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- Artist: New Order
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- Release Date: October 25, 2005
- Type: Compilation (best of)
- Genre: Rock
Review
Now that Waiting for the Sirens' Call has been officially declared part of New Order's history, only eight months after release, it's time once again to reassess the group in the form of a mostly redundant compilation. Rhino calls Singles the group's "first ever career-spanning two-disc retrospective," but it's more like the group's first compilation to contain tracks from Sirens' Call. Besides, 1987's Substance spanned the group's career upon release and remains the basis for most New Order compilations (this one included), so it's no big deal. Just as importantly, over a third of the contents date from 1993 onward; that's too high a percentage to make the set an ideal introduction. Considering its title, Singles has a clear-cut purpose, unlike 2002's International. Then again, each of the 14 tracks contained on International are also here -- what amounts to an inferior version of Substance with some crucial tracks squeezed out in favor of lesser, later singles. A proper sequel to Substance, covering Technique through Sirens' Call, would've made more sense, but the lure in dressing up a combination of oft-recycled classics with slightly varying surroundings has yet to lose its appeal. Substance remains, and will likely always remain, the release to get you started. ~ Andy Kellman, All Music GuideTracks
CD 1
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Ceremony (Lyrics) | Joy Division | New Order | (4:39) |
| Procession (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:29) |
| Everything's Gone Green (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:10) |
| Temptation (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (5:24) |
| Blue Monday (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (7:26) |
| Confusion (Lyrics) | New Order, Arthur Baker | New Order | (4:56) |
| Thieves Like Us (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:57) |
| The Perfect Kiss | New Order | New Order | (4:51) |
| Sub-Culture | New Order | New Order | (3:26) |
| Shellshock (Lyrics) | New Order, |
New Order | (4:24) |
| State of the Nation (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:32) |
| Bizarre Love Triangle (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:22) |
| True Faith (Lyrics) | Stephen Hague, New Order | New Order | (5:54) |
| 1963 (Lyrics) | New Order, Stephen Hague | New Order | (4:21) |
| Touched by the Hand of God (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:43) |
CD 2
| Track Title | Composers | Performers | Time |
| Blue Monday '88 (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:09) |
| Fine Time (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:10) |
| Round and Round (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:00) |
| Run 2 | John Denver, New Order | New Order | (4:31) |
| World in Motion (Lyrics) | New Order, |
New Order | (4:32) |
| Regret (Lyrics) | Stephen Hague, New Order | New Order | (4:10) |
| Ruined in a Day (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:58) |
| World (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:40) |
| Spooky (Lyrics) | New Order, Stephen Hague | New Order | (3:45) |
| Crystal (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (4:21) |
| 60 Miles an Hour (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:50) |
| Here to Stay (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:57) |
| Krafty (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:47) |
| Jetstream (Lyrics) | (3:44) | ||
| Waiting for the Sirens' Call (Lyrics) | New Order | New Order | (3:52) |
| Turn [7" Version] | New Order | New Order | (4:13) |
