Gloom never sounded this great

After the suicide of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division regrouped to form the paradoxical New Order. These disciples of doom subsequently moved in a new direction embracing a pop sensibility that electronic music could only produce. "Blue Monday" became the biggest selling 12" single of all time with over a million sales worldwide. With the introduction of non-linear computer composition techniques, this single continues to be a tour de force anywhere at a New Year's Eve party.