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About This Track
“Krafty” was the first single released from New Order’s 2005 album, Waiting for the Sirens’ Call.
It marks the first new release by New Order for Warner Bros. Records without London Records and was produced by John Leckie, who is notable for his involvement in records such as Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, Radiohead’s The Bends and The Stone Roses’ debut album. As with most New Order releases, the artwork is provided by Peter Saville and appears to be a reference to the cover of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn.
Reviews for the song have been mixed; Pitchfork Media rated it 3/5, stating “This is a tough call to make, because New Order are often at their best when they’re impossibly aloof, but there’s a fine line between effortless and tuneless, and “Krafty” isn’t the former.” When reviewed on the BBC Radio show Roundtable, one reviewer rated it 5/10, another 6/10 and the other 7/10.
“Krafty” was released on 7 March 2005 in the UK and in lieu of B-sides there are a plethora of remixes of the A-side. A US version was released 3 May 2005.
The video, directed by Johan Renck, who also directed the video for “Crystal”, appears to be set in Sweden and depicts two teenage lovers. The video shares a similar plot line with the Bran Van 3000 video for “Astounded” and the kent video for “Kärleken väntar”.
The track reached #26 in the Republic of Ireland in its week of release, and peaked at #8 in the United Kingdom. In July 2005, it hit #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
It marks the first new release by New Order for Warner Bros. Records without London Records and was produced by John Leckie, who is notable for his involvement in records such as Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon, Radiohead’s The Bends and The Stone Roses’ debut album. As with most New Order releases, the artwork is provided by Peter Saville and appears to be a reference to the cover of Kraftwerk’s Autobahn.
Reviews for the song have been mixed; Pitchfork Media rated it 3/5, stating “This is a tough call to make, because New Order are often at their best when they’re impossibly aloof, but there’s a fine line between effortless and tuneless, and “Krafty” isn’t the former.” When reviewed on the BBC Radio show Roundtable, one reviewer rated it 5/10, another 6/10 and the other 7/10.
“Krafty” was released on 7 March 2005 in the UK and in lieu of B-sides there are a plethora of remixes of the A-side. A US version was released 3 May 2005.
The video, directed by Johan Renck, who also directed the video for “Crystal”, appears to be set in Sweden and depicts two teenage lovers. The video shares a similar plot line with the Bran Van 3000 video for “Astounded” and the kent video for “Kärleken väntar”.
The track reached #26 in the Republic of Ireland in its week of release, and peaked at #8 in the United Kingdom. In July 2005, it hit #2 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.
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Singles (disc 2)
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Sash5034 wrote:
Perfect song for summer.
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HockeyBrave wrote:
Wonderful production!
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Krystal_KIVC wrote:
nice
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AsthrayHeart wrote:
forever one of my favorite songs! and the video is truly special to me... it makes me feel so real. it makes me realize what i really want. so lovely.
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monikbuto wrote:
Baila baila baila....
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chronicplutonic wrote:
young love bliss :D
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candlaero wrote:
This is where I want to be
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DreadStalker wrote:
Some are really little confused here, so many stupid comments I haven't seen in my life ;) peace
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RedOverWhite wrote:
New Order write a song that sounds like New Order!
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Dudoj3nka wrote:
1:15-1:28
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SeduceTheWeak wrote:
Catchy.
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amarales wrote:
this grinds you down until you realise how good it is [2]. absolutely.
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felipea wrote:
look for percusion effects, talking box! jajajajajaja!
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conditionals wrote:
I never found the Kraftwerk element in this song...
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Slo4n wrote:
A PERFECT SUMMER SONG
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Goetheist wrote:
uplifting, isn´t it ?
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JamesKmccann wrote:
this grinds you down until you realise how good it is
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korotkova001 wrote:
++++++++++++++++++
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MrsDotCotton wrote:
I fucking LOVE this song! :D
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monikbuto wrote:
Perfecta...simplemente perfecta...acaso no notáis ese subidón de alegría cuando la escucháis..????
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