True Faith

True Faith was written and recorded with producer Stephen Hague in a 10-day session, as new material for Substance. After recording, the band's US management decided it was stronger than 1963 and chose it as the single. It was recorded at Advision Studio One and engineered by David Jacob, and its first public performance was at the 1987 Glastonbury Festival. The words of the title do not appear in the lyrics.

Hook said the band were moving toward straight dance and that he eventually managed to get his bass onto the original version, adding that remixers usually take it off. The single reached number four in Britain and number 32 on the US Hot 100, their first appearance there. A 1994 remix reached number nine in Britain.

The video was directed and choreographed by Philippe Decoufle. It opens with two men slapping each other, a reference to a 1977 Marina Abramovic and Ulay performance, and it won British Video of the Year in 1988. Stereogum ranked the song fourth on its list of the ten best New Order songs.