Principles of Lust

Infobox Single
Name = Principles of Lust

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Artist = Enigma
from Album = MCMXC a.D.
Released = July 1, 1991
Format = Compact disc, cassette, 7", 12"
Recorded = A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
Genre = New Age
Length = 3:25
Label = Virgin
Producer = Michael Cretu
Chart position =
* #29 (France)
* #59 (UK)
* #90 (Germany)| Reviews = |
Last single = "Mea Culpa (Part II)"
(1991)
This single = "Principles of Lust"
(1991)
Next single = "The Rivers of Belief"
(1991)

"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma. The single was the third one released from their debut album, "MCMXC a.D." Confusingly, the single version of "Principles of Lust" is actually "Find Love", part two of the album version of "Principles of Lust", which includes "Sadeness" as its first and final parts. The cover includes a detail from the painting "Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time" by Agnolo Bronzino.

Track listing

* 4-track CD single in the UK
# "Radio Edit" – 3:25
# "Omen Mix" – 5:52
# "Jazz Mix" – 3:06
# "Sadeness (radio edit)" – 4:17

* 4-track CD single in the U.S.
# "Radio Edit" – 3:25
# "Everlasting Lust Mix" – 5:25
# "Album Version" – 4:20
# "Jazz Mix" – 3:06

* 4-track CD single in Japan
# "Radio Edit" – 3:25
# "Everlasting Lust Mix" – 5:25
# "The Omen Mix" – 5:52
# "Sadeness (Meditation Mix)" – 3:04

Charts

*France - #29
*UK - #59
*Germany - #90