True Faith
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| "True Faith" | ||
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| Single by New Order | ||
| Released | 20 July 1987 | |
| Format | 7", 12", CD | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Dance | |
| Length | 4:02 (7"), 5:53 / 9:02 (12") | |
| Label | Factory Records | |
| Producer(s) | New Order, Stephen Hague | |
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| New Order singles chronology | ||
| "Bizarre Love Triangle" (1986) |
"True Faith" (1987) |
"Touched by the Hand of God" (1987) |
| "True Faith-94" | ||
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| Single by New Order | ||
| from the album The Best of New Order | ||
| Released | 7 November 1994 | |
| Format | 7", 12", cassette, CD | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Dance | |
| Length | 4:30 (7") / 5:35 (12") | |
| Label | London Records | |
| Producer(s) | New Order, Stephen Hague | |
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| New Order singles chronology | ||
| "Spooky" (1993) |
"True Faith-94" (1994) |
"Nineteen63" (1995) |
"True Faith" is a 1987 track from 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") also include the song "1963."
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, "Singles" and International). 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.
"True Faith" is perhaps eclipsed in popularity by only two other of New Order's tracks, "Bizarre Love Triangle" and "Blue Monday". It was accompanied by a surreal music video, which has been repeatedly voted amongst the best music videos produced. Sky Television's channel The Amp, for instance, has it rated as the best video of 1987. It was directed by Philippe Decouflé, and won the BPI award for Best Promotional Video in 1987. The overall tonality, themes and various elements from the video re-occurred in his scenography and choreography for the inauguration ceremonies of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.
It is also infamous for its variations when played live, which regularly add drug references to the song. The line They're afraid of what they see is regularly changed to They're all taking drugs with me when performed live, as this was the original phrasing, changed only at the last minute by the producer. The entire track is believed to be about ecstacy usage, which its lyrics seem to confirm. The band was also surprised by the fact that the single widened their audience with younger children, much due to the fact that the video had characters that strongly reminded of childrens programming, while the real theme of the song is much darker.
As is the case for many New Order songs, the words in the title (in this case "true" and "faith") do not appear anywhere in the lyrics.
The single charted at number 4 in the United Kingdom on its original release in 1987, and a remixed version of it charted again in 1994 at number 9. 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.
This track was used in the opening nightclub scene in Mary Harron's film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis's novel American Psycho and in James Bridges's 1988 film adaptation of Jay McInerny's novel Bright Lights, Big City.
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[edit] Tracklisting
[edit] UK 7" - FAC 183-7
- "True Faith" (4:02)
- "1963" (5:32)
[edit] UK 12" 1 - FAC 183
- "True Faith" (5:55)
- "1963" (5:32)
[edit] UK 12" 2 - FAC 183R
- "True Faith (Remix)" (8:59)
- "1963" (5:32)
- "True Dub" (10:41)
[edit] UK PAL CD - FACDV 183
- "True Faith (Remix)" (8:59)
- "Evil Dust" (3:43)
- "True Faith (7 inch)" (4:06)
- "True Faith (Video)"
[edit] True Faith-94 [UK CD]
- "True Faith-94 (Radio Edit)" (4:28)
- "True Faith-94 (Perfecto Radio Edit)" (4:05)
- "True Faith-94 (Perfecto Mix)" (6:23)
- "True Faith-94" (5:34)
- "True Faith-94 (TWA Grim Up North Mix)" (6:11)
[edit] True Faith-94 - NUO5 [UK 7"]
- "True Faith-94 (Radio Edit)" (4:28)
- "True Faith-94 (Perfecto Radio Edit)" (4:05)
