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Candidate

Joy Division

aka “Canidate” aka “Candidate (Outtake)” aka “Candidate (Piccadilly Radio Session)”

1979
279
Live performances
1
Recording
61
Release appearances
0
Covered by

Credits

Written by

Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner

Produced by

Martin Hannett

Lyrics

Forced by the pressure,
The territories marked,
No longer the pleasure,
I've since lost the heart.

Corrupted from memory,
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Forced by the pressure,
The territories marked,
No longer the pleasure,
I've since lost the heart.

Corrupted from memory,
No longer the power,
It's creeping up slowly,
That last fatal hour.

Oh, I don't know what made me,
What gave me the right,
To mess with your values,
And change wrong to right 

Please keep your distance,
The trail leads to here,
There's blood on your fingers,
Brought on by fear.

I campaigned for nothing,
I worked hard for this, ,
I tried to get to you,
You treat me like this.

It's just second nature,
It's what we've been shown,
We're living by your rules,
That's all that we know.

I tried to get to you,
I tried to get to you,
I tried to get to you,
I tried to get to you.

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Album Version 3:00
  • Demo Version 1:57
  • Live 1979-07-13 2:03

Release Appearances

61 known appearances

Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

1979
1977 - 1980

1977 - 1980

1991
Heart & Soul

Heart & Soul

1997
Heart And Soul

Heart And Soul

1997
Closer / Unknown Pleasures

Closer / Unknown Pleasures

2010

Videos

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Live History

279
Total performances
First known performance
11 Jul 1979
Roots Club, Leeds
Last known performance
9 Jun 2025
Joy Theater, New Orleans

Recent performances

Showing 20 of 279 total

Sources

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