"Here to Stay" is a song by
New Order and produced by
The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers are an English electronic music duo formed by Tom Rowlands and Ed Simons in Manchester in 1989. They were pioneers (along with the Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, the Crystal Method, and other acts) in bringing the big beat gen ...
. It was released as a single in 2002, and reached number 15 in the
UK Singles Chart
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.
Release
"Here to Stay" was the closing track from the movie ''
24 Hour Party People
''24 Hour Party People'' is a 2002 British biographical comedy-drama film about Manchester's popular music community from 1976 to 1992, and specifically about Factory Records. It was written by Frank Cottrell Boyce and directed by Michael Wint ...
'', and was the only new song composed specifically for the film. Its music video compiled scenes from the movie in black and white, and featured
John Simm
John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970) is an English actor, director, and musician. He is best known for playing Sam Tyler in ''Life on Mars'', the Master in ''Doctor Who,'' and DS Roy Grace in ''Grace.'' His other television credits include '' S ...
(who played
Bernard Sumner
Bernard Sumner (born 4 January 1956) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is a founding member of the bands Joy Division, New Order, and Electronic. Sumner was an early force in several areas, including the po ...
in the movie) and comedian/actor
Steve Coogan (who played
Tony Wilson
Anthony Howard Wilson (20 February 1950 – 10 August 2007) was a British record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and a journalist for Granada Television, the BBC and Channel 4.
As a co-founder o ...
) reprising their roles. The video was dedicated to
Rob Gretton
Robert Leo Gretton (15 January 1953 – 15 May 1999) was the manager of Joy Division and New Order. He was partner in and co-director of Factory Records and a founding partner of The Haçienda. For ten years until his death in 1999, Gretton ra ...
,
Martin Hannett
James Martin Hannett (31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991), initially credited as Martin Zero, was an English record producer, musician and an original partner/director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. Hannett produced music by artists including Joy ...
and
Ian Curtis
Ian Kevin Curtis (15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980) was an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was best known as the lead singer, guitarist, and lyricist of the post-punk band Joy Division, with whom he released the albums ''Unknown P ...
; three people instrumental in the founding of the band who had since died.
The track was released without major marketing, but still reached #15 in the UK chart.
The track was made available both as a standalone single and on the band's compilation ''
International
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International may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011
* ''International'' (New Order album), 2002
* ''International'' (The T ...
''. It was also later included on the collection
''Singles'', and an extended instrumental version was released on the box set ''
Retro
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''. A live version of the song features on the recording ''
Live at Bestival 2012''.
The single was
B-sided with the track "Player in the League", New Order's failed entry for
ITV's football highlights programme ''The Premiership''. The track was originally slated for inclusion on ''
Get Ready'', but was dropped.
Track listing
Chart positions
References
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New Order (band) songs
2002 singles
2002 songs
London Records singles
Songs written by Gillian Gilbert
Songs written by Peter Hook
Songs written by Stephen Morris (musician)
Songs written by Bernard Sumner