Joy Division \"Ceremony\" is a song by Joy Division, released as New Order's debut single in 1981. The song, as well as the B-side, \"In a Lonely Place\", were written as Joy Division prior to the death of Ian Curtis. Both were carried over to the band's re-incarnation as New Order.
After the death of Ian Curtis, the remaining members of Joy Division renamed the band New Order. Their first release was a re-recording of \"Ceremony\" as a stand-alone single backed with \"In a Lonely Place\", with guitarist Bernard Sumner taking over lead vocals. Sumner said that he had to put the \"Ceremony\" rehearsal tape as sung by Curtis through a graphic equalizer to transcribe the lyrics