Soft Cell - The Art Of Falling Apart *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 31st October 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

Tracklist 

LP1 –

Forever The Same
Where The Heart Is
Numbers
Heat
Kitchen Sink Drama
Baby Doll
Loving You, Hating Me
The Art Of Falling Apart 
LP2 -

Martin
Hendrix Medley
It's A Mug's Game (7" Version)
Barriers (7" Version)
Ghost Rider (2025 Version)
Heat (US Single)
 

Tracklisting

CD1 –

Forever The Same
Where The Heart Is
Numbers
Heat
Kitchen Sink Drama
Baby Doll
Loving You, Hating Me
The Art Of Falling Apart
Martin
Hendrix Medley
It's A Mug's Game (7" Version)
Barriers (7" Version)
Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix
CD2 –

Ghost Rider (New 2022 version featuring Jim Thirlwell)
Where The Heart Is (12" Version)
It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version)
Numbers (12" Version)
Barriers (12" Version)
Loving You, Hating Me (12" Version)
Forever The Same (12" Version)
Heat (US Single Edit)
Where The Heart Is (Live At The Hammersmith Apollo 2021)
Numbers (Live at 02)
It's A Mug's Game (Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983)
 

6CD

The Art of Falling Apart - expanded super deluxe edition, over six discs, features 36 previously unreleased tracks. The album is housed in a lavish 10”x 10” package, featuring the extended album, plus bonus 12” tracks, B-sides, rarities, remixes, instrumentals/dubs, brand new remixes and a full disc of demos as well as audio from live tv appearances from the time. The super deluxe edition also includes a 60-page hardback book, new notes from esteemed journalist Adrian Thrills and images from long term Soft Cell collaborator, photographer Peter Ashworth. All making this a must have for die-hard Soft Cell fans and alternative and electronic music afficionados alike.

CD1 - REMASTERED ALBUM, B SIDES, BONUS 12"

Forever The Same - remastered
Where The Heart Is - remastered
Numbers - remastered
Heat – remastered
Kitchen Sink Drama - remastered
Baby Doll - remastered
Loving You, Hating Me - remastered
The Art Of Falling Apart - remastered
Martin - remastered
Hendrix Medley – remastered
It's A Mug's Game (7" version) - remastered and previously unreleased on CD
Barriers (7" version) - remastered and previously unreleased on CD
Loving You, Hating Me - Special Mix - remastered
CD2 - THE ART OF FALLING APART - EXTENDED ALBUM PLUS ORIGINAL 12" B SIDES

Forever The Same (Original 12" version) - remastered and previously unreleased
Where The Heart Is (Original 12" version) - remastered
Numbers (Original 12" version) - remastered
Heat (2018 extended version) - remastered
Kitchen Sink Drama (2018 extended version) - remastered
Baby Doll (2025 extended version) - previously unreleased
Loving You, Hating Me (Original 12" version) - remastered
The Art Of Falling Apart (2018 extended version) - remastered
It's A Mug's Game (Original 12" version) - remastered
Barriers (Original 12" version) - remastered
 CD3 - CURIOS, RARITIES, REMIXES & NEW MIXES

Ghost Rider (New 2025 version featuring Jim Thirlwell) - previously unreleased
Martin (The Hacker Remix) - previously unreleased
It's A Mug's Game (Dave Ball 2025 Re-Eq Version) - previously unreleased
Where The Heart Is (The Grid Remix) - remastered
Baby Doll (Nightwreckers Remix) - previously unreleased
Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Mix - Full Version) - previously unreleased
Martin (Dave Ball Halloween Mix) - remastered
Where The Heart Is (Marcas Lancaster Remix) - remastered
The Art Of Falling Apart (Atomizer Remix) - remastered
Barriers (Dark Poets Remix) - remastered
Heat (Yer Man 2025 Remix) - previously unreleased
Martin (Nightwreckers 2025 Remix) - remastered and previously unreleased
 CD4 - THE ART OF FALLING APART (DEMOS & LIVE TV APPEARANCES)

Forever The Same (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Where The Heart Is (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Numbers (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Heat (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Kitchen Sink Drama (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Baby Doll (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Loving You, Hating Me (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
The Art Of Falling Apart (Original 1982 demo) - remastered and previously unreleased
Numbers (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Heat (Live on BBC ORS, 14/1/83) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Ghost Rider (Live on CH4 The Switch) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Numbers 7" (DJ Version) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Heat (US Single Edit) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Baby Doll (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) - remastered and previously unreleased audio
Numbers (Dave Ball Non-Stop Euphoric Dubbing version) - remastered
Barriers (Dave Ball Broken Down Angels Dub version) - remastered
 CD5 - THE ART OF FALLING APART (INSTRUMENTALS & DUBS)

Forever The Same (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Where The Heart Is (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Numbers (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Heat (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Kitchen Sink Drama (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Baby Doll (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Loving You, Hating Me (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
The Art Of Falling Apart (Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
It's A Mugs' Game (12" Instrumental version) - previously unreleased
Martin (2024 Dub Mix) - previously unreleased
Hendrix Medley (Instrumental) - previously unreleased
Barriers (Instrumental) - previously unreleased
Ghost Rider (Original 1983 Backing Track) - remastered and previously unreleased
 CD6 - THE ART OF TOURING APART (LIVE IN LONDON 2018-2021 + MORE)

Forever The Same – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Where The Heart Is - Live in Hammersmith, 2021
Numbers – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Heat – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Kitchen Sink Drama - Live in Hammersmith, 2021
Baby Doll – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Loving You, Hating Me – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
The Art Of Falling Apart – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Martin – Live at The O2 - 30th September 2018
Barriers - Live at The O2, 30th September 2018
Hey Joe/Purple Haze - Live in USA, 1983
It's A Mug's Game - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered
Ghost Rider - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered and previously unreleased
Numbers - Live at Hammersmith Palais, 1983 - remastered

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