A Question of Lust

Infobox Single
Name = A Question of Lust


Artist = Depeche Mode
from Album = Black Celebration
B-side = "Christmas Island"
Released = April 14 1986
Format = Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded = Late 1985
Genre = Synthpop
Length = 7" - 4:20
Label = Mute Records
Writer = Martin Gore
Producer = Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Last single = "Stripped"
(1986)
This single = "A Question of Lust"
(1986)
Next single = "A Question of Time"
(1986)

"A Question of Lust" is Depeche Mode's sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986.

It is the second Depeche Mode single with Martin Gore on lead vocals, after "Somebody" and the first to be released in its own right. However, the 12" single was released as a double A-side with "A Question of Time" in the US, like "Somebody".

B-sides

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 and was produced by Depeche Mode themselves.

The live tracks available on some versions of the single are taken from a 1984 concert in Basel, Switzerland. However the cassette version of the single features a live version of Blasphemous Rumours from the Birmingham show in 1986.

Music video

The music video for "A Question of Lust" brings about the return of director Clive Richardson for his last video with the band. At the beginning of the video, Martin can be seen running around naked at a club with bandmates and staff trying to cover him up.

Track listings

7": Mute / 7Bong11 (UK)

# "A Question of Lust" – 4:29
# "Christmas Island" – 4:51

12": Mute / 12Bong11 (UK)

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

Cassette: Mute / CBong11 (UK)

# "A Question of Lust (Flood Mix)" – 5:08
# "Christmas Island" – 4:51
# "If You Want (Live)" – 5:16
# "Shame (Live)" – 4:13
# "Blasphemous Rumours (Live)" – 5:25

*This format came in a 7"-sized card envelope with an insert and a badge.

CD: Mute / CDBong11 (UK)

# "A Question of Lust" – 4:29
# "Christmas Island" – 4:51
# "Christmas Island (Extended)" – 5:37
# "People are People (Live)" – 4:21
# "It Doesn't Matter Two (Instrumental)" – 2:49
# "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)

# "A Question of Lust" [edit] – 4:11
# "A Question of Lust (Robert Margouleff Remix)" – 3:50

12": Sire / 0-20530 (US)

# "A Question of Lust (Minimal)" – 6:47
# "Black Celebration (Live)" – 6:05
# "A Question of Time (Extended Remix)" – 6:38
# "Something to Do (Live)" – 3:50
* "A Question of Lust (Minimal)" is falsely titled "A Question of Lust (Extended Version)"
* Double A-Side with "A Question of Time"

12": Mute / INT 126.844 (L12Bong11) (GER)

# "A Question of Lust (Flood Mix)" – 5:08
# "Christmas Island" – 4:51
# "If You Want (Live)" – 5:16
# "Shame (Live)" – 4:13
# "Blasphemous Rumours (Live)" – 5:30

This was the only 12" release of the UK Mute CBONG11

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.

External links

* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/16_aquestionoflust.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]