Blue Monday
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"Blue Monday" is a pioneering 1983 synth-pop and dance track by the English band New Order, renowned for its innovative electronic production and enduring influence on club music.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Monday canonical | 10 |
| Blue Monday (New Order song) | 1 |
| Blue Monday 1988 | 1 |
| Blue Monday 88 | 1 |
| Blue Monday-95 | 1 |
| Can’t Get Blue Monday Out of My Head | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6522414 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Monday Context triple: [New Order, notableWork, Blue Monday]
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A.
Holy Monday
Holy Monday is the second day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events in the final week of Jesus Christ’s life leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection.
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B.
A Year from Monday
A Year from Monday is a collection of essays, lectures, and writings by avant-garde composer John Cage that explores his experimental ideas on music, art, and philosophy.
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C.
Dirty Day
"Dirty Day" is a moody, experimental rock track by U2 from their 1993 album *Zooropa*, noted for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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D.
Weekend
"Weekend" is a popular hip-hop/R&B track by Mac Miller featuring Miguel, known for its smooth production and themes of escapism and late-night partying.
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E.
Weekend
Weekend is a 1967 French black comedy and satirical road movie by Jean-Luc Godard, renowned for its anarchic style, long tracking shots, and scathing critique of consumerism and bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blue Monday Target entity description: "Blue Monday" is a pioneering 1983 synth-pop and dance track by the English band New Order, renowned for its innovative electronic production and enduring influence on club music.
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A.
Holy Monday
Holy Monday is the second day of Holy Week in the Christian liturgical calendar, commemorating events in the final week of Jesus Christ’s life leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection.
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B.
A Year from Monday
A Year from Monday is a collection of essays, lectures, and writings by avant-garde composer John Cage that explores his experimental ideas on music, art, and philosophy.
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C.
Dirty Day
"Dirty Day" is a moody, experimental rock track by U2 from their 1993 album *Zooropa*, noted for its atmospheric production and introspective lyrics.
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D.
Weekend
Weekend is a 1967 French black comedy and satirical road movie by Jean-Luc Godard, renowned for its anarchic style, long tracking shots, and scathing critique of consumerism and bourgeois society.
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E.
Weekend
"Weekend" is a popular hip-hop/R&B track by Mac Miller featuring Miguel, known for its smooth production and themes of escapism and late-night partying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | New Order ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
UK Singles Chart number 9
ⓘ
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number 5 ⓘ
linked to:
Billboard Dance Club Songs chart
|
| composer |
Bernard Sumner
ⓘ
Gillian Gilbert ⓘ Peter Hook ⓘ Stephen Morris ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstReleasedAs | non-album single ⓘ |
| format | 12-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
dance
ⓘ
electronic ⓘ new wave ⓘ synth-pop ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtDesigner | Peter Saville ⓘ |
| hasKey | D minor ⓘ |
| hasLivePerformanceNote | often used as New Order concert closer ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
prominent drum machine pattern
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sequenced bassline ⓘ use of Emu Emulator sampler ⓘ use of Oberheim DMX drum machine ⓘ |
| hasPackagingFeature | floppy disk–inspired sleeve design ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | frequently listed among greatest dance tracks of all time ⓘ |
| hasTempo | approximately 130 BPM ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Blue Monday 1988
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Monday
Blue Monday-95 ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Monday
|
| includedIn |
Power, Corruption & Lies (some CD editions)
ⓘ
linked to:
Power, Corruption & Lies
Substance 1987 ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary dance music
ⓘ
house music ⓘ techno ⓘ |
| length | 00:07:29 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Bernard Sumner ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
emotional detachment
ⓘ
relationship breakdown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
best-selling 12-inch single of all time
ⓘ
influence on club music ⓘ innovative electronic production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performer | New Order ⓘ |
| producer |
New Order
ⓘ
Stephen Hague ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1982 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Factory Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1983-03-07 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blue Monday Description of subject: "Blue Monday" is a pioneering 1983 synth-pop and dance track by the English band New Order, renowned for its innovative electronic production and enduring influence on club music.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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