Chains of Love (Erasure song)
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| Single by Erasure | ||
| from the album The Innocents | ||
| B-side(s) | "Don't Suppose", "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" | |
| Released | May 31, 1988 | |
| Format | 12", 7", CD | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 3:36 | |
| Label | Mute (UK) Sire (U.S.) |
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| Writer(s) | Vince Clarke, Andy Bell | |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Hague | |
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| Erasure singles chronology | ||
| "Ship of Fools" (1988) |
"Chains of Love" (1988) |
"A Little Respect" (1988) |
- For the song by Terry Ronald, see Chains of Love.
"Chains of Love" is a song by Erasure from their third studio album The Innocents. It was released in 1988 by Mute Records as the second single from that album. Sire Records released it in the United States as the first single from The Innocents. The album version was produced by Stephen Hague and was slightly remixed for its release as a single (most notably the album version starts cold, while the radio version contains a short synthesizer pattern as an intro).
"Chains of Love" became Erasure's sixth consecutive top-twenty hit on the UK singles chart, peaking at number eleven. In Germany it reached number eighteen. "Chains of Love" was Erasure's mainstream breakthrough in the United States, climbing to number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group's first entry on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also hit number four on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Chains of Love" remains as Erasure's highest-charting U.S. pop hit.
The song, written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, is an uptempo dance-oriented synth pop track with Clarke's signature analogue sound and Bell's lyrics about breaking through any restrictions or stereotypes of what love should be. The chorus is memorable for Bell's use of falsetto. The music video featured Clarke and Bell performing the song while being hoisted through the air by thick, metal chains.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7" single (MUTE83)
- "Chains of Love" (Single Mix)
- "Don't Suppose"
[edit] 12" single (12MUTE83)
- "Chains of Love" (Foghorn Mix)
- "Don't Suppose" (Country Joe Mix)
- "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
[edit] Limited 12" single (L12MUTE83)
- "Chains of Love" (Truly In Love With The Marks Bros. Mix)
- "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (The Dangerous Mix)
- "Don't Suppose"
[edit] CD single (CDMUTE83)
- "Chains of Love" (Foghorn Mix)
- "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (The Dangerous Mix)
- "Don't Suppose" (Country Joe Mix)
