| (the best of) New Order | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by New Order | ||||
| Released | 21 November 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1983–1992 | |||
| Genre | House, alternative rock, alternative dance | |||
| Length | 70:08 | |||
| Label | London Qwest (U.S.) |
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| Producer | New Order, Stephen Hague, Arthur Baker, John Robie, Martin Hannett | |||
| New Order chronology | ||||
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| Singles from (the best of) New Order | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[2] |
(the best of) New Order or The Best of New Order is a compilation album by New Order, released in 1994 by London Records, along with Quincy Jones' Qwest Records.
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(the best of) New Order is the second compilation album released by the group and follows their first, the hugely successful Substance 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. Republic had been the first album that the group had released for London Records, and with the group announcing little intention of working together 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", "Bizarre Love Triangle", "1963" and "Round & Round" appear in alternative mixes. The collection also includes one non-single track, "Vanishing Point" (from the LP Technique), though this was made famous as the theme tune to the BBC series Making Out. Only "Thieves Like Us" (the oldest track included, dating from 1984) appears in the same form as on the earlier compilation, Substance. The liner notes (first on a New Order album) were provided by Paul Morley.[3]
The U.S. version of the album omits three tracks ("The Perfect Kiss", "Shellshock" and "Thieves Like Us"), but adds one track from each of New Order's first three albums ("Dreams Never End" from Movement, "Age of Consent" from Power, Corruption & Lies, and "Love Vigilantes" from Low-Life), and a previously unreleased vocal version of a track from the 1987 film soundtrack Salvation!, "Let's Go (Nothing for Me)".
(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". It sold well in the Christmas market and reached number 4 on the UK Albums Chart,[4] and was certificated Platinum by the BPI. The compilation did well internationally, charting at #30[5] in Australia, #23 in Canada, and #78[6] in the U.S.
"True Faith-94" and "1963" were released as singles to promote the compilation. "True Faith-94" was released in November 1994, and reached #9[4] in the UK and #11[7] in Ireland. "1963" (dubbed "1963-95") was remixed by Arthur Baker in a guitar-driven arrangement and released the following January; it reached #21[4] in the UK and #29[7] in Ireland.
All songs written by New Order, except where noted.
| International version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "True Faith-94" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 5:34 | ||||||
| 2. | "Bizarre Love Triangle-94" | 3:54 | |||||||
| 3. | "1963-94" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 3:46 | ||||||
| 4. | "Regret" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 4:08 | ||||||
| 5. | "Fine Time" | 3:08 | |||||||
| 6. | "The Perfect Kiss" | 4:49 | |||||||
| 7. | "Shellshock" | New Order, John Robie | 4:23 | ||||||
| 8. | "Thieves Like Us" | New Order, Arthur Baker | 6:36 | ||||||
| 9. | "Vanishing Point" | 5:14 | |||||||
| 10. | "Run" (Incorrectly credited on UK editions as "Run 2") | 4:29 | |||||||
| 11. | "Round & Round-94" | 4:00 | |||||||
| 12. | "World (The Price of Love)" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 3:38 | ||||||
| 13. | "Ruined in a Day" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 3:57 | ||||||
| 14. | "Touched by the Hand of God" | 3:42 | |||||||
| 15. | "Blue Monday-88" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 16. | "World in Motion" | New Order, Keith Allen | 4:30 | ||||||
| U.S. version | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Let's Go (Nothing for Me)" | 4:02 | |||||||
| 2. | "Dreams Never End" | 3:11 | |||||||
| 3. | "Age of Consent" | 5:13 | |||||||
| 4. | "Love Vigilantes" | 4:18 | |||||||
| 5. | "True Faith-94" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 4:27 | ||||||
| 6. | "Bizarre Love Triangle-94" | 3:54 | |||||||
| 7. | "1963-95" (Actually the Arthur Baker Radio Remix) | New Order, Stephen Hague | 4:02 | ||||||
| 8. | "Fine Time" | 3:08 | |||||||
| 9. | "Vanishing Point" | 5:14 | |||||||
| 10. | "Run" | 4:28 | |||||||
| 11. | "Round & Round-94" | 4:00 | |||||||
| 12. | "Regret" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 4:08 | ||||||
| 13. | "World" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 3:38 | ||||||
| 14. | "Ruined in a Day" | New Order, Stephen Hague | 4:22 | ||||||
| 15. | "Touched by the Hand of God" | 3:41 | |||||||
| 16. | "Blue Monday-88" | 4:07 | |||||||
| 17. | "World in Motion" | New Order, Keith Allen | 4:29 | ||||||
| Chart (1994/5) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[5] | 30 |
| Canadian RPM Albums Chart | 23 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart[8] | 27 |
| U.K. Albums Chart[4] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Albums Chart[6] | 78 |