Joy Division were an English rock band formed in Salford in 1976. The group consisted of vocalist, guitarist and lyricist Ian Curtis, guitarist and keyboardist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook and drummer Stephen Morris. Sumner and Hook formed the band after attending a Sex Pistols concert in June 1976. While Joy Division’s earliest recordings were heavily influenced by punk rock, they soon developed a sparse, atmospheric sound that made them one of the pioneering groups of the post‑punk genre. Their self‑released 1978 debut EP An Ideal for Living drew the attention of Manchester television personality Tony Wilson, who signed them to his independent label Factory Records. Their debut album Unknown Pleasures, recorded with producer Martin Hannett, was released in 1979. Curtis struggled with personal difficulties, including a failing marriage, depression and epilepsy. As the band’s popularity grew, his health issues made performing increasingly difficult, and he occasionally experienced seizures on stage. He died by suicide in May 1980, on the eve of what would have been the band’s first North American tour, at the age of 23. Joy Division’s second and final album, Closer, was released two months later; it, along with the single “Love Will Tear Us Apart”, became their highest‑charting work.
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Love Will Tear Us Apart
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