New Order were formed in 1980 by singer, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris.

It would not be until the release of their fourth single, "Blue Monday", that New Order would break into the top 10, with the song peaking at number 9.

[2] New Order, like many other post-punk groups of the period, increasingly utilised keyboards, drum machine and sequencers in their music.

Beginning with Power, Corruption & Lies from 1983, all of the group's studio albums reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom.

New Order were at the peak of their popularity in the years 1987 to 1993, with a run of popular singles, including "Blue Monday 1988", "Fine Time", "Regret", "World (The Price of Love)" and in 1990 they scored their only number 1 single in the UK[1] with the official England national football team song, "World in Motion".

Hook formed his own band, Revenge, in 1989, while Morris and Gilbert worked together as The Other Two, primarily scoring soundtracks.

The film 24 Hour Party People, a humorous chronicle of their label Factory Records, was released in 2002.

The group had intended to release a ninth album soon after Waiting for the Sirens' Call, the majority of which had already been recorded.

The lack of enthusiasm inside the group and relative failure of Waiting for the Sirens' Call stalled their career momentum.