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Love Will Tear Us Apart
Joy Division
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- Album
- Substance
- Released
- 2015
- Genres
- post-punk, gothic rock, new wave, darkwave
- Length
- 3:25
- Tempo
- 147 BPM
- Label
- Rhino
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About this song
The title is an ironic nod to Captain & Tennille's "Love Will Keep Us Together." Deborah Curtis later had the title inscribed on Ian Curtis's memorial stone.
What it's about
The lyrics reflect the strains in Ian Curtis's marriage to Deborah Curtis and his state of mind before his suicide in May 1980. The song is also read more broadly as a comment on how fragile all relationships can be when careers pull people away from loved ones.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 3 other songs, like “Age of Consent by New Order”.
- Covered 72 times, including “Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live From the Coffee Bar) by The Old World Underground”.
- Written by Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Peter Hook and Ian Curtis.
- Produced by Martin Hannett.
- Recorded at Strawberry Studios.