Released: August 23, 1988
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Producer: Dave Bascombe Depeche Mode
[Chorus]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 1]
There'll be times when my crimes
Will seem almost unforgivable
I give in to sin
Because you have to make this life livable
[Pre-Chorus]
But when you think I've had enough from your sea of love
I'll take more than another riverful
Yes, and I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile
[Chorus]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 2]
There'll be days when I'll stray
I may appear to be constantly out of reach
I give in to sin
Because I like to practice what I preach
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not trying to say I'll have it all my way
I'm always willing to learn when you've got something to teach
Oh, and I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile
[Bridge]
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain (It's important)
Pain, will you return it?
I won't say it again
[Chorus]
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 1]
There'll be times when my crimes
Will seem almost unforgivable
I give in to sin
Because you have to make this life livable
[Pre-Chorus]
But when you think I've had enough from your sea of love
I'll take more than another riverful
Yes, and I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile
[Chorus]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 2]
There'll be days when I'll stray
I may appear to be constantly out of reach
I give in to sin
Because I like to practice what I preach
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not trying to say I'll have it all my way
I'm always willing to learn when you've got something to teach
Oh, and I'll make it all worthwhile
I'll make your heart smile
[Bridge]
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain
Pain, will you return it?
I'll say it again: pain (It's important)
Pain, will you return it?
I won't say it again
[Chorus]
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
DMBX4: Singles 19-24
- Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium Mix)
- Everything Counts (Live) [Rose Bowl 18/06/88]
- Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)
- Everything Counts (Reprise)
- Agent Orange
- Dangerous (Hazchemix Edit)
- Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)
- Pimpf
- Strangelove (Highjack Mix)
- Everything Counts (Absolut Mix)
- Personal Jesus (Acoustic)
- Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)
- A Question of Lust (Live) [Rose Bowl 18/06/88]
- Nothing (Live) [Rose Bowl 18/06/88]
- Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub) [Edit]
- Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix) [3" Edit]
- Dangerous (Hazchemix)
- Dangerous (Sensual Mix)
- Everything Counts (Bomb the Bass Mix)
- Behind the Wheel (Shep Pettibone Remix)
- Fpmip
- Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line Mix)
- Behind the Wheel (Beatmasters Mix)
- Behind the Wheel (Remix)
- Sacred (Live) [Rose Bowl 18/06/88]
- Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
- To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
- Memphisto
- Nothing (U.S. 7" Mix)
- Route 66 (Casualty Mix)
- Strangelove (Blind Mix)
- Route 66
- Dangerous
- Pleasure, Little Treasure
- Behind the Wheel
- Never Let Me Down Again
- Strangelove
- Enjoy the Silence
- Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)
- Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)
- Strangelove (Midi Mix)
- Strangelove (Maxi Mix)
- Strangelove (Pain Mix)
- Personal Jesus (Holier Than Thou Approach)
- Sibeling
- Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)
- Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)
- Nothing (Zip Hop Mix)
- Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)
- Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)
- Route 66 (Beatmasters Mix)
- Personal Jesus
- X¹ + X² (1991)
- The Remixes 86﹥98 (1998)
- DMBX4: Singles 19-24 (2004)
- Remixes 2. 81–11 [Limited Edition] (2011)
- Remixes 2. 81-11 [US Dub Version] (2011)
- Enjoy the Silence
- Personal Jesus
- Policy of Truth
- Where’s the Revolution
- Strangelove
- Never Let Me Down Again
- Just Can’t Get Enough
- Wrong
- Everything Counts
- Precious
- People Are People
- Behind the Wheel
- Cover Me
- Blasphemous Rumours
- Going Backwards
- Shake the Disease
- World in My Eyes
- Stripped
- It’s No Good
- Somebody
- I Feel You
- Halo
- Scum
- So Much Love