Policy of Truth
Depeche Mode * Track #8 On Violator
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Policy of Truth by Depeche Mode
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Martin L. GoreAbout
“Policy of Truth” is the third single off Depeche Mode’s 1990 album Violator. It had significant success, reaching the top 20 in nine countries.
Rolling Stone described the track as “otherworldly and bluesy”. NPR felt the song pairs “seductive pop hooks with darkly romantic content.”
As of May 201...
Policy of Truth Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You had something to hide
Should have hidden it, shouldn't you?
Now you're not satisfied
With what you're being put through
[Refrain]
It's just time to pay the price
For not listening to advice
And deciding in your youth
On the policy of truth
[Verse 2]
Things could be so different now
It used to be so civilized
You will always wonder how
It could have been if you'd only lied
[Refrain]
It's too late to change events
It's time to face the consequence
For delivering the proof
In the policy of truth
[Chorus]
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
Now you're standing there tongue-tied
You'd better learn your lesson well
Hide what you have to hide
And tell what you have to tell
[Refrain]
You'll see your problems multiplied
If you continually decide
To faithfully pursue
The policy of truth
[Chorus]
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Never again is what you swore
The time before
Policy of Truth Q&A
Who wrote Policy of Truth's ?
Policy of Truth was written by Martin L. Gore.
Who produced Policy of Truth's ?
Policy of Truth was produced by Depeche Mode & Flood.
When did Depeche Mode release Policy of Truth?
Depeche Mode released Policy of Truth on Mon Mar 19 1990.
How much did the album sell?
This is easily the greatest selling album of Depeche Mode, with over 3 million copies in the US and nearly 1.5 million copies in Europe.
How is the single version of the song longer than the album version?
Like the album version, the single version was mixed by François Kevorkian. Aside from making Gahan’s vocals more prominent in the mix, he extended the track with an additional intro and by lowering the tempo.
This version was then used on The Singles 86-98.
What did Depeche Mode say about "Policy of Truth"?
Alan Wilder developed on the making of the song on Recoil’s website:
t’s a single note sampled from a guitar and then looped and played from a keyboard. The loop is what gives it the vibrato effect.[…]With ‘Policy [Of Truth]’ it took forever to find a lead riff sound which worked. We even tried a f...