"Love, in Itself" is Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

's ninth U.K.

United Kingdom

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 single (released on September 19, 1983), and the final single from the album Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again is the third studio album by the British electronic band Depeche Mode, released in 1983. This was the first Depeche Mode album with Alan Wilder, who composed the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing"...

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The "Love, in Itself" single contains three mixes of the song. "Love, in Itself.2" is the single edit of "Love, in Itself.1". "Love, in Itself.3" is the extended 12-inch mix. "Love, in Itself.4" is a Lounge

Lounge music

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-inspired version of the song that features piano

Piano

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 prominently. The B-side is "Fools," and "Fools (Bigger)" is the extended mix. "Fools" was written by Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...

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The video

Music video

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 for "Love, in Itself" was directed by Clive Richardson. It also featured Martin Gore playing acoustic guitar.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Love, in Itself":
7": Mute/Bong4 (UK)

1. "Love, in Itself.2" – 4:00
2. "Fools" – 4:14

12": Mute/12Bong4 (UK)

1. "Love, in Itself.3" – 7:15
2. "Fools (Bigger)" – 7:39
3. "Love, in Itself.4" – 4:38

L12": Mute/L12Bong4 (UK)

1. "Love In Itself.2" – 4:00
2. "Just Can't Get Enough (live)"¹ – 5:35
3. "A Photograph of You (live)"¹ – 3:21
4. "Shout! (live)"¹ – 4:39
5. "Photographic (live)"¹ – 3:56

CD: Mute/CDBong4 (UK)²

1. "Love, in Itself.2" – 4:00
2. "Fools" – 4:14
3. "Love, in Itself.3" – 7:15
4. "Fools (Bigger)" – 7:39
5. "Love, in Itself.4" – 4:38

Notes

• ¹:Live tracks recorded 25 October 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon in London
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• ²:The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.
• "Everything Counts" and "A Photograph of You" are by Martin Gore
  Martin Gore
  Martin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...
  
  
• "Fools" is by Alan Wilder
  Alan Wilder
  Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...
  
  
• "Just Can't Get Enough", "Photographic", and "Shout!" are by Vince Clarke
  Vince Clarke
  Vince Clarke is an English synthpop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been involved with a number of successful groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, The Assembly and Erasure....
  
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• "Just Can't Get Enough" became a hit of its own in the Netherlands in early 1985. It wasn't released as a separate single, so it was the 12" single (L12Bong4) that entered the Dutch chart. Officially it wasn't allowed in the singles charts as the 12" 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" was allowed to enter and duly became Depeche Mode's biggest Dutch hit of all time.

External links

• "Love, in Itself" information from the official Depeche Mode web site