Komakino

"Komakino"
Single by Joy Division
B-side	"Incubation", "As You Said"
Released	July 1980[1]
Format	7" flexi disc
Recorded	18–30 March 1980 at Britannia Row Studios, London, England
Genre	Post-punk
Label	Factory
Writer(s)	Ian Curtis Peter Hook Stephen Morris Bernard Sumner
Producer(s)	Martin Hannett
Joy Division singles chronology
"Licht und Blindheit" (1980) "Komakino" (1980) "Love Will Tear Us Apart" (1980)

"Komakino" is a song by English post-punk band Joy Division. It was released in July 1980^[1] by record label Factory as a 7" flexi disc and given away free in selected record shops.^[2] 75,000 copies were pressed.^[1]

The tracks are outtakes from the recording session for the album Closer.^[1]

The single's B-sides, "Incubation" and "As You Said", are both instrumentals.

"Komakino" and "Incubation" appear on the 1988 compilation Substance. All three tracks are collected on the 4-CD 1997 compilation Heart and Soul.

Track listing

All tracks written by Joy Division (Ian Curtis, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner). 

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Komakino"	3:40

Side B
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Incubation"	2:50
2.	"As You Said"	1:55

References

1. Nice, James (2011) [2010]. Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records (paperback ed.). London: Aurum Press. p. 123. ISBN 978 1 84513 634 5.
2. "Joy Division Discography Part 1". gerpotze.com. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

External links

• "Komakino" at Discogs (list of releases)
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics