Released: April 27, 1987
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Producer: Depeche Mode
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Interlude]
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
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 1: Dave Gahan]
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: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
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 2: Dave Gahan]
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: Dave Gahan]
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
Pain, will you return it?
I won't say it again
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Interlude]
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
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 1: Dave Gahan]
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: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Post-Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Will you take the pain I will give to you
Again and again and will you return it?
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
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 2: Dave Gahan]
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: Dave Gahan]
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
Pain, will you return it?
I won't say it again
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Strangelove, strange highs and strange lows
Strangelove, that's how my love goes
Strangelove, will you give it to me?
Video Singles Collection
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- It’s No Good [Video Mix]
- Barrel of a Gun [Single Version]
- World in My Eyes [Video Mix]
- Policy of Truth [Video Mix]
- Enjoy the Silence [Video Mix]
- Everything Counts [Live Video Mix]
- Stripped [Single Version]
- A Question of Time [Video Remix]
- A Question of Lust [Video Mix]
- Blasphemous Rumours [Single Edit]
- Master and Servant [Single Version]
- Everything Counts [Single Version]
- Home [Radio Version]
- Only When I Lose Myself [Video Mix]
- But Not Tonight [Robert Margouleff Remix]
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- Personal Jesus [The Stargate Video Mix]
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- Hole to Feed [Video Mix]
- Wrong [Video Mix]
- A Pain That I’m Used To [Video Mix]
- Freelove [Video Mix]
- I Feel Loved [Video Mix]
- Dream On [Single Version]
- People Are People [Single Version]
- Leave in Silence [Single Version]
- See You [Single Version]
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- Behind the Wheel (Remix)
- It’s Called a Heart
- Get the Balance Right!
- Shake the Disease
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- Heaven
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- One Caress
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- John the Revelator
- Little 15
- I Feel You
- The Meaning of Love
- Martyr
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- In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)
- Condemnation (Paris Mix)
- Love, in Itself.2
- Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)
- Strangelove [Video Edit]
- Somebody (Remix)
- Peace [Video Mix]
- Useless (Remix)
- Never Let Me Down Again [Single Version]
- Strangelove [Single Version]
- Walking in My Shoes [Single Version]
- People Are People (Different Mix)
- Personal Jesus [Single Version]
- Just Can’t Get Enough
- Strangelove (1987)
- Strange (A Black And White Mode By Anton Corbijn) (1988)
- The Videos 86﹥98 (1998)
- The Singles 86﹥98 (1998)
- The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 (2006)
- The Best of Videos (Volume 1) (2007)
- Video Singles Collection (2016)
- 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