Murder (song)

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"Murder"
Single by New Order
Released	May 1984
Recorded	Winter 1982
Genre	Post-punk
Length	3:55
Label	Factory Benelux - FBN 22
Songwriter(s)	Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner[1]
Producer(s)	New Order
New Order singles chronology
"Thieves Like Us" (1984) "Murder" (1984) "The Perfect Kiss" (1985)

"Murder" is the eighth single by British band New Order.

Released on the Belgian Factory Benelux label in 1984, it is an instrumental piece that contains samples of dialogue from the films 2001: A Space Odyssey and Caligula. It was recorded in winter 1982 during the sessions for the band's second album Power, Corruption & Lies.

The B-side is an instrumental version of the previous single by the group, "Thieves Like Us".

"Murder" was only released in Belgium as a single, but was available in the UK on import and made number 92. As such, it is the band's only release to miss the UK Top 75.