Love, in Itself explained

Love, in Itself
Cover:	DepecheModeLoveInItself.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Depeche Mode
Album:	Construction Time Again
B-Side:	Fools
Released:	19 September 1983
Genre:	Synth-pop^[1] new wave
Length:	4:00 (7″/single version) 7:18 (12″ version) 4:29 (album version)
Label:	Mute
Producer:	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones
Prev Title:	Everything Counts
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	People Are People
Next Year:	1984

"Love, in Itself" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 19 September 1983 as the second and final single from their third studio album, Construction Time Again (1983).^[2] The song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.^{[3] [4] [5]}

The "Love, in Itself" single contains three mixes of the song. "Love, in Itself • 2" is the single edit. "Love, in Itself • 3" is the 12-inch version. "Love, in Itself • 4" is a Lounge-inspired version of the song that features piano prominently. The B-side is "Fools", which was written by Alan Wilder.

Music video

The video for "Love, in Itself" was directed by Clive Richardson. It features Martin Gore playing acoustic guitar.

Formats and track listings

7-inch: Mute/7Bong4 (UK)

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

12-inch: Mute/12Bong4 (UK)

1. "Love, in Itself • 3" – 7:18
2. "Fools" (Bigger) – 7:39
3. "Love, in Itself • 4" – 4:38

12-inch: Mute/L12Bong4 (UK)

1. "Love, in Itself • 2" (original 7 inch mix) – 4:18
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

Note: The "original 7 inch mix" is a slightly longer version of "Love, in Itself • 2".

CD: Mute/CDBong4 (UK)²

1. "Love, in Itself • 2" – 4:00
2. "Fools" – 4:14
3. "Love, in Itself • 3" – 7:18
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.
• ² The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.
• "Love, in Itself" and "A Photograph of You" were written by Martin Gore.
• "Fools" was written by Alan Wilder.
• "Just Can't Get Enough", "Photographic", and "Shout!" were written by Vince Clarke.
• "Just Can't Get Enough" became a hit of its own in the Netherlands and Belgium in early 1985. It wasn't released as a separate single, so it was the 12-inch single (L12Bong4) that entered the Dutch chart. Officially it was not allowed in the singles charts as the 12-inch 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 (live)" was allowed to enter and duly became Depeche Mode's biggest Dutch hit of all time.

Charts

Chart (1983–1985)! scope="col"

Peak position
UK Indie (OCC)^[6]	3

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raggett . Ned . Love in Itself – Depeche Mode . . 22 December 2023.
2. Book: Miller . Jonathan . Stripped: Depeche Mode . 5 November 2009 . . 978-0-85712-026-7 . 11 April 2021 . en.
3. Book: Lazell . Barry . Rock Movers & Shakers . 1989 . Billboard Publications, Incorporated . 978-0-8230-7608-6 . 138 . 11 April 2021 . en.
4. Book: Christgau . Robert . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the '80s . 1990 . . 978-0-679-73015-6 . 118 . 11 April 2021 . en.
5. Book: Rees . Dafydd . Rock Movers & Shakers . 1991 . ABC-CLIO . 978-0-87436-661-7 . 73 . 11 April 2021 . en.
6. Book: Lazell, Barry . Depeche Mode . http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm . Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums) . . 1997 . 0-95172-069-4 . 4 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110605132747/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/d.htm . 5 June 2011.