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"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is the best known song by the band Joy Division . The lyrics were written and sung by the band's vocalist, Ian Curtis , who committed Suicide a month after the song was released in April 1980. HISTORY The song was written in August and September of 1979 and was debuted when the band supported . It was originally released in April 1980 and, after Curtis' suicide that May, became the band's only chart hit, reaching number 13 in the UK. The band broke up after his death and reformed as New Order . "Love" 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. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" has remained popular and was listed by '' NME '' magazine as the best single of all time in 2002. The song was listed by '' Rolling Stone '' magazine at number 179 in its top 500 songs of all time. In May 2007, ''NME'' placed it at number 19 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, one place ahead of "Transmission". The song has also been used in television programs and in films, such as the 2001 film '''' and in the '' Doctor Who '' episode " School Reunion ". VIDEO On the video for the song, at the very beginning, the door that swings open and shut has the initials of the band members carved into it. The oddly-shaped guitar played by Ian Curtis is a Vox Mark VI . COVER VERSIONS Cover Version s have been recorded by:
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 Three Versions done by Swans , two sung by Michael Gira in his own drawling baritone, one the 'Red Version', and one the 'Acoustic Version', the other by female singer Jarboe ('Black Version'). 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 gothic metal band. Likewise, Yat Kha , a Russian Tuvinian punk band, does a Kargyraa throat singing rendition on their 2005 album ''Recovers''. The Scottish Pop Group Bis recorded an Electro version for their '' Fact 2002 '' EP and also included it as a Hidden Track on the UK version of their 2001 album '' Return To Central ''. 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 Arcade Fire in 2005. Nouvelle Vague also released a cover of the song on their 2005 eponymous debut album, a collection of new wave and punk songs performed in a Bossa Nova style. More recently, Jose Gonzalez covered the song acoustically for his EP 'Remain', as did Fall Out Boy on their 2004 acoustic EP '' My Heart Will Always Be The B-Side To My Tongue ''. In 2006 Susanna And The Magical Orchestra released a version on their album '' Melody Mountain '', Released in 2007 by Nerina Pallot on the single of " Learning To Breathe ". Alistair Griffin recorded an acoustic version on his EP ''finding Boethius'', released December 2006. It is briefly incorporated into the song "Just Can't Function No More" by Me and Him Call It Us. TRIVIA
RELEASES 7" single # "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 12" single Same tracks as 7" release 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 {Link without Title} – 3:44 UK CD omits track 3 and 4 UK 12" omits tracks 5 and 6 Australian release omits tracks 3-6 SAMPLE
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