New Order
New Order is a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, Engl… Read Full Bio ↴New Order is a new wave/synthpop band which formed in 1980 in Salford, England, United Kingdom by the three remaining members of Joy Division. The band's classic lineup consists of Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Peter Hook (bass, electronic percussion), Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitar) and Stephen Morris (drums, keyboards). The group effectively disbanded in 1993 but reformed in 1998. Gilbert left in 2001 to look after her and Morris' children and was replaced by guitarist/keyboardist Phil Cunningham. Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and declared the band to be defunct. Initially, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris denied the band had split up, but in 2009, following the release of the trio's Bad Lieutenant album, they admitted that that they could not continue on without Hook and officially disbanded. However, the band reformed in 2011 for a pair of charity dates without Hook, with Gilbert returning to the fold and Tom Chapman replacing Hook on bass.
Pioneers of dance music in the 1980s and one of the first bands to effectively and popularly synthesize keyboard- and guitar-based music, New Order's members hailed from Salford and Macclesfield, England out of the ashes of Joy Division, are noted as being one of the first bands to bridge the gap between Post-Punk and Dancefloor. They were Factory Records' highest selling artist. They also funded Factory's famous Manchester club, The Haçienda. The band partnered with Quincy Jones's American label Qwest, recorded with legendary hip-hop producer Arthur Baker (on 1983's single "Confusion" and 1984's "Thieves Like Us"), and they embraced Ibizan club culture on the album, Technique.
The band was formed in 1980 by the three surviving members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris of Joy Division after the lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. Morris' girlfriend (and later wife) Gillian Gilbert joined in October 1980 on keyboards and occasional guitar shortly after contributing guitar to the second release of New Order's first single "Ceremony". Their early music followed in the same vein as Joy Division, most notably on debut album Movement. This is mostly seen now as a 'transitional' album where the new 4-piece band was trying to find a new identity.
They continued to develop their music and their identity with tracks such as "Procession" and "Temptation" until 1983 when, under the influence of early electro funk and Italo-Disco tracks (most notably Klein & MBO's Dirty Talk), they released "Blue Monday", arguably their most famous song and the biggest-selling 12" single of all time. This came in such a detailed Peter Saville-designed sleeve (replicating a floppy disc) that it is claimed by some that the band's record company, Factory, lost money on every copy sold.
The release of "Blue Monday" coincided with the album Power, Corruption & Lies which further developed their dance/rock crossover. Other albums followed in 1985 (Low-Life), 1986 (Brotherhood) and 1989 (Technique, influenced heavily by Ibiza's acid house scene). In 1990 the band scored their sole number 1 hit with a song written by Keith Allen and performed with the England football team, "World in Motion", the official England World Cup song. One more album, Republic followed in May 1993, which was released by London Records after the collapse of Factory in November 1992.
The band effectively split in 1993 to pursue solo projects, but returned with a triumphant gig at the Reading Festival in 1998. After the recording of 2001's Get Ready album Gillian Gilbert left the band amicably for family reasons - her and Stephen's daughter Grace had been diagnosed with Transverse myelitis and she came to the decision that it would be easier for the band to replace her than her husband. They have since gone on to produce one more album with the help of Phil Cunningham of Marion when they released their last album, Waiting For The Sirens' Call.
Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and according to him, the band has effectively broken up. However, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris repeatedly denied that the band was over, and that if Hook no longer wanted to be in the band, that was his choice. Hook has since threatened to take legal action if they attempt to continue as New Order. In 2009, Sumner, Morris and Cunningham announced that they did not plan on continuing on as New Order without Hook. However, in September 2011 it was announced that they will reform as New Order for two concerts in October (Brussels and Paris), without Hook but with Gillian Gilbert. Hook's replacement is Tom Chapman, who is also in Bad Lieutenant with Sumner, Morris and Cunningham. The charity gigs in Brussels and Paris were very successful and New Order decided to go on tour in 2012. They played various concerts all over the world and also some big festivals in the summer.
Discography (studio albums):
Movement (1981)
Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Low-Life (1985)
Brotherhood (1986)
Technique (1989)
Republic (1993)
Get Ready (2001)
Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
Lost Sirens (2013)
Music Complete (2015)
Collaborations and other projects:
Shortly after the split, Sumner and Cunningham formed Bad Lieutenant. The band's debut album Never Cry Another Tear, released in 2009, features Morris on drums on several tracks, although he is not an official member of the band and has committed to continue musical projects with Gillian Gilbert. The band's various solo projects understandably seemed to contain elements of the New Order 'sound', and gave some clues as to each member's contribution to the band.
Bernard Sumner worked with Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) and Neil Tennant (of The Pet Shop Boys) in the 'supergroup', Electronic. Peter Hook formed the bands Revenge and, later, Monaco. These projects gained some commercial success. Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert recorded two albums of songs as The Other Two, and also did scoring work for film and television.
Each of New Order's four original members have, at various times, acted as producers and/or guest musicians under the moniker of Be Music for a myriad of Factory labelmates and other artists, including: Section 25, A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, Paul Haig, The Stockholm Monsters, The Stone Roses, and Stanton Miranda.
Pioneers of dance music in the 1980s and one of the first bands to effectively and popularly synthesize keyboard- and guitar-based music, New Order's members hailed from Salford and Macclesfield, England out of the ashes of Joy Division, are noted as being one of the first bands to bridge the gap between Post-Punk and Dancefloor. They were Factory Records' highest selling artist. They also funded Factory's famous Manchester club, The Haçienda. The band partnered with Quincy Jones's American label Qwest, recorded with legendary hip-hop producer Arthur Baker (on 1983's single "Confusion" and 1984's "Thieves Like Us"), and they embraced Ibizan club culture on the album, Technique.
The band was formed in 1980 by the three surviving members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris of Joy Division after the lead singer Ian Curtis committed suicide. Morris' girlfriend (and later wife) Gillian Gilbert joined in October 1980 on keyboards and occasional guitar shortly after contributing guitar to the second release of New Order's first single "Ceremony". Their early music followed in the same vein as Joy Division, most notably on debut album Movement. This is mostly seen now as a 'transitional' album where the new 4-piece band was trying to find a new identity.
They continued to develop their music and their identity with tracks such as "Procession" and "Temptation" until 1983 when, under the influence of early electro funk and Italo-Disco tracks (most notably Klein & MBO's Dirty Talk), they released "Blue Monday", arguably their most famous song and the biggest-selling 12" single of all time. This came in such a detailed Peter Saville-designed sleeve (replicating a floppy disc) that it is claimed by some that the band's record company, Factory, lost money on every copy sold.
The release of "Blue Monday" coincided with the album Power, Corruption & Lies which further developed their dance/rock crossover. Other albums followed in 1985 (Low-Life), 1986 (Brotherhood) and 1989 (Technique, influenced heavily by Ibiza's acid house scene). In 1990 the band scored their sole number 1 hit with a song written by Keith Allen and performed with the England football team, "World in Motion", the official England World Cup song. One more album, Republic followed in May 1993, which was released by London Records after the collapse of Factory in November 1992.
The band effectively split in 1993 to pursue solo projects, but returned with a triumphant gig at the Reading Festival in 1998. After the recording of 2001's Get Ready album Gillian Gilbert left the band amicably for family reasons - her and Stephen's daughter Grace had been diagnosed with Transverse myelitis and she came to the decision that it would be easier for the band to replace her than her husband. They have since gone on to produce one more album with the help of Phil Cunningham of Marion when they released their last album, Waiting For The Sirens' Call.
Hook left acrimoniously in 2007 and according to him, the band has effectively broken up. However, Sumner, Cunningham and Morris repeatedly denied that the band was over, and that if Hook no longer wanted to be in the band, that was his choice. Hook has since threatened to take legal action if they attempt to continue as New Order. In 2009, Sumner, Morris and Cunningham announced that they did not plan on continuing on as New Order without Hook. However, in September 2011 it was announced that they will reform as New Order for two concerts in October (Brussels and Paris), without Hook but with Gillian Gilbert. Hook's replacement is Tom Chapman, who is also in Bad Lieutenant with Sumner, Morris and Cunningham. The charity gigs in Brussels and Paris were very successful and New Order decided to go on tour in 2012. They played various concerts all over the world and also some big festivals in the summer.
Discography (studio albums):
Movement (1981)
Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
Low-Life (1985)
Brotherhood (1986)
Technique (1989)
Republic (1993)
Get Ready (2001)
Waiting for the Sirens' Call (2005)
Lost Sirens (2013)
Music Complete (2015)
Collaborations and other projects:
Shortly after the split, Sumner and Cunningham formed Bad Lieutenant. The band's debut album Never Cry Another Tear, released in 2009, features Morris on drums on several tracks, although he is not an official member of the band and has committed to continue musical projects with Gillian Gilbert. The band's various solo projects understandably seemed to contain elements of the New Order 'sound', and gave some clues as to each member's contribution to the band.
Bernard Sumner worked with Johnny Marr (formerly of The Smiths) and Neil Tennant (of The Pet Shop Boys) in the 'supergroup', Electronic. Peter Hook formed the bands Revenge and, later, Monaco. These projects gained some commercial success. Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert recorded two albums of songs as The Other Two, and also did scoring work for film and television.
Each of New Order's four original members have, at various times, acted as producers and/or guest musicians under the moniker of Be Music for a myriad of Factory labelmates and other artists, including: Section 25, A Certain Ratio, Happy Mondays, Paul Haig, The Stockholm Monsters, The Stone Roses, and Stanton Miranda.
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New Order Lyrics
- Temptation Heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like a feeling inside, it's…
01- Let's go You know it never meant much to me There's something on…
01.- Dreams Never End My promise could be your fiend A given end to your…
04 Round & round I just can't help thinking What you've done to me You buil…
04.- Chosen Time One day it's now or never To stay at home Sometimes the…
05. Your Silent Face A thought that never changes Remains a stupid lie It's never…
07.- Doubts Even Here Those steps which seem to take a lifetime When eyes just…
08 I feel so extraordinary Something's got a hold on me I get…
08 Vanishing Point Grow up children, don't you suffer At the hands of one…
09 Dream Attack Nothing in this world Can touch the music that I heard Whe…
09. Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Just another day in the week Waiting for an opportunity to…
107 Thieves Like Us I've watched your face for a long time It's always the…
14- Ruined in a day Listen I may be wrong but you're missing There's something…
17-World in Motion Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch Well, some…
1963 It was January, nineteen-sixty-three When Johnny came home w…
1963 ('95) It was January, 1963 When Johnny came home with a gift…
1963 - It was January, nineteen-sixty-three When Johnny came home …
1963 -95 It was January, 1963 When Johnny came home with a gift…
1963-94 It was January, nineteen-sixty-three When Johnny came home …
5 8 6 I see danger On the corner sent by me Shadows the ways Strai…
5-8-6 I see danger On the corner sent by me Shadows the ways St…
586 I see danger On the corner sent by me Shadows the ways Strai…
60 Miles an Hour I don't know if I told you, but I'm seeking…
60 MPH I don't know if I told you But I'm seeking sanctuary You'd…
Academic There was a time my world belonged with you But I…
Age of Consent Won't you please let me go? These words lie inside they…
All Day Long This is a song about an innocent Who died at the…
All the Way It doesn't take a genius To tell me what I am Or…
Angel Dust What shall I say I fear you will betray me How many…
as it is when is was I've kept my head against the wall I've been this way…
As It Is When It Was I've kept my head against the wall I've been this way…
Atmosphere Walk in silence, Don't walk away, in silence. See the danger…
Avalanche Faith Faith Faith Faith Faith Faith…
Behind Closed Doors There is a secret place Underneath a tree Where if…
Bizaare Love Triangle Every time I think of you I feel shot right through…
Blue Monday How does it feel To treat me like you do? When you've…
Blue Monday (12" Version) How does it feel To treat me like you do When you've…
Blue Monday (Hardfloor vocal mix) how does it feel to treat me like you do? when…
Blue Monday (original 12" mix) How does it feel To treat me like you do When you've…
Blue Monday (Razormaid remix) How does it feel When you treat me like you do And…
Blue Monday - 2015 Remastered Version How does it feel To treat me like you do When you…
Blue Monday -88 How does it feel To treat me like you do? When you've…
Blue Monday-95 How does it feel When you treat me like you do And…
Blue Monday/The Beach How does it feel To treat me like you do? When you've…
Broken Promise Oh I don't know why people lie And I don't know…
Brutal Brutal Sometimes I feel that you're a part of me, Although i…
Californian Grass [Verse:] My cold heart needs some company Shine a light in…
Ceremony This is why events unnerve me They find it all, a…
Ceremony (Studio 54, Barcelona 7.7.84) CEREMONY This is why events unnerve me, They find it all, a…
Ceremony - 2015 Remastered Version This is why events unnerve me They find it all, a…
Chemical Any kind of fool with the will to live Tries to…
Chosen Time One day it's now or never To stay at home Sometimes the…
Close Range I want to scream, I want to shout I want to…
Confusion W-W-W-R-L You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Confusion (Acid House mix) You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Confusion (Arthur Baker 12 You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction mix) You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Confusion (Ricardo Villalobos (Confusion) you just can't believe me (Confusion) when I sh…
Confusion - (UK 7'' Promo Edit) [2015 Remastered Version] (Confusion) you just can't believe me (Confusion) when I sho…
Confusion-Dmc Mix You just can't believe me When I show you what you…
Cries and Whispers Below the surface, this day, I need it light Inside dimensio…
Crystal We're like crystal (Hey) We break easy (Hoo) I'm a poor man …
Crystal (Big Day Out, Gold Coast (Australia) 1.20.02) We're like crystal, We break easy I'm a poor man - If you…
Denial Here I am in a house full of doors but…
Doubts Even Here Those steps which seem to take a lifetime When eyes just…
Dracula's Castle What's the matter here? Something ain't right Tell me it's n…
Dream Attack Nothing in this world can touch the music that I've…
Dreams Never End My promise could be your fiend A given end to your…
dub monday How does it feel To treat me like you do? When you've…
Ecstasy On a thousand islands in the sea I see a thousand…
Elegia instrumental…
Every Little Counts Every second counts When I am with you I think you are…
Every Second Counts Every second counts When I am with you I think you are…
Everyone Everywhere At the end of the day There's no food on our…
Everything Help me, somebody help me I wonder where I am I see…
Everything's Gone Green - (7'' Version) [2015 Remastered Version] Help me, somebody, help me I wonder where I am I see…
Everything’s Gone Green Help me, somebody help me I wonder where I am I see…
Face Up Ever since I've seen your face This life of mine has…
Fast Synth Just another day in the week Waiting for an opportunity to…
Fine Line You're much too young To be a part of me Too young To…
Go You know it never meant much to me There's something on…
Guilt Is a Useless Emotion Just another day in the week Waiting for an opportunity to…
GuiltIsAUselessEmotion Just another day in the week Waiting for an opportunity to…
Guilty Partner Listen to me I know what I'm saying But lord it don't…
Heaven Once in a while I need a friend So why won't…
Hellbent Old friend, what you doin' out there? Come inside, sit your…
Here to Stay Who is this man That follows me? This blue eyed boy…
Hey Now What You Doing Hey now what you doing Don't go down the road to…
Hurt (One, two, three, four) I am for you can enjoy I…
I I'm a ghost Now you see me now you don't I'm a…
I Told You So It's been ten long years since I've been home I've been…
I'll Stay With You (Verse) Hey, you, what is the matter? Tell me the truth, I…
I've Got a Feeling I don't wanna be on my own, I can't get no…
I.C.B My love falls from heaven To talk of this strange design T…
I.C.B. My love falls from heaven To talk of this strange design The…
In a Lonely Place Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for one…
In A Lonely Place [12' Version Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for on…
In Every Dream Home a Heartache / Roxy Music In every dream home a heartache And every step I take Takes…
Isolation In fear every day, every evening, He calls her aloud from…
jetstream (It's only one more day) Can you wait My plane will be…
Jetstream (Jacques Lu Cont remix) Jetstream (It's only one more day) Can you wait My plane w…
Jetstream _ Featuring Ana Matronic (It's only one more day) Can you wait My plane will be…
Kiss of Death Let's go out and have some fun I know, you know,…
Krafty Some people get up at the break of day Gotta…
Krafty (radio edit) Some people get up at the break of day Gotta go…
Leave Me Alone On a thousand islands in the sea I see a thousand…
Let's Go You know it never meant much to me There's something on…
Liar I haven't time to sympathise With all this nonsense and your…
Live in France Caressing the marble and stone Love that was special for on…
Lonesome Tonight I walk along the street I look into your eyes I'm pleasant…
Lordsy Hey Joe what you doing? It seems like it's all going…
Love Less There was a time I call before When all I knew…
Love Vigilantes Oh I've just come from the land of the sun From…
Love Will Tear Us Apart When routine bites hard, And ambitions are low, And resentme…
Mesh Below the surface this day I need it light Inside dimension…
Morning Night and Day One time didn´t do it Two times didn´t feel quite…
Mr Disco How can I ever forget you You don't know just what…
Murder Crows, crows, crows, I hate them Crawl across I wouldn't do…
New Dawn Fades A change of speed, a change of style. A change of…
New Order Once in a while I need a friend So why won't…
Nothing but a Fool I saw her face In a dream last night And it hurts…
Paradise If we left this town, we could walk the earth…
People on the High Line If you love me in the night I will come and…
Perfect Kiss I stood there beside myself Thinking hard about the weather …
Plastic Got a feeling in my head Feels like thunder overhead Intoxic…
Primitive Notion It doesn't take a lot to confuse me I'm not aware…
Procession There is no end to this I have seen your face But…
Recoil You’ve got a strange look in your eyes Nothing to get…
Regret Maybe I've forgotten The name and the address Of everyone I'…
Restless What can you buy That lifts a heavy heart up to…
Rock the Shack I've been accused of everything From Timbuktu to old Berlin …
Rock the Shack (BBC Evening Session 17-10-2001) Rock The Shack I've been accused of everything From Timbuct…
Round & Round I just can't help thinking What you've done to me You built…
Round & Round 94' I just can't help thinking What you've done to me You buil…
Round & Round-94 I just can't help thinking What you've done to me You built…
Round And Round '94 I just can't help thinking What you've done to me You buil…
Ruined in a Day Listen, I may be wrong but you're missing There's something …
Run Answer me Why won't you answer me I can't recall the day…
Run Wild Open hearts Empty spaces Dusty roads To distant places But a…
Run Wild (Steve Osbourne original mix) Open hearts, empty spaces Dusty roads to distant places But …
Sabotage You could make my day What did I do anyway? Change your…
Senses My eyes are weary of you before me I see for…
Shake It Up You get up in the early morning, You never seen or…
Shame of the Nation Ooh hoo, ah ha ha ha Ooh hoo, ah ah ah…
She's Lost Control Confusion in her eyes that says it all. She's lost control. …
Shell Shock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock …
Shellcock Hold on, it's never enough It's never enough until' your he…
Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shellshock Shell…
Shellshock (John Robie mix) that's the way - shellshock hold on! it's never enough it's …
Singularity Winter came so soon And summer never happened We're players …
Sister Ray Doug and Sally inside They're cooking for the down five Who'…
Slow Jam As I look at the morning sky Today the wind is…
Someone Like You This can't be real My heart is burning How does it feel…
Sooner Than You Think Hello, everyone, it's nice to be here I've come so far…
Special It isn't what it used to be I wake up every…
Spooky Once in a while I need a friend So why won't…
Spooky (Out of Order mix) Once in a while I need a friend So why won't…
State of the Nation You can walk, or you can run You don't have to…
Stray Dog The secret of our happiness is unconditional love I just wan…
Sub Culture I like walking in the park When it gets late at…
Sub-Culture (exclusive remix) I like walking in the park when it gets late…
Subculture One of these days One of these days I like walking in…
Sub‐Culture I like walking in the park When it gets late at…
Such a Good Thing Putting up my good shoes Stepping on the grass Waiting for s…
Sugarcane From my head to my toes I can hardly believe the…
Sunrise I've been waiting to hear your voice for too long…
Superheated Sometimes I wake up and the sky is grey When you're…
Temptation Heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like a feeling inside, it's…
Temptation '98 A heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like a feeling inside,…
Temptation (7 A heaven, a gateway, a hope Just like the feeling inside,…
Temptation - (7" Version) [2015 Remastered Version] Heaven, a gateway, I hope Just like the feeling inside, it's…
Temptation 7 Mix Oh, you've got green eyes Oh, you've got blue eyes Oh, you…
The Beach Ah Careful what you do to me I thought I was mistaken I…
The Game How much we tried, but how we hurt? In this empty…
The Him Some days you waste your life away These times I find…
The Kiss of Death Let's go out and have some fun I know, you know,…
The Perfect Kiss I stood there beside myself Thinking hard about the weather …
The Perfect Mix I stood there beside myself Thinking hard about the weather…
The Village When a new life turns towards you And the night becomes…
Thieves Like Us I've watched your face for a long time It's always the…
This Time of Night We all feel the same All pleasure nothing to gain I've known…
Times Change In a manger like Christ I lay Yellow fever, yellow hay Feel…
Too Late It was a hard, hard thing for me to do In…
Touched by the Hand of Dub I was standing by the ocean when I saw your…
Transmission Radio, live transmission Radio, live transmission Listen to…
True Faith I feel so extraordinary Something's got a hold on me I get…
True Faith-94 I feel so extraordinary Something's got a hold on me I get…
Truth Oh, it's a strange day In such a lonely way I saw…
Turn It's a hard way to come home You've got me on…
Turn My Way Take my hand And don't let go Trust this man And let…
Turn the Heater On It's a hard way to come home You've got me on…
Tutti Frutti Tutti frutti Amore mio Tutti frutti No Non è ancora il momen…
Ultraviolence Who saw those dark eyes Who saw those dark eyes These years…
Unlearn This Hatred (Heartache) Two steps forward, and one step back Two steps …
Vanishing Point Grow up children, don't you suffer At the hands of one…
Vicious Streak What am I gonna do ? I feel like I'm on…
Video 5-8-6 I see danger On the corner sent by me Shadows the ways St…
Video 586 I see danger, danger, danger, danger Around the corner Sen…
Vietnam Hey vietnam Vietnam vietnam Vietnam vietnam Vietnam vietnam…
Waiting for the Siren's Call What does this ship bring to me Far across the restless…
Waiting for the Sirens Call What does this ship bring to me Far across the restless…
Waiting for the Sirens' Call What does this ship bring to me Far across the restless…
WaitingForTheSirens'Call What does this ship bring to me Far across the restless…
Way of Life You told me about yourself, How you once lived with someone…
We All Stand Three miles to go Three miles to go At the end of…
Weirdo The other day I came across Someone I knew and he…
Who's Joe Hey Joe what you doing? It seems like it's all going…
Working Overtime Who's that over there Looks like he don't care Almost lost h…
World Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch Well, some…
World (Price of Love) I turn sideways to the sun keep my thoughts from everyone It…
World in Motion Well, some of the crowd are on the pitch Well, some…
World Price of Love I turn sideways to the sun keep my thoughts from…
Young Offender Pictures of an image of a person who could not…
Your Silent Face A thought that never changes Remains a stupid lie It's never…