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Artist: Joy Division
Track: Love Will Tear Us Apart

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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 tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again

Why is the bedroom so cold?
You've turned away on your side
Is my timing that flawed?
Our respect runs so dry
Yet there's still this appeal
That we've kept through our lives

But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again

You cry out in your sleep
All my failings exposed
And there's a taste in my mouth
As desperation takes hold
Just that something so good just can't function no more

But love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
Love, love will tear us apart again
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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.
Fall Out Boy – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Evelyn Evelyn – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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The Cure – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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[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
Unbroken – Love Will Tear Us Apart
(By Joy Division) / When the routine bites hard and ambitions are low / And the resentment rides high but emotions won't grow / And we're changing our ways, taking different roads
Nouvelle Vague – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Broken Social Scene – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Moving Units (Ft. Leafar Seyer) – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Hayley Richman – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Moonspell – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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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.
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Joy Division – Love Will Tear Us Apart (12" Version)
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Scott Matthew – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Soul Asylum – Love will tear us apart
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Michelle Darkness – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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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
The Diary – Love Will Tear Us Apart
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Janet Devlin – Love will tear us apart
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Philistine – 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
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Love, love will tear us apart again. You cry out in your sleep, All my failings exposed. And there's a taste in my mouth, As ...
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Q:When did Joy Division release “Love Will Tear Us Apart”?
Joy Division released “Love Will Tear Us Apart” on June 1, 1980.
Q:Who wrote “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division?
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division was written by Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Peter Hook & Ian Curtis.
Q:Who produced “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division?
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division was produced by Martin Hannett.
Q:When did Joy Division release “Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)”?
Joy Division released “Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)” on September 17, 2007.
Q:Who wrote “Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)” by Joy Division?
“Love Will Tear Us Apart (Live)” by Joy Division was written by Ian Curtis, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook & Stephen Morris.
Q:When did Joy Division release “Love Will Tear Us Apart [Pennine Version]”?
Joy Division released “Love Will Tear Us Apart [Pennine Version]” on June 27, 1980.
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Until singer Ian Curtis committed suicide in 1980, Joy Division were one of Britain’s most promising post-punk bands. While the remaining members went on to huge success with the
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Lyrics for Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division. When routine bites hard and ambitions are low And resentment rides high but emotions won′t...