True Faith (song)

"True Faith" is a song by New Order, produced by Stephen Hague. It was the first New Order single since their debut "Ceremony" to be issued in the UK as two separate 12" singles. The second 12" single features two remixes of "True Faith" by Shep Pettibone. Both versions of the 12" (and also the edited 7") include the song "1963". "True Faith" is one of New Order's most popular songs.

The single peaked at number 4 in the United Kingdom on its original release in 1987. The single also became the first New Order single to chart on the Hot 100 in the United States that same year and their first ever Top 40 hit, peaking at number 32.

A "True Faith" remix 12" single and CD single were released in 1994, and another "True Faith" remix 12" single and CD single were released in 2001. The 1994 remix charted in the UK at number 9.

The song featured on the 2000 film, American Psycho and also appeared on the 1988 Bright Lights, Big City soundtrack.

Original releases

New Order wrote and recorded "True Faith" and "1963" during a 10-day studio session with producer Stephen Hague. The two songs were written as new material for New Order's first singles compilation album, Substance 1987. After the two songs were recorded, the band's US management decided that "True Faith" was the stronger track and would be released as the new single, with "1963" as the B-side. "1963" was remixed and issued as a single in its own right in 1994.

"True Faith" was never used as a track on a regular album, though it did appear on most of New Order's "best of" collections (Substance 1987, The Best of New Order, Retro, International, Singles and Total). The first public performance of the song took place at the 1987 Glastonbury Festival; this version appears on the group's BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert album.

The original 7" version of the song did not appear on any album until 2011's "Total from Joy Division to New Order".

Music video

The release of "True Faith" was accompanied by a surreal music video directed and choreographed by Philippe Decouflé.^[2] In it, bizarrely costumed dancers leap about, fight and slap each other in time to the music; while a girl in dark green makeup emerges from an upside-down boxer's speed bag and signs the lyrics. The video has often been voted amongst the best music videos of its year. Sky Television's channel The Amp, for instance, has it rated as the best video of 1987, and it won the BPI award for Best Promotional Video in 1988. The video was inspired by Bauhaus artist Oskar Schlemmer's Triadische Ballet.^[3]

The overall tonality, themes and various elements from the video re-occurred in Decouflé's scenography and choreography for the inauguration ceremonies of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.

The band was surprised by the fact that the single widened their audience with younger children despite the mature subject matter, because the video's characters, some of them in primary bauhaus colours, were reminiscent of children's programming.^{[citation needed]}

Lyrics

As is the case for many New Order songs of this period, the words in the title do not appear anywhere in the lyrics.

The original lyrics included a verse that read "Now that we've grown up together/They're all taking drugs with me". Hague convinced Sumner to change the latter line to "They're afraid of what they see" because he was worried that otherwise it would not get played on the radio. When performing the song live, the band have usually used the original line.

During a live performance in 1993 in Reading, Sumner replaced the first lines of the second verse with the lyrics "When I was a very small boy, Michael Jackson played with me. Now that we've grown up together, he's playing with my willy."^[4] as a topical reference to the allegations of sexual abuse against the singer.

Cover versions

The Boo Radleys as "Boo! Faith" (Learning to Walk, 1993)
Dreadful Shadows (Homeless, 1994)
Ghoti Hook (Songs We Didn't Write, 1998)
Donots (Better Days Not Included, 1999)
Flunk (Morning Star, 2004)
H-Blockx (More Than A Decade - Best of H-Blockx, 2004)
Waking (The Maze EP, 2004)
Code 64 ("Leaving Earth" single, 2005)
Liz Kay (2008)(Andoria Radio edit)
Anew Revolution (Rise, 2008)
And One (Bodypop 1 1/2, 2009)
Anberlin (2009) iTunes digital single
George Michael (2011) UK: #27, IRE: #38
Lotte Kestner (Stolen, 2011)
LorD and Master (2011)^[5] using the original lyrics vetoed by Stephen Hague.
The Wombats (2012)^[6] Special Australian release.

Track listing

1987 release

All songs written and composed by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner; except where indicated.

7": FAC 183/7 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith"	4:02
2.	"1963"	5:32

7": Qwest 7-28271 (US)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith (The Morning Sun)" (Remixed by Shep Pettibone)	4:02
2.	"1963"	5:32

12" #1: FAC 183 (UK)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith"	5:55
2.	"1963"	5:32

12" #2: FAC 183R (UK) - True Faith Remix
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith (Remix)" (Remixed by Shep Pettibone, US title: "True Faith (The Morning Sun Extended Remix)")	8:59
2.	"1963"	5:32
3.	"True Dub" (Remixed by Shep Pettibone, US title: "True Faith (Alternate Faith Dub)")	10:41

Video CD (PAL): FACDV 183 (UK)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"True Faith (12-inch remix)" (Remixed by Shep Pettibone)		8:59
2.	"Evil Dust"	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:43
3.	"True Faith (7-inch)" (Actually Shep Pettibone's 'The Morning Sun Remix/Edit' and not the regular UK 7" version)		4:06
4.	"True Faith" (Video)		4:20

Released August 28 1988.

True Faith-94 release

All songs written and composed by Gillian Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner.

7": NUO5 / Cassette: NUOMC 5 (UK & Europe)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith-94 (Radio Edit)"	4:28
2.	"True Faith-94 (Perfecto Radio Edit)"	4:05
3.	Untitled (Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne)

12": NUOX 5 (UK & Europe)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith-94 (Perfecto Mix)" (Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne)	6:23
2.	"True Faith-94 (Sexy Disco Dub)" (Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne)	5:49
3.	"True Faith-94 (TWA Grim Up North Mix)" (Remixed by TWA - P. Fryer, P. Dillon and N. Raphael)	6:11
4.	"True Faith-94 (The 94 Remix)"	5:34

CD: NUOCD 5 (UK & Europe)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"True Faith-94 (Radio Edit)"	4:28
2.	"True Faith-94 (Perfecto Radio Edit)" (Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne)	4:05
3.	"True Faith-94 (Perfecto Mix)" (Remixed by Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osborne)	6:23
4.	"True Faith-94"	5:34
5.	"True Faith-94 (TWA Grim Up North Mix)" (Remixed by TWA - P. Fryer, P. Dillon and N. Raphael)	6:11

Chart positions

Original version

Chart (1987)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[7]	8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^{[ 1]}	33
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)^[8]	23
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)^[9]	53
Germany (Media Control AG)^{[ 1]}	8
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	5
Italy (FIMI)^[11]	18
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)^{[ 1]}	59
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^{[ 1]}	4
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)^[12]	8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^{[ 1]}	13
UK Indie Chart (Official Charts Company)^[13]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	4
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	32
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play¹ ^[14]	3
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales¹ ^[14]	10

¹Remix

True Faith '94

Chart (1994-1995)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[10]	11
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)^[12]	33
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^{[ 1]}	9

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↑ BeansterBarnes. "Forum - ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts - CHART POSITIONS PRE 1989". ARIA. Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
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↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 23 July 2013. Only results when searching "True faith"
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External links

Stephen Hague talks about recording "True Faith"

v t e New Order

Bernard Sumner Stephen Morris Gillian Gilbert Phil Cunningham Tom Chapman Peter Hook

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)

Live albums	BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert Live at the London Troxy Live at Bestival 2012

Compilations	Substance 1987 The John Peel Sessions The Best of New Order The Rest of New Order International Retro In Session Singles iTunes Originals – New Order Total: From Joy Division to New Order

EPs and other releases	1981 – 1982 The Peel Sessions The Peter Saville Show Soundtrack 12x12"

Singles	"Ceremony" "Procession" "Everything's Gone Green" "Temptation" "Blue Monday" "Confusion" "Thieves Like Us" "Murder" "The Perfect Kiss" "Sub-culture" "Shellshock" "State of the Nation" "Bizarre Love Triangle" "True Faith" "Touched by the Hand of God" "Blue Monday 1988" "Fine Time" "Round & Round" "Run 2" "World in Motion" "Regret" "Ruined in a Day" "World (The Price of Love)" "Spooky" "True Faith-94" "1963" "Blue Monday-95" "Video 5 8 6" "Crystal" "60 Miles an Hour" "Someone Like You" "Here to Stay" "Krafty" "Jetstream" "Waiting for the Sirens' Call" "Guilt Is a Useless Emotion"

Other songs	"Dreams Never End" "Doubts Even Here" "Age of Consent" "We All Stand" "Lonesome Tonight" "Elegia"

Videos	Taras Shevchenko Pumped Full of Drugs Substance 1987 New Order Story 316 (New York / Reading Festival) 511 (Finsbury Park) A Collection Live in Glasgow

Related groups	Joy Division Electronic Revenge Monaco The Other Two Freebass Bad Lieutenant Peter Hook and The Light

Related articles	Factory Records The Haçienda 24 Hour Party People Ian Curtis Martin Hannett Peter Saville Tony Wilson Rob Gretton Stephen Hague Peter Beardsley Chris Waddle John Barnes

Discography

George Michael

Studio albums

Faith (1987)
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 (1990)
Older (1996)
Songs from the Last Century (1999)
Patience (2004)
Symphonica (2014)

Compilations

Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1998)
Twenty Five (2006)

Extended plays

Five Live (1993)

Singles

"Careless Whisper" (1984) "A Different Corner" (1986) "I Want Your Sex" (1987) "Hard Day" (1987) "Faith" (1987) "Father Figure" (1988) "One More Try" (1988) "Monkey" (1988) "Kissing a Fool" (1988) "Praying for Time" (1990) "Waiting for That Day" (1990) "Mother's Pride" (1990) "Freedom! '90" (1990) "Heal the Pain" (1991) "Cowboys and Angels" (1991) "Too Funky" (1992) "Killer"/"Papa Was a Rolling Stone" (1993) "Jesus to a Child" (1996) "Fastlove" (1996) "Spinning the Wheel" (1996) "Older" (1997) "Star People '97" (1997) "You Have Been Loved"/"The Strangest Thing '97" (1997) "Outside" (1998) "Freeek!" (2002) "Shoot the Dog" (2002) "Amazing" (2004) "Flawless (Go to the City)" (2004) "Round Here" (2004) "John and Elvis Are Dead" (2005) "An Easier Affair" (2006) "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas)" (2008/2009/2010/2011) "True Faith" (2011) "You and I" (2011) "White Light" (2012)

Duets	"Wrap Her Up" (1985) (with Elton John) "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" (1987) (with Aretha Franklin) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) (with Elton John) "Waltz Away Dreaming" (1997) (with Toby Bourke) "As" (1999) (with Mary J. Blige) "If I Told You That" (2000) (with Whitney Houston) "This Is Not Real Love" (2006) (with Mutya Buena) "Heal the Pain" (2008) (with Paul McCartney)

Videos

Faith (1988)
George Michael (1990)
Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael (1999)
Twenty Five (2006)
George Michael Live in London (2009)

Tours

Faith World Tour (1988–89)
Cover to Cover tour (1991)
25 Live (2006–08)
Live in Australia (2010)
Symphonica Tour (2011–12)

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