"The Meaning of Love" is a song by English
electronic music band
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
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from their second studio album, ''
A Broken Frame'' (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 ''
A Broken Frame''. 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
Martin Gore as an intro for the ''A Broken Frame Tour'', in the town of
Oberkorn
Oberkorn (, fr: Obercorn de: Oberkorn ) is a town in the commune of Differdange in south-western Luxembourg. , the town had a population of 4,584.
Etymology
Both the towns of Oberkorn and Niederkorn get their names from the river D'Kuer (als ...
,
Luxembourg. 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
Alan Wilder, 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 ''
Some Great Videos
''Some Great Videos'' is the first music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring ten music videos directed by Clive Richardson or Peter Care, released on 14 October 1985. It coincides with ''The Singles 81→85''.
There are ten videos in the ...
'' 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
See You, See Ya, or Seeya may refer to
* ''See You'' (film), a 1995 Croatian television film
* SeeYa, a South Korean girl band
* ''See You'' (album), by Josh Wilson, 2011
* "See You" (Depeche Mode song), 1982
* See You (Big Country song), 1 ...
" 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 siteAllMusic review
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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