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Electronic was a band formed by New Order frontman Bernard Sumner on vocals, guitars and keyboards, and ex-Smiths guitar player Johnny Marr on guitars, bass and keyboards.
History
The group formed in 1989 for the song "Getting Away With It", which would remain their most famous composition. Labelled as an "on/off" project because of their tendency for long absences between releases, Sumner and Marr occasionally worked with other artists, namely Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant and Karl Bartos, formerly of Kraftwerk.
Electronic was the most commercially successful of the many New Order side-projects; their first single "Getting Away With It", which featured Tennant on backing vocals, peaked at number 12 in the UK and also went Top 40 in the United States and Australia in 1990. Their self-titled debut LP reached #2 on the UK charts, and went on to sell over a million units worldwide. Their biggest UK hit was "Disappointed," reaching number 6, this time with Tennant on lead vocals. However, despite these impressive numbers, Electronic never managed to reach the popularity of New Order, The Smiths or Pet Shop Boys, and their second album, Raise the Pressure flopped, selling only approximately 100,000 copies upon release.
After New Order reformed for the 1998 Reading Festival, Sumner returned to Electronic to record their third album Twisted Tenderness. The album did not return the group to their early nineties levels of popularity but was well received by the critics. Afterwards New Order reformed to record the comeback album Get Ready, effectively ending Electronic. The group's existence remains a question mark. There are no plans to reform. A "Best of" was planned but has since been aborted though several compositions will appear on a forthcoming Pet Shop Boys album "Colloboration".
Discography
Albums
Singles
| Year | Song | UK singles | US Hot 100 | US Dance | US Modern Rock | AUS singles | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "Getting Away With It" (1990 US & AUS) | 12 | 38 | 7 | 4 | 40 | - |
| 1991 | "Get the Message" | 8 | - | 8 | 1 | - | Electronic |
| 1991 | "Tighten Up" | - | - | - | 6 | - | Electronic |
| 1991 | "Feel Every Beat" | 39 | - | 28 | 27 | - | Electronic |
| 1992 | "Disappointed" | 6 | - | 10 | 9 | - | - |
| 1996 | "Forbidden City" | 14 | - | - | - | - | Raise the Pressure |
| 1996 | "For You" | 16 | - | - | - | - | Raise the Pressure |
| 1997 | "Second Nature" | 35 | - | - | - | - | Raise the Pressure |
| 1997 | "Until the End of Time" * | - | - | - | - | - | Raise the Pressure |
| 1999 | "Vivid" | 17 | - | - | - | - | Twisted Tenderness |
| 1999 | "Late at Night" | - | - | - | - | - | Twisted Tenderness |
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"Electronic (band)"