Song · New Order
“Loveless” by New Order
From the album Technique (1989)
“Loveless” by New Order appears on 3 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 1989 and 2003. It was first released in 1989 on the album Technique. Its best result is #48 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #136 alternative song of 1989 and #4,007 alternative song of all time.
Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert share the writing credit on "Loveless", and New Order produced it themselves. It turned up in 1989 on Technique, their fifth studio album, released by Factory Records, and like every lyric on that record, its words are Sumner's.
Technique is the album New Order partly made on Ibiza, and it pulls Balearic beat and acid house into their dance-rock, with the growing acid scene and Sumner's time at Shoom in London both feeding in. Sumner figured that walking away from the dance-electronic sound they were known for would have been daft. Hook wasn't so sure: he joked that the whole thing was a power struggle between him and the sequencers, because he wanted them to stay a rock band. Technique became their first album to top the UK charts.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 48 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1989 | 90 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 926 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 947 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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