Trivia / Low-Life

• Blooper: While the third verse in "The Perfect Kiss" is removed in the album edit, the first split-second of it is still mistakenly left in, resulting in careful listeners being able to hear Bernard Sumner sing "wh—" before being abruptly cut off.
• Channel Hop: In the U.S., this was New Order's first album to be released by Quincy Jones' Warner (Bros.) Records-distributed Qwest Records instead of Factory Records' US branch. Qwest would eventually reissue the band's earlier albums as well as Joy Division's back catalog. The Qwest deal would be the start of a long association of the band with Warner Music Group, which would carry over to the other side of the Atlantic in the wake of Factory's demise when the band signed to London Records.
• Creator's Favorite Episode: In a 2015 interview with Vice, Stephen Morris listed Low-Life as his personal favorite New Order album, describing it as the culmination of everything the band had been building up to since their Joy Division days and feeling that it marked the point where they truly got the hang of producing their own albums.
• Pop-Culture Urban Legends: One account behind the plain packaging of the "Sub-Culture" single— a generic black sleeve with a cutout for the disc label— claims that Peter Saville openly refused to design a cover for the release, being dissatisfied with John Robie's mixing compared to the album version. However, Saville himself debunked this rumor on April 17, 2020, clarifying that he was never commissioned to design a sleeve in the first place.
• Rarely Performed Song: Despite being a fan-favorite, "The Perfect Kiss" disappeared from the band's concerts between 1993 and 2006, due to difficulties with converting the sample programming to newer equipment.
• Shrug of God: When asked about the meaning of "The Perfect Kiss" in an interview with GQ Magazine, Bernard Sumner simply responded "I haven't a clue what this is about."

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