"A Question of Lust"
Single by Depeche Mode from the album Black Celebration
Released	April 14, 1986
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Synthpop
Length	7" - 4:20
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Chart positions
#28 (UK)
Professional reviews
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Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Stripped" (1986)	"A Question of Lust" (1986)	"A Question of Time" (1986)

"A Question of Lust" is Depeche Mode's sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986. It is the first Martin Gore song to get it's own single, while it's the second Martin sung A-Side overall. (The first being "Somebody") In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... Black Celebration was released in 1986 by the British group Depeche Mode, which futher cemented their darkening sound that was lightly introduced with their album Construction Time Again . ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Synthpop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... The Normal is the name English film editor Daniel Miller used, in 1978 for his 45rpm single T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette (which was inspired by J.G. Ballards novel Crash). ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Description: Rating stars. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... Stripped is Depeche Modes fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Gore, circa 1990. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...

The B-Side is an instrumental called "Christmas Island", named after the island of the same name. It is penned by both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder. Depeche Mode produces it alone. Alan Wilder in 2000. ...

The music video for "A Question of Lust" brings the return of Clive Richardson. It is also his last video with the band. At the beginning of the video, you see Martin running around naked backstage at a concert with bandmates and staff trying to cover him up. The following single is similarly titled "A Question of Time".

Track Listings

7": Mute / 7Bong11 (UK)

1. "A Question of Lust" (4:29)
2. "Christmas Island" (4:51)

12": Mute / 12Bong11 (UK)

1. "A Question of Lust" (4:29)
2. "Christmas Island [Extended]" (5:37)
3. "People are People [Live]" (4:21)
4. "It Doesn't Matter Two [Instrumental]" (2:49)
5. "A Question of Lust [Minimal]" (6:46)

Cassette: Mute / CBong11 (UK)

1. "A Question of Lust [Flood Mix]" (5:08)
2. "Christmas Island" (4:51)
3. "If You Want [Live]" (5:16)
4. "Shame [Live]" (4:13)
5. "Blasphemous Rumours [Live]" (5:30)

CD: Mute / CDBong11 (UK)

1. "A Question of Lust" (4:29)
2. "Christmas Island" (4:51)
3. "Christmas Island [Extended]" (5:37)
4. "People are People [Live]" (4:21)
5. "It Doesn't Matter Two [Instrumental]" (2:49)
6. "A Question of Lust [Minimal]" (6:46)

The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations

7": Sire / 7-28697-DJ (US)

1. "A Question of Lust [Edit]" (4:11)
2. "A Question of Lust [Robert Margouleff Remix]" (3:50)

All songs written by Martin L. Gore, except "Christmas Island" was written by Martin Gore and Alan Wilder and "If You Want" was written by Alan Wilder. Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in London, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since their inception. ... Alan Wilder in 2000. ...

Trivia

• It is often speculated that Alan is the male on the cover of the "A Question of Lust" single, he's not. Nor is he on the cover of Some Great Reward which has also received similar speculation.

Some Great Reward is pop music band Depeche Modes fourth album, released September 24, 1984 on the Mute Records label in the UK and the Sire Records label in the USA. Track listing Something to Do (3:46) Lie to Me (5:03) People Are People (3:51) It...

External Links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site