New Order
New Order is a dance-music act. Key releases appeared on Factory Communications, Factory Records. The lineup included Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Gillian Gilbert. Within the MixPerfect Radio library, 2 tracks are part of the rotation.
About
- Aliases: Be Music, Anne Ballard
- Key labels: Factory Records, Factory Communications (from the MixPerfect Radio catalog)
- Members: Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, Tom Chapman (2)
Formed 1980 in Manchester, United Kingdom shortly after the suicide of Ian Curtis (Joy Division, Warsaw). Current members: Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Stephen Morris (drums, keyboards), Gillian Gilbert (keyboards, guitar, 1981–2001, 2011–present), Phil Cunningham (guitar, keyboards, 2001–present), Tom Chapman (2) (bass, 2011–present).
Notable tracks
Chart-tagged and most-played productions by New Order in the MixPerfect Radio catalog.
- True Faith (Remix) (1987) 9 plays Factory Communications
- Blue Monday (1983) 3 plays Factory Records
Tracks & releases
All 2 New Order tracks in the MixPerfect Radio database, with play counts (1983 - 1987).
| Track | Year | BPM | Label | Country | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Monday | 1983 | 130.59 | Factory Records | UK | 3 |
| True Faith (Remix) | 1987 | 117.38 | Factory Communications | UK | 9 |
Catalog by decade
Of these, 2 from the 80s golden era (1982 - 1988) anchor the classic MixPerfect Radio sound.
BPM profile
Airplay
Plays per week across the New Order catalog (last 8 weeks):
Most-played tracks:
- True Faith (Remix) 9 plays 1987
- Blue Monday 3 plays 1983
Play counts are generated live from the MixPerfect Radio airplay log and update continuously.
Mixed with on MixPerfect Radio
The tracks most often mixed directly before or after New Order's tracks in the MixPerfect Radio non-stop mix (12 plays). Every transition is beat-matched within the station's ±3 BPM window and is always 32 beats. The element badge marks transitions that also satisfy the engine's rule of no overlapping bass / melody / vocals.
- Control D - Vision In The Mirror before 1x 117.4 BPM 1983 element ✓
- Jimmy MC Foy - Ziezo before 1x 115.6 BPM 1988 element ✓
- Tasha - Daddy Joe before 1x 116.0 BPM 1987 element ✓
- P. Lion - Reggae Radio before 1x 119.9 BPM 1984 element ✓
- Liza Mancini - Follow Me Follow Me before 1x 119.7 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Perestroika Power - Animal Farm before 1x 121.2 BPM 1989 element ✓
- The Goodfella - Happy Children before 1x 115.9 BPM 1999 element ✓
- Jack E Makossa - The Opera House before 1x 119.6 BPM 1987 element ✓
- Automatic - Frogs In Spain before 1x 121.6 BPM 1985 element ✓
- Nilla Backman - New Day before 1x 132.2 BPM 1989 element ✓
Small sample - observed connections from the airplay log, not recommendations. A partner can be another track by this same artist: those were mixed consecutively on air. If no element data is recorded for a transition it is counted as BPM-only.
Genres & labels
Genres in the database:
Dominant labels:
- Factory Records (1 track)
- Factory Communications (1 track)
Frequently asked questions
Similar artists
Artists in the MixPerfect Radio library sharing genre tags with New Order.
Sources
Factual information on this page was researched using the following sources:
- Data provided by Discogs.
The biographical text on this page is an original summary based on independently selected factual information; no source text has been reproduced. Release data (year, label, catalog number) comes from the MixPerfect Radio catalog. Facts may contain errors - see the legal information page for the full disclaimer.