Transmission (song)

"Transmission"
7" cover
Single by Joy Division
B-side"Novelty"
Released7 October 1979 (1979-10-07)
Recorded28 July – 4 August 1979[1]
Genre
Length3:36
LabelFactory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Martin Hannett
Joy Division singles chronology
"Transmission"
(1979)
"Licht und Blindheit"
(1980)
Alternative cover
12" cover
Music video
"Transmission" on YouTube

"Transmission" is a song by English post-punk band Joy Division. Originally recorded in 1978 for the band's aborted self-titled album, it was later re-recorded the following year at a faster tempo and released by record label Factory as the band's debut single.

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