Let's Dance to Joy Division
"Let's Dance to Joy Division" | ||||
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A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation | ||||
Released | 8 October 2007 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | 14th Floor | |||
Songwriter(s) | The Wombats | |||
The Wombats singles chronology | ||||
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"Let's Dance to Joy Division" is a song by English rock band
It is considered to be one of the band's
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 (KGB Remix)"
UK 7" single (numbered yellow vinyl)
(Released 15 October 2007)
- "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
- "Derail and Crash"
- "Postman Pat in Norwegian" (hidden track)
UK 7" single (numbered clear vinyl)
(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
The song also came in at No. 12 in the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2007.[3]
It reached No. 19 on the
It reached No. 76 on the
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.
Awards
On 28 February 2008, "Let's Dance to Joy Division" won an NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler.
Charts
Chart (2007–2008) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | 76 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 19 |
Poland (ZPAV)[6] | 33 |
Scotland (OCC)[7] | 10 |
15 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- The Official UK Charts Company. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2008. [dead link]
- The Official UK Charts Company. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2008. [dead link]
- ^ "Hottest 100 Countdown". Triple J. 26 October 2008. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2008.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 305.
- ^ ""Joy+Division"&cat=s The Wombats – Let's Dance to "Joy Division"" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Polish Singles Chart |". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
- ^ "British single certifications – Wombats – Let's Dance to Joy Division". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2020.