Love, in Itself
| "Love, in Itself" | ||||
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| SinglebyDepeche Mode | ||||
| from the albumConstruction Time Again | ||||
| B-side | "Fools" | |||
| Released | 19 September 1983 | |||
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| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martin L. Gore | |||
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| "Love, in Itself"onYouTube | ||||
"Love, in Itself"is a song by Englishelectronic musicbandDepeche Mode,released on 19 September 1983 as the second and final single from their third studio album,Construction Time Again(1983).[2]The song peaked at number 21 on theUK Singles Chart.[3][4][5]
The "Love, in Itself" single contains three mixes of the song. "Love, in Itself • 2" is the single edit. "Love, in Itself • 3" is the 12-inch version. "Love, in Itself • 4" is aLounge-inspired version of the song that featurespianoprominently. The B-side is "Fools", which was written byAlan Wilder.
Music video
[edit]Thevideofor "Love, in Itself" was directed by Clive Richardson. It featuresMartin Goreplaying acoustic guitar.
Formats and track listings
[edit]7-inch: Mute/7Bong4 (UK)
- "Love, in Itself • 2" – 4:00
- "Fools" – 4:14
12-inch: Mute/12Bong4 (UK)
- "Love, in Itself • 3" – 7:18
- "Fools" (Bigger) – 7:39
- "Love, in Itself • 4" – 4:38
12-inch: Mute/L12Bong4 (UK)
- "Love, in Itself • 2" (original 7 inch mix) – 4:18
- "Just Can't Get Enough" (live)1– 5:35
- "A Photograph of You" (live)1– 3:21
- "Shout!" (live)1– 4:39
- "Photographic" (live)1– 3:56
Note:The "original 7 inch mix" is a slightly longer version of "Love, in Itself • 2".
CD: Mute/CDBong4 (UK)2
- "Love, in Itself • 2" – 4:00
- "Fools" – 4:14
- "Love, in Itself • 3" – 7:18
- "Fools" (Bigger) – 7:39
- "Love, in Itself • 4" – 4:38
Notes
- 1Live tracks recorded 25 October 1982 atHammersmith OdeoninLondon.
- 2The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.
- "Love, in Itself" and "A Photograph of You" were written byMartin Gore.
- "Fools" was written byAlan Wilder.
- "Just Can't Get Enough", "Photographic", and "Shout!" were written byVince Clarke.
- "Just Can't Get Enough" became a hit of its own in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 1985. It wasn't released as a separate single, so it was the 12-inch single (L12Bong4) that entered the Dutch chart. Officially it was not allowed in the singles charts as the 12-inch had been sold (and priced) as a mini-LP in the weeks before that. But due to its popularity on the radio, "Just Can't Get Enough (live)" was allowed to enter and duly became Depeche Mode's biggest Dutch hit of all time.
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1983–1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 27 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[7] | 5 |
| UK Singles(OCC)[8] | 21 |
| UK Indie(OCC)[9] | 3 |
| West Germany (GfK)[10] | 28 |
References
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- ^Miller, Jonathan (5 November 2009).Stripped: Depeche Mode.Omnibus Press.ISBN978-0-85712-026-7.Retrieved11 April2021.
- ^Lazell, Barry (1989).Rock Movers & Shakers.Billboard Publications, Incorporated. p. 138.ISBN978-0-8230-7608-6.Retrieved11 April2021.
- ^Christgau, Robert (1990).Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '80s.Pantheon Books.p. 118.ISBN978-0-679-73015-6.Retrieved11 April2021.
- ^Rees, Dafydd (1991).Rock Movers & Shakers.ABC-CLIO. p. 73.ISBN978-0-87436-661-7.Retrieved11 April2021.
- ^"The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love in Itself ".Irish Singles Chart.Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^"Nederlandse Top 40 – Depeche Mode "(in Dutch).Dutch Top 40.Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^"Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^Lazell, Barry (1997)."Depeche Mode".Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums).Cherry Red Books.ISBN0-95172-069-4.Archived fromthe originalon 5 June 2011.Retrieved4 May2022.
- ^"Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Love in Itself "(in German).GfK Entertainment charts.
