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
Remixes 2. 81–11 [Limited Edition]
- John the Revelator [UNKLE Re Construction]
- The Darkest Star [Monolake Remix]
- Fly on the Windscreen (Death Mix)
- Corrupt [Efdemin Remix]
- Everything Counts [Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub]
- Happiest Girl [The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix]
- I Feel You [Helmet at the Helm Mix]
- Fragile Tension [Peter Bjorn and John Remix]
- A Pain That I’m Used To [Jacques Lu Cont Remix]
- Barrel of a Gun [United Mix]
- Only When I Lose Myself [Dan the Automator Remix]
- Ghost [Le Weekend Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Alex Metric Remix Edit]
- Behind the Wheel [Vince Clarke Remix]
- Tora! Tora! Tora! [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- A Question of Time [Radio Face Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Sie Medway-Smith Remix]
- Lilian [Chab Vocal Remix Edit 2011]
- In Chains [Alan Wilder Remix]
- Freestate [Clark Remix]
- Dub in My Eyes
- Personal Jesus [The Stargate Mix]
- Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]
- Peace [SixToes Remix]
- Puppets [Röyksopp Remix]
- Suffer Well [M83 Remix]
- Leave in Silence [The Last Time Remix]
- When the Body Speaks [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- Wrong [Trentemøller Club Remix]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Eric Prydz Remix]
- I Want It All [Roland M. Dill Remix]
- In Chains [No Sleep Remix]
- Strangelove (Highjack Mix)
- Higher Love [Adrenaline Mix Edit]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Digitalism Remix]
- Slowblow [Darren Price Mix]
- Dream On [Tough Guy Mix]
- 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