Blue Room (The Orb song)
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| Single by the Orb | ||||
| from the album U.F.Orb | ||||
| B-side | "Towers of Dub" (remix) | |||
| Released | 8 June 1992 | |||
| Genre | Ambient house | |||
| Length | 39:58 | |||
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Sample from the Orb's 40 minute version of "Blue Room"
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"Blue Room" is a single by English electronic music duo the Orb. It was released on 8 June 1992 on Big Life Records. The full 39-minute version features a number of samples, including a small portion of the beginning of "Mysterious Traveller" by Weather Report and a damaged portion of "Happy Birthday to You" by Marilyn Monroe at the end. An edited version of the song appears on the album U.F.Orb.
"Blue Room" is the longest single to ever appear on the UK Singles Chart, at 39 minutes and 58 seconds. It entered the listing at position 12 and peaked at number eight the next week. In Ireland, the song reached number 28, and in the United States, it peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.