A Question of Lust

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"A Question of Lust"
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Template:Infobox song/link by Depeche Mode
from the album Black Celebration
B-side"Christmas Island"
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RecordedNovember 1985 – January 1986
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LabelMute
[[Songwriter|SongwriterTemplate:Pluralize from text]]Martin L. Gore
[[Record producer|ProducerTemplate:Pluralize from text]]
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"Stripped"
(1986) 		"A Question of Lust"
(589) 		"A Question of Time"
(1986)
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"A Question of Lust" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their fifth studio album, Black Celebration (1986). It was released on 14 April 1986 in the UK by Mute Records and in West Germany by Intercord Records.

The single reached number 28 in United Kingdom and number 8 in West Germany.

Background and recording

Depeche Mode released their album Black Celebration in mid-March 1986,Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. and its first single, "Stripped", was released the month before.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Due to scheduling and recording conditions, recording sessions for the album were tense and the band were constantly under deadlines to deliver.[5] Recording for "A Question of Lust" occurred around 19 November 1985.[5] "A Question of Lust" was one of four songs sung by songwriter Martin Gore on the album, and the first Gore-sung Depeche Mode single since 1984.[5] Although recording started at Westside Studios in London, final production and mixing moved to Hansa Studios in West Berlin by early 1986.[6] In 1998, Gore said the song is "almost like an old 50s or 60s classic pop song. It's a really good song to do live and has a great melody."[7]

B-side "Christmas Island", an instrumental, was co-written by Gore and Alan Wilder, and represented Wilder's final writing credit for the band before his departure in 1995.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

Release and promotion

"A Question of Lust" was released on 14 April 1986[8] by Mute Records in the UK and Intercord Records in West Germany.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In the UK, the single was released on 7" and 12" vinyl with catalogue numbers 7BONG11 and 12BONG 11, respectively.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. Intercord released a 7" single (first editions were pressed on red vinyl), a 12" single, and a limited 12" single that included a booklet containing band photos and information with catalogue numbers INT 111.836, INT 126.841 and INT126.844, respectively.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

In the US, Sire Records released the single only promotionally, with 7" and 12" vinyl releases that contained unique remixes by Robert Margouleff; catalogue numbers were 7-28697-DJ for the 7" and PRO-A-2504 for the 12".Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. In addition, on 4 March 1987, Sire Records released a promotional 7" with "A Question of Lust" on the A-side and "People Are People" on the B-side (catalogue number 92 86977 in Canada and 7 21994 in the US).Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

"A Question of Lust" reached number 28 in the UK and made it into the top 10 on the West German charts.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. The band reported that George Michael liked the song enough that he considered releasing a cover of it, although that apparently never came to fruition.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

In 2017, "A Question of Lust" was included on Billboard's list of their top 20 Depeche Mode songs.[9]

The B-side, "Christmas Island", was featured in the end credits for the second episode of the Disney+ series, Hawkeye in 2021.[10]

Music video

The music video for "A Question of Lust" features the return of director Clive Richardson for his last video with the band.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found.

Track listings

All songs written by Martin L. Gore, except "Christmas Island", written by Gore and Alan Wilder, and "If You Want", written by Wilder.

  • 7" single: Mute / 7BONG11 (UK)
  1. "A Question of Lust" – 4:29
  2. "Christmas Island" – 4:51
  • 12" single: 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)" – 6:49
  • 12" single: Intercord: INT 826.841
  1. "A Question of Lust (Flood Mix)" – 5:07 [*]
  2. "Christmas Island" – 4:51
  3. "If You Want (Live)" – 5:16
  4. "Shame (Live)" – 4:13
  5. "Blasphemous Rumours (Live)" – 5:25

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 12 April 1986. p. 6. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Zaleski, Annie (26 February 2015). "Where to start with '80s U.K. synth-pop". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Unterberger, Andrew (18 March 2017). "The 10 Most Underrated Depeche Mode Singles: Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Raggett, Ned. "A Question of Lust – Depeche Mode". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hallard, Ross (director); Lane, Phil Michael (director) (2007). Depeche Mode: 1985–86 (The Songs Aren't Good Enough, There Aren't Any Singles and It'll Never Get Played on the Radio) (DVD). Mute Records.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bell, Max (22 February 1986). "Depeche Mode Interview". Number One. pp. 8–11. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Olexova, Michaela (September 1998). "The Singles 86>98 by Martin Gore". Bong 37. No. 37. pp. 18–19.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Depeche Mode Discography: A Question of Lust". Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bein, Kat (20 September 2017). "The 20 Best Depeche Mode Songs: Critic's Picks".
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rowe, Brandon (3 December 2021). "What's The Song At The End Of Hawkeye Episode 2?". Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 20. 24 May 1986. p. 13. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in suomi) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Indies – Top 50 Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 May 1986. p. 11. ISSN 0265-1548 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1986" (in Deutsch). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 20 December 2020.

Works cited

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