Candidate
Joy Division * Track #3 On Unknown Pleasures
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Album Unknown Pleasures
Candidate by Joy Division
Release Date
Performed by
Joy DivisionProduced by
Martin HannettWrited by
Stephen Morris & Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner & Ian CurtisAbout
In this piece, Joy Division makes an analogy between the harshness and difficulties that can be found in the juridic and political procedure to become a leader of men and the subjective procedure to get to someone’s heart.
Portrayed by the Candidate, he’ll give it all, even his life, to get to his...
Candidate Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Forced by the pressure
The territories marked
No longer the pleasure
Oh, I've since lost the heart
Corrupted from memory
No longer the power
It's creeping up slowly:
The last fatal hour
Oh, I don't know what made me
Or what gave me the right
To mess with your values
And change wrong to right
[Verse 2]
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
[Outro]
I tried to get to you
I tried to get to you
I tried to get to you
Oh, I tried to get to...
Candidate Q&A
Who wrote Candidate's ?
Candidate was written by Stephen Morris & Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner & Ian Curtis.
Who produced Candidate's ?
Candidate was produced by Martin Hannett.
When did Joy Division release Candidate?
Joy Division released Candidate on Fri Jun 15 1979.
What did Joy Division say about "Candidate"?
If you listen closely to ‘Candidate’ it has that feel of a song that’s not quite finished – well, it does to me, anyway, because I know that it’s a jam that Ian [Curtis] went and put a vocal on. A great song, yes; but, like I say, not completely worked out. Great for that reason, though.
– Peter Ho...