The cure love will tear us apart

Love Will Tear Us Apart came out on June 27th, 1980. The song was a result of Joy Division’s dark sense of humor (Excess of sorrow, laughs, excess of joy…) that was a response to the Neil Sedaka song “Love Will Keep Us Together” made famous by Captain and Tennille as a hit single just five years prior. In fact, the song was recorded at Strawberry Studios, the same place Sedaka had recorded the song “Love Will Keep Us Together” back in 1973.

8 Jan 1980. 40 years ago today Joy Division recorded ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart’ at Pennine Studios, Oldham. Bernard Sumner & producer Martin Hannett, and Stephen Morris photos by Daniel Meadows. Ian Curtis pic by Alan Hempsall. They later re-recorded the song at Strawberry Studios pic.twitter.com/OJVDd1PwLD

— Dave Haslam (@Mr_Dave_Haslam) January 8, 2020


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