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Artist: Joy Division
Track: 01 - Love Will Tear Us Apart

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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart
The lyrics ostensibly reflect the problems in Ian Curtis’s marriage to Deborah Curtis, as well as his general frame of mind in the time leading up to his suicide in May 1980.
Evelyn Evelyn – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / When resentment rides high / And emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (12" Version)
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart [Pennine Version]
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus
Squarepusher – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard, ambitions are low / Resentment rides high, emotions won't grow / We're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus] / Love will tear us
Nouvelle Vague – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / Then love, love will
Susanna and the Magical Orchestra & Susanna – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Nerina Pallot – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won’t grow / And we’re changing our ways / Taking different roads / Love, love will tear
Nina Persson – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Bush – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / Then love, love will
Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart
This is a cover of the 1980 Joy Division single of the same name. It was released in two different versions, one being the “Red Version” with Michael Gira on vocals. The other
Moonspell – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When the routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And the resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And were changing our ways / Taking different roads / Then love
Moving Units (Ft. Leafar Seyer) – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Fall Out Boy – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
José González – Love Will Tear Us Apart
This is a cover of the song by Joy Division. José strips the song to its barest chord progression and melody, then builds from it, to create his version.
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart [Permanent Mix]
[Verse 1: Ian Curtis] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [
June Tabor & Oysterband – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / And emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Broken Social Scene – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / Love, love will tear us
U2 (Ft. Arcade Fire) – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / Love, love will tear us
Scott Matthew – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / Love, love will tear
Paul Young – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways taking different roads / And love, love will tear us
City of Souls – LOVE WILL TEAR US APART
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / When resentment rides high / And emotions won't grow / Yet we're changing our ways / Running different roads / And
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Love Will Tear Us Apart (Demo)
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus
The Cure – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard, and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / Then love, love will
The Wombats – Let's Dance to Joy Division
The second single from the 2007 album The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. The song is based on an evening when lead singer Matthew Murphy danced on
Alabama 3 – Love will tear us apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / Then love, love will
Human Drama – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / We're changing our ways, taking different roads / Love, love will tear us apart
Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high, but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / [Chorus
Vitamin String Quartet – Love Will Tear Us Apart
[Instrumental]
Swans – Love Will Tear Us Apart (M. Gira Version)
[Verse 1] / When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / And resentment rides high / But emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / [Chorus
Vocal Few – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads / Love, love will tear us
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R Plus (Rapper) (Ft. Amelia Fox) – Love Will Tear Us Apart
When routine bites hard / And ambitions are low / When resentment rides high / And emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways / Taking different roads / Love, love will tear
Chuzpe – Love Will Tear Us Apart (Instrumental)
[Instrumental]
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Letra de Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Genius Q&A
Q:When did Joy Division release “Love Will Tear Us Apart [The Peel Sessions (1987)]”?
Joy Division released “Love Will Tear Us Apart [The Peel Sessions (1987)]” on September 1, 1987.
Q:Who wrote “Love Will Tear Us Apart (Instrumental)” by Chuzpe?
“Love Will Tear Us Apart (Instrumental)” by Chuzpe was written by Joy Division.
Q:Who wrote “Love Will Tear Us Apart (M. Gira Version)” by Swans?
“Love Will Tear Us Apart (M. Gira Version)” by Swans was written by Joy Division.
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