Principles of Lust explained

Principles of Lust
Cover:	Enigma-Principles of Lust.jpg
Caption:	The cover includes a detail from the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time by Agnolo Bronzino.
Type:	single
Artist:	Enigma
Album:	MCMXC a.D.
Released:	1991
Recorded:	1990 A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre:	New age
Length:	3:25
Label:	Virgin
Producer:	Michael Cretu
Prev Title:	Mea Culpa (Part II)
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	The Rivers of Belief
Next Year:	1991

"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.

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

• CD single, UK

1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
2. "Principles of Lust" (Omen Mix) – 5:52
3. "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06
4. "Sadeness (Radio Edit)" – 4:17

• CD single, US

1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
2. "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
3. "Principles of Lust" (Album Version) – 4:20
4. "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06

• CD single, Japan

1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
2. "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
3. "Principles of Lust" (The Omen Mix) – 5:52
4. "Sadeness" (Meditation Mix) – 3:04

Charts

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Principles of Lust. Discogs. 2014-12-18.
2. Review: Singles. Music & Media. 22 June 1991. 16. 14 December 2022.
3. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 19 August 1991. 19 August 2022.
4. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. Enigma. 74. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 2022-06-21. Finnish.