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“World (the Price of Love)” by New Order
Released 1993
“World (the Price of Love)” by New Order appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 1993. It was first released in 1993. Its best result is #51 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #72 alternative song of 1993.
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On Republic, New Order's sixth studio album, it was listed simply as "World"; when London Records put it out as the album's third single in 1993, it gained "The Price of Love" in brackets, taken from the phrase the chorus keeps coming back to. Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert share the writing credit, and it's New Order at their sleekest, synth-pop with one foot on the dancefloor.
Paul Oakenfold pushed it deeper into the clubs with his Perfecto mix, which stretched to 7:34 and turned up on many of the single's releases. Baillie Walsh directed the video in Cannes in just 4 long Steadicam shots, the camera gliding off the beach-club pier of the Carlton Hotel and easing its way inside, pausing over the faces of the people staying there.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 51 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1993 | 107 |
| 1993 | 86 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1993 | 91 |
| 1993 | 71 | Q101 Chicago, IL | Q101 Top 101 Songs of 1993 | 101 |
| 1993 | 86 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1993 | 100 |
Also listed as: World (Price of Love); World; World (The Price of Love).
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