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Disorder

Joy Division

aka “Disorder (Soundcheck)”

1979
537
Live performances
1
Recording
128
Release appearances
3
Covered by

Credits

Written by

Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner

Produced by

Martin Hannett

Lyrics

I've been waiting for a guide to come out and take me by the hand
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasure of a normal man ?
These sensations barely interest me for another day
I've got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away

It's getting faster now, moving faster now, it's getting out of hands
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I've been waiting for a guide to come out and take me by the hand
Could these sensations make me feel the pleasure of a normal man ?
These sensations barely interest me for another day
I've got the spirit, lose the feeling, take the shock away

It's getting faster now, moving faster now, it's getting out of hands
On the tenth floor, down the back stairs, it's a no man's land
Lights are flashing, cars are crashing, getting frequent now
I've got the spirit, lose the feelings, let it out somehow

What means to you, what means to me, and we will meet again
I'm watching you, I'm watching her, I'll take no pity from your friends
Who is right, who can tell, and who gives a damn right now
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know
Until the spirit new sensation takes hold, then you know

I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling
I've got the spirit, but lose the feeling
Feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling, feeling

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Album Version 3:28
  • Live 1979-07-13 3:12
  • Live 1979-12-18 3:21
  • Live 1980-02-28 3:23
  • Live 1980-05-02 3:12

Release Appearances

128 known appearances

Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

1979
Still

Still

1981
1977 - 1980

1977 - 1980

1991
Heart & Soul

Heart & Soul

1997
Heart And Soul

Heart And Soul

1997
Preston 28 February 1980

Preston 28 February 1980

1999

Fractured Box

2001
Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

Les Bains Douches 18 December 1979

2001
Closer / Unknown Pleasures

Closer / Unknown Pleasures

2010

Videos

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Live History

537
Total performances
First known performance
14 Mar 1979
Bowden Vale Youth Club, Altrincham
Last known performance
11 Jun 2026
Lincoln Castle, Lincoln

Recent performances

Showing 20 of 537 total

Covered By (3)

Los Planetas Pavement Shock Therapy

Sources

MusicBrainz work ↗ MusicBrainz recording ↗