"Fine Time" is a song by New Order released in 1988 and the first single from their 1989 album Technique. The B-side "Fine Line" is simply the A-side without Bernard Sumner's vocals.
The US 12" version is unusual in that the pattern of beats in the song produces a noticeable swirl effect in the vinyl. It is clear that the pattern is inherent to "Fine Time" since it does not appear within "Don't Do It" which, unlike "Fine Line", is a completely different song.
The song's style was heavily influenced by Danish group Laid Back's 1987 album See You in the Lobby, especially Bernard Sumner's take of the Laidback's singing style, in which he varies his singing between his upper range and singing or even talking with over-deep voice.
On the naming of the track, Stephen Morris said, "my car had been towed away and I had to remind myself to go and pay the fine. I just wrote "Fine Time" on this piece of paper to remind myself to go get it and thought, that's a good title."
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