Waiting for the Sirens' Call
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Waiting for the Sirens' Call is the title of the 2005 album by New Order; on Warner's London imprint. The album was released on 28 March 2005 in the United Kingdom and 25 April 2005 in the United States, and was preceded by the single "Krafty" in February. Two additional singles from the album have been released: "Jetstream", which features vocals by Ana Matronic from the Scissor Sisters, and the title track of the album.
This album was the first (and so far, only) New Order album to have a title track. This matches their current trend of now using song titles which are in the song lyrics, a practise New Order rarely did before their 2001 album Get Ready.
The band used promotional posters for the upcoming album utilising recently developed Hypertag technology to enable fans to download free content to their mobile phones, including ringtones, wallpapers or track previews, depending on the user's phone capability. This was one of the first implementations of such technology by the music industry.
The Japanese release of this album includes several extra tracks, including a version of "Krafty", sung in Japanese. This was the first time that lead singer Bernard Sumner performed in a language other than English on record. The lyrics were written by Asian Kung-Fu Generation.
The US release of this album includes only one extra track, a remix of "Guilt Is A Useless Emotion".
This album was chosen as one of Amazon.com's Top 100 Editor's Picks of 2005.
Track listing
- "Who's Joe?" - 5:41
- "Hey Now What You Doing" - 5:16
- "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" - 5:42
- "Krafty" - 4:33
- "I Told You So" - 6:00
- "Morning Night and Day" - 5:12
- "Dracula's Castle" - 5:40
- "Jetstream" - 5:23
- "Guilt is a Useless Emotion" - 5:39
- "Turn" - 4:35
- "Working Overtime" - 3:26
Bonus tracks
In Japan
- "Krafty" (Japanese version) - 4:33
- "Krafty" (The Glimmers Twelve Inch Extended) - 6:52
- "Krafty" (Phones Reality Remix) - 7:05
In the US
- "Guilt is a Useless Emotion" (Mac Quayle Vocal Mix) - 6:27
Singles
- "Krafty" (7 March 2005)
- "Jetstream" (16 May 2005)
- "Waiting For The Sirens' Call" (19 September 2005)
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | The Billboard 200 | 46 |
| 2005 | European Top 100 Albums | align="left" valign="top" |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Krafty" | European Hot 100 Singles | align="left" valign="top" |
| New Order |
| Bernard Sumner | Peter Hook | Stephen Morris | Phil Cunningham Former member: Gillian Gilbert |
| Discography |
|---|
| Albums: Movement | Power, Corruption & Lies | Low-Life | Brotherhood | Technique | Republic | Get Ready | Waiting for the Sirens' Call |
| Compilation Albums: Substance | The Peel Sessions | BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert | The Best of New Order | The Rest of New Order | International | Retro | In Session | Singles |
| EPs: 1981-1982 New Order > Peel Sessions 1982 | Peel Sessions 1981 | The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack |
| Selected singles: Temptation (New Order song)>Temptation | Blue Monday | Bizarre Love Triangle | True Faith | Crystal |
| Related articles |
| Side projects: Electronic | Revenge | Monaco | The Other Two Topics: Joy Division | Factory Records | The Haçienda | 24 Hour Party People People: Ian Curtis | Martin Hannett | Peter Saville | Tony Wilson | Rob Gretton | Stephen Hague |
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