New Order's glorious synth-smash "Round & Round" was released as a single 30 years ago today. The song appeared on Technique, which was released in January of 1989, however a single version of the track was recorded and issued on 7" and 12" on February 27th, 1989 due to the insistence of Tony Wilson.
Like the parent album Technique, the Peter Saville-designed cover art for "Round & Round" features a statue, however it's a different statue than the one gracing Technique. Factory reportedly sold replicas of the statue titled "Little Lewie for New Order" in promotion of the single.
"Round & Round" remains one of New Order's finest dance floor booty-shaking anthems in their exceptional career.