List of songs recorded by Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band that consisted of singer Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bass player Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. From 1976 to 1980, the band released two studio albums, one extended play and five singles; a total of 52 songs. Their songs appeared on three additional "various artists" compilation albums during their career as well. After their dissolution, twelve compilation albums, two extended plays, four live albums and one video album have been released as of 2018.[1] Although together for only four years, the band has influenced many artists and has influenced the post-punk movement of the late 1970s.[2][3]
Originally known as Warsaw,[4] Joy Division released their debut extended play, An Ideal for Living, in June 1978, which showcased the group's early punk roots.[5] The band's song, "At a Later Date", was released on the compilation Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus two weeks later.[6] Their debut studio album, Unknown Pleasures, was released in June 1979.[7] A major critical success,[7] the album failed to gain commercial success until the release of their debut single "Transmission". However, singer Ian Curtis' health began to decline as he suffered from depression and epilepsy.[4] His condition never improved and on 18 May 1980, Curtis hanged himself in his kitchen.[8] The posthumous single, "Love Will Tear Us Apart", was released a month later,[9] while their final album, Closer, followed in July.[10] Before Curtis' death, the band made an agreement that should any member leave for any reason, the group would disband.[4] Because of this, Joy Division officially ceased later that year.[4] Morris, Sumner and Hook subsequently teamed with Morris' then-girlfriend Gillian Gilbert and formed New Order.[4] Their debut single, "Ceremony" and its B-side, "In a Lonely Place", were two of the final songs written by Joy Division before their break-up.[11]
In 1981, the first compilation album Still was released.[12] The album contained previously unreleased songs and live recordings, including a recording of "Ceremony"[11] and a live cover of the Velvet Underground song "Sister Ray".[12] In 1988, the compilation album Substance saw the release of previous non-album singles "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Transmission", among other songs.[13] Its release coincided with the release of New Order's singles compilation, also titled Substance, a year prior.[13][14] In 1994, Joy Division released their planned debut album under the name "Warsaw".[15] The album contained many previously unreleased songs and was recorded in 1977 when the band was still known as Warsaw.[15] Later compilations released by the band include 1995's Permanent,[16] 1997's box set Heart and Soul,[17] 2008's The Best of Joy Division[18] and 2011's Total: From Joy Division to New Order, which featured five Joy Division tracks and thirteen New Order tracks.[19]
List
All songs written by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook and Stephen Morris, except where noted.
All songs produced by Martin Hannett.
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A · C · D · E · F · G · H · I · K · L · M · N · O · P · S · T · W · Y · Notes · References · Bibliography |
Indicates single release |
Song | Original release | Year | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|
"As You Said" |
Non-album single B-side to "Komakino" |
1980 | [20] |
"At a Later Date" | Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus | 1978 | [21] |
"Atmosphere"[lower-alpha 1] |
Non-album single A-side to "She's Lost Control" (UK) B-side to "She's Lost Control" (US) |
1980 | [23][24] |
"Atrocity Exhibition" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Auto-suggestion" | Earcom 2: Contradiction (EP) | 1979 | [26] |
"Candidate" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Ceremony" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Colony" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Day of the Lords" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Dead Souls" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Decades" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Digital" | A Factory Sample (EP) | 1978 | [27] |
"Disorder" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"The Drawback"[lower-alpha 2] | Warsaw | 1994 | [15] |
"The Eternal" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Exercise One" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Failures" | An Ideal for Living (EP) | 1977 | [28] |
"From Safety to Where...?" | Earcom 2: Contradiction (EP) | 1979 | [26] |
"Glass" | A Factory Sample (EP) | 1978 | [27] |
"Gutz"[lower-alpha 2] | Warsaw | 1994 | [15] |
"Heart and Soul" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"I Remember Nothing" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Ice Age" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Incubation" |
Non-album single B-side to "Komakino" |
1980 | [20] |
"Inside the Line"[lower-alpha 2] | Warsaw | 1994 | [15] |
"Insight" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Interzone" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Isolation" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"The Kill" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Komakino" |
Non-album single | 1980 | [29] |
"Leaders of Men" | An Ideal for Living (EP) | 1977 | [28] |
"(Living in the) Ice Age" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" |
Non-album single | 1980 | [30] |
"A Means to an End" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"New Dawn Fades" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"No Love Lost" | An Ideal for Living (EP) | 1977 | [28] |
"Novelty" |
Non-album single B-side to "Transmission" |
1979 | [31] |
"The Only Mistake" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Passover" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Shadowplay" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"She's Lost Control (12" version)" |
Non album single A-side to "Atmosphere" (US) B-side to "Atmosphere" (UK) |
1980 | [32][33] |
"She's Lost Control" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"Sister Ray"[lower-alpha 3] (live) | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Something Must Break" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Sound of Music" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"These Days" |
Non-album single B-side to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" |
1980 | [34] |
"They Walked in Line"[lower-alpha 2] | Warsaw | 1994 | [15] |
"Transmission" |
Non-album single | 1979 | [35] |
"Twenty Four Hours" | Closer | 1980 | [25] |
"Walked in Line" | Still | 1981 | [12] |
"Warsaw" | An Ideal for Living (EP) | 1977 | [28] |
"Wilderness" | Unknown Pleasures | 1979 | [7] |
"You're No Good for Me"[lower-alpha 2] | Warsaw | 1994 | [15] |
Notes
- ↑ "Atmosphere" was released in 1980 in France under the title "Licht und Blindheit" on the Sordide Sentimental label.[22]
- 1 2 3 4 5 Released under the name "Warsaw"[15]
- ↑ Written by the Velvet Underground (John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker).[12]
References
- ↑ "Joy Division – Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ Ramirez, AJ (18 May 2010). "Walked in Line: The Musical Disciples of Joy Division". PopMatters. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ "Joy Division Bio". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bush, John. "Joy Division – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Cleary, David. "An Ideal for Living [EP]". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ↑ Curtis 1995, pp. 51–52, 140.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Raggett, Ned. "Unknown Pleasures – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ Curtis 1995, p. 132.
- ↑ Curtis 1995, p. 138.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Closer – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- 1 2 McFarland, Kevin (29 April 2014). ""Ceremony" bridges the gap between Joy Division's end and New Order's start". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Raggett, Ned. "Still – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Substance – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Substance – New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Bush, John. "Warsaw – Warsaw". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Permanent – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Jurek, Thom. "Heart and Soul – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "The Best of Joy Division – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Total: From Joy Division to New Order – Joy Division, New Order". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Komakino" (Side 2 33 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FAC 28 – via Discogs.
- ↑ Short Circuit: Live at the Electric Circus (Vinyl track listing). Various. UK: Virgin Records. 1978. VCL 5003 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Licht Und Blindheit" (Side A 45 RPM single). Joy Division. France: Sordide Sentimental. 1980. SS 33 002 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Atmosphere" (Side A 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FACUS 2/UK – via Discogs.
- ↑ "She's Lost Control"/"Atmosphere" (Side B 45 RPM single). Joy Division. US: Factory Records. 1980. FACUS 2 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Raggett, Ned. "Closer – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- 1 2 Earcom 2: Contradiction (Vinyl track listing). Various. UK: Fast Product. 1979. Fast 9b – via Discogs.
- 1 2 A Factory Sample (Side A liner notes). Various. UK: Factory Records. 1979. FAC-2 – via Discogs.
- 1 2 3 4 Cleary, David. "An Ideal for Living [(EP)] – Joy Division". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ↑ "Komakino" (Side 1 33 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FAC 28 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Side 1 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FAC 23 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Transmission" (Side 2 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1979. FAC 13 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "She's Lost Control"/"Atmosphere" (Side A 45 RPM single). Joy Division. US: Factory Records. 1980. FACUS 2 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Atmosphere"/"She's Lost Control" (Side B 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FACUS 2/UK – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Side 2 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1980. FAC 23 – via Discogs.
- ↑ "Transmission" (Side 1 45 RPM single). Joy Division. UK: Factory Records. 1979. FAC 13 – via Discogs.
Bibliography
- Curtis, Deborah (1995). Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division. London: Faber. ISBN 0-571-17445-0.