New Order. World in motion
World in Motion” is a song by English musical group New Order. It is New Order’s only UK number one single. The song was released under the name Englandneworder, and was produced for the England football team’s 1990 FIFA World Cup campaign. As a result it features several members of the 1990 English team, as well as comedian Keith Allen, who co-wrote the lyrics. Originally it was going to be called “E for England” but the FA, worried by the reference to the drug ecstasy, vetoed that title. The backing track for the chorus of “World in Motion” bore some striking (and controversial) similarities to the instrumental theme tune for the DEF II current-affairs show, Reportage.[3] This had been written for the show by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert, also of New Order (and who would later be known as The Other Two). The song was produced by Stephen Hague, who had also produced one of the group’s earlier hits, “True Faith”. The single’s B-side, in reality an early version of the A-side, was titled “The B-Side”, extending the football theme of the release, and was produced by former Swans member Roli Mosimann. The single was released in May 1990 with the catalogue number FAC 293. It was New Order’s last release on Factory Records. A rap is performed by Jamaican-born England player John Barnes towards the end of the track – Barnes was selected to perform the rap after a contest with other players including Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle.[4] The rap part was co-written by …




