Temptation

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"Temptation" is a 1982 synth-driven post-punk single by New Order, widely regarded as one of the band’s defining early tracks and a classic of alternative dance music.

All labels observed (1)

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Temptation canonical 5

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
artist New Order ⓘ
B-side Hurt ⓘ
chronology New Order singles chronology ⓘ
composer Bernard Sumner ⓘ
Gillian Gilbert ⓘ
Peter Hook ⓘ
Stephen Morris ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
describedAs classic of alternative dance music ⓘ
one of New Order’s defining early tracks ⓘ
featuredIn Trainspotting #2 (1996 soundtrack album) ⓘ
Trainspotting (1996 film soundtrack) ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre alternative dance ⓘ
post-punk ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasLiveVersion Temptation (live at Glastonbury 1987) ⓘ
Temptation (live at Reading Festival 1998) ⓘ
hasMusicVideo Temptation (New Order music video) ⓘ
hasVersion Temptation (1987 version) ⓘ
Temptation (1998 version) ⓘ
isIncludedIn Retro (New Order box set) ⓘ
Singles (New Order compilation) ⓘ
Substance 1987 ⓘ
Total: From Joy Division to New Order ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length 5:21 ⓘ
8:47 ⓘ
lyricist Bernard Sumner ⓘ
lyricsTheme desire and emotional longing ⓘ
nextSingle Blue Monday ⓘ
notableFor evolution from Joy Division’s post-punk style to dance-oriented sound ⓘ
prominent melodic bassline ⓘ
synth-driven post-punk sound ⓘ
performer New Order ⓘ
performerMember Bernard Sumner ⓘ
Gillian Gilbert ⓘ
Peter Hook ⓘ
Stephen Morris ⓘ
previousSingle Procession ⓘ
producer Mike Johnson ⓘ
New Order ⓘ
recordedAt Britannia Row Studios ⓘ
recordLabel Factory Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1982-05-10 ⓘ
releaseYear 1982 ⓘ
side A-side ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

New Order → notableSong → Temptation ⓘ
Wet Wet Wet → notableWork → Temptation ⓘ
Cote de Pablo → performedSong → Temptation ⓘ
Bernard Sumner → notableSong → Temptation ⓘ