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How much do you really know about New Order? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The band originally formed as a supergroup with members from Joy Division and The Smiths.

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Easy
✗ FALSE

New Order formed from the remaining members of Joy Division after Ian Curtis's death; The Smiths had no involvement.

2.

New Order's 'Blue Monday' is the best-selling 12-inch single of all time.

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Medium
✓ TRUE

It sold over a million copies globally, a stunning feat for a 12-inch vinyl single in the 1980s.

3.

New Order designed their own tour lighting rig to save money in the early 1980s.

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✓ TRUE

Lacking funds for professional lighting, they built a rig from car headlights and scrap metal, creating a unique visual style.

4.

New Order's name was chosen to reference a political manifesto about social reform.

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✗ FALSE

The name 'New Order' was taken from a newspaper article about the Khmer Rouge's regime in Kampuchea, not a political manifesto.

5.

As of 2010, all four original members of New Order were active in the band.

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Medium
✗ FALSE

By 2010, bassist Peter Hook had left the band in 2007, and keyboardist Gillian Gilbert was on hiatus from 2001 to 2011, so not all original members were active.

6.

New Order's 'Bizarre Love Triangle' peaked at number 56 on the UK Singles Chart.

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✓ TRUE

The single entered the UK chart in November 1986 and reached position 56, spending six weeks on the listing.

7.

New Order's song 'True Faith' had its lyrics written in about two hours by Bernard Sumner.

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Hard
✓ TRUE

Bernard Sumner, the band's vocalist, stated in interviews that the lyrics for 'True Faith' came to him in a burst of inspiration and were written in roughly two hours.

8.

New Order's album 'Power, Corruption & Lies' includes a hidden track of birdsong.

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✗ FALSE

No hidden birdsong exists on that album; this myth may stem from confusion with ambient experiments on later releases.

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