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A between albums single by the Manchester indie outfit
New Order. Released on the indie label
Factory Records as a 12" single only, "Blue Monday" holds a number of honours - best selling 12" single of all time; one of the longest singles to ever chart in the UK (behind
The Orb's "
Blue Room", which clocks in at 39:58, a stunt done to protest the then ruling that singles had to be under 40 minutes to qualify for the charts) and one of the worst financial disasters for Factory Records.