"For You" is a song by

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band

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, comprising

Bernard Sumner Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English musician. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, Electronic, and Bad Lieutenant. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the post-punk, synth-pop, and ...

and

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, with guesting co-writer

Karl Bartos Karl Bartos (born 31 May 1952) is a German musician and composer known for his contributions to the electronic band Kraftwerk. Career Karlheinz Bartos was born on 31 May 1952 in Marktschellenberg, Germany, named after his grandfathers Karl a ...

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, released as the second single from their second album ''

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''. "For You" reached #16 on the UK Singles Chart.

Single

As was the trend in the 1990s, it was issued as two

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s as well as on

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. The first CD featured two exclusive

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("I Feel Alright" and "All That I Need"), while the second had three previously released tracks from the period of their first album ''

'' (the 12" remix of " Get the Message, its B-side "Free Will", and " Disappointed"). In Europe only the first CD was released.

Versions

"I Feel Alright", also written with Bartos, remains commercially unavailable, although the Marr-Sumner track "All That I Need" was included on the

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ese issue of ''Raise the Pressure'' and the 2006 compilation ''

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''. The album version of "For You" was also included on this collection. A UK 1-track

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CD featured a shorter edit than the single and album versions, and soundtracked its

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directed by Richard Heslop.

Track listings

UK CD1/EU CD

# "For You" # "All That I Need" # "I Feel Alright"

UK CD2

# "For You" # "Free Will" (12" mix) # "Disappointed" # "Get the Message" (DNA Mix)

UK MC

# "For You" # "All That I Need"

UK promo CD

# "For You" (radio edit)

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

{{DEFAULTSORT:For You (Electronic Song) 1996 singles 1996 songs Electronic (band) songs Music videos directed by Richard Heslop Parlophone singles Songs written by Bernard Sumner Songs written by Johnny Marr Songs written by Karl Bartos