{{Other uses|Low Life (disambiguation){{!}}Low Life}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use British English|date=January 2012}} {{Infobox album | name = Low-Life | type = studio | artist = [[New Order (band)|New Order]] | cover = New Order - Low-Life.png | border = yes | alt = | caption = UK vinyl and CD cover | released = {{start date|1985|5|13|df=yes}} | recorded = 1984 | studio = Jam and [[Britannia Row Studios|Britannia Row]], London | genre = * [[Synth-pop]]<ref name="Ewing"/><ref name="Ulyatt">{{cite web |last=Ulyatt |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.gigwise.com/reviews/94684/peter-hook-&-the-light-@-shepherds-bush-empire-london---27092014 |title=Peter Hook & The Light @ Shepherds Bush Empire, London – 27/09/2014 |website=[[Gigwise]] |date=28 September 2014 |access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> * [[dance-pop]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Murray |first1=Noel |last2=Robinson |first2=Tasha |last3=Tobias |first3=Scott |last4=Bahn |first4=Christopher |last5=Heller |first5=Jason |last6=Hyden |first6=Steven |author6-link=Steven Hyden |url=https://www.avclub.com/inventory-26-songs-that-are-just-as-good-as-short-stor-1798211011 |title=Inventory: 26 Songs that are just as good as short stories |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=26 March 2007 |access-date=7 July 2019}}</ref> * [[post-punk]]<ref name="Ulyatt"/> | length = {{duration|m=40|s=05}} | label = [[Factory Records|Factory]] | producer = New Order | prev_title = [[Power, Corruption & Lies]] | prev_year = 1983 | next_title = [[Brotherhood (New Order album)|Brotherhood]] | next_year = 1986 | misc = {{Singles | name = Low-Life | type = studio | single1 = [[The Perfect Kiss]] | single1date = 20 May 1985 | single2 = [[Sub-culture (song)|Sub-culture]] | single2date = 28 October 1985 }} }}
'''''Low-Life''''' is the third studio album by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[New Order (band)|New Order]], released on 13 May 1985 by [[Factory Records]]. It is considered to be among the band's strongest work, displaying the moment they completed their transformation from [[post-punk]] to [[dance-rock]]. The album shows New Order's increased incorporation of [[Synthesizer|synthesisers]] and samplers, while still preserving the rock elements of their earlier work. The original Factory CD issues of the album were mastered with [[pre-emphasis]].
The songs on this album formed the basis of the band's live concert video ''Pumped Full of Drugs'', filmed in Tokyo shortly before the album's release. The music video for "[[The Perfect Kiss]]" was directed by [[Jonathan Demme]].
==Artwork== The album's artwork is the only New Order release to feature photographs of the band members on its cover; according to designer [[Peter Saville (graphic designer)|Peter Saville]], the decision to do this was due to him growing tired of his previous "concept covers."<ref name="Morgan excerpt">{{cite web|title=The day 'Good' became 'So'|url=http://petergabriel.com/focus/the-day-good-became-so/|website=petergabriel.com|access-date=26 February 2017|date=2 September 2015|archive-date=27 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227153221/http://petergabriel.com/focus/the-day-good-became-so/|url-status=live}}</ref> To photograph the band, Saville took portraits of them with [[instant film]], which he saw as more versatile than conventional [[135 film]], stating that "you could push it and do funny things with it. It was very graphic and very dynamic. The grain and the texture made everything look like a movie film."<ref name="Morgan excerpt" /> Saville further stated that the band were initially reluctant to depict themselves in the artwork; however, thanks in part to the rapid turnaround of instant film, they grew to enjoy the photoshoot after seeing the results.<ref name="Morgan excerpt" /> The CD version of the album comes packaged with drummer/keyboardist [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]] on the front cover, while inside the case are four photographs and a semi-transparent piece of paper with the band's name, allowing consumers to choose which band member is seen through the sleeve.
==Singles and re-releases== On 20 May 1985, the full-length version of "The Perfect Kiss" was released as a single (an edited version of the song appears on the album). [[John Robie]]'s remix of "[[Sub-culture (song)|Sub-culture]]" was also released as a 12″ single. Both of these extended versions eventually were included on 1987's ''[[Substance 1987|Substance]]''.
In 2008, the album was re-released in a Collector's Edition with a bonus disc, including the 17-minute complete version of "Elegia", which was only previously available on a limited edition disc of the 2002 box set ''[[Retro (New Order album)|Retro]]'' and, for the first time in digital format, the unedited 12″ mix of "The Perfect Kiss".
In 2023, the album was re-released as the Definitive Edition, featuring bonus CDs and DVDs with previously unreleased content.<ref>{{cite web |title=Low-Life (Definitive Edition) |url=https://store.neworder.com/gb/low-life-definitive-edition/0825646253012.html |website=New Order - Official Store |access-date=6 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
On 5 December 2025, a [[High Fidelity Pure Audio|Blu-ray audio]] edition of ''Low-Life'' featuring three mixes was released. The 2023 digital remaster, part of the Definitive box-set, a [[Dolby Atmos]] 5.1 surround sound stereo mix produced by [[Steven Wilson]] in 2024, alongside instrumental versions of the newly produced mixes.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Dolby Atmos mixes on Blu-ray audio format plus new expanded 2CD editions |url=https://www.neworder.com/news-1/brotherhood-ww4zm |access-date=2026-01-04 |website=New Order |language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [[AllMusic]] | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="Bush">{{cite web |last=Bush |first=John |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/low-life-mw0000650557 |title=''Low-Life'' – New Order |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=23 January 2013}}</ref> | rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' | rev2score = A−<ref name="Modell">{{cite web |last=Modell |first=Josh |url=https://www.avclub.com/new-order-1798205201 |title=New Order |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=21 August 2015}}</ref> | rev3 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]'' | rev3score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |url=http://www.blender.com/2009/01/back-catalogue-new-order/ |title=Let's Dance |magazine=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]] |volume=8 |issue=1 |date=February 2009 |access-date=8 October 2013 |page=66 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111055901/http://www.blender.com/2009/01/back-catalogue-new-order/ |archive-date=11 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | rev4 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' | rev4score = A−<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Howe |first=Sean |author-link=Sean Howe |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/11/07/new-order-reissues/ |title=New Order: Reissues |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=7 November 2008 |access-date=19 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222150621/https://ew.com/article/2008/11/07/new-order-reissues/|archive-date=22 December 2016}}</ref> | rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' | rev5score = 9.0/10<ref name="Ewing">{{cite web |last=Ewing |first=Tom |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12418-movement-power-corruption-and-lies-low-life-brotherhood-technique-deluxe-editions/ |title=New Order: ''Movement'' / ''Power, Corruption and Lies'' / ''Low-Life'' / ''Brotherhood'' / ''Technique'' [Collector's Editions] |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=10 November 2008 |access-date=20 September 2011}}</ref> | rev6 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' | rev6score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |author-link=Stuart Maconie |title=Smile! |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issn=0955-4955 |issue=80 |date=May 1993 |pages=66–72}}</ref> | rev7 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]'' | rev7score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Gross |first=Joe |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |chapter=New Order |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/582 582–583]}}</ref> | rev8 = ''[[Select (magazine)|Select]]'' | rev8score = 5/5<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Harrison |first=Andrew |author-link=Andrew Harrison (journalist) |title=Republish |magazine=[[Select (magazine)|Select]] |issn=0959-8367 |issue=38 |date=August 1993}}</ref> | rev9 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'' | rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref name="Quantick">{{cite magazine |last=Quantick |first=David |author-link=David Quantick |url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/new-order-reissues-7249/ |title=New Order – Reissues |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |date=24 September 2008 |access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> | rev10 = ''[[The Village Voice]]'' | rev10score = B+<ref name="Christgau">{{cite news |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |url=https://robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv9-85.php |title=Christgau's Consumer Guide |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]] |date=24 September 1985 |access-date=19 July 2015}}</ref> }}
In a contemporary review of ''Low-Life'' for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', Richard Cromelin stated that New Order's "varied menu of soul-pop, techno-rock, delicate instrumental moods, and driving, clattering percussion offers adventure in texture at every turn", and that while the album does not contain "anything as transcendent" as "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]" by New Order's precursor [[Joy Division]], "its confidence and imagination suggest that the possibility is still there."<ref>{{cite news |last=Cromelin |first=Richard |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-02-ca-15373-story.html |title=New Music Of A High Order On 'Low Life' |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=2 June 1985 |access-date=25 February 2016}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] of ''[[The Village Voice]]'' noted New Order's attempt to insert some "affect" into its music and wrote that the band "has its heart (or a reasonable facsimile thereof) in the right place, so one doesn't want to quibble."<ref name="Christgau"/> While panning "Love Vigilantes" as "an appallingly naive self-parody", Steve Sutherland of ''[[Melody Maker]]'' found that the remainder of the album "boasts the most articulate sound since [[Cocteau Twins|The Cocteaus]]' ''[[Treasure (Cocteau Twins album)|Treasure]]'', elevating depression to ecstasy."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Sutherland |first=Steve |title=Blood Simple |magazine=[[Melody Maker]] |issn=0025-9012 |date=18 May 1985}}</ref> Giving it an 8 out of 10 rating, ''[[Smash Hits]]'' [[Neil Tennant]] found it to be New Order's best work: "the songs are much stronger than usual - not just doomy electronic workouts but memorable melodies with a sense of humour lurking in the words."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Albums|author=Tennant, Neil |magazine=Smash Hits 22 May-4 June 1985 |page=20 }}</ref>
John Bush of [[AllMusic]] wrote that ''Low-Life'' was "in every way, the artistic equal" of New Order's previous album ''[[Power, Corruption & Lies]]'', as well as "the point where the band's fusion of rock and electronics became seamless".<ref name="Bush"/> ''[[The A.V. Club]]''{{'}}s Josh Modell similarly noted that the album "completely locked the disco influences into sync with New Order's pop leanings".<ref name="Modell"/> [[David Quantick]], writing in ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]'', felt that ''Low-Life'' was "the first New Order album that sounds like an album", with [[Bernard Sumner]]'s "most human lyrics" complementing [[Gillian Gilbert]] and [[Stephen Morris (musician)|Stephen Morris]]' "pop axis" and [[Peter Hook]]'s "breath-taking" bass performances.<ref name="Quantick"/> In 2000, ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine placed ''Low-Life'' at number 97 on its list of the "100 Greatest British Albums Ever".<ref>{{cite magazine |title=The 100 Greatest British Albums Ever! – New Order: ''Low-Life'' |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issn=0955-4955 |issue=165 |date=June 2000 |page=61}}</ref> ''Low-Life'' was included in the book ''[[1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Shade |first=Chris |editor-last=Dimery |editor-first=Robert |chapter=New Order: ''Low-Life'' |title=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |title-link=1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die |publisher=[[Universe Publishing]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7893-1371-3 |page=541}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | all_writing = Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, except where noted | headline = Side one | title1 = [[Love Vigilantes]] | length1 = 4:16 | title2 = [[The Perfect Kiss]] | length2 = 4:51 | title3 = This Time of Night | length3 = 4:45 | title4 = Sunrise | length4 = 6:01 }} {{Track listing | headline = Side two | total_length = 40:05 | title1 = [[Elegia (New Order song)|Elegia]] | length1 = 4:56 | title2 = Sooner Than You Think | length2 = 5:12 | title3 = [[Sub-culture (song)|Sub-culture]] | length3 = 4:58 | title4 = Face Up | length4 = 5:02 }}
{{Track listing | headline = 2008 collector's edition bonus disc | total_length = 62:08 | title1 = The Perfect Kiss | note1 = 12″ version | length1 = 8:49 | title2 = Sub-culture | note2 = [[John Robie]] remix | length2 = 7:27 | title3 = [[Shellshock (song)|Shellshock]] | note3 = ''[[Substance 1987|Substance]]'' edit | writer3 = John Robie, Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert | length3 = 6:28 | title4 = [[State of the Nation (New Order song)|Shame of the Nation]] | note4 = 12″ version | writer4 = Robie, Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert | length4 = 7:55 | title5 = Elegia | note5 = Full Version | length5 = 17:29 | title6 = Let's Go | note6 = From the ''[[Salvation!]]'' soundtrack | length6 = 3:44 | title7 = Salvation Theme | note7 = From the ''Salvation!'' soundtrack | length7 = 2:18 | title8 = Dub Vulture | length8 = 7:57 }}
===2023 Definitive Edition=== Released on 27th January 2023. The Definitive Edition of ''Low-Life'' featured the original album on vinyl and a digitally mastered CD, mixed by Frank Arkwright. A second CD of unreleased material from album recording sessions, two DVDs of live concerts and performances during 1985, and a book documenting the album production.
Remastered pressings of 12" singles "Sub-culture", "Shellshock", and two editions of "The Perfect Kiss" were also made available for purchase on the band's webstore.
Three promotional singles; "The Perfect Kiss (Writing Session Recording)", "Love Vigilantes (TV Pitch Instrumental Edit)", and "Skullcrusher (Demo)" were all published to digital music services preceding the boxsets release.
On December 5th 2025, ''Low-Life'' was reissued on CD featuring both the original album and the bonus disc found in the Definitive set. Marking the first time any additional material from the Definitive series was available to purchase outside of the box-set.<ref name=":0" />
{{Track listing | headline = 2023 definitive edition bonus disc | title1 = Love Vigilantes | note1 = TV Pitch Instrumental Edit | length1 = 6:14 | title2 = The Perfect Kiss | note2 = Writing Session Recording | length2 = 3:17 | title3 = Untitled 1 | note3 = Writing Session Recording | length3 = 1:30 | title4 = Sunrise | note4 = Instrumental Rough Mix | length4 = 5:48 | title5 = Elegia | note5 = Full Length Version | length5 = 17:30 | title6 = Sooner Than You Think | note6 = Full Length Version | length6 = 6:24 | title7 = Sub-Culture | note7 = Album Session Instrumental | length7 = 6:07 | title8 = Face Up | note8 = Writing Session Recording | length8 = 3:34 | title9 = Let's Go | note9 = Album Session Instrumental | length9 = 4:14 | title10 = Untitled 2 | note10 = Writing Session Recording | length10 = 5:53 | title11 = Sunrise | note11 = Writing Session Recording | length11 = 4:32 | title12 = Love Vigilantes | note12 = Writing Session Recording | length12 = 4:18 | title13 = Sooner Than You Think | note13 = Writing Session Recording | length13 = 3:04 | title14 = Skullcrusher | note14 = Demo | length14 = 5:37 | total_length = 78:10 }}
'''2023 Definitive Edition bonus DVD 1''' {{Track listing | headline = Live at The Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan, 1985 | title1 = [[Confusion (New Order song)|Confusion]] | writer1 = [[Arthur Baker (producer)|Arthur Baker]], Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert | length1 = 8:04 | title2 = Love Vigilantes | length2 = 4:32 | title3 = We All Stand | length3 = 4:46 | title4 = [[Brotherhood (New Order album)|As It Is When It Was]] | length4 = 4:55 | title5 = Sub-Culture | length5 = 4:58 | title6 = Face Up | length6 = 5:30 | title7 = Sunrise | length7 = 7:12 | title8 = This Time of Night | length8 = 4:54 | title9 = [[Blue Monday (New Order song)|Blue Monday]] | length9 = 8:51 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Live at The Rotterdam Arena, Netherlands, 1985 | title1 = As It Is When It Was | length1 = 4:09 | title2 = [[Everything's Gone Green]] | length2 = 3:58 | title3 = Sub-Culture | length3 = 5:00 | title4 = [[Ceremony (New Order song)|Ceremony]] | writer4 = [[Ian Curtis]], Sumner, Hook, Morris | length4 = 4:43 | title5 = Let's Go | length5 = 4:21 | title6 = This Time of Night | length6 = 5:58 | title7 = The Village | length7 = 5:07 | title8 = The Perfect Kiss | length8 = 9:29 | title9 = [[Age of Consent (song)|Age of Consent]] | length9 = 4:59 | title10 = Sunrise | length10 = 5:39 | title11 = [[Temptation (New Order song)|Temptation]] | length11 = 6:55 | title12 = Face Up | length12 = 6:30 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Live on [[The Old Grey Whistle Test|Whistle Test]] for [[The Haçienda]], 1985 | title1 = As It Is When It Was | length1 = 3:48 | title2 = Sunrise | length2 = 5:18 | title3 = Face Up | length3 = 5:19 | total_length = 134:55 }}
'''2023 Definitive Edition bonus DVD 2''' {{Track listing | headline = Live at The Manhattan Club, Leuven, Belgium, 1985 | title1 = Let's Go | length1 = 4:45 | title2 = The Perfect Kiss | length2 = 9:13 | title3 = Age of Consent | length3 = 5:00 | title4 = [[State of the Nation (New Order song)|State of the Nation]] | length4 = 6:29 | title5 = As It Is When It Was | length5 = 3:50 | title6 = The Village | length6 = 4:31 | title7 = Sub-Culture | length7 = 5:14 | title8 = [[Atmosphere (Joy Division song)|Atmosphere]] | writer8 = Curtis, Sumner, Hook, Morris | length8 = 4:42 | title9 = Blue Monday | length9 = 8:03 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Bonus Tracks (Live at The Manhattan Club, 1985) | title1 = [[Thieves Like Us (song)|Thieves Like Us]] | writer1 = Baker, Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert | length1 = 6:20 | title2 = Temptation | length2 = 7:24 | title3 = Confusion | writer3 = Baker, Sumner, Hook, Morris, Gilbert | length3 = 5:39 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Live at The International Centre, Toronto, Canada, 1985 | title1 = Elegia | length1 = 6:39 | title2 = Sub-Culture | length2 = 5:05 | title3 = The Village | length3 = 4:20 | title4 = Sunrise | length4 = 5:06 | title5 = We All Stand | length5 = 4:14 | title6 = As It Is When It Was | length6 = 3:53 | title7 = Love Vigilantes | length7 = 5:06 | title8 = 5 8 6 | length8 = 5:48 | title9 = Age of Consent | length9 = 4:49 | title10 = Temptation | length10 = 7:35 | title11 = Ceremony | writer11 = Curtis, Sumner, Hook, Morris | length11 = 5:51 | title12 = The Perfect Kiss | length12 = 10:00 }}
{{Track listing | headline = The Perfect Film (directed by [[Jonathan Demme]]) | title1 = The Perfect Kiss | length1 = 10:36 | total_length = 150:12 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Low-Life''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Low-Life |type=liner notes |others=[[New Order (band)|New Order]] |publisher=[[Factory Records]] |date=1985 |id=FACT 100}}</ref>
* [[New Order (band)|New Order]] – production * Michael Johnson – engineering * Mark, Penny and Tim – [[tape op]]erators * [[Trevor Key]] – photography * [[Peter Saville (graphic designer)|Peter Saville Associates]] – design
==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 1986 chart performance for ''Low-Life'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (1985) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=215 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> | 70 |- {{album chart|Canada|26|chartid=0553|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Netherlands|34|artist=New Order|album=Low-Life|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-06-17-OCR-Page-0016.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]] |volume=2 |issue=24 |date=17 June 1985 |page=16 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref> | 41 |- {{album chart|New Zealand|11|artist=New Order|album=Low-Life|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|Sweden|20|artist=New Order|album=Low-Life|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |- {{album chart|UK2|7|date=19850519|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |- ! scope="row"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Independent Albums]] ([[Media Research Information Bureau|MRIB]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Lazell |first=Barry |chapter=New Order |chapter-url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/n.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums) |publisher=[[Cherry Red Books]] |year=1997 |isbn=0-95172-069-4 |access-date=21 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606210333/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/n.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011}}</ref> | 1 |- {{album chart|Billboard200|94|artist=New Order|rowheader=true|access-date=19 June 2019}} |}
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2025 chart performance for ''Low-Life'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2025) ! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position |- ! scope="row"| Hungarian Physical Albums ([[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Album Top 40 slágerlista (fizikai hanghordozók) – 2025. 50. hét |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/album-top-40-slagerlista-fizikai-hanghordozok/2025/50 |publisher=[[Association of Hungarian Record Companies|MAHASZ]] |access-date=17 December 2025}}</ref> | 18 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Low-Life''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=New Order|title=Lowlife|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1989|date=31 January 1989|access-date=7 July 2019}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom |award=Silver|type=album|artist=New Order|title=Low-Life|relyear=1999|certyear=2024|id=19916-2204-2}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes|streaming=true}}
==Release history== * UK LP – [[Factory Records]] (FACT 100) * UK CD – Factory Records (FACD 100) * UK cassette – Factory Records (FACT 100C) * US LP – [[Qwest Records]] (25289-1) * US cassette – Qwest Records (9 25289-4) * UK CD (1993 re-release) – [[London Records]] (520 020-2)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Discogs master|type=album|3608|name=Low-Life}}
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