electronic :: singles :: disappointed

uk 7" (r 6311), 12" (12r 6311), cd in card sleeve (cdr6311) and cassette in card sleeve (tcr6311) released by parlophone on 22 june 1992. us 12" maxi-single (0-40562) and cd maxi-single in digipak (9 40562-2) released by warner bros in july 1992. german 7" (115 405), 12" (615 405) and cd (665 405) released by virgin.

disappointed 7" mix
idiot country two (edit)

disappointed 12" remix
disappointed original mix
idiot country two

disappointed 7" mix
idiot country two [edit]

both tracks play on either side.

disappointed 7" mix
disappointed 12" remix
idiot country two
disappointed original mix

the uk and german cds.

keyboards and programming: bernard sumner and johnny marr
guitars: johnny marr
vocals (disappointed): neil tennant
vocals (idiot country two): bernard sumner

disappointed:
written and produced by marr, sumner and tennant
additional production and mix of 7" by stephen hague
7" mix engineer mike “spike” drake
12" remixed by 808 state
original mix by electronic
idiot country two:
written and produced by marr and sumner
remix and additional production by ultimatum and electronic

engineered by owen morris
recorded at clear, manchester

disappointed (electronic mix)
disappointed (808 mix)
gangster (fbi mix)
disappointed (single mix)

disappointed (single mix)
disappointed (electronic mix)
gangster (fbi mix)
disappointed (808 mix)

uk jukebox 7" in plain sleeve (r 6311), 10" (10rdj 6311b), 12" (12rdj 6311), cd in stickered card sleeve and cassette released by parlophone. german 7" with press sheet (115 405) and 12" in stickered plain sleeve released by virgin. the uk 10" had the same tracks as the 7".

disappointed 808 state 12" remix
idiot country two

nme, 4 july 1992

uk #6
modern rock tracks #9
hot dance music #6
hot dance club play #10
germany #20
sweden #14
austria #23

distributed by parlophone as factory records was imploding (having been assigned the catalogue number fac 348), the disappointed single represented a musical peak for electronic as well as a commercial one. stephen hague’s brilliant 7" mix was complemented by an inventive 12" version by 808 state and a reworking of idiot country so extreme that it almost became a different song, although an extended mix of gangster was released in the usa instead. housed in a stately sleeve and accompanied by a suitably gorgeous video, disappointed was a package of genuine class.