Video 5 8 6

"Video 5 8 6", originally titled "Prime 5 8 6",[2][3] is an electronic instrumental piece written and produced in 1982 by the British group New Order.[4] In December 1982, the track was initially released in two sections in Touch Music's first cassette magazine, Feature Mist.[2][4][5] Touch re-released the entire track as a CD single in 1997.[2][5]

"Video 5 8 6"
Single by New Order
Released22 September 1997
Recorded1982
GenreElectronic
Length22:23
LabelTouch
Producer(s)New Order
New Order singles chronology
"Blue Monday-95"
(1995)		 "Video 5 8 6"
(1997)		 "Crystal"
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Composed primarily by Bernard Sumner and Stephen Morris, "Prime 5 8 6"/"Video 5 8 6" was an early version of "5 8 6" (from Power, Corruption & Lies), which contained rhythm elements that would later surface on "Ultraviolence" and the 1983 hit "Blue Monday".[2] After Factory Records' Tony Wilson asked New Order for twenty minutes of "pap", it was first played in public during the opening of The Haçienda on 21 May 1982.[2]

On release it reached #86 on the main British singles chart[6] and #19 on the British indie chart. Bassist Peter Hook has said the key to the title "5 8 6" can be found in another of the group's songs, "Ecstasy"; 5, 8 then 6 is the song's bar structure.

A video was released for the song called Primitive 586 on the FACT 56, IKON 3 VHS and BETA tape 'A Factory Video', the footage is mostly primitive 80s computer graphics.

Track listing
CD: TONE 7 (UK)
No.TitleLength
1."Video 5-8-6" (Performed by New Order)22:25
2."As You Said" (Performed by Joy Division - only included on 12" versions TONE 7.1)2:01

Chart positions
Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[6] 86
UK Indie Singles 19

References
  1. Bush, John. "Review: Video 586 – New Order". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. Johnson, Mark. An Ideal For Living: An History Of Joy Division. London: Bobcat Books, 1984. Pg. 103.
  3. Flowers, Claude. New Order + Joy Division: Dreams Never End. London: Omnibus Press, 1995. Pg. 51.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 December 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "UK Chartlog". zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
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