Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
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When routine bites hard And ambitions are low And resentment rides high But emotions won't grow And we're changing our ways, taking different roads Then love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Why is the bedroom so cold? You've turned away on your side Is my timing that flawed? Our respect runs so dry Yet there's still this appeal That we've kept through our lives But love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again You cry out in your sleep All my failings exposed And there's a taste in my mouth As desperation takes hold Just that something so good just can't function no more But love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again Love, love will tear us apart again
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Written by: Bernard Sumner, Ian Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Paul David Morris
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10 facts about this song
Band Formation"Love Will Tear Us Apart" was written and performed by an English rock band known as Joy Division. Ian Curtis was the vocalist and lyricist of the band, alongside Bernard Sumner on guitar and keyboards, Peter Hook on bass and Stephen Morris on drums.
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Release InformationOfficially released in June 1980, "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was Joy Division's first chart hit. The song is considered one of the band's most well-known and popular tracks, even though it was released just a month after Ian Curtis' untimely death.
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Song InspirationThe song was written during a difficult time in Ian Curtis' personal life. His marriage was failing, and he was also experiencing the onset of epilepsy, which heavily impacted his wellbeing. These personal struggles heavily influenced the lyrics, making the song a dark and melancholic composition reflecting Curtis' emotions.
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Song TitleThe title "Love Will Tear Us Apart" was reportedly inspired by the novel "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Captain Beefheart.
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Music VideoThe band shot a music video for "Love Will Tear Us Apart" in the band's practice room. Ian Curtis' discomfort during performing in the video was evident, which fans and critics say adds to the overall impact and poignancy of the track.
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Posthumous SuccessDespite Ian Curtis' death, the song became the band's first significant commercial hit, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 42 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in the US.
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Cover VersionsIt has been covered by several artists, including Fall Out Boy, Paul Young, and Broken Social Scene. It was also used as the theme song for the 1986 British series This Life.
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LegacyIn 2002, the Britpop band The Cure released a cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" on their album "Greatest Hits".
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HonourNME named 'Love Will Tear Us Apart' the best single of all time in 2002. It was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Record SleeveThe record sleeve for "Love Will Tear Us Apart" does not feature the band's name or the track title. Rather, it features a symbolic epitaph chosen by the band: a pulsar visualization, originally the cover of an educational book about astronomy.
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