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Interzone

Joy Division

aka “Interzone (RCA Demo)” aka “Interzone (Live)”

1979
321
Live performances
1
Recording
114
Release appearances
0
Covered by

Credits

Written by

Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner

Produced by

Martin Hannett

Lyrics

I walked through the city limits,
Someone talked me in to do it,
Attracted by some force within it,
Had to close my eyes to get get close to it,
Around the corner where a prophet lay,
Saw the place where she'd a room to stay, 
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I walked through the city limits,
Someone talked me in to do it,
Attracted by some force within it,
Had to close my eyes to get get close to it,
Around the corner where a prophet lay,
Saw the place where she'd a room to stay, 
A wire fence where the children played,
Saw the bed where the body lay,
And I was looking for a friend of mine.
And I had no time to waste.
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine.

The car screeched hear the sound on dust,
Heard a noise just a car outside,
Metallic blue turned red with rust,
Pulled in close by the building's side, 
In a group all forgotten youth,
Had to think, collect my senses now, 
Are turned on to a knife edged view. 
Find some place where my friends don't know,
And I was looking for a friend of mine,
And had no time to waste.
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine.

Down the dark streets, the houses looked the same,
Getting darker now, faces look the same,
And I walked round and round.
No stomach, torn apart, 
Nail me to a train. 
Had to think again, 
Trying to find a clue, trying to find a way to get out. 
Trying to move away, had to move away and keep out.

Four, twelve windows, ten in a row,
Behind a wall, well I looked down low, 
The lights shined like a neon show, 
Inserted deep felt a warmer glow,
No place to stop, no place to go, 
No time to lose, had to keep on going, 
I guess they died some time ago.
I guess they died some time ago. 
And I was looking for a friend of mine 
And I had no time to waste.
Yeah, looking for some friends of mine.

Versions & Mixes

Recordings, remixes and alternate mixes of this composition.

  • Album Version 2:12
  • Live 1979-07-13 2:03
  • Live 1980-02-28 2:28
  • RCA Demo 2:11

Release Appearances

114 known appearances

Unknown Pleasures

Unknown Pleasures

1979
1977 - 1980

1977 - 1980

1991
Warsaw

Warsaw

1994
Heart & Soul

Heart & Soul

1997
Heart And Soul

Heart And Soul

1997
Preston 28 February 1980

Preston 28 February 1980

1999

Fractured Box

2001
Closer / Unknown Pleasures

Closer / Unknown Pleasures

2010

Videos

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Live History

321
Total performances
First known performance
11 Jul 1979
Roots Club, Leeds
Last known performance
24 Mar 2026
Fléda, Brno

Recent performances

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Sources

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