__NOTOC__ "Until the End of Time" is a dance song by the

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duo

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. It first appeared on their second album ''

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'' in 1996 and then on a fan club CD the following year. It was composed by members

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and

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with guesting writer

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. The track is mainly programmed and played with

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. Denise Johnson provides

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. James Spencer is credited with engineering and mixing on the single, although Alan Meyerson is listed as the mixer in the album sleevenotes.

Single release

At one point it was intended as the second single from ''Raise the Pressure'', but ultimately it became available as a CD of

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in late 1997. It was obtained by posting a yellow sheet (which was mailed to people who had sent away a card that came with British copies of "

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" and ''Raise the Pressure'') together with a payment of £5. A limited run of 5000 was made, meaning that the item is now very rare. A 12-inch release, housed in a plain black sleeve, is even harder to find, especially given that the band name is absent from the label.Discogs
/ref> Three outside teams remixed the track:

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, Richie Santana ("Sweet Dub") and Soulboy Collective, while Sumner contributed his own version ("Fluffy Dice Remix"). Johnny Marr added

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to the version by K-Klass. Richie Birkett and Brian Kierulf play additional

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on the "K-Klassic" and "Sweet Dub" versions respectively. Bernard Sumner claimed that seeing

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dancing to this song in

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was a proud moment. In September 2007 the four remixes were made available on

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Reception

Given the low-key release of the single, "Until the End of Time" was only reviewed in the context of ''Raise the Pressure''. In ''

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'' magazine Barney Hoskyns wrote: "The languorous melancholy of Sumner's best work with New Order ssorely missing here. Instead we're treated to the drab whiteboy electro-funk of 'Second Nature' and the squiggling acid house synths of 'Until the End of Time', with its collish mantra". In '' Q'' Tom Doyle stated: "There are other moments, such as in 'Until the End of Time', where a high energy backbeat collides with Johnson belting out a 'You’re driving me crazy... oh baby' refrain, and it really is unclear exactly what the duo are on, such is their purposeful labouring of the cliché".''Q'', August 1996

Track listing

# K-Klassic Mix – 7:48 # Fluffy Dice Remix – 5:36 # Sweet Dub – 6:37 # Soulboy Collective 7" Version – 4:40 * The 12-inch issue used the following titles: 12" mix, 12" version, dub mix and 7" mix.

References

External links

feel every beat (unofficial website)

{{Electronic (band) 1996 songs Electronic (band) songs 1997 singles Songs written by Bernard Sumner Songs written by Karl Bartos Songs written by Johnny Marr Parlophone singles