True Faith is the 14th single released by New Order on 20 July 1987. It is about drugs. It released under the FAC number of 183.
Appearances
True Faith has appeared on the best New Order compilations, including Substance (which it was released to promote) and (the best of) New Order. It also appears in the film American Psycho.
B-sides
"1963" is the B-side for all the releases of True Faith but is not on the video CD. True Faith (Morning Sun remix) is sometimes the A-side of some releases, and True Dub appeared on the 12" True Faith Remix release.
Evil Dust is a dub of Angel Dust from Brotherhood, and is present on the Video CD release.
Cover Sleeve For True Faith Remix
A Promo Sleeve Of True Faith '94
Reception
The song was the first song to feature on the US Hot 100 board, and their first ever top 40 hit, ranking at 32.
Lyrics
Originally, the lyrics for True Faith had the words "They're all taking drugs with me" but Stephen Hague, who was working with them for a 10-day period, convinced them to change the lyrics so that it would be playable on the radio. The words are now "They're afraid of what they see". The original lyrics are sung in live performances.
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
I don't care 'cause I'm not there
And I don't care if I'm here tomorrow
Again and again I've taken too much
Of the things that cost you too much
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see the light in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
When I was a very small boy,
Very small boys talked to me
Now that we've grown up together
They're afraid of what they see
That's the price that we all pay
And the value of destiny comes to nothing
I can't tell you where we're going
I guess there was just no way of knowing
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see the light in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...
I feel so extraordinary
Something's got a hold on me
I get this feeling I'm in motion
A sudden sense of liberty
The chances are we've gone too far
You took my time and you took my money
Now I fear you've left me standing
In a world that's so demanding
I used to think that the day would never come
I'd see the light in the shade of the morning sun
My morning sun is the drug that brings me near
To the childhood I lost, replaced by fear
I used to think that the day would never come
That my life would depend on the morning sun...