Republic (album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Republic

| type = studio

| artist = New Order

| cover = New Order Republic Cover.jpg

| released = {{start date|1993|5|3|df=yes}}

| recorded = 1992

| studio =

Real World (Box, England)
RAK (London, England)

| genre =

Alternative pop
dance-rock{{cite web |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/new-order-emwaiting-for-the-sirens-callem-10818 |title=New Order: Waiting for the Sirens' Call |publisher=The A.V. Club |date=3 May 2005 |access-date=19 July 2015 |last=Modell |first=Josh}}
dance-pop{{cite book |chapter=New Order |last=Gross |first=Joe |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/582 582–83]}}
synth-pop{{cite web |url= https://trouserpress.com/reviews/new-order/|title=New Order |work=Trouser Press |access-date=26 August 2014 |last1=Grant |first1=Steven |last2=Robbins |first2=Ira |last3=Reeher |first3=Jason |name-list-style=amp}}
Eurodance{{Cite podcast|url=https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade/2019/10/suburban-teens-turned-grim-80s-u-k-postpunk-into-chart-pop|title= The Lost and Lonely Edition|website=Hit Parade {{!}} Music History and Music Trivia|publisher=Slate|last=Molanphy|first=Chris|date=31 October 2019|access-date=8 November 2023}}
techno-pop{{cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/new-order-shot-right-through-with-a-bolt-of-blue.htm |title=New Order: Shot Right Through with a Bolt of Blue |website=Stylus Magazine |date=16 September 2002 |access-date=17 December 2019 |last=Gwillim |first=Keith |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100114062538/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/weekly_article/new-order-shot-right-through-with-a-bolt-of-blue.htm |archive-date=14 January 2010 |url-status=dead}}

| length = {{duration|m=47|s=37}}

| label = CentreDate Co Ltd/London

| producer =

Stephen Hague
New Order

| prev_title = Technique

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = (the best of) New Order

| next_year = 1994

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Republic

| type = studio

| single1 = Regret

| single1date = 5 April 1993

| single2 = Ruined in a Day

| single2date = 21 June 1993

| single3 = World (The Price of Love)

| single3date = 23 August 1993

| single4 = Spooky

| single4date = 6 December 1993

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/republic-mw0000097060 |title=Republic – New Order |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=21 September 2011 |last=Bush |first=John}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3265 |title=New Order: Republic |magazine=Blender |date=19 April 2005 |access-date=2 November 2015 |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Wolk |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060504151259/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3265 |archive-date=4 May 2006 |url-status=dead}}

| rev3 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev3score = B−{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/1993/05/14/republic/ |title=Republic |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=14 May 1993 |access-date=27 June 2020 |last=Romero |first=Michele}}

| rev4 = Los Angeles Times

| rev4score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-05-15-ca-35423-story.html |title='Republic' a Bit Too Comfortable |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=15 May 1993 |access-date=2 November 2015 |last=Hochman |first=Steve}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5score = 8/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000037reviews.html |title=New Order – Republic |magazine=NME |date=1 May 1993 |access-date=25 February 2016 |last=Fadele |first=Dele |author-link=Dele Fadele |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001012225553/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19980101000037reviews.html |archive-date=12 October 2000 |url-status=dead}}

| rev6 = Q

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |title=Animal |magazine=Q |issue=80 |date=May 1993 |last=Kelly |first=Danny |author-link=Danny Kelly (journalist) |page=92}}

| rev7 = Rolling Stone

| rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neworder/albums/album/147678/review/5943777/republic |title=New Order: Republic |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=659 |date=24 June 1993 |access-date=24 June 2020 |last=White |first=Armond |author-link=Armond White |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002050322/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/neworder/albums/album/147678/review/5943777/republic |archive-date=2 October 2007 |url-status=dead}}

| rev8 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite book |chapter=New Order |last=Gross |first=Joe |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/582 582–83]}}

| rev9 = Select

| rev9score = 3/5{{cite magazine |title=World in Slow Motion |magazine=Select |issue=35 |date=May 1993 |last=Harrison |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Harrison (journalist) |pages=78–79}}

| rev10 = Vox

| rev10score = 7/10{{cite magazine |title=Getting Their House in Order |magazine=Vox |issue=33 |date=June 1993 |last=Pattenden |first=Mike |author-link=Mike Pattenden |page=65}}

}}

Republic (stylised as Republic©) is the sixth studio album by the English rock band New Order. It was first released on 3 May 1993 in the United Kingdom by CentreDate Co Ltd in association with London Records{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/25394/new-order/|title=New Order | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|publisher=Official Charts Company}}{{cite web | url=http://www.neworderonline.com/Music/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=1 | title=New Order Online – A New Order / Joy Division Web Site }} and on 11 May 1993 in the United States by Qwest and Warner Bros. Records. It was the band's first album following the demise of their former label Factory Records, and would be their last studio album for eight years until 2001's Get Ready.

Republic became New Order's second consecutive album to top the UK Albums Chart, and was nominated for the 1993 Mercury Music Prize. In the United States, it reached number 11 on the Billboard 200, the band's highest-peaking album on the chart to date. Its lead single "Regret" became New Order's last top-five entry on the UK singles chart. The band went on hiatus following a gig at the Reading Festival in promotion of the album in August 1993. Lead singer Bernard Sumner was known to dislike travelling to North America, and media reports suggested that the pressure of the long leg there contributed to the band's temporary demise, although they reunited in 1998.

Background

According to bassist Peter Hook, the band were forced to make the album in order to save The Haçienda, a Manchester club partially owned by the band that was losing a great deal of money. The band were also told that if they did not produce another album, Factory Records would go bankrupt and the band members, who had guaranteed loans for Factory and the club, would be ruined financially.{{cite AV media | date = 2017-04-12 | title = Backspin: Peter Hook on New Order's Later Years | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLNFYIo85kc | access-date = 2021-06-23 | publisher = Yahoo}}

At the same time, Hook and Bernard Sumner were "at that point in the relationship where you hate each others' stinking guts," and the band members were "all off our heads on various things," which made for a stressful working environment. While Bernard Sumner was off recording with Electronic, Hook, Morris and Gilbert wrote a whole instrumental album that would be shelved at the request of Sumner when he came back . Disputes over the music and publishing rights created further acrimony that caused the band to break up, though they reunited in 1998 and recorded two more studio albums before Hook departed with what threatens to be everlasting endurance.

Artwork

As with previous New Order releases, Republic's artwork was designed by Peter Saville and no text other than credits appears within the sleeve. Saville, who had relocated to California, depicted different aspects of the state—people relaxing on the beach while houses burn (a reference to frequent wildfires or the 1992 Los Angeles riots) and vast natural landscapes contrasting with the skyline of Los Angeles. Most of the images were taken from stock photo libraries to achieve a commercial look, and were heavily retouched. Several of these images have been used elsewhere, such as direct-mail campaigns, catalogues and adverts for businesses. Another interpretation of the album's artwork alludes to the Fall of Rome.{{cite web |title=New Order |url=http://www.worldinmotion.net/neworder/discography/albums/1993/republic.htm |access-date=19 August 2011}}

=''Republic: The Limited Run..''=

A limited-edition version of Republic, titled Republic: The Limited Run.., was released in the United States. Although the tracks are the same as on the standard release, the packaging is entirely different. Instead of including a jewel case, the CD is packaged in a folding wallet made of bright orange vinyl underpadded with soft foam, giving it the feel of an inner tube. The CD's label is also redesigned, with no words but with a picture of several orange rubber inner tubes against a background of flames, a reference to the cover artwork. The booklet, tucked into a pocket of the vinyl wallet, is the same as with the standard version, but is made of a plastic waterproof material instead of paper.

Track listing

{{track listing

| all_writing = Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Hague

| title1 = Regret

| length1 = 4:08

| title2 = World

| length2 = 4:44

| title3 = Ruined in a Day

| length3 = 4:23

| title4 = Spooky

| length4 = 4:44

| title5 = Everyone Everywhere

| length5 = 4:25

| title6 = Young Offender

| length6 = 4:48

| title7 = Liar

| length7 = 4:22

| title8 = Chemical

| length8 = 4:11

| title9 = Times Change

| length9 = 3:53

| title10 = Special

| length10 = 4:51

| title11 = Avalanche

| length11 = 3:15

| total_length = 47:37

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks

| title12 = Regret (Sabres Slow 'n' Low Mix)

| length12 = 12:50

| title13 = Regret (Sabres Fast 'n' Throb Mix)

| length13 = 12:17

| total_length = 72:47

}}

Personnel

=New Order=

Musician credits for New Order are not listed in the liner notes of the album's personnel. Below are the instruments that the group typically plays.

Bernard Sumner – vocals, guitars, synthesizers and programming
Peter Hook – bass, programming
Stephen Morris – drums, synthesizers and programming
Gillian Gilbert – synthesizers, guitars and programming; vocal on "Avalanche"

=Production=

The original liner notes list the album's personnel as follows:

Gillian Gilbert, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner and Stephen Hague – writer
New Order and Stephen Hague – producer
Pascal Gabriel – pre-production ("Regret" and "Young Offender")
Simon Gogerly, Mike 'Spike' Drake, Owen Morris and Richard Chappell – engineer
Ben Findlay – assistant engineer
Sam Hardaker – assistant engineer
Audrey Riley – cello, string arrangements
David Rhodes – additional guitar
Andy Duncan – additional programming
Dee Lewis – backing vocals
Recorded and mixed at Real World and RAK
Peter Saville – art direction (designed at Pentagram)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

scope="col"\| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Republic
{{album chart\|Australia\|5\|artist=New Order\|album=Republic\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
{{album chart\|Canada\|9\|chartid=0964\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
{{album chart\|Netherlands\|47\|artist=New Order\|album=Republic\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
scope="row"\| European Albums (Music & Media){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/93/MM-1993-05-22-OCR-Page-0032.pdf \|title=European Top 100 Albums \|magazine=Music & Media \|volume=10 \|issue=21 \|date=22 May 1993 \|page=28 \|oclc=29800226 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 14
scope="row"\| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book \|last=Pennanen \|first=Timo \|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 \|language=fi \|edition=1st \|location=Helsinki \|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava \|year=2006 \|isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}} \| 21
scope="row"\| French Albums (IFOP){{cite web \|url=https://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Liste_Selection2.php?Lettre=N \|title=Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste \|website=InfoDisc \|language=fr \|access-date=15 June 2019}} Select "NEW ORDER" from the drop-down menu and click "OK". \| 39
{{album chart\|Germany4\|54\|id=19223\|artist=New Order\|album=Republic\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
scope="row"\| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/120086/ \|script-title=ja:ニュー・オーダー \|language=ja \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=27 June 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108062052/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/120086/ \|archive-date=8 November 2012 \|url-status=dead}} \| 52
{{album chart\|New Zealand\|24\|artist=New Order\|album=Republic\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
{{album chart\|Sweden\|13\|artist=New Order\|album=Republic\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
{{album chart\|UK2\|1\|date=19930509\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|11\|artist=New Order\|rowheader=true\|access-date=15 June 2019}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Year-end chart performance for Republic
scope="col"\| Chart (1993) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite magazine \|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2332&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2332.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2332 \|title=The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993 \|magazine=RPM \|volume=58 \|issue=23 \|date=18 December 1993 \|issn=0033-7064 \|via=Library and Archives Canada}} \| 29
scope="row"\| UK Albums (OCC){{cite magazine \|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15-IDX-39.pdf \|title=Top 100 Albums 1993 \|magazine=Music Week \|date=15 January 1994 \|page=25 \|issn=0265-1548 \|via=World Radio History}} \| 47

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for Republic

scope="col"| Chart (1993)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM){{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.2332&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.2332.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.2332 |title=The RPM Top 100 Albums of 1993 |magazine=RPM |volume=58 |issue=23 |date=18 December 1993 |issn=0033-7064 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}

| 29

scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1994/Music-Week-1994-01-15-IDX-39.pdf |title=Top 100 Albums 1993 |magazine=Music Week |date=15 January 1994 |page=25 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}

| 47

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Republic}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=New Order|title=Republic|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|date=26 January 1994|access-date=15 June 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=New Order|title=Republic|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1993|id=5470-2204-2|date=1 May 1993|access-date=6 February 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=New Order|title=Republic|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1993|certyear=1994|date=8 March 1994|access-date=15 June 2019|salesamount=382,000|salesref={{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/58848/ask-billboard |title=Ask Billboard: New Depeche Order Mode |magazine=Billboard |date=5 April 2006 |access-date=23 April 2019}}}}

References

External links

{{Discogs master|type=album|40488|name=Republic}}

Category:1993 albums

Category:New Order (band) albums

Category:London Records albums

Category:Albums produced by Pascal Gabriel

Category:Albums produced by Stephen Hague

Category:Albums recorded at RAK Studios

Category:Dance-rock albums

Category:Dance-pop albums by English artists

Category:Eurodance albums