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"'''Let's Dance to Joy Division'''" is a song by [[The Wombats]] and the second single taken from their |
"'''Let's Dance to Joy Division'''" is a song by [[The Wombats]] and the second single taken from their second album ''[[The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation|A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation]]''. The song was available to download on [[8 October]] [[2007]], and was physically released one week later. It is based on a [[drunken]] night when lead singer [[The Wombats#Members|Matthew Murphy]] danced on a table with his girlfriend to "[[Love Will Tear Us Apart]]" by [[Joy Division]]. There is a [[hidden track]] on the 7" [[gramophone record|vinyl]] version of the single, when [[The Wombats#Members|Tord Øverland-Knudsen]] sings the [[Postman Pat#Music|theme tune]] from children's television show ''[[Postman Pat]]'' in [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]. |
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"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by The Wombats and the second single taken from their second album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. The song was available to download on 8 October 2007, and was physically released one week later. It is based on a drunken night when lead singer Matthew Murphy danced on a table with his girlfriend to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. There is a hidden track on the 7" vinyl version of the single, when Tord Øverland-Knudsen sings the theme tune from children's television show Postman Pat in Norwegian.
Chart performance
On 14 October 2007, the single entered the UK Singles Chart at #35 on downloads alone.[1] A week later, after a physical release, it peaked at #15,[2] before falling gradually down the chart in the following weeks.
The song also came in at #12 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007.[3]
It reached #30 on the Dutch Singles Chart.
It reached #76 on the Australian Singles Chart.
Awards
On 28 February 2008, Let's Dance to Joy Division won an NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler
References
- ^ "Top 40 Singles Archive :: Week 43 : 14/10/2007 - 20/10/2007". The Official UK Charts Company. 2007-10-20. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Top 40 Singles Archive :: Week 43 : 21/10/2007 - 27/10/2007". The Official UK Charts Company. 2007-10-27. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Hottest 100 Countdown". Triple J. 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
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