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  • This song always wakes me up.

    Unfortunaltly I have to get up in about 7 hours so I really don't want to be wide awake.

  • Joy Division

    

  • espectacular...

  • go search out the new theme track from the edge's lost in a box (new zealand radio show) Sound a little similar? I love this piece of genius so much, worth ripping off....

  • BLOODY HILARIOUS!

  • Welcome to mrs thatchers britain

  • this is song is like a fucking drug its so addicting it gets in ur head >.<

  • bonkers vid epic track

  • Exelente!

    

  • so the birth of the blue man group live performance was here, if you look at the blue red yellow guys in the video.

  • I think you have to be high to understand this video

  • Great song and cool video still :)

    

  • I love this video. Brings me back to my childhood watching MTV, Friday Night Videos, Roger & Roger (on ON TV), and Video One (with Richard Blade).

  • classic !!!!!!

  • The director of this video said that when he heard the song for the first time, the strong drum-machine base sounded as slapping the face of somebody, thats why he asked his dancers to do this

  • is that noel fielding at 3:42?

  • click like if you know this song from American psycho :D

  • THIS VIDEO HAVE SENSE AND IS NOT STUPID.

  • American Psycho brought me here

  • Today MTV SUCKS!

  • @85WARPATH It sucks today as well. Has been that way for a lot of todays.

  • I was in Berlin, Germany at THE STUDIO when this came out. They had the videos playing while the DJ MIXED.

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  • @AnAutumnsDay dont say stupid things!

  • @AnAutumnsDay

    Yes it is about drugs and drug problems as is clear from when the band sings the original lyrics live. A change in the lyrics was made for the recorded version in order to get it played on the radio.

  • @Draugh39 Absolutely, suposedly the late and great Bernard Sumner was responsible for the original lyrics and those original lyrics related to what he imagined, being drug dependant was like! Ref: Q magazine 1999

  • @AnAutumnsDay Bernard Sumner is still alive!

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  • @ctti You are absolutely right!, my mistake. I was writing about Bernard Sumner and the origins of this wonderful song and used "Late and Great" and as you rightly point out Bernard Sumner is very much alive. As an excuse, I had just been watching Joy Division's " Love will tear us apart" and a reference to Ian Curtis ( because that was what it was) was used ! sorry!

  • @AnAutumnsDay HAHAHA. No problem. When I read your comment, I was alarmed. I had to Wiki him immediately just to make sure.

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  • As a kid I used to sit up listening to the radio late at night in the hope this song would come on. It was probably the first song I ever loved, and it still sounds every bit as good today.

  • 18 fucking ugly bitches were stabbed to death by Patrick Bateman. He eventually played around with their blood....

  • This is the WEIRDEST video I have ever seen!!!! And I LOVE it!!!!!! =D

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  • we dont take credit cards , this is a cash bar ........ your a stupid ugly bitch ... i wannt to stab you to death and play around with your blood ^^...... a,erican psycho , got to love that movie hahahaa

  • Wow...forgot all about this song until I heard it on Shoutcast earlier today. GREAT song! Now it'll be stuck in my head for days!

  • I still remember when this video came out: I loved it! Such hilarious nonsense!

  • time's running so fast ;(

  • He has an UNBELIEVABLY sexy voice. I've been meaning to say this for decades. There, I've said it, now!

  • What an odd video xD The song is great,one of my New Order favourites! Awesome band,wish they hadn't broken up :(

  • It's good to see kids turning on to the 80's music. Last golden age if you ask me. I guess even the kids see how lame tunes are today. Over-produced corporate garbage, all the same, with distorted robot voices, must get boring after a while.

  • @yakfitguy Agreed. I'm a New Order fan but my fav band is Simple Minds

  • @yakfitguy Agreed. I've noticed that with alot of kids turning to 80's music. I'm 39 and went through the 80's. I'm a New Order fan but my fav band is Simple Minds.

  • this song always makes me feel good despite the darkness that surrounds me. new order were and are such an amazing band. what they were able to do with the sudden, sad demise of joy division is nothing short of remarkable. they crafted a sound all their own with peter hooks distinct guitar. they rose from the ashes and became true pioneers in dance and electronic music. if i live until 80, i will still be listening to new order.

  • fuckin hell troop! didnae ken ya Starrrrred!

  • so much win.

  • Dorsia on a Friday night....how'd he swing that?

  • American Psycho

  • Best music video ever.

  • addiction ... great song from the 80s

  • You're a fucking Ugly bitch.. I want to stab your neck and play with your blood

  • I think the video has something to do with figuring out the mathematical formula for emotion and reality =)

  • @TheBambiniGiant no its about heroin

  • @TheBambiniGiant The song is about drug addiction.

  • haha when i first saw this i was like huh?

  • yes

  • always in my heart

  • g squared

    this along with visage fade to grey are my favourites. wow factor!

  • ...what the hell did I just witness?

  • @Nightrage86 I wouldn't put too much stock in it. Youtube will let anyone post here.

    And yes, they are singing about smack. I'll have to dig the reference up again but I believe it was confirmed by the band at one point.

    As soon as I find it I'll post it here.

  • Found it.

    This is from the songwriter, Bernard Sumner, during an interview for Q magazine in 1999.

    "(True Faith) is about drug dependency. I don't touch smack but when I wrote that song I tried to imagine what it's like to be a smackhead and nothing else matters to you except that day's hit."

    (Shortened for space consideration)

  • @Whiskeyfur. From the way you have cited your source, I can tell that you've recently(?) completed a University degree (even done post-grad studies),since I detect a certain familiarity with careful citation of references. Allow me, however, to comment on your INTERPRETATION of the quotation.1)'Yes, they are singing about smack' : IF we take Summer's words for granted, then the song is NOT about 'smack' but about DRUG DEPENDENCY.I'm sure you can tell the difference in the LINGUISTIC REGISTER!tbc

  • @whiskeyfur [part2]. 2)The songwriter says: 'I don't touch smack, but [..] I TRIED TO IMAGINE' {emphasis mine}. In other words, and - to be more precise- READING BETWEEN THE LINES, the song is about a PERFORMANCE (an IMATATION, if you will) OF DRUG DEPENDENCY! This is not THE MEANING of the song: 'smack', 'drug dependency' are SIMPLY the song's THEMATICS. The implication of all this is that, whereas the departure point for the writing of the song's lyrics is say, farts,its MEANING is OPEN-ENDED!

  • @whiskeyfur -part3 ( 'space consideration' is the least of my concerns lol): It was a decent effort on your behalf to cite the songwriter's words as .. proof of the song's meaning. However, since the 50's and especially in the 80's when Post-Structuralism took the UK academic world by storm, AUTHORIAL INTENTIONS is pointless gossip! When it comes to the study of ANY text,therefore, taking the AUTHOR's words for granted (as if he was a .. God) is ridiculous:THERE IS NOTHING OUTSIDE THE TEXT!

  • To PARTHURT: Wow you blew me away with your comment-too bad I DID NOT invite any discussion! However, since you felt qualified to address ME with a note on..'FARTOLOGY', I kindly return the favour:IF you were an expert on CRITICAL THEORY, I'd probably elaborate on the NUISSANCES of the 'smack', as you put it, based on Derridean & Baudrillardian notions-trust me, I would help you look SOPHISTICATED. Luckily for both of us, you are clearly suffering from INTELLECTUAL CONSTIPATION & I from boredom

  • is their a newer version or something because I heard it on a Detroit radio channel called 9.55 fm. It sounded like it was more advanced, if you know what I'm talking about please tell me the new name.

  • anberlin - ture faith

  • It's about smack mate. Simple as. No need to get all arty farty about it. How's that for verbal sense.

  • To dearbornpolice.  Watch them do this song live at Reading 1998. It is awesome. plus it's the orig' version. They sing 'now they're taking drugs with me' which was changed before it went on general release.

  • Viewers of this clip should QUIT efforts to decipher its meaning. The main reason for this is that- with a few exceptions- the viewers are UNTRAINED & UNQUALIFIED to contribute to the discussion, since they ignore the BASICS (!) on Visual Culture.

    HINT: It is a POST-MODERN clip, because it RESISTS analysis & the possibility for ONE TRUE MEANING. It's a RIDDLE - like any GREAT work of ART. PS: those who dismiss pop music as easy, should think again. Most Pop Fans, should begin to think-for once!

  • I'll die from nostalgia...

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  • 8==D----(_*_)

  • The Song is about the New Drug (in the 80´s)

    Ecstasy. They wanted to show something weired in this Video, like something, that you see, then you are on Drugs. Means they wanted to Visualy the Drugs Trips.

  • Explains why this video is addictive...

  • lool - a cool & witty reply!! [to a stupid comment]

  • Yay! I love this song! The vid is well original!

  • I don't know why but I can't stop listening to this song... probably close to 100-200 of those 155,000 views are mine...

    This song is so awesome.

  • Make that 200-300 now.

  • The trippiest music video ever especailly when your high...

    Real chill song tho

  • good old time ...

  • Anberlins version owns this one!

  • haaahh yess!, whats with this video - slapping each other in the face?

  • Yeah...but Anberlin wouldnt HAVE a version to rip off if the original hadnt ever been recorded...

  • i freaking love this song. first song i heard from new order on a throwback weekend for my local rock radio station. ive been addicted to them ever since. :] not sure i understand the video though. o.o xD

  • One of the greatest songs ever produced....ever. New Order will always be one of the best bands to grace music. RIP New Order!

  • The song

  • brilliant and still sounds current

  • I remember playing this video at the VIP Club in Springdale Arkansas. We were the only club in 4 states to play music videos in that day. This video was an instant club favorite. We had two 12 foot video screens right on the dance floor. All the videos were BETA HI-FI STEREO. lol those were the days!

    P.S.

    Another club fav.

    Hit That Perfect Beat by Bronski Beat.

  • Brilliant song, Brilliant video, Brilliant band.

  • Good singing great melody and an awesome song. But i have to admit that i got turned onto this by American Psycho.

  • *girl

    I am a fucking douchefag who makes typos like this

  • listen to 'gril fight' while watching this

    It will pump you up

  • BELLISSIMA!!!

  • words to remember of Patrick Bateman and his inner, psychotic madness.

  • yeah I know that line but I think a lot of people don't understand where you are talking about. ...lol...

    American Psycho...

  • priceless!

  • the video clip doesn't have to make sense, its the 80's =P

  • @Rabidhellbugs

    Heck the 80's didnt make sense

  • there was a new release a couple years ago, does anyone know the artist. I thought is was something like roco ministry or something

  • HOMG EIGHTIES ARE THE BEST ^.^ And New Order OWN <3

  • When I was a very small boy, Very small boys talked to me Now that weve grown up together Theyre afraid of what they see Thats the price that we all pay Our valued destiny comes to nothing I cant tell you where were going I guess there was just no way of knowing I used to think that the day would never come Id see delight in the shade of the morning sun My morning sun is the drug that brings me near To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
  • Cheers for the lyrics.....:-) great song...

  • holy cow! a wonder from the eighties. great song great video.

  • I knew I used to listen to this, a long time ago, before I knew what was what, musically... seeing the pictures brought it all back. Thank you! Who needs regressive hypnosis when you've got youtube?

  • man wird es nie erfahren , aber mich würde brennend interessieren , was ian curtis davon hält...?

  • One of New Order's very best songs and videos!!!!!

  • was this song all about a man on death row as he faced his last day/ night on earth before his execution?

    do enlighten if you know?

  • If I remember reading, it's actually about heroin addiction. It's more evident in the original song lyrics that references drugs, but was changed due to pressure by the label executives. Funnily enough, this song made them more popular with the younger crowd because of the music video, despite the more adult-oriented lyrics.

  • the guys slapping eachother in the beginning always makes me laugh!

  • same lol

  • "Add &fmt=18 at the end of this URL

    *****"

    To the guys who thumbed this guy down: This addition enables you to listen to the song in a higher quality and IN STEREO! It doesn't work for every single video here on YT, but most.

  • Great song indeed, but where are the pants for the red and yellow in 1.17?

  • no budget probably.........

  • Diversity in the nether regions :P

  • Legendary, light years ahead of their time and still sounds great today.

    Thank you.

    Check out their recent NO album, you won't be dissapointed.

  • ((Sigh!)) I was 14 at the time this video aired on MTV. This is one of many music videos that I watched as I escaped the reality of being a high school freshman back in the fall of '87. Great memories! Thanks for sharing it!!

  • idg the vid @ all. great song, bt the vid is super weird.

  • I hate and love this song at the same time ,theres love the chorus but everything else, the start of it, and the melody where nobody is singing just..sucks.. is dry, but its a great song

  • New Order are gods! So glad the vids are on here.

  • I first heard this song on American Psycho,& have been looking for it for like 18 months.THANK GOD I FOUND IT!! WOOOHOOOO :) :D :) :D :)

  • There is just nothin like 80's music.The videos were so creative and groundbreaking,and fun.This song really takes me back to High school,and brings back all those feelings of teenage angst,and trying to fit in.They were sort of a one-hit-wonder band,but what a hit this was.Sweeeeet!!!!

  • One hit wonder?! they went on for years!

  • This song was on Queer as Folk and I simply fell in love with it!!!!

  • Anotehr classic from the past...

    *sigh*

  • A must classic!

  • "These aren't good anymore...it's a cash bar". "I wanna stab you to death....and play around with your blood".

  • it's from the 80's, man! ... Anyway great song! ( was played in "American Psycho")

  • Excellent song indeed.

    Is this from the eigthies or nineties?

    Regards

  • eighties.

  • *80's but great 80's!

  • Excellent song and great '80s style video. This was back when Mtv actually played music videos.

  • heard it in the american psycho movie. the sound of this song are keep ringing in my head... not a great song, it´s OK.

  • Never seen the video before, I love the song. I think i'd rather it without watching this. Takes away from the greatness of the song.

  • rubbish , it's a great vid ,

  • That's fair enough... your opinion :)

  • its the best of new order

  • Stark, Clearview, 2826, One, Empire to name a few. Memories etched.

  • I like this song but never understood the video. It's weird

  • nice song

  • Fuckin song takes me ther...top down.......blinded by tha wafer rollin 4:32 a.m. Dallas Texsez ..tellin friends u luv'em and it's a great moment in our time. Then, we move on to another time. we can go ther in our mind on occasion. Only, tha few. This song is the Trigger.

  • Where in the Big D was that?

  • Alt aber immer noch einzige Klasse

  • That signing turtle lady looks like Snotty from Revenge of the Nerds II. Or maybe not.

  • Add &fmt=18 at the end of this URL

    *****

  • el mejor tema

  • WTF? At least the money for nothing video was funny. I still love this song but the video is avante garde garbage, it hardly fits with the feeling of the song and it doesn't belong at all.

  • The feeling of the song is being high, of course it fits

  • Wow, I always LOVED this song but never saw the video before... What a weird video!

  • This reminds me of "Patrick Bateman"

  • of course..bateman is THE BEST !

  • La cancion es buenisima, de entre las mejores de New Order, lo cual significa de las mejores. El video tiene creatividad, humor, imaginacion y gracia. La suma de la cancion mas el video, lo convierte en, para mi, el mejor videoclip que vi.

  • love the tune could do without the vid

  • good song, but lousy video

  • you've gotta be kidding, it's an excellent video

  • einfach geiles Vid

  • it was bright lights big city staring micheal j. fox

  • einfach geiles ding das vid

  • the song is about the experience of getting high.

  • yes it is, more specifically about herion

  • where do you get that idea , i just ......can't believe it

  • really, how do you understand that??? of where, i was listening but.... I'M slow I know but...

  • Always loved this song

  • This was featured in the beginning of "American Psycho". Parts of the movie seem relevant in today's corporate America...The yuppie culture is alive and evolved to 2.0

  • The interpreter is the one that interprets the music lyrics.

  • i really dont know what the video means!

  • The verses of Ordinary Day by Dolores O'Riordan sound a bit like these verses. Rip?

  • they learned their techno from Eno like everyone else lol

  • Heavily influencial on todays trance music.

  • American Psycho is one of my favorite movies of all time. The soundtrack alone just makes it great :) Hahaha that movie is so twisted.

  • It is in American Psycho??? I have to immediately watch this movie...

  • weird? ey guys, that´s the 80´s!!!! you know this song from a movie? tsssss....

    that´s what we grew up to!, and cherish till today! GOOD STUFF

  • thats weird

  • cool

    i gess

  • super Fuck off

  • Does anyone else remember this from the night club in American Psyhco