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Why Be Blue is the fourth studio album by Suicide, originally released in 1992 by Brake Out Records. It was reissued on Mute Records Blast First sub-label in 2005 containing a new remix of the entire album by keyboardist Martin Rev, a revised track order, new artwork, plus an additional disc of live material from 1989.
All tracks are written by Martin Rev and Alan Vega
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Why Be Blue" | 4:33 |
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| 2. | "Cheat-Cheat" | 4:02 |
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| 3. | "Hot Ticket" | 3:59 |
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| 4. | "Universe" | 3:56 |
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| 5. | "Last Time" | 3:35 |
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| 6. | "Play the Dream" | 4:24 |
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| 7. | "Pump It" | 3:50 |
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| 8. | "Flashy Love" | 4:43 |
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| 9. | "Chewy-Chewy" | 3:57 |
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| 10. | "Mujo" | 4:11 |
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Disc 1 – Remixed by Martin Rev
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Why Be Blue?" | 4:33 |
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| 2. | "Cheat-Cheat" | 4:04 |
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| 3. | "Mujo" | 4:10 |
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| 4. | "Pump It" | 3:52 |
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| 5. | "Last Time" | 3:36 |
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| 6. | "Play the Dream" | 4:25 |
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| 7. | "Chewy-Chewy" | 3:56 |
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| 8. | "Hot Ticket" | 4:02 |
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| 9. | "Flashy Love" | 4:44 |
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| 10. | "Universe" | 4:00 |
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Disc 2 – Live at Le Palace, Paris / 17 April 1989
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "C'est La Vie" | 7:02 |
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| 2. | "Johnny" | 5:04 |
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| 3. | "Mambo Mambo" | 6:18 |
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| 4. | "Rock Train" | 8:36 |
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| 5. | "Jukebox Baby '96" | 7:40 |
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| 6. | "Dream Baby Dream" | 6:56 |
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| 7. | "Night Time" | 8:04 |
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| 8. | "On Fire" | 5:12 |
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Adapted from the Why Be Blue liner notes.[2]
Suicide
Production and additional personnel
| Region
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Date
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Label
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Format
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Catalog
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| United Kingdom
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1988
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Chapter 22
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CD, LP
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CHAP 35
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| United States/UK
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2005
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Blast First/Mute/EMI
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CD
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BFFP 191/07243 8 63538 0 1
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