"Policy of Truth" is a song by English

electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...

band

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, released on 7 May 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album, '' Violator'' (1990). It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart (number 15) than on the

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(number 16), and it became the band's second chart-topper on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Remixes

François Kevorkian François Kevorkian (born 10 January 1954), also known by the stage name François K, is a French-born, U.S.-based DJ, producer, remixer and label owner of Armenian descent, who started his career DJing in clubs such as the Paradise Garage an ...

mixed a new single version for the release, extending it slightly while lowering the tempo, and also making Dave Gahan's vocals more prominent. He also mixed the Beat Box Mix (the 12-inch version of the single mix) and the Pavlov's Dub. The Trancentral Mix is by

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, a popular

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band at that time that only did remix work for other artists on 3 occasions (the others being "

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" and its B-side "It Must Be Obvious" by the

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and "What Is Dub?" by Moody Boys). The "Capitol Mix" uses the sample "I want to tell you my side of the case" from the

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. A version of "Kaleid" was used as intro music for Depeche Mode's

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in 1990.

Music video

The music video for "Policy of Truth" is directed by

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and appears on the VHS collection '' Strange Too''.

Track listings

All songs were written by

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. 7-inch, cassette: Mute / Bong19, CBong19 (UK) # "Policy of Truth" (5:10) # "Kaleid" (4:17) 12-inch: Mute / 12Bong19 (UK) # "Policy of Truth eat Box Mix dit (6:30) (remixed by

) # "Policy of Truth apitol Mix (8:00) (remixed by François Kevorkian) # "Kaleid hen Worlds Mix (5:22) (remixed by Daniel Miller and George Holt) 12-inch: Mute / L12Bong19 (UK) # "Policy of Truth rancentral Mix (5:55) (remixed by

) # "Kaleid emix (4:36) (remixed by

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and Sean Oliver) # "Policy of Truth avlov's Dub (6:02) (remixed by François Kevorkian) CD: Mute / CDBong19 (UK) # "Policy of Truth eat Box Mix Edit (6:31) # "Policy of Truth apitol Mix (8:00) # "Kaleid emix (4:36) CD: Mute / LCDBong19 (UK) # "Policy of Truth" rancentral Mix(5:55) # "Kaleid" hen Worlds Mix(5:22) # "Policy of Truth" avlov’s Dub(6:02) # "Policy of Truth" -inch Version(5:08) # "Kaleid -inch Version(4:16) CD: Mute / CDBong19X (EU; 2004) # "Policy of Truth" (5:10) # "Kaleid" (4:17) # "Policy of Truth eat Box Mix (7:13) # "Policy of Truth apitol Mix (8:00) # "Kaleid hen Worlds Mix (5:22) # "Policy of Truth rancentral Mix (5:55) # "Kaleid emix (4:36) # "Policy of Truth avlov's Dub (6:02) CD: Sire/Reprise / 9 21534-2 (US) # "Policy of Truth" (5:10) # "Policy of Truth apitol Mix (8:00) # "Policy of Truth eat Box Mix (7:13) # "Kaleid emix (4:36) # "Policy of Truth avlov's Dub (6:02) * "Pavlov's Dub" is mislabeled on the Sire/Reprise version's cover art as the "Trancentral Mix"

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode website

AllMusic review
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Policy Of Truth 1989 songs 1990 singles Depeche Mode songs Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn Mute Records singles Song recordings produced by Flood (producer) Songs written by Martin Gore