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The video, which is still frequently shown in the UK today, depicts a "good vs. evil" type fight in a surreal manner, starting with two costumed people smacking each others' faces in time with the drum beat.
"I had an idea for the bassline, Gillian (Gilbert, keyboards) had some string ideas, Stephen got some drums down. When we got the track going, I was sent off to the flat we had in London with a bottle of Pernod and told not to show my face again until I'd written the lyrics."
According to Bernard Sumner, the lyrics were changed at the last minute to sanitize the lines "When I was a very small boy, very small boys talked to me, now that we've grown up together, they're all taking drugs with me" to "they're afraid of what they see," at the suggestion of producer Steven Hague, who felt the song had more hit potential without the drug reference.
Sumner would sometimes sing this original lyric during live performances.
The song returned to the UK singles chart in 2011 in the form of a cover by George Michael that was recorded for the Comic Relief charity.His version peaked at #27 - not as successful as Michael's solo single "Faith," which peaked at #2 (and topped the US chart) in 1987.
The release of "True Faith" was accompanied by this surreal music video directed and choreographed by Philippe Decouflé and produced by Michael H. Shamberg.[4][5][6]
The opening sequence showing two men slapping each other, is a reference to Marina Abramović and Ulay's video performance Light/ Dark shot in 1977.
Costumed dancers then leap about, fight and slap each other in time to the music, while a person in dark green makeup emerges from an upside-down boxer's speed bag and hand signs the lyrics.
Sky Television's channel 'The Amp', it rated as the best video of 1987, and it won the British Video of the Year in 1988.
The video was inspired by Bauhaus artist Oskar Schlemmer's Triadisches Ballett
Comments:
Ted Malley
This cool tune was used in the movie.." American Psycho"... Great flik..
True Blue Girl
Thumbs Up if you're enjoying this New Order Classic in 2019.
Derek Coe
I remember listening to this in 1988, we were just crossing the Portuguese/Spanish border by train and the sun dipped behind the mountains just as this song finished..you can’t buy memories like that ????
Timothy Norris
Who's here because their father had a good taste in music?
gmctech
the 80's literally ROCKED!
Chad Markz
This song and Enjoy the Silence/ Depeche Mode......... two best songs of the 80's :)
MarsProbe
Who is here just because they know the song and wanted to see the video again? :)
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