Fine Time

"Fine Time" is a song by English rock band New Order, released as the first single from their 1989 album, Technique.

The song was written and partially recorded in Ibiza; its title was inspired by an incident in which band member Stephen Morris's car was towed, and he had to remember to pay the fine.

According to lead vocalist Bernard Sumner, the band first wrote "Fine Time" after a night at the Amnesia nightclub in Ibiza.

"[4] The end of the track features a sheep bleating, which New Order claimed was a joke about fans of acid music "following the flock".

[6] Niner Times writer Aaron Febre said that the song, especially its low-pitched voice sample and the synthesiser, refurbished the band and gave them a fresh start.

[7] Reviewing Technique on AllMusic, John Bush called the track one of New Order's most outgoing songs.

[8] On the same site, speaking of the song, Ned Raggett said that the band had "not only had paid attention to the acid-house/Ibiza explosion but used it for its own ends, capturing the frenetic energy that the musical eruption on British shores had unleashed with strength and style".