Joy Division - Twenty Four Hours (Official Lyric Video)

Official lyric video for Joy Division's 'Twenty Four Hours' taken from their second studio album 'Closer' released on the 18th July 1980.
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Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
So this is permanence, love's shattered pride
What once was innocence, turned on its side
A cloud hangs over me, marks every move
Deep in the memory, of what once was love
[Verse 2]
Oh how I realised how I wanted time
Put into perspective, tried so hard to find
Just for one moment, thought I'd found my way
Destiny unfolded, I watched it slip away
[Verse 3]
Excessive flash points, beyond all reach
Solitary demands for all I'd like to keep
Let's take a ride out, see what we can find
A valueless collection of hopes and past desires
[Verse 4]
I never realised the lengths I'd have to go
All the darkest corners of a sense I didn't know
Just for one moment, I heard somebody call
Looked beyond the day in hand, there's nothing there at all
[Verse 5]
Now that I've realised how it's all gone wrong
Gotta find some therapy, this treatment takes too long
Deep in the heart of where sympathy held sway
Gotta find my destiny, before it gets too late
#JoyDivision #TwentyFourHours

[@alexfletcher5192]

For me, this is one of the most powerful songs ever written.

[@fredericdeguara4876]

It is for sure, Alex.

[@WHU63]

I agree. Ian Curtis is writing his own epitaph in those lyrics and his genius delivery. It's so sad to think he died at 23. What a talent he was, and could have been.

[@a.fritoaxecheeto6052]

Agreed , all versions , bass line changed my life

[@kolin572]

i definitely agree

[@daviddoble5956]

For sure !

[@markmcarthy596]

I love everybody who loves this

[@alexiszorba69]

@@markmcarthy596 So you love me as I love you. 😉🖤

[@uncleeric3317]

Love u back bro

[@sangrededragon1605]

[@ireneclaro5538]

♥

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Tnx same here

[@robbiepicken]

Destiny unfolded, I watched it slip away… That line always kills me. Classic.

[@lisaanderson4379]

Feels like a knife to my belly, every time.

[@cassandra2956]

It means the world to me, that sentence

[@aliaswhatever]

The song is a sledgehammer to the chest & that line is the last rib snapping

[@RabidWildCreature]

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[@rapho8539]

Looked beyond the day in hand. There is nothing there at all.

[@Dystopian_NZ]

A true musical poet crying out in pain. RIP Ian.

[@NorryJones-kg1se]

Eh! R.i.p is Ian paisley lol ! X

[@powderrascal]

Masterpiece that has clearly withstood the test of time.

[@shruggzdastr8-facedclown]

...gets better with age like fine wine!

[@cynthianovoselsky3511]

Definitely never received the fame but 2 me its better than if fame happened

[@TheAncientEmo]

The tempo in this song really conveys this urgency which is why I love its title. It really feels like Ian is counting down his final moments. Also the lyricism is brilliant.

[@patthewoodboy]

its music is powerful and the lyrics are a suicide note

[@chaosofthegalaxy3094]

One of their most chilling songs

[@icarly1587]

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[@helterskelter7499]

The song is the realisation that your life will never be the same in a negative sense.

[@s1050]

This one is misery personified. The last chance of hope gone. That last verse really shows his feelings

[@icarly1587]

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[@HighlandMike325]

There's no feeling like going to your Dad's house 24 hours after his death, picking up his still plugged in Fender Precision and knocking out this bassline on the top 2 strings. Miss you Dad nearly one year on xx

[@TheSanityMachine33]

Beautiful tribute.

[@penelopeeatsyourbrain4510]

I’m sorry for your loss. Take care 💙

[@Bagooda]

I'm sorry for your loss. My Dad took his own life in 2004.

[@TonyBarningham-is1dj]

He had crippling epilepsy you know also dealing with a bad break up in his marriage also he suffered from black depression. He still managed to write the most graceful songs. 😢

[@Happyradio1234]

His poetry is so beautiful and intelligent. It’s so fascinating.

[@stevennovakovich2525]

The hardship he went through actually *helped* him write poignant, meaningful lyrics.

[@ricokoreanpoet8199]

Closer just gives me chills everytime Man

[@icarly1587]

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[@AbductionDevlog]

"look beyond the day in hand, there's nothing there at all" The youth of today feel you Ian

[@wizardofdoom]

this is the best Joy Division song for me, the vocals are haunting, you don't have to understand the lyrics to know the meaning and the instruments gives out the meaning of the song even without the lyrics.

[@rachelhphillips999]

I can understand how Ian must of felt , I suffer with epilepsy and mental health and I’m 23 everyday is a battle . This song is a masterpiece so sad rest in peace Ian .

[@Youtube_deleted_my_favourites]

don't loose the fight, come back here at each low point, rise up and fight another day

[@binscabs]

Much love Rachel ❤️

[@kevinss7165]

im 24 and have epilepsy and mental health problems too life is really hard, music helps ALOT

[@lisaanderson4379]

May God bless and keep you Rachel and give you strength to keep on fighting.

[@urrrccckostan]

❤

[@TheBootywest]

One of the best bass Hooks ever.

[@Phaidrus]

😉

[@ebaristogringo]

I just realized I've been listening to Joy Division for 40 years... They are in my heart and in my blood...Tha... 🖤

[@WHU63]

Likewise Juan.

[@icarly1587]

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[@christianmenu3747]

Putain, 40 ans! Moi....ben...pas loin😏

[@lisaanderson4379]

and we are all the better and stronger for it.......painful as hell but still we fight!

[@aliaswhatever]

Wouldn't that be Heart & Soul?🤔 After 45 yrs i know exactly what you mean somethings just take up residence returning in constant echo like smoke rings of the mind

[@christopherh2336]

Masterpiece . This song has followed me my entire life

[@icarly1587]

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[@BaldricksTurnip1]

Ian Curtis was the best song writer of his era,he had a great handle and understanding of human frailty,you don't see that much anymore.

[@icarly1587]

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[@WHU63]

It makes you wonder just how big Joy Division could have become in the 80s. Curtis died five months into the decade. The guy had so much talent.

[@tededmunds8476]

The peaks and troughs in this song are like life itself. Always eerie listening to Ian's lyrics in a context forty years after his death. Interviews you read or hear from bandmates never saw his suicide coming despite the bleakness of his lyrics. I guess his contemporaries just saw it as art or provocative in some way. This ranks as one of their greatest songs for sure. The rawness and unbridled mental anguish that that poor man suffered can only be imagined, a burden I wouldn't wish on anyone. Your spirit lives on young man x

[@donnybrooklads]

Ian never wanted to really step foot in the evil empire that was the USA but Factory was pushing the band to make headways there. Ian detested all things American and Regan.

[@icarly1587]

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[@baregrilles5445]

That's exactly what Tony Wilson said

[@andyclarkson9267]

Yep. one of my fave JD tracks. Haunting.

[@burnedbeans4170]

40 yrs on this song/album never gets tired. 40 yrs from now they'll say the same thing. Cheers Ian...and thank you.

[@markmcarthy596]

Echo that

[@WHU63]

I am listening to this in 2021 and it still sounds contemporary. Curtis was way ahead of his time.

[@marjanadamovic6393]

@@WHU63 time for man like Ian not exist!

[@brodyreeb1954]

this is my favorite song. it’s so tragic... yet so peaceful.

[@icarly1587]

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[@anastasios4415]

An anthem from one of the greatest bands in the history of music!

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[@anastasios4415]

@@icarly1587 yes i agree about the song, it's very good.🤜🤛👍

[@das20070]

the greatest rythmic section of rock history

[@antoniogramsci8217]

Gotta find my destiny, Before it gets too late

[@icarly1587]

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[@zedascove6175]

That last line hits like a bullet...

[@johngroenendaal176]

Amazing. Stunningly intense. Been with me a long time. Still is. Changed AND saved my life.

[@icarly1587]

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[@gdgbd]

This song (music) has helped me so much over my 50 odd years, it's just so powerful, in that in times of negativity I feel Ian points towards a better place 'if you can just do it or at least be able to aim for it!' , thank you all

[@icarly1587]

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[@lisaanderson4379]

The ultimate dichotomy. Hope and light via being shown overwhelming despair. What a great and precious gift JD is to us all!

[@MrVoxac30]

My Balcony in my childhoodhome in Sweden in spring of 1980! Me and My good friend,drinking tea and listen to Joy Division on My Casetteplayer! The sun was shining and Ians lyrics was tattoed right into our minds........forever!!

[@onyxbbqwings7921]

The beat & melody and his lyrics is just simply amazing in this song 🙏🏽 r.i.p Ian

[@Claudio-dl6ug]

He was so young, but with an old soul. Seemed he had lived so much to have such knowledge. Me almost 60 seeing my life described in this song.

[@elnato87]

perfecta descrpcion!

[@jumofi]

35 years has passed sinced my first Joy Division experience. I was only 13. That day changed my life forever.

[@lisaanderson4379]

Truly a searing of the heart experience if it's anything like mine.

[@Dr.Alarming]

Beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time.

[@НаидаСутаева-х4в]

Каждое новое исполнение- это новая версия. Эти его тексты, все глубоко им прочувствованное, выстраданное. Иногда на сцене неважная акустика, шумы, но его живой, трепетный, порой, мощный голос незабываем. Уникальный юноша... Настоящий борец.

[@nobody1725]

One of my favorites songs🤍

[@icarly1587]

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[@gabrielalugo9230]

In this album, the pain Ian was going through is well reflected, it really is an extraordinary album, that man was a genius.

[@icarly1587]

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[@Pazuzu82]

A tortured genius

[@regisaquino9113]

Joy Division forever !!!!

[@DH-xh3pg]

Amen. 🙏

[@Mike-b7733]

🤟

[@icarly1587]

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[@andrewmoss8760]

My favourite track on what is a superb album.

[@eniopasalic]

You don't have to find your destiny, and it is never too late.

[@Heaven-dy9lj]

Ian wrote from a very pressured perspective with his mental health.

[@niveks8384]

I've always wondered if Joy Division saved my life as much as it nearly took it? Still here so I suppose so.

[@buffy8021]

what do you mean it nearly took it?

[@niveks8384]

@@buffy8021 well, Buffy, at some point in my early teens Joy Division turned from music to a way of life for me. Mirroring the desperation & hopelessness of Ians lyrics to my own life occasionally pushed me close to his same fate. Thankfully I never fully broke as he did.

[@buffy8021]

@@niveks8384 Thank you for your sharing your deepest feelings to a stranger across the internet. I hope your doing better now Nivek!

[@cooldolphiin]

@@niveks8384 me too man I'm in that same position right now it's like I could of wrote these lyrics....never had a band that I related to so much. He was an amazing poet

[@chemkouv]

Still here too. "God" giveth and "god" taketh I suppose...

[@kevinfenton97]

Every time I hear this I crumble. I was there at the very beginning. This in hignsight is an obvious cry for help. Man they would have been the biggest indie band the world had ever seen

[@icarly1587]

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[@lisaanderson4379]

Seems they ARE the biggest indie band, with all their massive influence.

[@chelseaacidcasual2825]

My fave album ever.....and if my children have taste it will be theirs too.....this song is a beautiful piece of art.

[@icarly1587]

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[@murrayinwood5084]

43 years on, I never tire of this

[@leonardodibigcappinbro2269]

4:11 to the end is just so sublime

[@secondlife9984]

A song that is able to heal the emotion and turmoil.

[@6cynt9]

Perfection! Ian at his highest!

[@josebarrocas8570]

This Music is Simply heartbreacking 😢,raw,sad angst,rage,broket,hopeless Beauty!

[@crazycatman5928]

Joy Division...arguably the most influential band of all time.

[@icarly1587]

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[@gurrenmed5319]

Don't get excited, Velvet Underground were way more influential but you could say that Joy division is one of the most

[@NeroAngelo616]

Yes, and Black Sabbath.

[@crazycatman5928]

@@icarly1587 checked them out…yeah great tune. Thanks for the recommendation.

[@stuartronald9785]

I nearly came off my bike listening to this. Had earphones in under my helmet. The kind of song that eggs you on. Faster and faster. Until a corner caught me out and I still don't know how I git away with it. Possibly my favourite ever song ever made.

[@kc5402]

DWDCA.

[@stevenhagimont4204]

What a voice, mesmerizing and hauting at the same time, spellbinding I should say. There's indeed something permanent in this song... To me, it's never been so much to the point.

[@killerkite333]

The lyrics sounds so personal.

[@KAZ132]

Unique in every possible way...

[@icarly1587]

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[@KAZ132]

@@icarly1587 it's a good song

[@brentcrofts4829]

I adore this song closer ❤️

[@TonyBarningham-is1dj]

Joy Division 24 hours fantastic song sad but true reflection 😢

[@M3TaGh0sStT]

Such a baller song still to this day - the extremes are so awesome together

[@cathycruz158]

Pure genius

[@icarly1587]

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[@paineoftheworld]

I'm thankful I got to hear this song... Those that came before us are lesser for not hearing it.

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[@aliaswhatever]

Having had the privilege of watching Joy Division as support for the Buzzcocks & The Cure for princely sum of a couple of quid Their unique sound made them stand out...way out One couldn't have guessed the beautifully deep scar they'd leave across the face of music forevermore

[@cynthianovoselsky3592]

This song sends a chill down my spine and I relate to it 100%

[@gandolin66]

beautifully dark.

[@icarly1587]

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[@franksidebottom3645]

When he says Just for one moment, I thought I'd found my way. Destiny unfolded i watched it slip away. Funking hell wife was that poor man suffering right there to write that. If that's not a cry for help, Jesus. Yet its achingly beautiful

[@icarly1587]

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[@larsscarlsson9912]

Just pure music, awesome stuff that makes you think

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[@elnato87]

una obra maestra! nada se le compara.

[@vv247]

Epic Joy Division track .. Has easily stood the test of time.

[@icarly1587]

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[@емілі-п1в]

Saw them in 1980 at the Lyceum with Killing Joke. This song is one of my favourites. Every time I listen to Joy Division over all the years, it will always resonate with me. I was living in Belfast when I traveled to see this show. I was really young and when my ma found out about it, she had a fit so! But I HAD to see them!!!! (I was 15 🤣) I live in America now, and I met ONE younger person who was a true fan…knew more than Love will tear us apart. I’m always suspect of people who claim it’s their favourite song but end up literally knowing no other songs….or people who ask me about my original Joy Division Unknown Pleasures t-shirt and tentatively say “I think I’ve seen that before…what band is it again?” 🙄 F*cks sake! Piss off, kid. Yeah I’m old and still a post punk fan…truthfully a Joy Division fan above all. Saw Peter Hook and the Light a few years ago…. Hooky stays true to the music! The bass lines were a big draw to me. (BTW he sang some back-up vocals at live Joy Division shows 🥰). I respect Hooky a great deal! Lalala enough about my opinions. I will NEVER forget the London show at the Lyceum in 1980. Seen loads of bands live since that show, but they’ve never had that collective energy or made such an impression on me like that one. ❤️ Rest in deep peace dear, Ian. No one has or will write songs like yours.

[@johnwilliams2920]

That's a fabulous post, friend. We must be about the same age (I was born in '65) and although sadly I never got to see Joy Division, I have held a candle for them since I learned about Ian's death when I was 14.

[@Alfienoakes-jo1wh]

Thats a great story, ive been after the killing joke live bootleg of "! live at the venue 1980" for donkeys yrs, and i never knew that Joy division supported them . cheers.

[@gertjelken424]

You lucky one

[@thibonglaobi]

Really love this song. The lyrics are hauntingly beautiful. ❤ So powerful

[@specialroy6087]

Yeah... You know...Joy Division... What can you say... 2024 is on us...All I can say is thanks fellas... Thanks for putting it all out there...Thanks.

[@bendycard]

Yes!! No comments about Joy Division being underrated 🥳

[@stoppropaganda2573]

Before I got my copy of Closer, I got this song from a tape trading group. It was the John Peel Show live version (best version imho) and I just felt in my heart that someone in the band was leaving this earth ... so sad.

[@mislavivkovic9996]

Closer is so dark i like Uknown pleasures more

[@voiceover2191]

@@mislavivkovic9996 Yeah, Unknown Pleasures is so lighthearted ;) Just messin with ya, know what you mean

[@janus2059]

@@mislavivkovic9996 but Closer is the Masterpiece

[@mislavivkovic9996]

@@janus2059 yes it is but it is so dark music and lirics

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[@joecantu5252]

Pure Awesomeness

[@lesallen7042]

Deep in the heart of , where sympathy held sway -- one of the most beautiful lines ever written

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[@catherinehart5949]

When I was going through my 2nd divorce, this song was on constant repeat in the CD player. I would drive around at night, listen to this, and just cry.

[@joekraft5913]

This is extremely powerful and moving, this was a man who was preparing to die.. brings tears to my eyes

[@peterconnolly76]

Wow , how great to see Ian’s lyrics.

[@yourbookdesign]

in my top 10 all time songs, and of course 'Closer' in the top 10 albums.

[@icarly1587]

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[@cannatacris]

Loved this track since I first heard on KEXP a couple of years ago. So sad, so haunting, so powerful.

[@niteporter]

One of those moods. Absolutely love Joy division. God Bless Ian Curtis

[@icarly1587]

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[@spdsot]

Whoever put this video together understands joy division. Superb

[@voiceover2191]

Such a fantastic song

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[@mr.busticador2691]

Great image...!

[@duncanbuchanan5119]

Loves this !!!!

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[@TheHarlequinCrest]

@@icarly1587why would we have to?

[@craigwinstanley9267]

Best drums in any song ever

[@ambermolen1601]

So nice tot hear them again. It's been a while.

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[@oliviermallo2716]

"Just for one moment Thought I'd find my way Destiny unfolded I watched it slip away…" It's getting harder & harder not to let those 4 lines define one's life...

[@uncleeric3317]

Was there ever a better lyricist than Ian?

[@chucksmith699]

No.

[@WHU63]

They say that great poetry is dragged from the depths of the soul. Curtis was a poet, and the darkness of his lyrics are borne from the chaos in his life. I agree, there have been few better lyricist. This guy basically wrote his own epitaph through his songs.

[@Frankster8039]

Mark Hollis ( Talk Talk) was on the same level.

[@Pazuzu82]

Mozza aswel defo

[@Jonathan-ec9pp]

Morrisey

[@FirstLast-hr2zu]

Heard this on Invasion. Thought i knew great music pretty well. Idk how i missed a sick tune like this!

[@jeroenkoster1366]

This is so beautiful, and still so sad. It's a fine line.

[@dimitrisnatsiopoulos9983]

A diamond from the abyss....

[@JRStephens5005]

Closer is my all-time favorite album.

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[@1nikkigiese]

profound, i wish people would think that way in 2023

[@davidstowell6462]

Hannett told me he thought the sound of the drums on 24 Hours was one of the best things, recording wise, that they'd done together. If you focus and just lisyen to the drums you might agree.

[@adf841]

A very sad song, basically a suicide note from Ian. Rest in peace, idol.

[@alex11v3]

In a lonely place looks more like a suicide note, and it was recorded days before his death.

[@ponasenkoepifantsev377]

>basically suicide notr from Ian lmao, that's basically all of the Joy Division discography

[@peterdevries2724]

yes it certainly is, very sad, but somehow such a beautiful text

[@jeffreydahmer3560]

@@ponasenkoepifantsev377 yeah and so it's the best band ever created.

[@ponasenkoepifantsev377]

@@jeffreydahmer3560 oh, you are absolutely right

[@buffy8021]

Destiny unfolded, I watched it slip away. My life at the moment

[@icarly1587]

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[@lizard2222]

timeless ❤

[@paulmccarte8903]

Thank you Ian...forever.

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[@Pazuzu82]

If I had a gun to my head and the gunman told me to pick my favorite Joy Division track (only allowing to pick one) it would probably be this one, even though my favorite joy division track chops and changes most of the time I always come back to this one the most, JD music really helped me when i was in a really dark place in my life, I find the music and lyrics so therapeutic.

[@speckle96]

🖤 the music is forever 🖤

[@floriano_jl]

The depths you go sometimes can't be comprehended by a normal, untainted soul. It is happening again, another love is being thrown away due to my insecurities. Yet there is so much to pay, the price of a mistake is so high. I wish I couldn't love, it would be ten thousand times better than feeling hopeless, like I feel right now. It hurts terribly, but my shield is too high. What they have done to me? Why they put these doubts in my head? Doubts even here?

[@rustyshackleford8801]

Such and incredible song.

[@Eudaimonia88]

Pure Genius.

[@icarly1587]

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[@cherrycandy.]

​@@icarly1587I wanna read all the reviews but you just leave your bullshit in the comments

[@AHD270]

This song is the start of a string of bands. Heard these chords a thousand times after JD ended

[@mikefur3957]

Sometimes, this is my fav.