Music Complete.”On the buoyant synth-pop track, Bernard Sumner sings of optimism and embracing self-love, despite challenging times. “Take a look at yourself/You may not be the same as everyone else/You’re just different, that’s OK/We all follow our own way,” he sings on the chorus. “And if you find that they won’t listen/Then they’ve got nothing to say/So don’t get mad and don’t feel sad/Be a rebel.”New Order initially planned to drop “Be a Rebel” ahead of their fall tour, but with the postponement and rescheduling of live shows due to COVID-19, they decided to release it now. “In tough times we wanted to reach out with a new song,” Sumner said in a statement.
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