| "Let's Dance to Joy Division" | ||||
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| Single by the Wombats | ||||
| from the album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation | ||||
| Released | 8 October 2007 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | 14th Floor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | The Wombats | |||
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"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by English rock band the Wombats, released as the second single from their debut album A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation. The song was made available to download on 8 October 2007, with a physical release one week later. It is based on a drunken night out experienced by lead singer Matthew Murphy at Le Bateau, a nightclub in the band's home city of Liverpool, during which he and his then-girlfriend danced on a table to "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. The lyrics examine the irony of dancing happily to a famously sad song.
It is considered to be one of the band's signature songs. There is a hidden track on the 7" vinyl version of the single which features bassist Tord Knudsen singing the Postman Pat theme song in his native Norwegian. "Let's Dance to Joy Division" features on the BBC Three show Scallywagga as the theme song, and is featured in an episode of the BBC Three show Uncle. The song also includes backing singers from Llangattock School, a local primary school located close to the famous Rockfield Recording Studios, Monmouth.