Shadowplay
Joy Division * Track #7 On Unknown Pleasures
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Album Unknown Pleasures
Shadowplay by Joy Division
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Performed by
Joy DivisionProduced by
Martin HannettWrited by
Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner & Stephen Morris & Ian CurtisAbout
On “Shadowplay”, the guitars launch into a dimension reminiscent of the sonic dimensions that David Bowie and Brian Eno dwelt in during the late 1970s. The band’s sound is echoey and cavernous, but thanks to Factory Records producer Martin Hannett, it was never empty. By adding sound effects such as...
Shadowplay Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To the centre of the city where all roads meet
Waiting for you
To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank
Searching for you
I was moving through the silence without motion
Waiting for you
In a room with a window in the corner
I found truth
[Verse 2]
In the shadowplay, acting out your own death
Knowing no more
As the assassins all grouped in four lines
Dancing on the floor
And with cold steel, odour on their bodies
Made a move to connect
But I could only stare in disbelief
As the crowds all left
[Outro]
I did everything, everything I wanted to
I let them use you for their own ends
To the centre of the city in the night, waiting for you
To the centre of the city in the night, waiting for you
Shadowplay Q&A
Who wrote Shadowplay's ?
Shadowplay was written by Peter Hook & Bernard Sumner & Stephen Morris & Ian Curtis.
Who produced Shadowplay's ?
Shadowplay was produced by Martin Hannett.
When did Joy Division release Shadowplay?
Joy Division released Shadowplay on Fri Jun 15 1979.
What did Joy Division say about "Shadowplay"?
This was the song that Barney [Bernard Sumner] wanted to sound like ‘The Ocean’ by Velvet Underground. Again [after ‘Insight’], the lyric doesn’t repeat until the end and it has no chorus, which is something I think Ian was very, very good at – the way he played with the structure of the lyrics but...