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New Order are an English rock group formed in 1980 from the remaining members of Joy Division—Bernard Sumner (vocals, guitars, synthesizers), Peter Hook (bass, electronic drums), and Stephen Morris (drums, synthesizers). The demise of Joy Division was a result of the suicide of singer Ian Curtis. The three-person New Order were soon joined by Gillian Gilbert (synthesizers, guitars).

New Order melded post-punk and electronic dance, and became one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the 1980s. Though New Order were shadowed by the legacy of Joy Division in their first years, New Order's immersion in the New York City dance scene of the early 1980s introduced them to dance music. New Order's 1983 hit "Blue Monday", saw New Order fully embrace dance music and synthesized instruments, and has been described as the best-selling 12" single of all time. New Order were the flagship band for Factory Records, and their minimalist album sleeves and non-image reflected the label's aesthetic. New Order has often been acclaimed by fans, critics and other musicians as a highly influential force in the alternative rock and dance music scenes over the past 25 years.

New Order were on hiatus between 1993 and 1998, during which time the members participated in various side-projects. New Order reconvened in 1998, and in 2001 released Get Ready, their first album in eight years. In 2005, Phil Cunningham (guitars, synthesizers) replaced Gilbert, who had left New Order due to family commitments. In 2007, Peter Hook claimed that he and Sumner had no further plans to work together, and this was confirmed in an announcement by Sumner and Morris on the 20th July 2007

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