Waiting for the Sirens' Call (song) explained

Waiting for the Sirens' Call
Cover:Waiting for the Sirens' Call coverart.jpg
Type:single
Artist:New Order
Album:Waiting for the Sirens' Call
Released:[1]
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:
  • 5:42 (album version)
  • 3:52 (single version)
Label:Warner
Producer:New Order, Jim Spencer
Prev Title:Jetstream
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Guilt Is a Useless Emotion
Next Year:2005

"Waiting for the Sirens' Call" is the thirty-first single by English band New Order, released in 2005. It was released by London Records on 26 September 2005, and was the third single from the album of the same title.

Release

Rather than the typical maxi CD and DVD configuration for the single, "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" was initially released as three separate 7" singles. Each 7" contained a different mix of the single as an A-side. On the B-side, each 7" contained a brand new remix of a classic New Order single. Many saw this as a bridging of the Waiting for the Sirens' Call album and the then-forthcoming Singles compilation. A CD single for "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" followed the three 7" singles, and was released on 3 October 2005. The two-track CD featured full-length remixes of the song.

The song was added to BBC Radio 2's A-List and was also playlisted by Xfm London. It debuted at #21 on the UK Singles Chart, one position lower than New Order's previous single, "Jetstream".

Cover

The cover image is a 1954 Eliot Elisofon photo of a nude woman in Tahiti, French Polynesia, seated in a river and placing a flower in her hair.[2]

Track listings

Notes and References

  1. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 41. 24 September 2005.
  2. http://sleevage.com/new-order-waiting-for-the-sirens-call/ Sleevage.com - Cover info
  3. Web site: The Official Charts Company - New Order. Official Charts Company. 2008-10-02.