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"Let's Dance to Joy Division"
Song

"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

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ "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)
  3. ^ "Hottest 100 Countdown". Triple J. 2008-10-26. Retrieved 2008-01-27. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)