The Meaning of Love

"The Meaning of Love" is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26, 1982.

The single version of "The Meaning of Love" is the same as the album version from A Broken Frame, the album the song later appears on. The "Fairly Odd Mix" of "The Meaning of Love" breaks into a weird techno ditty after the second chorus.

The B-side is "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)", an atmospheric instrumental written by Martin Gore as an intro for the A Broken Frame Tour, in the town of Oberkorn, Luxembourg. A longer version called the "Development Mix" has an ambient intro before having the same song as the original, and afterwards having a new arrangement of music.

The video for "The Meaning of Love" is the second video with Alan Wilder, although he did not contribute to the song. The director is Julien Temple. The video was not put on the Some Great Videos VHS compilation because it was not well liked by the band.

The single was not released in the United States, but the 12" "Fairly Odd Mix" of the song features on the B-side of the "See You" US 12" single.

Chart performance

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of " The Meaning Of Love ":

7": Mute/7Mute22 (UK)

1. "The Meaning Of Love " – 3:05
2. "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)" – 4:07

12": Mute/12Mute22 (UK)

1. "The Meaning Of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" – 4:59
2. "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) (Development Mix)" – 7:37

CD: Mute/CDMute22 (UK)¹

1. "The Meaning Of Love " – 3:05
2. "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)" – 4:07
3. "The Meaning Of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" – 4:59
4. "Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) (Development Mix)" – 7:37

Notes

• ¹:CD released in 1991

References

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Allmusic review link