"Spooky"
Single by New Order
from the album Republic
Released6 December 1993
Recorded1992
GenreAlternative dance
Length4:43
LabelCentreDate Co. Ltd/London[1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)New Order, Stephen Hague
New Order singles chronology
"World (The Price of Love)"
(1993)
"Spooky"
(1993)
"True Faith-94"
(1994)

"Spooky" is a song by English rock band New Order. It was released in December 1993 as the fourth and final single from their sixth studio album, Republic (1993). The song would be their last single proper until 2001's "Crystal".

CD one featured remixes by Fluke, while CD two featured remixes by Paul van Dyk and Tony Garcia. Several different versions exist, notably the Singles (2005) album featured a different edit of "Spooky", which had not previously been available in the UK. The adoption of that version was problematic for some fans who felt that (like the Perfecto remix of "World") the Fluke Minimix of "Spooky" was the best single version. The promo video used the Fluke version. The 2016 re-release of Singles, which corrected many of the errors featured on the 2005 release, includes the Fluke Minimix.[3]

Apart from its appearance on the Singles album, "Spooky" is rarely included on New Order compilations; notably, it was not featured on 1994's best-of or the expansive Retro box set.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner

CD #1: NUOCD 4 / Cassette: NUOMC 4 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."Spooky" (Minimix) (Remixed by Fluke)3:51
2."Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)6:56
3."Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)5:49
4."Spooky" (album version)4:44
CD #2: NUOCDP 4 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."Spooky" (Out of Order Mix) (Remixed by Paul van Dyk)6:19
2."Spooky" (Stadium Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)6:31
3."Spooky" (New Order in Heaven) (Remixed by Paul van Dyk)6:10
4."Spooky" (Boo! Dub Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)4:56
5."Spooky" (Stadium Instrumental) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)6:32
12": NUOX 4 (UK & Europe)
No.TitleLength
1."Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)6:56
2."Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)5:49
3."Spooky" (album version)4:44
CD: 9 41313-2 (US)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Spooky" (radio edit)3:45
2."Spooky" (Stadium Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)6:31
3."Spooky" (Magimix) (Remixed by Fluke)6:57
4."Spooky" (Out of Order Mix) (Remixed by Paul Van Dyk)4:56
5."Spooky" (Night Tripper Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)7:03
6."Spooky" (Moulimix) (Remixed by Fluke)5:47
7."Spooky" (New Order in Heaven Mix) (Remixed by Paul Van Dyk)6:11
8."Spooky" (Boo! Dub Mix) (Remixed by Tony Garcia)4:56

Chart positions

Chart (1993–94) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[5] 233
UK Singles Chart[6] 22
US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 6
US Hot Dance Singles Sales 36

References