Total: From Joy Division to New Order

Total: From Joy Division to New Order is a compilation album of material from Joy Division and New Order. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 June 2011 by Rhino Entertainment and is the first album to feature songs from both bands in one album. It features five Joy Division tracks, including "Love Will Tear Us Apart", and thirteen New Order tracks, including a previously unreleased track, "Hellbent".[1] A digital deluxe version also includes music videos.

Total: From Joy Division to New Order
Compilation album by Joy Division and New Order
Released	6 June 2011
Recorded	1978–2004
Genre	Post-punk
Length	77:12
Label	Rhino
Joy Division compilations chronology
The Best of Joy Division (2008) Total: From Joy Division to New Order (2011)
New Order albums chronology
iTunes Originals – New Order (2007) Total: From Joy Division to New Order (2011)

In October 2019, the album was certified Gold by British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2]

Background

The record label were unhappy with calling the record a "Best Of", so after brainstorming with New Order, the title Total was eventually chosen by Bernard Sumner.

The album cover was created by Howard Wakefield who previously served as understudy to Peter Saville. Saville was involved in art direction and told The Guardian: "I realised this was a record that would be sold in supermarkets and advertised on television. So the cover has a 'pile it high, sell it cheap' aesthetic. As you open it out, it says Total, but folded up you just see the 'O's. It says, 'From Joy Division to New Order'. I couldn't bear the words 'Best of'. It's a long way from the independent record shop to Tesco, almost 33 years. At Factory, I had a freedom that was unprecedented in communications design. We lived out an ideal, without business calling the shots. It was a phenomenon."[3]

The A&R for the release was handled by the band, Andrew Robinson (co-manager) and Gary Lancaster of Warner Music. In a bid to offer fans something new compared to previous compilations the album included four never-before on CD versions of the bands' tracks, including the original 7″ version of "True Faith" and Shep Pettibone's 7″ remix of "Bizarre Love Triangle". It also includes the shorter 4:24 edit of "The Perfect Kiss". All tracks were mastered from original source tapes by Frank Arkwright.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Irish Independent	Negative[5]

John Meagher, who wrote for the "Day & Night" section of The Irish Independent, wrote that "there's nothing here to attract existing fans of either bands. Instead, all Total does is to reinforce the idea that Joy Division/New Order was a hugely exciting source of music between 1978 and 1990 and New Order has been a pitiful shadow of their once-visionary selves ever since."[5]

Track listing

CD edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Transmission"	Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner	3:38
2.	"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:26
3.	"Isolation"	Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner	2:54
4.	"She's Lost Control"	Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:46
5.	"Atmosphere"	Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:10
6.	"Ceremony"	Curtis, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:37
7.	"Temptation"	Gillian Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	5:24
8.	"Blue Monday"	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	7:29
9.	"Thieves Like Us" (7″ Edit)	Arthur Baker, Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:56
10.	"The Perfect Kiss" (QWEST/US 7″ Edit)	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:26
11.	"Bizarre Love Triangle" (Shep Pettibone 7″ Remix)	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:46
12.	"True Faith" (7″ Version)	Gilbert, Stephen Hague, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:12
13.	"Fine Time" (7″ Edit)	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:10
14.	"World in Motion"	Keith Allen, Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:32
15.	"Regret"	Gilbert, Hague, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:10
16.	"Crystal" (Radio Edit)	Gilbert, Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:20
17.	"Krafty" (Radio Edit)	Phil Cunningham, Hook, Morris, Sumner	3:47
18.	"Hellbent"	Hook, Morris, Sumner	4:29

• Tracks 1 to 5 performed by Joy Division.
• Tracks 6–18 performed by New Order.

Digital deluxe edition bonus videos

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Love Will Tear Us Apart"	3:39
2.	"Atmosphere"	4:33
3.	"Temptation"	7:01
4.	"Blue Monday '88"	4:07
5.	"The Perfect Kiss"	10:39
6.	"Bizarre Love Triangle"	3:52
7.	"True Faith"	4:21
8.	"World in Motion"	4:04
9.	"Fine Time"	3:23
10.	"Regret"	3:58
11.	"Crystal"	4:20
12.	"Krafty"	3:48

• Tracks 1 and 2 performed by Joy Division.
• Tracks 3–12 performed by New Order.

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[6]	77
Scottish Albums (OCC)[7]	53
UK Albums (OCC)[8]	51

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[9]	Gold	100,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Previously-unreleased New Order song 'Hellbent' appears online - audio". NME. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
2. "New Order/Joy Division - Total". British Phonographic Industry.
3. Grundy, Gareth (29 May 2011). "Peter Saville on his album cover artwork". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
4. Kellman, Andy. Joy Division/New Order – Total: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
5. Meagher, John (10 June 2011). "REVIEWS: 'Joy Division and New Order' by John Meagher". The Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2011.
6. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Joy Division". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
8. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
9. "British album certifications – New Order/Joy Division – Total". British Phonographic Industry. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 24 April 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Total in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.