Editing New Order (band) (section)

==History==
===Origins and formation: 1977–1980===
{{Main|Joy Division}}
Between 1977 and 1980, [[Ian Curtis]], [[Peter Hook]], [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]], and [[Bernard Sumner]] were members of the post-punk band [[Joy Division]], often featuring heavy production input from producer [[Martin Hannett]].<ref>[[Rambali, Paul]] (July 1983). "New Order". ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]''.</ref> Curtis died by suicide on 18 May 1980, the day before Joy Division were scheduled to depart for their first North American tour, and before the release of the band's second album, ''[[Closer (Joy Division album)|Closer]]''.

After Curtis's death, the remaining members decided to continue without him.<ref>[[Jon Savage|Savage, Jon]] (July 1994). "Joy Division: Someone Take These Dreams Away." ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''.</ref> Before his death, the band had agreed to stop using the name Joy Division if any member leaves or dies; thus the group chose to perform under a different name after his death.<ref>{{cite web |title=Why did Joy Division change their name? |url=https://www.radiox.co.uk/artists/joy-division/why-did-joy-division-change-their-name/ |website=Radio X |access-date=26 January 2025 |last=O'Gorman |first=Martin |date=18 May 2023}}</ref> During the summer of 1980, the remaining three members recorded their first demos, including a track called "Haystack" with vocalist [[Kevin Hewick]], whom [[Tony Wilson]] had suggested as the band's new frontman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/new-order-debut-live-gig-full-story/ |title=New Order's Debut Gig: 'The Surprise on People's Faces Was Priceless' |author=York, Alan |date=30 July 2024 |publisher=Dig! }}</ref> On 29 July 1980, the as-yet unnamed trio debuted live at Manchester's Beach Club.<ref>Flowers, Claude (1995). ''New Order + Joy Division: Dreams Never End.'' London: Omnibus Press. p. 44.</ref><ref>Johnson, Mark (1984). ''An Ideal For Living: An History Of Joy Division.'' London: Bobcat Books. p. 69.</ref><ref>[[Mick Middles|Middles, Mick]] (1996). ''From Joy Division to New Order: The Factory Story.'' London: Virgin Books. p. 160.</ref> [[Rob Gretton]], the band's manager for over twenty years, is credited with finding the name New Order in an article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' titled "The New Order of [[People's Republic of Kampuchea|Kampuchea]]n Rebels". They also considered the name The Witch Doctors of [[Zimbabwe]], before finally choosing New Order of Kampuchean Rebels, which was narrowed down to the name New Order<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/new-order-facts/ |title=You Just Can't Believe Me: 10 New Order Facts You Probably Didn't Know |author=York, Alan |date=29 November 2021 |publisher=Dig! }}</ref> despite its previous use for former [[The Stooges|Stooge]] [[Ron Asheton]]'s band [[The New Order (band)|The New Order]]. The group emphasized that the name [[New Order (Nazism)|New Order]], like [[House of Dolls|Joy Division]], was not intended to reference [[Nazism]] or [[fascism]].<ref name="story">''[[New Order Story|NewOrderStory]]'' [DVD]. Warner Bros. 2005.</ref>

New Order embarked on a short US tour in early autumn 1980. In these shows, Sumner, Morris and Hook all sang lead vocals on different tracks. Sumner ultimately took the role of frontman even though he struggled singing while playing guitar.<ref name="dig">{{cite web |url=https://www.thisisdig.com/feature/ceremony-new-order-song-story/ |title=Ceremony: The Song That Turned Joy Division into New Order |date=18 January 2023 |publisher=Dig! }}</ref> During this tour, the band recorded two tracks written by Joy Division: "[[Ceremony (New Order song)|Ceremony]]" and "In a Lonely Place", which were released as New Order's debut single in January 1981.<ref name="dig" />

The band wanted to complete the line-up with someone they knew well and whose musical skills and style were compatible with their own. Gretton suggested Morris's girlfriend [[Gillian Gilbert]],<ref name="story" /> and she was invited to join the band in early October 1980 as keyboardist and guitarist. She made her live debut with the band at the Squat in [[Manchester]] on 25 October 1980.<ref>Flowers, Claude (1995). ''New Order + Joy Division: Dreams Never End.'' London: Omnibus Press. p. 46.</ref><ref>Johnson, Mark (1984). ''An Ideal For Living: An History Of Joy Division.'' London: Bobcat Books. p. 74.</ref> As a quartet, New Order subsequently re-recorded "Ceremony", which was released as a [[twelve-inch single]] in September 1981.<ref name="dig" />

===''Movement'': 1981–1982===
New Order's first commercial release was the single "[[Ceremony (New Order song)|Ceremony]]", backed with "In a Lonely Place". These two songs were written in the weeks before Curtis took his own life.<ref name="story" /> With the release of their debut album, ''[[Movement (New Order album)|Movement]]'', in November 1981, New Order initially started on a similar route as their previous incarnation, performing dark, melodic songs, albeit with an increased use of [[synthesizer]]s. The band viewed the period as a low point, as they were still reeling from Curtis's death. Hook commented that the only positive thing to come out of the ''Movement'' sessions was what producer [[Martin Hannett]] had shown to the band and that is how to use a [[mixing board]]. Learning such thing allowed the band to [[Record producer|produce records]] by themselves from then on.<ref>Reynolds, Simon (2005). ''Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984''. Penguin. p. 276. {{ISBN|0-14-303672-6}}.</ref> More recently, Hook indicated a change of heart: "I think ''Movement'' gets a raw deal in general, really—for me, when you consider the circumstances in which it was written, it is a fantastic record."<ref>{{cite web|last=Todd |first=C |title=Peter Hook: the Movement and Power, Corruption and Lies interview |website=Thedumbingofamerica.net |date=27 August 2013 |url=http://www.thedumbingofamerica.net/2013/08/27/peter-hook-the-movement-and-power-corruption-and-lies-interview/ |access-date=17 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108141738/http://www.thedumbingofamerica.net/2013/08/27/peter-hook-the-movement-and-power-corruption-and-lies-interview/ |archive-date=8   January 2014 }}</ref>

New Order visited New York City again in 1981, where the band were introduced to [[post-disco]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], and [[Electro (music)|electro]].<ref>Reynolds, p. 275</ref> To cheer themselves up, the band started listening to [[Italo disco|Italian disco]] while Morris taught himself [[drum programming]].<ref>Reynolds, p. 276</ref> The singles that followed, "[[Everything's Gone Green]]" and "[[Temptation (New Order song)|Temptation]]", saw a change in direction toward dance music and the departure of producer [[Martin Hannett]], who walked off halfway through the mix of "Everything's Gone Green", leading the band to produce "Temptation" themselves.<ref name="Bernard Sumner Confusion">{{cite book|last=Nolan|first=David|title=Bernard Sumner&nbsp;– Confusion|publisher=Independent Music Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-9552822-6-3|edition=1st|location=Church Stretton|page=102}}</ref>

[[The Haçienda]], [[Factory Records]]' own nightclub (largely funded by New Order), opened in May 1982 in Manchester and was even issued a Factory catalogue number: FAC51. The opening of the UK's first-ever [[Superclub]] was marked by a nearly 23-minute instrumental piece originally entitled "Prime 5 8 6",<ref name="Johnson, Mark 1984. p. 103">Johnson, Mark (1984). ''An Ideal For Living: An History Of Joy Division.'' London: Bobcat Books. p. 103.</ref> but released 15 years later as "[[Video 5 8 6]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/archive/history/ |title=Touch Archive, History |website=Touchmusic.org.uk |access-date=15 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608160345/http://www.touchmusic.org.uk/archive/history/ |archive-date=8 June 2011 }}</ref> Composed primarily by Sumner and Morris, "Prime 5 8 6"/"Video 5 8 6" was an early version of "5 8 6" that contained rhythm elements that would later surface on "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]" and "Ultraviolence".<ref name="Johnson, Mark 1984. p. 103"/>

===''Power, Corruption & Lies'': 1983–1984===
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New Order's second LP, ''[[Power, Corruption & Lies]]'', was released in May 1983. This [[synth-pop]] album incorporated some of the post-punk style sound from their previous band, [[Joy Division]], and their first album, ''[[Movement (New Order album)|Movement]]''. The band had been hinting at the increased use of technology during the music-making process for a number of years then, including their work as [[Joy Division]]. Starting from what earlier singles had hinted, this was where the band found their footing, mixing early techno music with their earlier guitar-based sound and showing the strong influence of acts like [[Kraftwerk]] and [[Giorgio Moroder]].<ref>{{cite web |title=New Order's 'Power, Corruption & Lies' Turns 40: Anniversary Retrospective |url=https://albumism.com/features/new-order-power-corruption-and-lies-album-anniversary | website=Albumism |access-date=26 January 2025 |last=Itkowsky |first=Liz |date=29 April 2023}}</ref> Even further in this direction was the electronically sequenced, [[four-on-the-floor (music)|four-on-the-floor]] single "[[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]]". Inspired by [[Klein + M.B.O.]]'s "[[Dirty Talk (Klein + M.B.O. song)|Dirty Talk]]" and [[Sylvester James|Sylvester]]'s [[disco]] classic, "[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]]",<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niagara.edu/neworder/singles/bm.html |title=New Order:Singles:Blue Monday |website=Niagara.edu |access-date=15 May 2011 |archive-date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724073857/http://www.niagara.edu/neworder/singles/bm.html |url-status=live}}</ref> "Blue Monday" became the best-selling independent [[12-inch single]] of all time in the UK; however, it was not on the track list of ''[[Power, Corruption & Lies]]''. The song was included, but only on the cassette format in some countries, such as Australia and New Zealand, and on the original North American CD release of the album, alongside its B-side, "The Beach". "Blue Monday" was also included on the 2008 collector's edition of ''Power, Corruption & Lies''.

The 1983 single "[[Confusion (New Order song)|Confusion]]" firmly established the group as a dance music force, inspiring many musicians in subsequent years. In 1984 they followed the largely synthesized single "Thieves Like Us" with the heavy guitar-drum-bass rumble of "Murder", a not-too-distant cousin of "Ecstasy" from the ''Power, Corruption & Lies'' album.

===''Low-Life'', ''Brotherhood'', and ''Substance'': 1985–1987===
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Released in 1985, ''[[Low-Life]]'' refined and sometimes mixed the two styles, guitar-based and electronic, and included "[[The Perfect Kiss]]" – the video for which was filmed by [[Jonathan Demme]] – and "[[Sub-culture (song)|Sub-culture"]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Modell |first1=Josh |title=New Order |url=https://www.avclub.com/new-order-1798205201 |website=[[AV Club]] |access-date=14 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Unterberger |first1=Andrew |title=Jonathan Demme Directed One of the Greatest Live Music Videos of All-Time for New Order |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/jonathan-demme-new-order-the-perfect-kiss-video-7775266/ |access-date=14 April 2025 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=26 April 2017}}</ref> In February 1986, the [[Pretty in Pink (soundtrack)|soundtrack album]] to ''[[Pretty in Pink]]'' featuring "[[Shellshock (song)|Shellshock]]" was released on [[A&M Records]]. An instrumental version of "[[Thieves Like Us (song)|Thieves Like Us]]" and the instrumental "[[Elegia (New Order song)|Elegia]]" appeared in the film but were not on the soundtrack album. Later that summer, New Order headlined a line-up that included [[the Smiths]], [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]], and [[A Certain Ratio]] during the [[Festival of the Tenth Summer]] at Manchester's [[Manchester Central (Conference Centre)|G-Mex]].<ref>Middles, Mick. ''From Joy Division to New Order: The Factory Story''. London: Virgin Books, 1996. p. 252. {{ISBN|0-7535-0041-8}}</ref>

''[[Brotherhood (New Order album)|Brotherhood]]'' (1986) divided the two approaches onto separate album sides. The album notably featured "[[Bizarre Love Triangle]]" (a Top 20 hit in Australia and New Zealand) and "Angel Dust" (of which a remixed instrumental version is available on the UK "True Faith" CD video single, under the title "Evil Dust"), a track which marries a synth break beat with ''Low-Life''-era guitar effects. While New Order toured North America with friends [[Echo & the Bunnymen]], the summer of 1987 saw the release of the compilation ''[[Substance 1987|Substance]]'', which featured the new single "[[True Faith (song)|True Faith]]". ''Substance'' was an important album in collecting the group's 12-inch singles onto CD for the first time and featured new versions of "Temptation" and "Confusion"—referred to as "Temptation '87" and "Confusion '87". A second disc featured several of the B-sides from the singles on the first disc, as well as additional A-sides "Procession" and "Murder". The single, "True Faith", with its surreal video, became a hit on [[MTV]] and the band's first American top 40 hit. The single's B-side, "[[Nineteen63|1963]]"—originally planned on being the A-side until the group's label convinced them to release "True Faith" instead—would later be released as a single in its own right several years later, with two new versions.

In December 1987, the band released a further single, "[[Touched by the Hand of God]]", with a [[Kathryn Bigelow]]-directed video parodying [[Glam metal|glam-metal]]. The song was one of four new tracks recorded for the American comedy film ''[[Salvation! (1987 film)|Salvation!]]'', and reached number 20 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and number 1 in the [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Singles]] Chart. However, it would not appear on an album until the 1994 compilation ''[[The Best of New Order]]''.

===''Technique'', ''Republic'' and first break-up: 1988–1993===
By this time, the group was heavily influenced by the [[Balearic house|Balearic]] sounds of [[Ibiza]], which were making their way into the Haçienda. Partly recorded at Mediterranean Sound studios on Ibiza, ''[[Technique (album)|Technique]]'' was released in February 1989. The album entered the charts at number one in the UK and contained a mix of [[acid house]] influence (as on the opening track "[[Fine Time]]") and a more traditional rock sound (as on the single "[[Run 2]]"). The album is a blend of upbeat, accessible music coupled with blunt, poignant lyrics. During the summer of 1989, New Order supported ''Technique'' by touring with [[Public Image Ltd]], [[Throwing Muses]] and [[the Sugarcubes]] across the United States and Canada in what the press dubbed the "Monsters of Alternative Rock" tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8128737.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730202721/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8128737.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 July 2018|title=New Order Is Holding Steady, Pil Going Stale |date=30 July 2018}}</ref> Around this time, band members also began side projects, including [[Electronic (band)|Electronic]] (Sumner with [[Johnny Marr]]) and [[Revenge (UK band)|Revenge]] (Hook with Davyth Hicks). Morris and Gilbert began to work together on outside TV theme production work. In 1991, the band was sued by the publishing company of American singer [[John Denver]], who claimed that the guitar break in "Run 2" was similar to his song "[[Leaving on a Jet Plane]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Bob |last=Mack |title=Plane Tiff |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,312964,00.html |date=11 January 1991 |access-date=19 August 2011 |archive-date=23 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623195302/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,312964,00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> The case was settled out of court, and the song has since been credited to both New Order and John Denver.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.niagara.edu/neworder/singles/run2.html |title=New Order:Singles:Run 2 |website=Niagara.edu |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-date=13 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913033417/http://www.niagara.edu/neworder/singles/run2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1990, New Order recorded the official song of the [[England national football team]]'s 1990 [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] campaign, "[[World in Motion]]", under the ad hoc band name EnglandNewOrder. The song, co-written by comedian [[Keith Allen (actor)|Keith Allen]], was the band's sole number one UK hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/number-1-in-1990-england-new-order-set-the-world-in-motion__9782/|title=Number 1 in 1990: England & New Order set the World In Motion|website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]|access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> The song was originally planned to be titled "E for England"; however [[the Football Association]] vetoed the title upon realizing that this was a reference to [[Methylenedioxymethamphetamine|ecstasy]], a drug heavily associated with the Hacienda. (Allen claimed that his original draft lyrics included "E is for England, England starts with E / We'll all be [[Ecstasy Tablet|smiling]] when we're in Italy."<ref name="'World In Motion' 25 Years On">{{cite web|title='World In Motion' 25 Years On|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/world-in-motion-25-years-on-10-geeky-facts-about-the-new-order-football-classic|website=NME|date=9 June 2015|access-date=2 October 2015}}</ref>) The song also featured chanting from members of the England team and Allen, and a guest rap from England player [[John Barnes (footballer)|John Barnes]]. It was again produced by [[Stephen Hague]], whom the band chose to produce their next album.

The band's next album, ''[[Republic (album)|Republic]]'', was shadowed by the collapse of their long-time label, [[Factory Records]], in 1992. The label had been ailing due to financial difficulties and was forced to declare bankruptcy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.msimanchester.org.uk/en/collection/stories/factory-records |title=Factory Records {{!}} Museum of Science and Industry |website=Museum of Science and Industry |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712214628/http://www.msimanchester.org.uk/en/collection/stories/factory-records |archive-date=12 July 2016}}</ref> New Order never had a formal contract with Factory Records; although unusual for a major group, this was Factory's standard practice until the mid-1980s. Because of this, the band, rather than Factory Records, legally owned all of their recordings. This has been cited by Wilson himself<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6941846.stm|title=How Tony Wilson changed music|date=14 August 2007|newspaper=BBC|access-date=11 July 2016}}</ref> as the main reason why [[London Records]]' 1992 offer to buy the ailing label fell through.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nicolson |first=Barry |title=Why The Legacy Of Factory Records Boss Tony Wilson Can Still Be Felt Today |date=13 August 2015 |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/features/why-the-legacy-of-factory-records-boss-tony-wilson-can-still-be-felt-today-756877}}</ref> Following Factory's collapse, New Order signed with London Records, as did Morris and Gilbert separately for their side project, [[The Other Two (duo)|the Other Two]]. The Other Two's [[The Other Two & You|debut album]] was originally intended for release on Factory. ''Republic'', released around the world in 1993, spawned the singles "[[Regret (New Order song)|Regret]]"—New Order's highest-charting single in the US—"[[Ruined in a Day]]", "[[World (The Price of Love)|World]]", and "[[Spooky (New Order song)|Spooky]]".

Following the release and promotion of ''Republic'', the band put New Order on hold while focusing on side projects, with [[The Other Two (duo)|the Other Two]]'s debut album released in 1993. In 1994, a second singles collection was released, entitled ''[[The Best of New Order]]''. It featured all of the band's singles since ''Substance'' as well as a few extra tracks: "Vanishing Point" (from 1989's ''Technique''), "The Perfect Kiss", "Thieves Like Us", "Shellshock", and remixes of "True Faith", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "1963", and "Round & Round". The new versions of "True Faith" and "1963" (the latter as a more guitar-orientated version produced by [[Arthur Baker (musician)|Arthur Baker]]) were released as singles to promote the album. In the US, the track listing was altered to set it apart from ''Substance'' as well as the UK release of ''The Best of New Order,'' which had been available months prior. This collection was followed by a remix album, ''[[The Rest of New Order]]'', featuring a selection of existing and newly commissioned mixes of classic New Order tracks. Some versions contained an extra disc or cassette composed entirely of remixes of "Blue Monday". "Blue Monday" was released as a single for a third time to promote the collection.

===Reformation and ''Get Ready'': 1998–2003===
The group reconvened in 1998 at the suggestion of Rob Gretton, nearly five years since they had last seen each other. Sumner said, "We decided before we agreed to doing any gig, to have a meeting, and if anyone had any grudges to bear, to iron them out."<ref>{{cite web|title = Love Will Bring Us Together|url = http://www.neworderonline.com/Common/Topic.aspx?Topic=Article020|website = www.neworderonline.com|access-date = 8 November 2015|last = Raub|first = Kevin}}</ref> By the second meeting everyone agreed to continue playing, scheduling their reunion gig for the Phoenix Festival that same year. In addition to rarer songs, New Order also decided to begin playing Joy Division songs again.<ref>{{cite magazine | author=Raub, Kevin | title = Love Will Bring Us Together | magazine=RollingStone.com | url = https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neworder/articles/story/5926606/love_will_bring_us_together | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071202133130/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neworder/articles/story/5926606/love_will_bring_us_together | url-status = dead | archive-date = 2 December 2007 | date = 24 March 1998| access-date=19 April 2007}}</ref> When the Phoenix Festival was cancelled due to low ticket sales, New Order instead played the last night of that year's [[Reading Festival]].<ref>{{cite news | title =Phoenix called off due to poor ticket sales | website=BBC | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/110429.stm | date = 10 June 1998| access-date=22 April 2007}}</ref>

Their 2001 release ''[[Get Ready (New Order album)|Get Ready]]'' largely departed from their more electronic style and focused on more guitar-orientated music. According to Sumner, "''Get Ready'' was guitar-heavy simply because we felt that we'd left that instrument alone for a long time."<ref>{{cite web | author=Gregory, James | title=New Order Reveal Details of Next Full-Length | website=PitchforkMedia.com | url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/33980-new-order-reveal-details-of-next-full-length | date=24 January 2005 | access-date=22 April 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222051418/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/33980-new-order-reveal-details-of-next-full-length | archive-date=22 December 2007 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Long-time fan [[Billy Corgan]] of [[the Smashing Pumpkins]] played guitar and sang backup on the track "Turn My Way", and in 2001 toured with the band on dates in the UK, US, and Japan for a short period of time. Phil Cunningham (formerly of Marion) joined the band in a live capacity, deputizing for Gilbert, who declined to tour in favour of caring for her and Morris' children. [[Primal Scream]]'s [[Bobby Gillespie]] provided vocals on the track "Rock the Shack". Singles from the album included "[[Crystal (New Order song)|Crystal]]", "[[60 Miles an Hour]]" and [[Someone Like You (New Order song)|Someone Like You]]".

In 2002 New Order released the single "[[Here to Stay (New Order song)|Here to Stay]]", produced by the [[Chemical Brothers]], which also featured on the [[24 Hour Party People#Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the [[Michael Winterbottom]] film ''[[24 Hour Party People]]''. The film depicts the rise and fall of Factory Records and features portrayals of the band. Scenes from the film appear in the single's music video.

Also in 2002, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' featured New Order on their list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die",<ref>{{cite web|title = Rocklist.net...Q Magazine Lists|url = http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#Die%E2%80%A6|website = www.rocklistmusic.co.uk|access-date = 8 November 2015|archive-date = 19 October 2018|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181019101341/http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlistspage2.html#Die%E2%80%A6|url-status = usurped}}</ref> although this was as part of a sub-list of "5 Bands That Could Go Either Way".

===''Waiting for the Sirens' Call'', ''Singles'' and second break-up: 2004–2007===
[[File:2005-06-11 New Order live.jpg|thumb|right|300px|New Order performing in 2005]]
The band released a new album on 27 March 2005, titled ''[[Waiting for the Sirens' Call]]'', which was their first with new member Phil Cunningham. Cunningham replaced Gilbert (now married to Morris) so she could look after their children. Singles from this album were "[[Krafty]]", "[[Jetstream (song)|Jetstream]]" (which features guest vocals by [[Ana Matronic]] from [[Scissor Sisters]]), and the [[Waiting for the Sirens' Call (song)|title track]]. At the 2005 [[NME Awards]], New Order and Joy Division received the award for "Godlike Geniuses" (for lifetime achievement). Previous winners include [[Ozzy Osbourne]], [[the Clash]], and [[Happy Mondays]]. In 2006 the album track "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion" was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in the category of [[Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording|Best Dance Recording]].

In the autumn of 2005, the group released another greatest hits compilation, in the form of ''[[Singles (New Order album)|Singles]]''. The two-disc release was an updated version of the ''Substance'' collection and contained every single released from their 1981 debut all the way through to "Waiting for the Sirens' Call". However, unlike ''Substance'', which focused almost exclusively on the 12" versions of the group's singles, ''Singles'' collected the 7" versions, many of which (like "Ceremony", "Temptation" and "Confusion") had never been released on CD. The album was accompanied by a two-disc DVD set, titled ''Item'', that collected the extended UK version of ''NewOrderStory'' with a DVD of all New Order music videos as well as two newly commissioned videos for "[[Temptation (New Order song)|Temptation '87]]" and "[[Ceremony (New Order song)|Ceremony]]".

The ''[[Live in Glasgow (New Order DVD)|New Order: Live in Glasgow]]'' DVD was recorded at the Glasgow Academy in 2006 and features 18 tracks, including 4 Joy Division songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=31278_0_2_0_C |title=Live in Glasgow DVD for New Order |website=Side-line.com |date=29 April 2008 |access-date=15 May 2011}}</ref> Next to that, the release also contains a bonus disc of footage from the band's personal archive, including 1980s footage from Glastonbury (June 1981), Rome, Cork, Rotterdam and Toronto.

In 2006, the band played several one-off live dates as well as short tours in the UK, Brazil and Argentina. After their [[Buenos Aires]] show in November 2006, Peter Hook suggested that the band should stop touring.<ref>{{cite web | title =The end of New Order? | website=NewOrderOnline.com | url = http://www.neworderonline.com/News/News.aspx?NewsID=1284 | date = 26 November 2006| access-date=20 April 2007}}</ref> In early May 2007, Hook was interviewed by British radio station [[XFM]]—originally to talk about his contribution to the debut album of [[Jane's Addiction]] singer [[Perry Farrell]]'s new band, [[Satellite Party]]—and stated that "Me and Bernard aren't working together." Further complicating the news, NewOrderOnline, a website with support from New Order management, reported that according to "a source close to the band", "The news about the split is false... New Order still exists despite what [Hook] said ... Peter Hook can leave the band, but this doesn't mean the end of New Order."<ref>{{cite web | author=NewOrderOnline.com | title=New Order did not split | url=http://www.neworderonline.com/News/News.aspx?NewsID=1305 | date=17 May 2007 | access-date = 18 May 2007}}</ref> However, Sumner revealed in 2009 that he no longer wished to make music as New Order.<ref name="Mojo09">Wilkinson, Roy (August 2009). "Sumner Speaks". ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''. London: [[Bauer Media Group]]. p. 18.</ref>

===Reunion with new line-up, ''Lost Sirens'' and ''Music Complete'': 2011–2016===
In September 2011, the band announced that they would perform for the first time since 2006 at the [[Ancienne Belgique]], Brussels, on 17 October and at the [[Bataclan (theatre)|Bataclan]], Paris, on 18 October.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20110905_neworder.shtml |title=New Order New Gigs |work=BBC News |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=22 October 2011}}</ref> The band's line-up included keyboardist Gillian Gilbert, who returned to the band after a ten-year break, and Bad Lieutenant bassist [[Tom Chapman]] in place of Peter Hook.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/music/how_does_it_feel_new_order_play_first_london_date_in_five_years_at_the_troxy_1_1116889 |title=How does it feel? – New Order play first London date in five years at the Troxy – Music – East London Advertiser |access-date=13 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219011612/http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/what-s-on/music/how_does_it_feel_new_order_play_first_london_date_in_five_years_at_the_troxy_1_1116889 |archive-date=19 December 2011 }} The Docklands & East London Advertiser</ref> They played subsequent shows in London and South America in December and released ''[[Live at the London Troxy]]'', a live album from their performance on 10 December 2011 at [[The Troxy]] in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/new-order/60136 |title=Tickets for New Order's December London show onsale today |website=Nme.com |date=4 November 2011 |access-date=17 April 2012}}</ref>

[[File:New order 2012 2.jpg|thumb|left|270px|New Order perform in 2012]]
They continued to tour throughout 2012, including a short tour of New Zealand and Australia in February/March and several festival appearances in 2012. New Order performed at [[Hyde Park, London|Hyde Park]] with [[Blur (band)|Blur]] and [[the Specials]] to celebrate the [[2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17110538|title=London 2012: Blur to headline Olympics closing show|date=21 February 2012|work=BBC News|access-date=21 February 2012}}</ref>

''[[Lost Sirens]]'' was released in the United Kingdom in January 2013. ''Lost Sirens'' is an eight-track album of songs recorded during the sessions for ''Waiting for the Sirens' Call''. The album was discussed by Gillian Gilbert in a Brazilian interview to promote the band's appearance in São Paulo. She acknowledged issues with former member Peter Hook and stated there was "a lot going on behind the scenes on the copyright" delaying the release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/11/29/new-order-lost-sirens-delayed/ |title=New Order delays release of 'Lost Sirens' outtakes set, will play Australia in 2012 |website=Slicingupeyeballs.com |date=29 November 2011 |access-date=19 December 2012 |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120703032305/http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/11/29/new-order-lost-sirens-delayed/ |archive-date=3 July 2012 }}</ref>

The band debuted their first new song since the ''Waiting for the Sirens' Call'' sessions, "Singularity", during [[Lollapalooza Chile]] in March 2014.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=neworder|author=New Order|number=451906167057305600|date=4 April 2014|title=Set list Montevideo}}</ref> In July, the group toured North America,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://exclaim.ca/News/new_order_announce_north_american_summer_tour_play_vancouver | title = New Order Announce North American Summer Tour, Play Vancouver | first = Alex | last = Hudson | work = Exclaim.ca | date = 17 March 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2014/3/17/new-order-schedule-north-american-tour-july-2014.html | title = New Order Schedule North American Tour | date = 17 March 2014 | work = New Order Now | access-date = 4 August 2014 | archive-date = 2 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140502044315/http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2014/3/17/new-order-schedule-north-american-tour-july-2014.html | url-status = dead }}</ref> where they debuted another song, "Plastic".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2014/7/New-Order-debut-new-song-Plastic-at-show-in-Chicago |title=New Order debut new song, 'Plastic,' at show in Chicago |work=CBC Music |first=Chris |last=Dart |date=2 July 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301002442/http://music.cbc.ca/ |archive-date=1 March 2016 }}</ref> On 2 September the band signed to [[Mute Records]]. The New Order back catalogue remains with Warner Music.<ref name="Mute">{{cite web|url=http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2014/9/2/new-order-sign-to-mute.html|title=NewOrder Now: New Order sign to Mute|website=Neworder.com|access-date=28 September 2014|archive-date=6 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906001240/http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2014/9/2/new-order-sign-to-mute.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title = New Order sign to Mute Records for 10th studio album |newspaper = The Guardian |location = London |date = 2 September 2014 |url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/sep/02/new-order-sign-to-mute-records-for-10th-studio-album |access-date = 3 September 2014}}</ref>

In September 2015, the band released a new album, ''[[Music Complete]]'', their first without [[Peter Hook]]. The album was produced mostly by the band themselves, except "Singularity" and "Unlearn This Hatred", both produced by Tom Rowlands, while "Superheated" features additional production by Stuart Price.<ref>{{cite news|title=New Order to release new album 'Music Complete' in September|url=http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2015/06/new-order-to-release-new-album-music-complete-in-september|access-date=22 June 2015|work=Never Enough Notes|publisher=Never Enough Notes|date=22 June 2015|ref=Never Enough Notes|archive-date=23 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623055017/http://www.neverenoughnotes.co.uk/2015/06/new-order-to-release-new-album-music-complete-in-september/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In May 2016, New Order released a follow-up remix album, ''Complete Music'', which consists of extended and reworked mixes of each track from ''Music Complete''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/new-order-unveils-complete-music-extended-album-20160330|title=New Order Unveil 'Complete Music' Extended Album|last=Legaspi|first=Althea|date=30 March 2016|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=16 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2016/3/30/complete-music-the-new-extended-mix-edition-of-music-complet.html|title=New Order – Complete Music: The new extended mix edition of Music Complete|website=neworder.com|date=30 March 2016|access-date=11 April 2016|archive-date=19 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160419162623/http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2016/3/30/complete-music-the-new-extended-mix-edition-of-music-complet.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In November 2015, Peter Hook sued Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert. In an objection, it was revealed that Sumner, Morris and Gilbert had set up a new company behind Hook's back, which generated an income of £7.8 million in four years, while Hook received only a fraction of that sum. The three members argued they had treated Hook fairly and that his stake in the band's royalties was reasonable, despite the fact that in four years, Hook had only received "1.25 per cent of the band's royalties and other income from merchandising and performances". The judge ruled that there was "at least a reasonable prospect" of Hook proving that he was not getting a fair share of royalties and other income and rejected Sumner and Morris's lawyer's argument. The judge was willing to hear the case but urged the parties to come to an agreement rather than suffer legal costs of around £900,000.<ref>[https://archive.today/20210604193524/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/12025791/Blue-Monday-for-New-Order-as-Peter-Hook-sues-them-for-many-millions-of-pounds.html  "Blue Monday for New Order as Peter Hook Sues The for Many Millions of Pounds"]. Telegraph.co.uk. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.</ref> On 20 September 2017, the band announced that a full and final settlement had been reached in the dispute.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2017/9/20/new-order-announce-a-full-and-final-settlement-with-former-b.html|title=New Order announce a full and final settlement with former bassist Peter Hook|website=Neworder.com|language=en|access-date=29 September 2017|archive-date=23 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923120627/http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2017/9/20/new-order-announce-a-full-and-final-settlement-with-former-b.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/20/peter-hook-settlement-new-order-royalties|title=Peter Hook reaches 'full and final' settlement over New Order royalties|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=20 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=28 December 2017}}</ref>

===Touring and recent work: 2017–present===
On 13 July 2017, New Order played a concert at [[Manchester International Festival]] with [[Liam Gillick]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester International Festival|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e42fbp/live/c6cdgw|website=BBC Music Events|access-date=13 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif)|url=http://mif.co.uk/mif17-events/no12klg17mif/|website=mif.co.uk|access-date=13 July 2017|archive-date=12 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712112158/http://mif.co.uk/mif17-events/no12klg17mif/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In July 2019 the performance was released as a live album titled ''Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. (Live at MIF)''.<ref>{{cite web | title=Σ(No,12k,Lg,17Mif) New Order + Liam Gillick: So it goes.. | url=http://mute.com/mute/%E2%88%91no12klg17mif | access-date=15 July 2019}}</ref> The collaboration between Gillick and New Order was the subject of the documentary feature ''New Order: Decades'', directed by [[Mike Christie (director)|Mike Christie]] and broadcast in the UK by [[Sky Arts]] and [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] in the US.

On August 23, 2018, the band kicked off their North American tour at the [[Palace Theatre (St. Paul)|Palace Theatre]] in St. Paul, Minnesota, with stops in Cleveland, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Long Beach, and Hawaii. In November, they also performed in Santiago, Chile.

In January 2020, the band played a four-night residency at [[The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater]] in [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]], Florida, and in February 2020, they announced a co-headlining tour in North America with the [[Pet Shop Boys]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2020/2/24/the-unity-tour-2020.html |title=The Unity Tour 2020 |website=Neworder.com |date=24 February 2020 |access-date=22 April 2020 |archive-date=29 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200429160343/http://www.neworder.com/newordernow/2020/2/24/the-unity-tour-2020.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> and that the only concert in the UK in 2020 would be at The O2 on 10 October. These tour dates were later rescheduled for 2021 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 Pandemic]].

In September 2020 the band released the single "Be a Rebel", 5 years after their previous release. A music video for the single, directed by NYSU, premiered on [[YouTube]] in December.<ref name='"Be a Rebel" Video'>{{cite web |last1=New Order |title=New Order – Be a Rebel (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOoyPT6RoF4  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/JOoyPT6RoF4| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Mute Records |access-date=3 December 2020 |ref="Be a Rebel" Video |date=2 December 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In February 2021, the band announced their plans to release a live album and concert film of their 2018 show at London's Alexandra Palace, directed by [[Mike Christie (director)|Mike Christie]]. Entitled ''Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace)'', it was released on 7 May.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/new-order-announce-new-live-album-film-education-entertainment-recreation-alexandra-palace-2878087|title=New Order announce new live album and film recorded at Alexandra Palace|website=Nme.com|date=11 February 2021|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/|title=SuperDeluxeEdition – Holding the Music in Your Hands|website=SuperDeluxeEdition.com|access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/new-order-education-entertainment-recreation-live-at-alexandra-palace/|title=New Order / Education Entertainment Recreation (Live at Alexandra Palace) |website=SuperDeluxeEdition.com|date=11 February 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021}}</ref>

New Order kicked off their Unity Tour (with the [[Pet Shop Boys]]) on 17 September 2022. The tour consisted of 13 dates in the United States and Canada.<ref>{{Cite web |title=neworder.com |url=https://www.neworder.com/news-1/unitytour2022 |access-date=24 September 2022 |website=New Order}}</ref>

New Order kicked off their 2023 UK and European tour on 21 September 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=neworder.com |url=https://www.neworder.com/news-1/ukeutour23 |access-date=12 April 2023 |website=New Order}}</ref>

New Order kicked off their 2025 tour on 25 February 2025. The tour is ongoing and consists of 9 dates in Japan (with [[Mark Reeder]] and special guest [[Denki Groove]]), Australia (with Juno Mamba and DJ TinTin), and the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tour |url=https://www.neworder.com/tour |access-date=2025-03-18 |website=New Order |language=en-GB}}</ref>