On this day in 1983 (7 March 1983), New Order released “Blue Monday” ... not only the best-selling 12" single of all time, a song that still packs a dance floor today.
In the decades since its release, "Blue Monday" has been commonly cited as one of the greatest songs of all time. In 2022, "Blue Monday" was included in the list "The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songs", at number 21. Mark Beaumont wrote that with this song, "Britain's formative alternative dance culture found its way" in the mainstream and "stayed there until the acid house explosion obliterated clubland". In 2021, Rolling Stone included it at number 235 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time". It has been covered by bands including Orgy, Flunk, 808 State, the Enemy and Health.