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“Candidate” by Joy Division
From the album Unknown Pleasures (1979)
“Candidate” by Joy Division appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2002 and 2003. It was first released in 1979 on the album Unknown Pleasures. Its best result is #771 on the Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,886 alternative song of all time.
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"Candidate" belongs to Unknown Pleasures, the debut album Joy Division released through Factory in June 1979, the only one to come out while Ian Curtis was alive. Curtis wrote the words and sings lead, and the music is credited to all four: Peter Hook on bass and backing vocals, Bernard Sumner on guitar and keyboards, Stephen Morris on drums and percussion.
They made the whole album in April 1979 over three weekends in a row at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, with Chris Nagle engineering and producer Martin Hannett bringing his unorthodox studio methods to bear on the band. This one sounds as cold and cavernous as anything on the record.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 771 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) | 2002 |
| 2003 | 899 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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