| Title, Format | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Monday (12") | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Qwest Records | 0-20332 | US | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Factory Canada | FACX 10 | Canada | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Rough Trade Germany, Factory | RTD 10, FAC 73 | Germany | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Boudisque, Factory | VR 22504, FAC 73 | Netherlands | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Virgin, Factory | 600717, none | France | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Base Record | FAC 73 | Italy | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Nuevos Medios | 31-035 | Spain | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | GAP Records | FAC 73 | Australia | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | EMI Music (New Zealand) | GOOD 10 | New Zealand | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Factory (US) | FACTUS 10 | US | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Factory | FAC 73 | Scandinavia | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Factory | FAC 73 | Scandinavia | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", Maxi) | Virgin, Virgin | VG 2025-Z, 062-VG 2025Z | Greece | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", Maxi) | Rough Trade Germany, Factory | RTD 10, FAC 73 | Germany | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", Promo) | Factory (US) | FACTUS 10 | US | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RE) | GAP Records | FAC 73 | Australia | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP) | Boudisque, Factory, Factory | VR 22504, FACT 73, FAC 73 | Netherlands | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP, 3rd) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP, Sec) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP, Sec) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP, Thi) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12", W/Lbl, Promo) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (Cass, Single) | GAP Records | FACC 73 | Australia | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (Cass, Single) | EMI Music (New Zealand), EMI Music (New Zealand) | TC-GOOD 10, TCGOOD 10 | New Zealand | 1983 | |
| Blue Monday (12") | Nippon Columbia | YW-7418-AX | Japan | 1984 | |
| Blue Monday (7", Single, Promo) | Nippon Columbia | TD-1098 | Japan | 1984 | |
| Blue Monday (7", S/Sided, Promo, Single, Ltd) | Tonpress | DS-25-A | Poland | 1985 | |
| Blue Monday (Cass, Single, RE) | Factory Records Australasia | FACC 73 | Australia | 1985 | |
| Blue Monday (12", RP, TP) | GAP Records, CBS Records Australia | FAC 73 | Australia | 1988 | |
| Blue Monday (Cass, Single, RE) | Festival Records, Factory Records Australasia | C 14826, FACC 73 | Australia | 1990 | |
| Blue Monday (VHS, PAL, Promo) | Factory | FAC 73 | UK |
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Having said that non-sense, allow me to try my best to describe what I can only refer to as THE definitive, THE ultimate and THE essential record of the twentieth century. Seven and a half minutes of pure love, albeit in its aural formation. Everything from the unmistakable kick pattern to the swirling combo pack of synthetic strings and synthetic choirs, to the insanely innovative structure to the far-fetched, inane lyrics, 'Blue Monday' is the single most awe-inspiring Electronic moment of the 1980s, the century and probably this lifetime. There's nothing you can compare with because you can't compare the soul with anything besides itself. You can't mention the words "club", "DJ", "mirrorball", "dancing", "dried ice", "breakdance", "style", "people getting down" without me pulling out my 12" from its black, die-cut sleeve and slapping it down on the table that turns. There hasn't been a gig I've played and forgot to play this track because to do so would mean I'm forgetting my soul. Plus there hasn't been an incident where the people didn't go beserk because they, too, never forget who they are.
'Blue Monday' has been sampled on as many records as there are people who have been influenced - mesmerised, consumed, obsessed - by it. Shove a drum machine under their nose and they'll paint you the introductory kick drum matrix. The legend of this record far exceeds anything else, for the soul far exceeds anything else.
I'll be going deaf in seven and half minutes.