Single · 1990
Policy of Truth
by Depeche Mode
Policy of Truth is a single by Depeche Mode, released in 1990 on Mute, with 8 tracks.
- 8
- Tracks
- 47 min
- Runtime
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Single · 1990
by Depeche Mode
Policy of Truth is a single by Depeche Mode, released in 1990 on Mute, with 8 tracks.
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"Policy of Truth" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth UK single, released on 7 May 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. The cover art for "Policy of Truth" has the blurred image of a nude woman. The camera angles and poses differ on the 7" Vinyl, the 12" Vinyl, the CD and Cassette. Usually each one has more than one. On the L12, there is a picture of a different woman. Although the song was less successful than the first two single before, it is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the Billboard Hot 100 (#15) than on the UK Singles Chart (#16), as well as peaking at number two on the American dance charts. It also became the band's second chart-topper on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. François Kevorkian mixed a new single version for the release, extending it slightly while lowering the tempo, and also making Dave Gahan's vocals more prominent. He also mixed the Beat Box Mix (the 12" version of the single mix) and the Pavlov's Dub. The B-side is "Kaleid" (short from kaleidoscope, not from "collide" as it sometimes mentioned), which has an extended version called "When Worlds Mix". Unlike many of the prior instrumentals that were piano compositions, this one is a …