What song did the band Orgy cover from New Order?

The band Orgy covered “Blue Monday,” the 1983 song by New Order. Orgy released its industrial-rock reinterpretation on the band’s 1998 debut album, Candyass, and later issued it as a single. Their version replaced much of New Order’s sleek synth-pop atmosphere with heavier guitars, electronic production, and Jay Gordon’s darker vocal delivery.

New Order’s original became one of the most influential dance-oriented songs of the 1980s. It was released by Factory Records as a distinctive 12-inch single, famous for its floppy-disk-inspired sleeve designed by Peter Saville. The song’s unusual packaging and long club-friendly arrangement helped make it a landmark of post-punk, synth-pop, and alternative dance music.

Orgy’s cover introduced “Blue Monday” to a new audience during the late-1990s alternative-rock boom. It became the band’s best-known recording and their only song to appear on the Billboard Hot 100. A common mistake is to identify “Stitches,” another track from Candyass, as the cover; “Stitches” was an original Orgy song, while “Blue Monday” came from New Order.