It's Called a Heart | |
Cover: | Depeche Mode - It's Called a Heart.png |
Border: | yes |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Depeche Mode |
Album: | The Singles 81→85 |
B-Side: | Fly on the Windscreen |
Released: | 16 September 1985 |
Recorded: | July 1985 |
Studio: | Genetic (Streatley, England) |
Genre: | Synth-pop |
Length: | 3:48 |
Label: | Mute |
Producer: |
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Prev Title: | Shake the Disease |
Prev Year: | 1985 |
Next Title: | Stripped |
Next Year: | 1986 |
"It's Called a Heart" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as a single on 16 September 1985. "It's Called a Heart" was one of two new songs on the 1985 compilation albums The Singles 81→85 and Catching Up with Depeche Mode, along with the band's other single "Shake the Disease".
The song was included as one of two new tracks on the compilation The Singles 81→85 the same year, along with "Shake the Disease".[1] [2] The song reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The US version of The Singles 81→85, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, also includes the B-side, "Fly on the Windscreen", which reappeared in a slightly different mix on the band's 1986 album Black Celebration.
The music video for "It's Called a Heart" was directed by Peter Care.
All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore.
A. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" – 5:03
A. "It's Called a Heart" (extended) – 7:19
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" (extended) – 7:47
A. "It's Called a Heart" (extended) – 7:19
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" (extended) – 7:47
C. "It's Called a Heart" (slow mix) – 4:49 (remixed by Gareth Jones)
D. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Death mix) – 5:06 (remixed by Gareth Jones)
Double discs with the cover reading "Special Limited Edition Twin Set Costing No More Than Two Pounds & Ninety Nine Pence" with tracks 1 and 2 on the first record and tracks 3 and 4 on the second record, tracks 3 and 4 being exclusive to the limited edition.
A1. "It's Called a Heart" (Emotion remix) – 6:48 (remixed by Joseph Watt)
A2. "It's Called a Heart" (Emotion dub) – 5:33 (remixed by Joseph Watt)
B1. "Flexible" (Deportation mix) – 4:38 (remixed by Bert Bevans)
B2. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
Released as part of the 3 (Singles 13–18) box set.
Peak position | |
Denmark (IFPI)[4] | 2 |
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Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[5] | 10 |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] | 11 |
Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] | 19 |
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] | 16 |
UK Indie (OCC)[9] | 1 |