| "Principles of Lust" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The cover includes a detail from the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time by Agnolo Bronzino. | ||||
| Single by Enigma | ||||
| from the album MCMXC a.D. | ||||
| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza | |||
| Genre | New age | |||
| Length | 3:25 | |||
| Label | Virgin | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Cretu | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Cretu | |||
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| "Principles of Lust" on YouTube | ||||
"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by musical project Enigma. [1] It was released as the third single from their debut album, MCMXC a.D. (1990). On the album, "Principles of Lust" is a multi-part song consisting of two versions of "Sadeness" with "Find Love" in between. The single version is a remix of "Find Love" with some additional instrumentation.
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The church choir hit-team changes the tempo way down low. Combined with Sandra's vocals and sighs plus some strange bubbling sounds, it should work wonders again." [2]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [3] | 111 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] | 22 |
| France (SNEP) | 29 |
| Germany (Official German Charts) | 90 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 59 |