Love, in Itself

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"Love, in Itself"
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Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Construction Time Again
B-side Fools [1]
Released19 September 1983
Length
  • 4:00 (7″/single version)
  • 4:19 (original 7" version)
  • 4:29 (album version)
  • 7:18 (12″ version)
Label Mute
Songwriter(s) Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Everything Counts"
(1983)		"Love, in Itself"
(1983)		"People Are People"
(1984)
Music video
"Love, in Itself" on YouTube

"Love, in Itself" (occasionally referred to as "Love in Itself") is a song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, released on 19 September 1983 as the second and final single from their third studio album, Construction Time Again (1983). The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.

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Background and recording

"Love in Itself" was recorded at The Garden in East London as part of the Construction Time Again recording sessions in the first half of 1983 and was mixed with the rest of the album at Hansa Studios in West Berlin. [2]

Release and promotion

Construction Time Again was released in August 1983, "Love in Itself" was released on 19 September 1983, [3] [4] and the band supported both with their Construction Time Again Tour from September through December of that year. [5]

In the UK, Mute Records released the single on 7", 12" and limited 12" singles with catalogue numbers 7BONG4, 12BONG4, and L12BONG4, respectively. [6] In Germany, Intercord Records released the album promotionally on a red vinyl 7" single (catalogue number INT 111.814), and as a cassingle with catalogue number INT 426.816; the "Love in Itself" single was the last Depeche Mode single to receive a cassingle release in Germany on the Intercord label. [7]

The cover artwork was designed by Martyn Atkins and cover photos were taken by Brian Griffin. [8] The 12" release had on its b-side a guitar-heavy bossa nova version of the single, officially named "Love in Itself 4" but given the working name "Cocktail" on the master tapes. [6] The b-side to the 7" and 12" singles were versions of the non-album track "Fools", [2] and on the limited 12" release were live tracks recorded during their 1982 A Broken Frame Tour. [3] The limited 12" single had unique album artwork. [3]

The single reached number 21 on the UK singles chart. [9] [10] [11]

"Love, in Itself" appeared on later compilation albums such as People Are People (1985), The Singles 81→85 (1985), and Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985).

Music video

The video for "Love, in Itself" was directed by Clive Richardson. [12] The music video was later released on Some Great Videos (1985) and Video Singles Collection (2016).

Formats and track listings

Charts

Chart performance for "Love, in Itself"
Chart (1983–1985)Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 27
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [14] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [15] 21
UK Indie (OCC) [16] 3
West Germany (GfK) [17] 28

References

  1. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Love in Itself – Depeche Mode". AllMusic . Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. 1 2 Burmeister & Lange 2017, pp. 69–82.
  3. 1 2 3 Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 82.
  4. ↑ Miller, Jonathan (5 November 2009). Stripped: Depeche Mode. Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-026-7 . Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Burmeister & Lange 2017, pp. 421–422.
  6. 1 2 Burmeister & Lange 2017, pp. 82–85.
  7. ↑ Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 87.
  8. ↑ Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 83.
  9. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1989). Rock Movers & Shakers. Billboard Publications, Incorporated. p. 138. ISBN   978-0-8230-7608-6 . Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Christgau, Robert (1990). Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '80s. Pantheon Books. p. 118. ISBN   978-0-679-73015-6 . Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Rees, Dafydd (1991). Rock Movers & Shakers. ABC-CLIO. p. 73. ISBN   978-0-87436-661-7 . Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Burmeister & Lange 2017, p. 129.
  13. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Love in Itself". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Depeche Mode" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  15. ↑ "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  16. ↑ Lazell, Barry (1997). "Depeche Mode". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN   0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  17. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Love in Itself" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.

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