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ICB by New Order
Performed by
New OrderProduced by
Martin HannettAbout
This song is a tribute to Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division, the band that gave origin to New Order; the title “ICB” being an initialism for “Ian Curtis Buried”.
ICB Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Line of force from heaven
A tear in a stranger's eye
Then it goes forever
Where all things never die
People look whenever
These places have been won
Minds just go on breathing
When these moments have begun
[Chorus]
It's so far away, and it's closing in
It's so far away, it seems to draw me in
[Verse 2]
Taken from the killing ground
By an all providing hand
With no sense or reason
Making the final demands
Taking good advantage of
All the things I'm told
I wash my hands in innocence
When you start taking hold
[Chorus]
It's so far away, and it's closing in
It's so far away, it seems to draw me in
ICB Q&A
Who wrote ICB's ?
ICB was written by New Order & Stephen Morris & Gillian Gilbert & Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner.
Who produced ICB's ?
ICB was produced by Martin Hannett.
What did New Order say about "ICB"?
Peter Hook stated:
…as you go into New Order where we’re writing the lyrics, I can actually remember writing the references to Ian. If you look at a song like “ICB,” it was called “Ian Curtis Buried,” which was interesting. You know when the flight cases come back from America? When we went as New...