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"I remember I was vehemently against it, because I felt it was really going backwards, it was so poppy and trite, and he had other songs that were much better, like Fly On The Windscreen, because that was the B-side. It was a much, much stronger song, and I tried to argue to get it flipped over to become the A-side, but I think the first word is "death", and Neil Ferris said "NO". And I was outvoted, really, but I wasn't happy about it, and I sulked for a long time."
"I remember I was vehemently against it, because I felt it was really going backwards, it was so poppy and trite, and he had other songs that were much better, like Fly On The Windscreen, because that was the B-side. It was a much, much stronger song, and I tried to argue to get it flipped over to become the A-side, but I think the first word is "death", and Neil Ferris said "NO." And I was outvoted, really, but I wasn't happy about it, and I sulked for a long time."


== Music video ==
== Music video ==

Revision as of 19:40, 5 September 2023

"It's Called a Heart"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 81→85
B-side"Fly on the Windscreen"
Released16 September 1985
RecordedJuly 1985
StudioGenetic (Streatley, England)
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:48
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Shake the Disease"
(1985) 		"It's Called a Heart"
(1985) 		"Stripped"
(1986)
Music video
"It's Called a Heart" on YouTube
Depeche Mode's official music video for "It's Called A Heart".

"It's Called a Heart" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as a single on 16 September 1985. "It's Called a Heart" was one of two new songs on the 1985 compilation albums The Singles 81→85 and Catching Up with Depeche Mode, along with the band's other single "Shake the Disease."

Background

The song was included as one of two new tracks on the compilation The Singles 81→85 the same year, along with "Shake the Disease."[1][2] The song reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] The US version of The Singles 81→85, Catching Up with Depeche Mode, also includes the B-side, "Fly on the Windscreen," which reappeared in a slightly different mix on the band's 1986 album Black Celebration.

Unlike most other Depeche Mode singles, no limited edition ("L12 Bong") version was released for "It's Called a Heart." Instead, there was a double 12-inch vinyl ("D12 Bong") that featured both the standard 12-inch version and the 12-inch remix.

Both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder have cited "It's Called a Heart" as one of their least favourite tracks the band had ever recorded.

In a documentary included in the remastered edition of the Black Celebration album, it is revealed that there was some internal debate between Depeche Mode and Mute Records as to which song was to be the A-side on what would eventually become the 'It's Called a Heart' single release. The group initially wished to release 'Fly On The Windscreen' as a single but were denied due to the input of a Mute Records publicist who found its use of the word "death" in the leading line of the song too problematic for serious contention as a single. Debate ensued, in which Alan Wilder rigorously argued in favour of flipping 'Fly On The Windscreen' to the A-side. Wilder was outvoted due to the input of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andrew Fletcher, Daniel Miller, and Neil Ferris of Ferret & Spanner, a P.R. firm who promoted records in the United Kingdom for Mute Records, who each argued in favour of releasing 'It's Called A Heart' as the A-side. As a result, 'It's Called A Heart' was released as the A-side on Depeche Mode's fourteenth UK single on September 16th, 1985, with the 5:03 version of 'Fly On The Windscreen' as the B-side. The 'Final' version of 'Fly On The Windscreen' was included as an album track on Black Celebration the following year.

Alan Wilder stated in the documentary:

"I remember I was vehemently against it, because I felt it was really going backwards, it was so poppy and trite, and he had other songs that were much better, like Fly On The Windscreen, because that was the B-side. It was a much, much stronger song, and I tried to argue to get it flipped over to become the A-side, but I think the first word is "death", and Neil Ferris said "NO." And I was outvoted, really, but I wasn't happy about it, and I sulked for a long time."

Music video

The music video for "It's Called A Heart" was directed by Peter Care.

Track listings

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore.

  • UK 7-inch single
A. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" – 5:03
  • UK 12-inch single
A. "It's Called a Heart" (Extended) – 7:19
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Extended) – 7:47
  • UK double 12-inch single
A. "It's Called a Heart" (Extended) – 7:19
B. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Extended) – 7:47
C. "It's Called a Heart" (Slow Mix) – 4:49 (remixed by Gareth Jones)
D. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Death Mix) – 5:06 (remixed by Gareth Jones)

Double discs with the cover reading "Special Limited Edition Twin Set Costing No More Than Two Pounds & Ninety Nine Pence" with tracks 1 and 2 on the first record and tracks 3 and 4 on the second record, tracks 3 and 4 being exclusive to the limited edition.

  • US 12-inch single
A1. "It's Called a Heart" (Emotion Remix) – 6:48 (remixed by Joseph Watt)
A2. "It's Called a Heart" (Emotion Dub) – 5:33 (remixed by Joseph Watt)
B1. "Flexible" (Deportation Mix) – 4:38 (remixed by Bert Bevans)
B2. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
  • UK CD single (1991)
  1. "It's Called a Heart" – 3:48
  2. "Fly on the Windscreen" – 5:03
  3. "It's Called a Heart" (Extended) – 7:19
  4. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Extended) – 7:47
  5. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Death Mix) – 5:06

Released as part of the 3 (Singles 13–18) box set.

  • German and French CD single (1990)
  1. "It's Called a Heart" (Extended) – 7:19
  2. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Extended) – 7:47
  3. "It's Called a Heart" (Slow Mix) – 4:49 (remixed by Gareth Jones)
  4. "Fly on the Windscreen" (Death Mix) – 5:06 (remixed by Gareth Jones)

Charts

Chart performance for "It's Called a Heart"
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 31
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 2
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[6] 10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 11
France (SNEP)[8] 29
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[10] 19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[11] 16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 47
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 18
UK Indie (OCC)[16] 1
West Germany (GfK)[17] 8

References

  1. ^ Bernhardt, Tonia (21 November 2007). Depeche Mode: A Band, Its Music, and the Cult. GRIN Verlag. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-638-76757-6. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  2. ^ Christopher, Michael (28 December 2020). Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4930-5400-8.
  3. ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1999). Rock Stars Encyclopedia. DK Pub. p. 288. ISBN 978-0-7894-4613-8. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Top 3 in Europe". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 43. 28 October 1985. p. 16. OCLC 29800226.
  6. ^ "European Top 100 Singles". Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 41. 14 October 1985. p. 12. OCLC 29800226.
  7. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Depeche Mode". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 61. ISBN 978-9-5274-6001-6.
  8. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – It's Called a Heart". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "It's Called a Heart" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
  11. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). "Depeche Mode". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – It's Called a Heart" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.


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