''The Best of New Order'' (stylised as ''(the best of) NewOrder'') is a

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by English band New Order. It was released in the United Kingdom on 21 November 1994 by

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and, with a different track listing, in the United States on 14 March 1995 by

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and

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. Like ''

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'', the band's most recent studio album at the time, the cover and liner notes stylise the group's name as one word (NewOrder) instead of the usual ''New Order''.

Background

''The Best of New Order'' is the second compilation album released by the group and follows their first, the hugely successful ''

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'' album by seven years. The group had taken a hiatus due to tensions and disputes during the recording and touring of their 1993 album, ''

''. ''Republic'' had been the first album that the group had released on London Records, and with the group announcing little intention of working together in the near future, the label went ahead compiling ''The Best of New Order''. The compilation primarily consists of seven-inch mixes of the group's singles from 1985 onwards. New versions of " True Faith", "

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", "

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" and " Round & Round" appear in alternative mixes. The collection also includes one non-single track, "Vanishing Point" (from the LP ''

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''), though the song was already popularised as the theme tune to the

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''. Only "Thieves Like Us" (the oldest track included, from 1984) appears in the same form as on the earlier compilation, ''Substance''. The

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(first on a New Order album) were provided by journalist

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. The US version of the album omits three tracks ("The Perfect Kiss", "Shellshock" and "Thieves Like Us"). This was purportedly due to the band's American label,

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, not wishing for some of the singles already included on ''Substance'' to be duplicated on this compilation. Instead, one album track from each of New Order's first three albums is included ("

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" from ''

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'', "

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" from ''

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'', and "

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" from ''

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''), as well as a previously unreleased vocal version of the track "Let's Go (Nothing for Me)" from the 1987 film soundtrack ''

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''. The following year, a companion remix album titled ''

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'' was released, with similar cover art.

Release and reception

''The Best of New Order'' was released on CD, cassette, double LP, VHS and Laserdisc. Limited editions bundled together the cassette and CD in a box set. Video and Laserdisc versions included singles that do not appear on other versions, namely "Confusion", "State of the Nation" and "Spooky". Critical reception was generally positive. Although

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's William Ruhlmann felt it was not as good a compilation as ''

'' (1987), he viewed the album as an exceptional overview of New Order's 1980s and early 1990s music. In his review for ''

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'' of the US edition,

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said that the album shows why he prefers

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's impassive quality over the despairing

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: The album sold well in the Christmas market and peaked at number four on the

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, and was certified Platinum by the

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(BPI). Internationally, the compilation reached number 23 in Canada, number 27 in New Zealand, number 30 in Australia, and number 78 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. As of May 2006, it had sold 428,000 copies in the United States. "True Faith-94" and "1963" were released as singles to promote the compilation. "True Faith-94" was released in November 1994, and reached number nine in the UK and number 11 in Ireland. "1963" (dubbed "1963–95") was remixed by Arthur Baker in a guitar-driven arrangement and released the following January; it reached number 21 in the UK and number 29 in Ireland.

Track listing

Video release

# "True Faith-94" # "Regret" # "Run" # "Bizarre Love Triangle" # "Fine Time" # "The Perfect Kiss" # "Shellshock" # "Confusion" # "Blue Monday-88" # "Round & Round-94" # "World" # "Ruined in a Day" # "State of the Nation" # "Touched by the Hand of God" # "World in Motion" # "Spooky" # "True Faith" # "Round & Round" ( "Patti" version)

Personnel

* New Order – Production (All tracks except "Dreams Never End") *

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– Production ("True Faith-94", "1963", "Regret", "Ruined in a Day", "World (Price of Love)", and "World in Motion") *

Martin Hannett James Martin Hannett (31 May 1948 – 18 April 1991), initially credited as Martin Zero, was an English record producer, musician and an original partner/director at Tony Wilson's Factory Records. Hannett produced music by artists including Joy ...

– Production ("Dreams Never End") * Arthur Baker – Production ("Let's Go (Nothing for Me)") * Mike "Spike" Drake – Production ("True Faith-94", "Bizarre Love Triangle-94", "1963–94" and "Round & Round-94") *

John Robie John Robie is a musician, producer and songwriter who has produced and/or written for a wildly diverse array of artists such as Chaka Khan, New Order, UB40, Cabaret Voltaire, Soulsonic Force, Boy George, C Bank, Planet Patrol, Quadrant 6, Lau ...

– Production ("Shellshock") * Peter Saville – Design Consultant * Howard Wakefield – Design * Thomas Manss & Company – Design * Martin Orpen and Idea – Digital Imaging

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Best Of New Order, The 1994 greatest hits albums New Order (band) compilation albums Qwest Records compilation albums London Records compilation albums Albums produced by Stephen Hague Albums produced by Arthur Baker (musician) Albums produced by John Robie Albums produced by Martin Hannett