Shellshock (song)
Template:For Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox song "Shellshock" is the eleventh single released by British group New Order on March 17 1986. The song originally appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Pretty in Pink one month prior to its single release. Production is credited to New Order and John Robie, and is loosely inspired by the 1983 Robie-produced R&B club hit, "One More Shot"—a studio project where Robie performed under the band name, C-Bank, and featuring vocals by Jenny Burton.
The single had differing B-sides; in the UK (catalogue number: FAC 143) the 7-inch came with the recycled "Thieves Like Us" instrumental, which also turned up in the movie Pretty in Pink (although not on the soundtrack), while the 12-inch had a dub mix titled "Shellcock". The US release had the also previously released instrumental version of "Thieves Like Us", which had appeared on the "Murder" 12-inch single on Factory Benelux.
"Shellshock" was an international hit, making the mainstream chart in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
The 12-inch boasts an extended remix of the song running nearly ten minutes, New Order's longest single not based on a track from one of their studio albums (discounting remixes of legacy songs) behind the 22.5-minute uncut release of "Video 5 8 6". For the release of the popular singles compilation Substance, the original Pretty in Pink soundtrack version was not used, as is widely believed, but an edited version of the 12-inch remix cut down to six-and-a-half minutes, omitting an entire verse of vocals. It is this version that appears most often on CD. The 9:41 single remix does not appear on any subsequent New Order compilations, however it surfaced on CD and digital download in 2011 on Volume 6 of the Blank & Jones Soeighties compilation series, titled "Extended Version".<ref>Blank & Jones Present So80s (Soeighties) 6 at Discogs</ref>
In 2022 the full original 12" version, with a track length of 9:46, was finally released widely in digital format to streaming platforms as a single with the title "Shellshock (2022 Digital Master')'".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
ArtworkEdit
The cover artwork on the 12-inch single is by English photographer Geoff Power, taken in Florence, Italy.
Track listingEdit
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Chart positionsEdit
Template:Single chart| Chart (1986) | Peak position | |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)<ref name=aus>Template:Cite book</ref> | 23 | |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 8 | |
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28 |
| UK Indie Singles | 1 | |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> | 14 | |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales | 26 |