"The Meaning of Love" is a song by English

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band

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from their second studio album, ''

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'' (1982). It was released on 26 April 1982 as the album's second single.

Background

The single version of "The Meaning of Love" is the same as the album version from ''

''. The "Fairly Odd Mix" is an extended version with electronic experimentation added to the original mix. The B-side is "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)", an atmospheric instrumental written by

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as an intro for the ''A Broken Frame Tour'', in the town of

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. A longer version called the "Development Mix" features an ambient intro followed by the original song, and afterwards has a new arrangement of music. The video for "The Meaning of Love" was the second video with

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, although he did not contribute to the song. The director was

Julien Temple Julien Temple (born 26 November 1953) is a British film, documentary and music video director. He began his career with short films featuring the Sex Pistols, and has continued with various off-beat projects, including ''The Great Rock 'n' Roll ...

. The video was not included on the ''

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'' 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 "

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" US 12" single.

Track listings

7": Mute / 7Mute22 (UK) # "The Meaning of Love " – 3:05 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" – 4:07 12": Mute / 12Mute22 (UK) # "The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" – 4:59 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) (Development Mix)" – 7:37 CD: Mute / CDMute22 (UK)¹ # "The Meaning of Love " – 3:05 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" – 4:07 # "The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" – 4:59 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) (Development Mix)" – 7:37 CD: Sire / 40293-2 (US)¹ # "The Meaning of Love " – 3:05 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" – 4:07 # "The Meaning of Love (Fairly Odd Mix)" – 4:59 # "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town) (Development Mix)" – 7:37 Notes *¹: CD released in 1991

Charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site

AllMusic review
{{DEFAULTSORT:Meaning of Love, The 1982 singles 1982 songs Depeche Mode songs Music videos directed by Julien Temple Mute Records singles Song recordings produced by Daniel Miller Songs written by Martin Gore