Joy Division

A music band that existed back in 1977-1980.
Released two albums: "Unknown Pleasures" and "Closer".
Most known song is "Love will tear us apart".
Played gloomy goth rock, post punk, new wave style. Think of The Cure only Joy Division is more depressive.
Ended up because lead singer of the band, Ian Curtis, who suffered from epilepsy and depression, commited suicide by hanging in 1980 May 18th (at the age of 24).
This band is not so known but their influence to the whole goth, post punk and new wave music was tremendous.

If you are goth and don't know this band, shame on you. I'm not goth but still know it.


"His second (and final) album with Joy Division - 'Closer' - is considered one of the darkest and most haunting albums in music history. The lyrics largely document Curtis's emotional turmoil leading up to his suicide." -us.imdb.com

Former definition is ok for 100% (band name), but the origin of the bands name is:

The joy division was a known name for areas in concentration camps (2nd W.W.) where (female) prisoners offered their services to the (German) guards.

one of the best and most influential bands of all time.
they sounded like nothing before them and no one has sounded anything like them since. while at first i dudn't really like them them the more in listened to them the more i loved them and i now listen to them everyday. this is the band that single handedly invented post- punk ad ian curtis was a true genuius.

An area of WW2 concentration camps where women and children were forced into sexual slavery.

Joy Division's (best musical group ever c. 1977-1980) widely known song, "Love Will Tear Us Apart", is partly a tongue in cheek response from Ian Curtis (lead singer and lyricist) to the sappy sweet popular tune by Captain & Tennille, "Love Will Keep Us Together". Ian could not stand that song and lamented that it had been on the radio nearly nonstop since it's 1975 release.

Post Punk / Punk / New Wave under the famous manager Tony Wilson, band started in 1976 after seeing a live performance of the sex pistols, front man ian curtis committed suicide in 1980, the band moved on to creat such bands as New Order

1. A great band.
2. What the nazis called female prisoners who were kept alive to be prostitutes for the german army.