''Get the Message'' is a

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by the

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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 ...

band

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, released in September 2006 (see

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). It is the first career-spanning collection of the band; a 1999

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ese compilation was cancelled just before release.worldinmotion.net
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Content

The album includes every A-side (except Make It Happen and Until the End of Time), two

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s ("Imitation of Life" and "All That I Need") and four album tracks ("Out of My League", "Like No Other", "

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" and "Twisted Tenderness"). It was compiled by Craig DeGraff and Electronic. New

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written by the band are also included. A limited edition of the album includes a bonus

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of all the band's

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s, except for " Late at Night" and the European version of " Getting Away with It" (the American film is featured).

Track listing

All tracks written by

and

, except where noted.

CD

# "

Forbidden City The Forbidden City () is the Chinese Empire, imperial Chinese palace, palace complex in the center of the Imperial City, Beijing, Imperial City in Beijing, China. It was the residence of 24 Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasty L ...

" (Sumner, Marr,

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 ...

) 1996 # " Getting Away with It" (Sumner, Marr,

Neil Tennant Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for '' Smash Hits'', and assist ...

) 1989 # " Get the Message" 1991 # "

Feel Every Beat "Feel Every Beat" was the third single by the English band Electronic. It was released in the UK on 9 September 1991 (see 1991 in music) by Factory Records and was a modest commercial success. Composition The A-side is a combination of rock a ...

" 1991 # " Disappointed" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant) 1992 # " Vivid" 1999 # " Second Nature" 1997 # "All That I Need" 1996 # "

" 1999 # " For You" (Sumner, Marr,

) 1996 # "Imitation of Life" (Sumner, Marr,

) 1996 # "Out of My League" 1996 # "Like No Other" 1999 # "Twisted Tenderness" 1999 # " Late at Night" 1999

DVD (Limited Edition - PAL)

# "Getting Away with It" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant) # "Get the Message" # "Feel Every Beat" # "Disappointed" (Sumner, Marr, Tennant) # "Forbidden City" # "For You" # "Vivid"

Charts

References

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

New Order Online (unofficial New Order and Electronic website)
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