Vanelli)8:59
3."1963" (Lionrock Full Throttle Mix) (Remixed by Justin Robertson)7:50
4."1963" (Lionrock M6 Sunday Morning Mix) (Remixed by Justin Robertson)6:25

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 21
UK Dance (OCC)[9] 20

References

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  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – 1963". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 June 2024.

See also

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