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Confusion has several remixes and other versions attached to it.

Substance 1987[]

Confusion was entirely remade for the compilation album Substance 1987.

Confusion Instrumental[]

Confusion Instrumental is an instrumental remix of Confusion by Arthur Baker and the second B-side of Confusion. It is featured on the Substance 1987 album, interestingly enough, Confusion became replaced with a redone version, but Confusion Instrumental did not.

Confused Beats[]

Confused Beats is one of the songs on the B-side of the single Confusion, by New Order. It is actually a remix of Confusion by Arthur Baker and John "Jellybean" Benitez. It is meant to show all the rhythms, beats and guitar strums of Confusion.

Confusion Dub 1987[]

Confusion Dub 1987 is the instrumental version of the remake used on the Substance 1987 compilation. It was originally released four months after Substance on the CD version of the Touched by the Hand of God single. It would later appear on the 2023 expanded remaster of Substance 1987 alongside "Confusion Instrumental".

Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)[]

Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix) is a popular techno remix of the Confusion, released in 1995.

Background[]

The remix was performed by a band called "The Pump Panel" (Tim Taylor and Dave Zamani). Pairing it with another remix (Pump Panel Flotation Mix) they sent it under FFRR, which is a subsidiary of London Records.

It is commonly mistaken as "Blood Rave" by "The Crystal Method", but there is no such song as "Blood Rave" in the Crystal Method's discography.

Legacy[]

The Pump Panel became a huge (and probably unexpected) hit, played over several clubs around the world, and became even more popular when it featured at the start of the movie Blade. The song has been re-dubbed, as well as sampled on the songs Play It Louder (Randy Katana), Operation Blade (Public Domain), and Phat Bass (Warp Bros and Aquagen). Phat Bass and Operation Blade made it to the top ten of the UK singles chart.

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