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Heart and Soul

Joy Division · 1997

308 min · 81 tracks · post-punk

A haunting collection of post-punk anthems that encapsulate the raw intensity and existential dread of Joy Division's sound.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Love Will Tear Us Apart — This track stands as an anthem of heartbreak and alienation, featuring iconic melodies that have made it a defining song of the post-punk era.
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    She's Lost Control — With its driving bassline and urgent vocals, this track captures the essence of Joy Division's sound and themes of mental turmoil.
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    Atmosphere — Atmosphere's ethereal quality and introspective lyrics exemplify the band's ability to blend stark emotionality with experimental soundscapes.
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    Disorder — Opening with frenetic energy and a sense of urgency, Disorder encapsulates the band's innovative approach to rhythm and lyrical depth.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • introspective late-night explorations
  • haunting melodies with emotional depth
  • dynamic peaks and valleys
  • immersive headphone detail hunting
  • reflective moments of solitude

Maybe skip if you

  • seekers of instant gratification
  • prefer straightforward, upbeat tracks

Where this album fits

Career context
Released in 1997, Heart and Soul is a comprehensive anthology of Joy Division's work, compiling tracks from their brief but impactful career. This album arrives nearly two decades after the band's dissolution in 1980 following the tragic death of lead singer Ian Curtis, making it a poignant retrospective that showcases their enduring influence on alternative music.
Stylistic neighbors
The Cure· Siouxsie and the Banshees· Bauhaus

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Digital 2:52
  • 2 Glass 3:56
  • 3 Disorder 3:31
  • 4 Day of the Lords 4:50
  • 5 Candidate 3:04
  • 6 Insight 4:28
  • 7 New Dawn Fades 4:47
  • 8 She’s Lost Control 3:57
  • 9 Shadowplay 3:55
  • 10 Wilderness 2:38
  • 11 Interzone 2:16
  • 12 I Remember Nothing 5:56
  • 13 Ice Age 2:25
  • 14 Exercise One 3:08
  • 15 Transmission 3:37
  • 16 Novelty 4:01
  • 17 The Kill 2:16
  • 18 The Only Mistake 4:19
  • 19 Something Must Break 2:53
  • 20 Autosuggestion 6:10
  • 21 From Safety to Where…? 2:27

Disc 2

  • 1 She’s Lost Control (12″ version) 4:56
  • 2 Sound of Music 3:56
  • 3 Atmosphere 4:11
  • 4 Dead Souls 4:57
  • 5 Komakino 3:54
  • 6 Incubation 2:52
  • 7 Atrocity Exhibition 6:05
  • 8 Isolation 2:53
  • 9 Passover 4:46
  • 10 Colony 3:55
  • 11 A Means to an End 4:07
  • 12 Heart and Soul 5:51
  • 13 Twenty Four Hours 4:26
  • 14 The Eternal 6:07
  • 15 Decades 6:13
  • 16 Love Will Tear Us Apart 3:27
  • 17 These Days 3:26

Disc 3

  • 1 Warsaw 2:26
  • 2 No Love Lost 3:42
  • 3 Leaders of Men 2:34
  • 4 Failures 3:44
  • 5 The Drawback (RCA demo) 1:46
  • 6 Interzone (RCA demo) 2:11
  • 7 Shadowplay (RCA demo) 4:10
  • 8 Exercise One (John Peel session) 2:28
  • 9 Insight (Genetic Records session) 4:05
  • 10 Glass (Genetic Records session) 3:28
  • 11 Transmission (Genetic Records session) 3:51
  • 12 Dead Souls (Transmission session 1) 4:55
  • 13 Something Must Break (Transmission session 1) 2:54
  • 14 Ice Age (Genetic Records session) 2:36
  • 15 Walked in Line 2:47
  • 16 These Days (Piccadilly Radio session) 3:27
  • 17 Candidate (Piccadilly Radio session) 1:57
  • 18 The Only Mistake (Piccadilly Radio session) 3:43
  • 19 Chance (Atmosphere) (Piccadilly Radio session) 4:54
  • 20 Love Will Tear Us Apart (John Peel session) 3:22
  • 21 Colony (John Peel session) 4:03
  • 22 As You Said 2:01
  • 23 Ceremony (rehearsal) 4:21
  • 24 In a Lonely Place (detail) (rehearsal) 2:26

Disc 4

  • 1 Dead Souls 4:15
  • 2 The Only Mistake 4:05
  • 3 Insight 3:46
  • 4 Candidate 2:03
  • 5 Wilderness 2:27
  • 6 She’s Lost Control 3:40
  • 7 Disorder 3:12
  • 8 Interzone 2:04
  • 9 Atrocity Exhibition 5:57
  • 10 Novelty 4:21
  • 11 Autosuggestion 4:05
  • 12 I Remember Nothing 5:32
  • 13 Colony 3:53
  • 14 These Days 3:50
  • 15 Incubation 3:38
  • 16 The Eternal 6:32
  • 17 Heart and Soul 4:43
  • 18 Isolation 3:14
  • 19 She’s Lost Control 5:26

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