Ruined in a Day
| "Ruined in a Day" | ||||
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| Single by New Order | ||||
| from the album Republic | ||||
| Released | 21 June 1993 | |||
| Format | CD, cassette, 12-inch single | |||
| Genre | Trip hop, electronica, synthpop | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert | |||
| Producer(s) | New Order, Stephen Hague | |||
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"Ruined in a Day" is a song by English rock group New Order. It was released as the second single from their 1993 album Republic. In Australia, it was released as the third single from the album, on 24 January 1994. The song also appeared on the group's Best of compilation the following year, and on the 2005 chronology Singles.
The music video for the track depicts the band and their long-standing collaborator Keith Allen immersed in a bizarre game of charades for Hollywood Blockbusters, with a group of Buddhist monks. Allen also directed the promo.
All tracks written by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner; except where indicated.
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