Let's Dance to Joy Division
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"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by The Wombats
and the second single taken from their second album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
. The song was available to download on 8 October 2007, and was physically released one week later. It is based on a drunken night when lead singer Matthew Murphy danced on a table with his girlfriend to "Love Will Tear Us Apart
" by Joy Division
at the Liverpool night club Le Bateau, and the cover art references that single's art. There is a hidden track
on the 7" vinyl
version of the single, when Tord Øverland-Knudsen sings the theme tune from children's television show Postman Pat
in Norwegian
.
The song features on the BBC Three program "Scallywagga
" as the theme tune.
UK CD single
(Released 15 October 2007)
UK 7" single
(Released 15 October 2007)
UK 7" single
(Released 15 October 2007)
at #35 on downloads alone. A week later, after a physical release, it peaked at #15, before falling gradually down the chart in the following weeks.
The song also came in at #12 in the Triple J Hottest 100
of 2007
.
It reached #30 on the Dutch Singles Chart.
It reached #76 on the Australian Singles Chart.
It was the Free Single of the Week on iTunes Store
on 2 June 2008.
It was featured in Matchstick Productions' Claim, as the music featured for Swedish freeskier Jacob Wester
.
Award for Best Dancefloor Filler.
The Wombats
The Wombats are an indie rock band formed in Liverpool, England. The band comprises native Liverpudlians Matthew Murphy and Dan Haggis , alongside Norwegian-born Tord Øverland-Knudsen...
and the second single taken from their second album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
The Wombats Proudly Present: A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation
-Personnel:* Matthew Murphy – vocals, guitar, synths, piano* Dan Haggis – backing vocals, drums, piano, stylophone, harmonica, melodica, synthesizers* Tord Øverland-Knudsen – backing vocals, bass, synths, cello...
. The song was available to download on 8 October 2007, and was physically released one week later. It is based on a drunken night when lead singer Matthew Murphy danced on a table with his girlfriend to "Love Will Tear Us Apart
Love Will Tear Us Apart
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the British post-punk band Joy Division. It was written in August and September 1979, and debuted when the band supported Buzzcocks on their UK tour in September and October 1979. It is one of the few songs in which singer Ian Curtis played guitar...
" by Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
at the Liverpool night club Le Bateau, and the cover art references that single's art. There is a hidden track
Hidden track
In the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
on the 7" vinyl
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
version of the single, when Tord Øverland-Knudsen sings the theme tune from children's television show Postman Pat
Postman Pat
Postman Pat is a British stop-motion animated children's television series first produced by Woodland Animations. It is aimed at pre-school children, and concerns the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman in the fictional village of Greendale .Postman Pat's first 13-episode season was screened on...
in Norwegian
Norwegian language
Norwegian is a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is the official language. Together with Swedish and Danish, Norwegian forms a continuum of more or less mutually intelligible local and regional variants .These Scandinavian languages together with the Faroese language...
.
The song features on the BBC Three program "Scallywagga
Scallywagga
Scallywagga is a British comedy sketch show, written by Stuart Kenworthy, who has worked on Green Wing and Smack the Pony. The executive producer of series one was Kenton Allen, and the producer was Jon Montague. The pilot episode aired on 21 March 2007 when the show was known as Spacehopper...
" as the theme tune.
Formats and track listings
Track listings of major single releases of "Let's Dance to Joy Division".UK CD single
(Released 15 October 2007)
- "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
- "Let's Dance to Joy Division
UK 7" single
(Released 15 October 2007)
- "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
- "Derail and Crash"
UK 7" single
(Released 15 October 2007)
- "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
- "Tales of Girls, Boys and Marsupials (Live from Fuji Rocks)"
- "School Uniforms (Live from Fuji Rocks)"
Chart performance
On 14 October 2007, the single entered the UK Singles ChartUK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #35 on downloads alone. A week later, after a physical release, it peaked at #15, before falling gradually down the chart in the following weeks.
The song also came in at #12 in the Triple J Hottest 100
Triple J Hottest 100
The Triple J Hottest 100 is an annual music poll, based on the votes of national Australian radio station Triple J listeners, in order to determine their favourite song of the year. Voting is conducted by the internet and begins roughly two weeks prior to the new year for the previous year's songs...
of 2007
Triple J Hottest 100, 2007
The 2007 Triple J Hottest 100 was announced on Australia Day, 26 January 2008. It was the fifteenth countdown of the most popular songs of the year, as chosen by the listeners of Australian radio station Triple J....
.
It reached #30 on the Dutch Singles Chart.
It reached #76 on the Australian Singles Chart.
It was the Free Single of the Week on iTunes Store
ITunes Store
The iTunes Store is a software-based online digital media store operated by Apple. Opening as the iTunes Music Store on April 28, 2003, with over 200,000 items to purchase, it is, as of April 2008, the number-one music vendor in the United States...
on 2 June 2008.
It was featured in Matchstick Productions' Claim, as the music featured for Swedish freeskier Jacob Wester
Jacob Wester
Jacob Wester is a Swedish freeskier.-Skiing:Jacob began Skiing at the age of five, but only appeared onto the freeskiing scene in 2005 when he finished second place at the Jon Olsson Invitational, later that year he won the "Air We Go" in Oslo, Norway...
.
Awards
On 28 February 2008, Let's Dance to Joy Division won an NMENME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
Award for Best Dancefloor Filler.