Ceremony (track)
by New Order
Ceremony appears on the following album(s) by New Order:
- Substance (track #1) (this album) (compilation) (1987)
- Retro (track #5) (compilation) (2002)
- Singles (track #1) (compilation) (2005)
- International (track #1) (compilation) (2002)
- NOMC15 (track #3) (2017)
- Live At The London Troxy (10 December 2011) (track #4) (2011)
- Live In Glasgow (track #4) (2008)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 06/10/2026 17:08 |  junodog4 | 8,617 | 76/100 |
| ! | 03/09/2026 23:01 | Exist-en-ciel | 165,700 | 71/100 |
| ! | 01/31/2026 08:02 | slimharpo | 8,403 | 76/100 |
| ! | 11/11/2025 06:42 | SUPERJEFF6 | 6,605 | 89/100 |
| ! | 07/05/2025 09:30 | mash | 4,549 | 92/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 91.5/100, a mean average of 91.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 92.4/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.8.
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Version of Joy Division is much more better
R.I.P. Joy Division and hello New Order!
DeusExMackia 01/24/2017 14:42 | #184101
Potent, melancholic discontent underlines Ceremony's lonely and searching lyrics, complimented by an excellent mix of both rounded and distorted guitar playing that only extends the emotional content of the song.
It's packed with longing, tinged with sadness and balanced with bright notes and that excellent, uneven drum beat. Songs this well crafted very rarely come about, which contributes to this song's most important factor: it's truly something special.
Quite simply one of the best singles ever released, and a staple of the New Order discography.
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