| "Policy of Truth" | ||||
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||||
| from the album Violator | ||||
| B-side | "Kaleid" | |||
| Released | May 7, 1990 | |||
| Format | Vinyl record 7", 12", CD | |||
| Recorded | 1989 | |||
| Genre | Alternative dance | |||
| Length | 5:12 (7"/single version) 7:13 (12" version) 4:05 (radio edit) 4:54 (album version) |
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| Label | Mute Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Martin Gore | |||
| Producer | Depeche Mode and Flood | |||
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"Policy of Truth" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator.
The cover art for "Policy of Truth" has the blurred image of a nude woman. The camera angles and poses differ on the 7" Vinyl, the 12" Vinyl, the CD and Cassette. Usually each one has more than one. On the L12, there is a picture of a different woman.
It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the Billboard Hot 100 (#15) than on the UK Singles Chart (#16), as well as peaking at number two on the American dance charts.[1] It also became the band's second chart-topper on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
François Kevorkian mixed a new single version for the release, extending it slightly while lowering the tempo, and also making Martin Gore's vocals more prominent. He also mixed the Beat Box Mix (the 12" version of the single mix) and the Pavlov's Dub.
The B-side is "Kaleid" (short from kaleidoscope, not from "collide" as it sometimes mentioned), which has an extended version called When Worlds Mix. Unlike many of the prior instrumentals which were piano compositions, this one is a rough techno instrumental. "Kaleid" is not produced by Depeche Mode and Flood, but just Depeche Mode.
The Trancentral Mix is by The KLF, a very popular Acid House band at that time and one of only 3 occasions that they did remix work for other artists, the other being So Hard and its B-side "It must be obvious" by the Pet Shop Boys and "What Is Dub?" by Moody Boys.
Capitol Mix uses the sample "I want to tell you my side of the case" from the Checkers speech by Richard Nixon.
A version of "Kaleid" was used as intro music for Depeche Mode's world tour in 1990.
The music video for "Policy of Truth" is directed by Anton Corbijn and appears on the VHS collection Strange Too.
Despite its success as a single, "Policy of Truth" was not included on the band's Best of... hits collection of 2006.
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The second CD is the 2004 re-release
Released May 22, 1990
All songs written by Martin L. Gore
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Singles Chart[2] | 37 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[3] | 2 |
| French Singles Chart[4] | 31 |
| German Singles Chart[5] | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart[6] | 11 |
| Italian Singles Chart[7] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[8] | 20 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[9] | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart[10] | 16 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[11] | 15 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[11] | 2 |
| US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[11] | 1 |