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"Krafty"
Single by New Order
from the album Waiting for the Sirens' Call
Released7 March 2005 (2005-03-07)
Genre
Length
  • 4:33 (album version)
  • 3:47 (single edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
New Order singles chronology
"Here to Stay"
(2002) 		"Krafty"
(2005) 		"Jetstream"
(2005)

"Krafty" is a song by English music group New Order, released as the first single from their eighth studio album, Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005). It marked 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, Simple Minds' Real to Real Cacophony, Radiohead's The Bends and The Stone Roses' debut album. As with most New Order releases, the artwork is provided by Peter Saville.

"Krafty" was released on 7 March 2005 in Australia and the United Kingdom with several remixes of the song on the B-side, and the song was released to US radio on 14 March 2005. The track reached number 26 in Ireland, number eight in the UK, and number four in Spain. In July 2005, it reached number two on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

Critical reception

Reviews for the song were 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 yet another 7/10.

Music video

The music 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 has been noted for its close resemblance to the video Renck made for Kent's song "Kärleken Väntar".[citation needed]

Track listings

All tracks are written by New Order

CD 1: NUOCD13 (UK and Europe)[1]
No.TitleLength
1."Krafty" (single edit) 
2."Krafty" (album version) 
CD 2 (enhanced): NUCDP13 (UK and Europe)[2]
No.TitleLength
1."Krafty" (The Glimmers 12-inch extended mix) 
2."Krafty" (Phones Reality remix) (remixed by Paul Epworth) 
3."Krafty" (Andy Green remix) 
4."Krafty" (re-edit of album version) (mixed by Rich Costey) 
5."Krafty" (video) 
HDCD: 42800-2 (US)[3]
No.TitleLength
1."Krafty" (radio edit)3:47
2."Krafty" (Morel's Pink Noise vocal) (remixed by Richard Morel)7:52
3."Krafty" (DJ Dan vocal)8:18
4."Krafty" (Eric Kupper club mix)9:11
5."Krafty" (The Glimmers 12-inch extended mix)6:52
6."Krafty" (Phones Reality remix) (remixed by Paul Epworth)7:06
7."Krafty" (Riton Re-Rub Remix)6:54
12-inch: NUOX13 (UK and Europe)[4]
No.TitleLength
1."Krafty" (single edit)3:47
2."Krafty" (The Glimmers 12-inch extended mix)6:52
3."Krafty" (Phones Reality remix) (remixed by Paul Epworth)7:05
4."Krafty" (The Glimmers dub version)5:53
CD: 5046780312 (Australia)[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Krafty" (radio edit) 
2."Krafty" (The Glimmers 12-inch extended mix) 
3."Krafty" (Phones Reality remix) 
4."Krafty" (Andy Green remix) 
5."Krafty" (album version) 

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 54
Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 65
Ireland (IRMA)[8] 26
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[9] 2
Scotland (OCC)[10] 9
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[4] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 24
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 8
UK Dance (OCC)[13] 2
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14]
DJ Dan/E. Kupper/Morel Mixes 		2
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[15] 4

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Australia 7 March 2005 (2005-03-07) CD London [16]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 [17]
United States 14 March 2005 (2005-03-14)
Warner Bros. [18]

In popular culture

Upon the release of the Xbox 360, this song, along with a few other samples, were written on the hard drives of premium package 360s for use with the integrated music player. It was also included as part of the soundtrack of the game Project Gotham Racing 3.

References

  1. ^ Krafty (UK & European CD1 liner notes). New Order. London Records. 2005. NUOCD13.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Krafty (UK & European CD2 liner notes). New Order. London Records, Warner Bros. Records. 2005. NUCDP13.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Krafty (US HDCD maxi-single liner notes). New Order. Warner Bros. Records. 2005. 42800-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b "New Order – Krafty" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  5. ^ Krafty (Australian CD single liner notes). New Order. London Records. 2005. 5046780312.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 202.
  7. ^ "New Order – Krafty" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  8. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Krafty". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 10 March 2005". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 19 June 2019.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ "New Order – Krafty". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  14. ^ "New Order Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  15. ^ "New Order Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  16. ^ "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 07/03/2005" (PDF). ARIA. 7 March 2005. p. 29. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2005. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  17. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 5 March 2005. p. 23.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1597. 11 March 2005. p. 47. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
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