Editing Ian Curtis (section)

===Tributes===
Numerous New Order songs reference or pay tribute to Curtis. The tracks "ICB" (an abbreviation of 'Ian Curtis, Buried') and "The Him" from their debut album ''[[Movement (New Order album)|Movement]]'' both refer to his passing. The instrumental track "[[Elegia (New Order song)|Elegia]]", released in 1985, was also written in his memory,<ref>{{cite web | last = Singh | first = Amrit | title = New Order "Elegia" | publisher = [[Stereogum]] | date = 13 April 2012 | url = https://www.stereogum.com/1000921/new-order-elegia-full-18-min-version/mp3s/}}</ref> while the 2002 song "[[Here to Stay (New Order song)|Here to Stay]]" was dedicated to Curtis as well as Rob Gretton and [[Martin Hannett]].

Joy Division labelmates [[the Durutti Column]] paid tribute to Curtis in the form of "The Missing Boy", which appeared on their 1981 album ''[[LC (album)|LC]]''. In 1990, [[Psychic TV]] released "I.C. Water", which was dedicated to Curtis. In 1999, the post-hardcore band [[Thursday (band)|Thursday]] released a song titled "Ian Curtis" on their debut album, ''[[Waiting (Thursday album)|Waiting]]'', while in 2003, [[Xiu Xiu]] released the track "Ian Curtis Wishlist" on their second album, ''[[A Promise (Xiu Xiu album)|A Promise]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/xiu-xiu/a-promise.htm|title=Xiu Xiu: A Promise|work=[[Stylus Magazine]]|date=1 September 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071228211557/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/xiu-xiu/a-promise.htm|archive-date=28 December 2007|first=Ed |last=Howard}}</ref>

Deborah Curtis has written a biographical account of their marriage, ''Touching from a Distance'', which was first published in 1995. This biography details in part his relationship with Annik Honoré. Authors Mick Middles and Lindsay Reade released the book ''Torn Apart: The Life of Ian Curtis'' in 2006. This biography takes a more intimate look at Curtis and includes photographs from personal family albums and excerpts from his letters to Honoré during their relationship. Music journalist [[Paul Morley]] wrote ''Joy Division, Piece by Piece, writing about Joy Division 1977–2007''; it was published in late 2007. The book documents all of his writings and reviews about Joy Division, from their formation until Tony Wilson's death.

The words "Ian Curtis Lives" are written on a wall in Wallace Street, [[Wellington]], New Zealand.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-41.3036351,174.7749007,3a,28.4y,233.79h,85.1t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sSZb7TxP_YKit8nAMKlcIGw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656|title = Google Maps}}</ref> The message, which appeared shortly after the singer's death in 1980, is repainted whenever it is painted over. A nearby wall on the same street on 4 January 2005 was originally emblazoned "Ian Curtis RIP", later modified to read "Ian Curtis RIP Walk in Silence" along with the incorrect dates "1960–1980".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Wallace+Street+in+Wellington,+New+Zealand,&ll=-41.303651,174.775392&spn=0.000997,0.002336&oe=utf-8&hnear=Wallace+St,+Mt+Cook,+Wellington,+New+Zealand&gl=uk&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=-41.303651,174.774881&panoid=5i7hhiJQRKOvGAPBSV519w&cbp=12,241.88,,0,14.02|title=Wallace Street, Wellington on Google Maps|publisher=Google Maps|access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> Both are referred to as "The Ian Curtis Wall".<ref>{{cite web |author=Steve McKinlay |url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/28643192@N00/1998098614/ |title=Mother, I tried, please believe me |website=[[Flickr]] |date=5 January 2005 |access-date=25 September 2010}}</ref> On 10 September 2009, the wall was painted over by Wellington City Council's anti-graffiti team.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2857052/Killjoy-division-cleans-up-Ian-Curtis-wall |title=Killjoy division cleans up 'Ian Curtis wall' |first=Kelly|last=Burns |publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|website=[[Stuff.co.nz]] |date=12 September 2009 |access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> The wall was chalked back up on 16 September 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2872027/Wellington-punk-art-wall-rises-again |title=Wellington punk art wall rises again |publisher=Fairfax Media|website=Stuff.co.nz |date=17 September 2009 |access-date=30 October 2011}}</ref> The wall was repainted on 17 September 2009, and has been removed and repainted on and off. A new and improved design, with correct dates and the original "Walk in Silence", was painted on the wall on 27 February 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/8345756/Artist-plans-to-resurrect-singers-street-memorial|title=Artist plans to resurrect singer's street memorial |first=Kerry |last= McBride|newspaper=[[The Dominion Post (Wellington)|Dominion Post]]|date=25 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Etuata |first=Tom |date=2019-07-30 |title=Walking in Silence on Wallace Street. The Ian Curtis Wall. |url=https://www.museumswellington.org.nz/walking-in-silence-on-wallace-street-the-ian-curtis-wall/ |access-date=2023-08-25 |website=Museums Wellington |language=en-GB}}</ref> In October 2020, in line with Manchester music and mental wellbeing festival Headstock, a large mural depicting a black and white portrait of Ian Curtis was painted on the side of a building on Port Street in Manchester's [[Northern Quarter (Manchester)|Northern Quarter]] by street artist Akse P19.<ref>{{cite web| last= Heward| first= Emily| title= Ian Curtis mural takes shape in Northern Quarter ahead of mental health music festival | url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/ian-curtis-mural-takes-shape-19062985 | date= 7 October 2020| website= [[Manchester Evening News]]| access-date= 10 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title= World Mental Health Day: Mural painted of Manchester icon Ian Curtis| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-manchester-54479621 | date= 10 October 2020| website= [[BBC News Online]]| access-date= 10 October 2020 }}</ref>

In 2012, Curtis was among the [[Culture of the United Kingdom|British cultural icons]] selected by artist [[Peter Blake (artist)|Peter Blake]] to appear in a new version of the Beatles' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'' album cover.<ref>{{cite news|title=New faces on Sgt Pepper album cover for artist Peter Blake's 80th birthday|url= https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/apr/02/peter-blake-sgt-pepper-cover-revisited|agency=The Guardian|date= 2016}}</ref>