Transmission

About Transmission

"Transmission" is a song by post-punk band Joy Division, released on Factory Records in October 1979 on 7" and re-released as a 12" single with a different sleeve in December 1980. The single charted twice in New Zealand, debuting at number two in September 1981, and re-appearing again at number 24 in July 1984. In May 2007, NME magazine placed "Transmission" at number 20 in its list of the 50 Greatest Indie Anthems Ever, one place below "Love Will Tear Us Apart". .

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About this song

Credited to

Joy Division

Album

Factory Records: Communications 1978-92 · Track 7 of 43

Released

November 29, 2019

Duration

3:36

On Last.fm

739,199 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: Factory Records: Communications 1978-92