New Order Story
New Order Story is a 1993 documentary about the English band New Order, featuring the majority of their music videos, as well as interviews with the band members, their manager Rob Gretton, producers, etc. It also features appearances from Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant, U2's Bono, Quincy Jones and Jon Savage. Written by Paul Morley, and directed by Kevin Hewitt, the film offers sometimes an eccentric setting. Though it's not visible in the documentary, the band was filmed at the brink of their separation that would last for five years.
The documentary starts off with the Joy Division days through its vocalist Ian Curtis's suicide to the formation of New Order. An edited version of the documentary was first broadcast on the ITV network on the night of 29 August 1993, coinciding with New Order's headline performance at the Reading Festival. It was then released on VHS in October 1993, edited into a full version and a shorter American version. In 2005, the film was released both in UK and US on DVD in its full version. It was also available as part of Item, a limited edition boxset available in the US that collected New Order Story and A Collection.
Track listing
- "Transmission"
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
- "Ceremony"
- "Temptation"
- "Blue Monday"
- "Confusion"
- "The Perfect Kiss"
- "Shellshock"
- "Bizarre Love Triangle"
- "True Faith"
- "Touched by the Hand of God"
- "Blue Monday '88"
- "Fine Time"
- "Round & Round"
- "World in Motion"
- "Regret"
- "Everyone Everywhere"
- "Temptation"
- "Ruined in a Day"
- "World (The Price of Love)"
- "Atmosphere"