Principles of Lust

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"Principles of Lust"
Single by Enigma
from the album MCMXC a.D.
Released	July 1, 1991
Format	Compact disc, cassette, 7", 12"
Recorded	A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre	New Age
Length	3:25
Label	Virgin
Producer(s)	Michael Cretu
Chart positions
#29 (France) #59 (UK) #90 (Germany)
Enigma singles chronology
"Mea Culpa (Part II)" (1991)	"Principles of Lust" (1991)	"The Rivers of Belief" (1991)

"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the third one released from their debut album, MCMXC a.D. Confusingly, the single version of "Principles of Lust" is actually "Find Love", part two of the album version of "Principles of Lust", which includes "Sadeness" as its first and final parts. The cover includes a detail from the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time by Agnolo Bronzino.

[edit] Track listing

• 4-track CD single in the UK

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

• 4-track CD single in the U.S.

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

• 4-track CD single in Japan

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

Enigma
Michael Cretu | Sandra Cretu | Jens Gad Guest singers: Ruth-Ann Boyle | Andru Donalds Former members: Peter Cornelius | David Fairstein | Frank Peterson
Discography
Studio albums: MCMXC a.D. | The Cross of Changes | Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! | The Screen Behind the Mirror | Voyageur | A Posteriori Compilation albums: Trilogy | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection | 15 Years After Singles: "Sadeness (Part I)" | "Mea Culpa (Part II)" | "Principles of Lust" | "The Rivers of Belief" "Carly's Song" | "Return to Innocence" | "The Eyes of Truth" | "Age of Loneliness" | "Out from the Deep" "Beyond the Invisible" | "T.N.T. for the Brain" | "Gravity of Love" | "Push the Limits" "Turn Around" | "Voyageur" | "Following the Sun" | "Boum-Boum" | "Hello and Welcome" | "Goodbye Milky Way" DVDs: Remember the Future | MCMXC a.D.: The Complete Video Album
Related projects
Sandra | Cretu and Theirs | Cornelius and Cretu | Moti Special | Trance Atlantic Air Waves
Related articles
A.R.T. Studios | Enigma videography | The Dusted Variations