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"Round & Round" is a song by New Order and the second single from their 1989 album Technique. It was re-recorded for single release with Stephen Hague, who had previously worked with the group on their hit "True Faith". It is one of the group's most dance-centred songs, with few guitar or bass lines. Like the majority of New Order songs, the song's title is not mentioned in its lyrics. The song was selected for single release by Factory Records' Tony Wilson over the wishes of the band, who wanted to issue "Vanishing Point" (also from Technique) instead.
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The song is about New Order's then-souring relationship with Tony Wilson, the owner of Factory Records which was the group's label at the time. On the documentary "New Order Story", Bernard Sumner discusses that he didn't originally intend the song to be about Tony Wilson and the tension between Wilson and the group, but Sumner admits that growing tension between the two men ultimately was channelled into the song when it was being written.
B-side "Best & Marsh"
Released 27 February 1989
Format 12", 7", CD
Recorded 1988 at Mediterranean Studios, Ibiza, and Real World Studios, Box
Genre Techno, disco
Length 4:31 (Album Version)
4:02 (Seven Inch)
6:52 (Twelve Inch)
Label Factory - FAC 263
Writer(s) New Order
Producer(s) New Order
New Order, Stephen Hague
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