Complete List Of New Order Songs From A to Z

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New Order transformed post-punk by combining guitar, melodic bass, synthesizers, drum machines, sequencers, and club rhythms without losing the emotional weight that shaped the band’s earliest work. This complete A-to-Z guide gathers their studio-album tracks, landmark singles, B-sides, soundtrack recordings, archival discoveries, alternate single versions, and later releases from “Ceremony” and “Blue Monday” through “Be a Rebel.”

Complete List Of New Order Songs From A to Z

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New Order was never meant to exist. In the early months of 1980, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris were reeling from the sudden loss of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic frontman of Joy Division. What had seemed like the start of a promising ascent into the post-punk world was suddenly cut short by tragedy. Instead of dissolving, the surviving members regrouped, redefined themselves, and pushed their music in a bold new direction. Adding keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, they became New Order, a band that would evolve beyond its Joy Division roots and help establish the blueprint for alternative dance music.

The first steps were tentative. Their debut album, Movement, released in 1981, still carried the ghost of Joy Division through its moody and atmospheric sound. By 1983, New Order had found a clearer identity with Power, Corruption & Lies, embracing synthesizers and dance rhythms without sacrificing the emotional depth that had defined their past work. Songs including “Age of Consent” and “Your Silent Face” proved they were no longer simply carrying Joy Division’s torch. They were lighting a new path.

Then came “Blue Monday.” The 1983 single was a game-changer, not only for New Order but for the relationship between rock and club music. The seven-minute, synth-driven recording became one of the most famous 12-inch singles ever released. Its sequencers, drum machines, bass, and detached vocal influenced generations of musicians while bridging new wave, post-punk, and the developing electronic dance scene.

New Order’s run through the 1980s was relentless. Low-Life in 1985 and Brotherhood in 1986 balanced atmospheric synthesizer work with guitar-driven songs that kept rock music in the band’s DNA. Substance, released in 1987, brought together extended and newly recorded versions of their major singles and B-sides, introducing the group to an even larger international audience.

By the time the 1990s arrived, New Order had nothing left to prove, yet the band kept evolving. Technique had already incorporated acid house influences in 1989, while Republic pushed the group farther into polished electronic production in 1993. Internal tensions eventually led to a hiatus. When New Order returned with Get Ready in 2001, the sound had shifted toward heavier guitar-based rock.

The band continued through further lineup changes, including Peter Hook’s departure in 2007. Waiting for the Sirens’ Call, Lost Sirens, and Music Complete demonstrated that New Order could continue working across rock, synth-pop, electronic music, and dance production. The 2020 single “Be a Rebel” became the band’s first newly released original song following Music Complete.

New Order’s cultural impact extends far beyond its albums and singles. The band was instrumental in the history of Manchester’s Haçienda nightclub, which became a central venue in the development of British club and rave culture. New Order’s influence can be heard across synth-pop, techno, alternative rock, indie music, and electronic dance music.

The band’s later archival releases have continued to document that history. The definitive editions of Movement, Power, Corruption & Lies, Low-Life, and Brotherhood restored demos, sessions, live recordings, and previously unavailable material. In July 2026, the four-disc compilation (The Best of & The Rest of) New Order brought together forty-seven remastered tracks and remixes from across the band’s career.

Complete List Of New Order Songs From A to Z

Numbers–E

“5 8 6” – Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
“60 Miles an Hour” – Get Ready (2001)
“1963” – Non-album single / B-side to “True Faith” (1987)
“Academic” – Music Complete (2015)
“Age of Consent” – Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
“All Day Long” – Brotherhood (1986)
“All the Way” – Technique (1989)
“Angel Dust” – Brotherhood (1986)
“Are You Ready For This?” – Movement (Definitive Edition) (2019)
“As It Is When It Was” – Brotherhood (1986)
“Avalanche” – Republic (1993)
“The B-Side” – Non-album single / B-side to “World in Motion” (1990)
“Be a Rebel” – Non-album single (2020)
“The Beach” – Non-album single / B-side to “Blue Monday” (1983)
“Behind Closed Doors” – Non-album single / B-side to “Crystal” (2001)
“Best & Marsh” – Non-album single / B-side to “Round & Round” (1989)
“Bizarre Love Triangle” – Brotherhood (1986)
“Bizarre Love Triangle-94” – The Best of New Order (1994)
“Blue Monday” – Non-album single (1983)
“Blue Monday 1988” – single (1988)
“Blue Monday-95” – single (1995)
“Broken Promise” – Brotherhood (1986)
“Brutal” – The Beach (soundtrack) (2000)
“Californian Grass” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“Ceremony” – Non-album single (1981)
“Chemical” – Republic (1993)
“Chosen Time” – Movement (1981)
“Close Range” – Get Ready (2001)
“Confusion” – Non-album single (1983)
“Cries and Whispers” – Non-album single / B-side to “Everything’s Gone Green” (1981)
“Crystal” – Get Ready (2001)
“Denial” – Movement (1981)
“Don’t Do It” – Non-album single / B-side to “Fine Time” (1988)
“Doubts Even Here” – Movement (1981)
“Dracula’s Castle” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“Dream Attack” – Technique (1989)
“Dreams Never End” – Movement (1981)
“Dub-vulture” – Non-album single / B-side to “Sub-culture” (1985)
“Ecstasy” – Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
“Elegia” – Low-Life (1985)
“Every Little Counts” – Brotherhood (1986)
“Everyone Everywhere” – Republic (1993)
“Everything’s Gone Green” – Non-album single (1981)
“Evil Dust” – Brotherhood (2008 Collector’s Edition bonus disc) (2008)
“Exit” – Control (soundtrack) (2007)

F–J

“Face Up” – Low-Life (1985)
“Fine Line” – Non-album single / B-side to “Fine Time” (1988)
“Fine Time” – Technique (1989)
“The Game” – Music Complete (2015)
“Get Out” – Control (soundtrack) (2007)
“Guilt Is a Useless Emotion” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“Guilty Partner” – Technique (1989)
“Hellbent” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“Here to Stay” – 24 Hour Party People (soundtrack) (2002)
“Hey Now What You Doing” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“The Him” – Movement (1981)
“Homage” – Movement (Definitive Edition) (2019)
“Hurt” – Non-album single / B-side to “Temptation” (1982)
“Hypnosis” – Control (soundtrack) (2007)
“I Told You So” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“I’ll Stay with You” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“I’ve Got a Feeling” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“ICB” – Movement (1981)
“In a Lonely Place” – Non-album single / B-side to “Ceremony” (1981)
“Jetstream (featuring Ana Matronic)” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)

K–O

“Kiss of Death” – Non-album single / B-side to “The Perfect Kiss” (1985)
“Krafty” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“Leave Me Alone” – Power, Corruption & Lies (1983)
“Let’s Go” – Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)
“Let’s Go (Nothing for Me)” – The Best of New Order (1994)
“Liar” – Republic (1993)
“Lonesome Tonight” – Non-album single / B-side to “Thieves Like Us” (1984)
“Love Less” – Technique (1989)
“Love Vigilantes” – Low-Life (1985)
“Mesh” – Non-album single / B-side to “Everything’s Gone Green” (1981)
“Morning Night and Day” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“Mr. Disco” – Technique (1989)
“MTO” – Non-album single / B-side to “Run 2” (1989)
“Murder” – Non-album single (1984)
“Nothing but a Fool” – Music Complete (2015)
“Ode to Joy” – Merry Xmas from the Haçienda and Factory Records (1982)

P–T

“Paradise” – Brotherhood (1986)
“People on the High Line (featuring Elly Jackson)” – Music Complete (2015)
“The Perfect Kiss” – Low-Life (1985)
“Perfect Pit” – Non-album single / B-side to “The Perfect Kiss” (1985)
“The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack” – The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack (2003)
“Plastic” – Music Complete (2015)
“Player in the League” – Non-album single / B-side to “Here to Stay” (2002)
“Primitive Notion” – Get Ready (2001)
“Procession” – Non-album single (1981)
“Recoil” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“Regret” – Republic (1993)
“Restless” – Music Complete (2015)
“Rock the Shack (featuring Bobby Gillespie)” – Get Ready (2001)
“Rocking Carol” – Merry Xmas from the Haçienda and Factory Records (1982)
“Round & Round” – Technique (1989)
“Ruined in a Day” – Republic (1993)
“Run” – Technique (1989)
“Run 2” – single version of “Run” (1989)
“Run Wild” – Get Ready (2001)
“Sabotage” – Non-album single / B-side to “60 Miles an Hour” (2001)
“Salvation Theme” – Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)
“Senses” – Movement (1981)
“Shake It Up” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“Shame of the Nation” – Non-album single / B-side to “State of the Nation” (1986)
“Shellshock” – Pretty in Pink (soundtrack) (1986)
“Singularity” – Music Complete (2015)
“Skullcrusher” – Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)
“Slow Jam” – Get Ready (2001)
“Someone Like You” – Get Ready (2001)
“Sooner Than You Think” – Low-Life (1985)
“Special” – Republic (1993)
“Spooky” – Republic (1993)
“Sputnik” – Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1988)
“State of the Nation” – Non-album single (1986)
“Stray Dog (featuring Iggy Pop)” – Music Complete (2015)
“Sub-culture” – Low-Life (1985)
“Such a Good Thing” – Non-album single / B-side to “World in Motion…” (2002)
“Sugarcane” – Lost Sirens (2013)
“Sunrise” – Low-Life (1985)
“Superheated (featuring Brandon Flowers)” – Music Complete (2015)
“Temptation” – Non-album single (1982)
“Thieves Like Us” – Non-album single (1984)
“This Time of Night” – Low-Life (1985)
“Times Change” – Republic (1993)
“Too Late” – The Peel Sessions (1986)
“Touched by the Hand of God” – Salvation!: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1987)
“True Faith” – Non-album single (1987)
“True Faith-94” – The Best of New Order (1994)
“Truth” – Movement (1981)
“Turn” – Waiting for the Sirens’ Call (2005)
“Turn My Way (featuring Billy Corgan)” – Get Ready (2001)
“Turn the Heater On” – The Peel Sessions (1986)
“Tutti Frutti (featuring Elly Jackson)” – Music Complete (2015)