50+ Music<p>"Love Will Tear Us Apart" is a song by the English <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/rock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rock</span></a> band <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoyDivision" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JoyDivision</span></a>, released in June 1980 as a non-album single. Its lyrics were inspired by lead singer <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/IanCurtis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IanCurtis</span></a>' marital problems and struggles with <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/epilepsy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>epilepsy</span></a>. The single was released one month after Curtis' suicide. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" reached number one in New Zealand and was certified <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/doublePlatinum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>doublePlatinum</span></a> in the United Kingdom, selling and streaming over 1,200,000 units. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuuObGsB0No" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=zuuObGsB0No</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>