"Policy of Truth" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, 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 UK Singles Chart (number 16), and it became the band's second chart-topper on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart.
Critical reception
Jon Wilde from Melody Maker wrote "Depeche has never sounded so cute as they did on their recent hit "Enjoy the Silence". Then again, they have rarely sounded quite as ineffectual as this, not since the days when they were busy composing jingles for the mix 'n' match department of Woolworths (Basildon)."[4]
Remixes
François Kevorkian 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 the KLF, a popular acid house band at that time that only did remix work for other artists on 3 occasions (the others being "So Hard" and its B-side "It Must Be Obvious" by the Pet Shop Boys 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 Checkers speech by Richard Nixon. A version of "Kaleid" was used as intro music for Depeche Mode's World Violation Tour in 1990.
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Policy of Truth" is directed by Anton Corbijn and appears on the VHS collection Strange Too.
German rock band Terry Hoax recorded a cover version of Policy of Truth which was released as a single in 1992 and included on their album Freedom Circus.
^Wilde, Jon (5 May 1990). "Singles". Melody Maker. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
^Policy of Truth (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (UK cassette single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. C BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. 12 BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (UK limited 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. L12 BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (UK CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. CD BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (UK limited CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. LCD BONG 19.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (US 12-inch single vinyl disc). Depeche Mode. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. 1990. 0-21534.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. 1990. 9 21534-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (US maxi-cassette single cassette notes). Depeche Mode. Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. 1990. 4-21534.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^Policy of Truth (Japanese CD EP liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1990. ALCB-110.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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^"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Depeche Mode" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
^Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. ISBN84-8048-639-2.