"Ruined in a Day" is a song by English rock group New Order.

It was released on 21 June 1993 by London Records as the second single from their sixth studio album, Republic (1993).

The song also appeared on the group's Best of compilation the following year and on the 2005 chronology Singles.

The music video for the track depicts the band and their long-standing collaborator Keith Allen immersed in a game of charades for Hollywood Blockbusters, with a group of Buddhist monks.

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