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It features the eerie baritone vocals of [[Ian Curtis]]. It was originally released in June [[1980]], and after Curtis's suicide in May of that year, it became the band's only hit, reaching number 13 on the UK charts. The band broke up after his death and reformed as [[New Order]]. It was re-released in [[1983]] and reached number 19 on the UK charts. |
It features the eerie baritone vocals of [[Ian Curtis]]. It was originally released in June [[1980]], and after Curtis's suicide in May of that year, it became the band's only hit, reaching number 13 on the UK charts. The band broke up after his death and reformed as [[New Order]]. It was re-released in [[1983]] and reached number 19 on the UK charts. |
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The song appears on the ''[[Substance (Joy Division album)|Substance]]'' compilation album. It was first recorded for a John Peel session in November [[1979]], then re-recorded in January 1980 and March 1980. It is the latter version that appears on ''Substance''. The January 1980 version originally appeared as the single's B-side. |
The song appears on the ''[[Substance (Joy Division album)|Substance]]'' compilation album. It was first recorded for a [[John Peel]] session in November [[1979]], then re-recorded in January 1980 and March 1980. It is the latter version that appears on ''Substance''. The January 1980 version originally appeared as the single's B-side. |
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The song was written in August / September of 1979 and was debuted when the band supported the Buzzcocks on their tour of the UK in September / October of 1979. The lyrics are perceived to reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to [[Deborah Curtis]], as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide. |
The song was written in August / September of 1979 and was debuted when the band supported the Buzzcocks on their tour of the UK in September / October of 1979. The lyrics are perceived to reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to [[Deborah Curtis]], as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide. |
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"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by Joy Division, released in 1980. It is among the band's most famous songs.
Song
It features the eerie baritone vocals of Ian Curtis. It was originally released in June 1980, and after Curtis's suicide in May of that year, it became the band's only hit, reaching number 13 on the UK charts. The band broke up after his death and reformed as New Order. It was re-released in 1983 and reached number 19 on the UK charts.
The song appears on the Substance compilation album. It was first recorded for a John Peel session in November 1979, then re-recorded in January 1980 and March 1980. It is the latter version that appears on Substance. The January 1980 version originally appeared as the single's B-side.
The song was written in August / September of 1979 and was debuted when the band supported the Buzzcocks on their tour of the UK in September / October of 1979. The lyrics are perceived to reflect the problems in Ian Curtis's marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide.
The song has remained popular, and was listed by the NME as the best single of all time in 2002.
Cover versions
Numerous cover versions have been recorded, by Paul Young, The Cure, Unbroken, Fall Out Boy, Squarepusher, Nick Cave, and The Frames among others, whilst the most recent version to be a hit single in the UK Top 75 Singles Chart is an ambient reading of the song by Glenn Gregory and his band Honeyroot. There were also two versions done by Swans, one sung by Michael Gira in his own drawling baritone, the other by female singer Jarboe. Anything Box side project The Diary covered the song on their 1995 Page One album, and there is a version on the South American release of Darkness and Hope by Moonspell, a Portuguese death metal band. Likewise, Yat_Kha, a Russian Tuvinian punk band, does a Kargyraa throat singing rendition on their 2005 album Recovers. Bono regularly plays a snippet from the track during U2's live performances of "With or Without You", and U2 played a full cover with The Arcade Fire in 2005. Nouvelle Vague also released a cover of the song on their eponymous debut album - a collection of new wave and punk songs in a bossa nova style - in 2005. More recently Jose Gonzalez covered the song acoustically for his album, Veneer, as did Fall Out Boy on their acoustic EP My Heart Will Always Be the B-Side to My Tongue in 2004. In 2006 Susanna and the Magical Orchestra released a version on their album Melody Mountain.
Releases
Love Will Tear Us Apart 7"
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – 3:18
- "These Days" – 3:21
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart" – 3:06
Track 1 recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport, early March 1980
Tracks 2-3 recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham, January 8, 1980.
Australian release does not include Track 3
| 7" | Factory UK (FAC23) | April 1980 |
| 7" | Gap Records Australia (SFA 406) | February 1981 |
| 7" | Factory US (FACUS23) | June 1981 |
Love Will Tear Us Apart 12"
Same tracks as 7" release
| 12" | Factory UK (FAC23.12) | June 1980 |
| 12" | Gap Records Australia (SFA 406) | February 1981 |
| 12" | Factory US (FACUS23) | June 1981 |
Love Will Tear Us Apart Single Re-release
Released in May 1995
Canadian release:
- "Love Will Tear Us Apart (Radio Version)" – 3:38
- "Love will Tear Us Apart (Original Version)" – 3:25
- "Love will Tear Us Apart (Arthur Baker Remix)" – 4:12
- "Atmosphere" – 4:08
- "These Days" – 3:25
- "Transmission [Live] – 3:44
UK CD omits track 3 and 4
UK 12" omits tracks 5 and 6
Australian release omits tracks 3-6
Trivia
Deborah Curtis had the phrase "Love Will Tear Us Apart" inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone.
The song is featured in the 2001 film Donnie Darko (Donnie has to leave his girlfriend to save her), as well as in the film about the Manchester music scene, 24 Hour Party People, with several scenes about the band and Curtis's suicide. It is heard in the film Series 7: The Contenders and in the Doctor Who episode "School Reunion".
The 12" release, issued in September 1980, features a photograph of the Famiglia Ribaudo tomb at Staglieno Cemetery in Genoa, Italy, apparently sculpted by one Demetrio Paerno. The photo (along with the cover of the album Closer) was taken in 1978 by Bernard-Pierre Wolff and originally appeared in the September/October 1979 issue of French magazine Zoom, which is where JD sleeve designer Peter Saville saw it.
Jade Puget of AFI has "Love Will Tear Us Apart" Tattooed on one of his arms.