Love In Itself
| 1. Love In Itself List of Construction Time Again songs |
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Love In Itself
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| Song | Love In Itself |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Daniel Miller Depeche Mode |
| Recorded at | The Garden (London) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 4:00 (7"/single version) 7:18 (12" version) 4:29 (album version) |
| Tempo | 101 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | D Minor |
| Engineered by | Ferg Peterkin Gareth Jones |
| Tonmeister | Gareth Jones |
| Mixed at | Hansa Mischraum |
| Mastered by | Christian Stegmaier |
| Design | Martyn Atkins Town & Country Planning |
| Illustrations | Ian Wright |
| Originally released | 19 September 1983 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 47 times * |
| Total live performances | 47 times * |
"Love, In Itself" is a song from the 1983 album Construction Time Again by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 19 September 1983.
Notes
Dave Gahan and Andrew Fletcher recalled the recording of Love In Itself in an October 1985 interview with British magazine No. 1:
Dave Gahan: "This is the s-s-s-s’s track. It had a very soft vocal, with a lot of s’s, it sounded awful. I was a bit disappointed with this, it could have been brilliant."
Andrew Fletcher: "We had a lot of problems with the equipment with this one, just trying to get that softness of sound we wanted without it all blurring was a real nightmare. It’s one that’s always good live, though."[1]
In this video in which the mastering process for the 2019 Singles box sets is explained, a test pressing can be seen that lists the song title 'Cocktail' but is crossed out and replaced by the title 'Love in Itself (4)'.
Lyrics
Love, In Itself
All of these insurmountable tasks
That lay before me
All of the firsts
And the definite lasts
That lay in store for me
There was a time
When all on my mind was love
Now I find
That most of the time
Love's not enough
In itself
Consequently
I've a tendency
To be unhappy, you see
The thoughts in my head
All the words that were said
All the blues and the reds
Get to me
All of the absurdities
That lay before us
All of the doubts
And the uncertainties
That lay in store for us
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1983 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Music video
Martin Gore 1983 home demos
'Love In Itself' is one of several song demos prepared by Martin Gore for the 1983 Construction Time Again album.
Dates with available recordings of Love In Itself
There are currently 27 recordings of Love In Itself available.
- 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 2
- 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
- 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy/Source 1
- 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain/Source 1
- 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
- 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
- 2010-03-19 Meistersaal, Hansa Tonstudios, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
Dates where Love In Itself was played
1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour
Love In Itself was played 47 times during this tour.
- 1983-09-07 Regal, Hitchin, England, UK
- 1983-09-09 SFX, Dublin, Ireland
- 1983-09-10 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
- 1983-09-13 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
- 1983-09-14 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
- 1983-09-15 Apollo, Coventry, England, UK
- 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK
- 1983-09-18 Capitol, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
- 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK
- 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
- 1983-09-25 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK
- 1983-09-26 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK
- 1983-09-28 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1983-09-30 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK
- 1983-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK
- 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK
- 1983-10-06 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-10-07 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
- 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
- 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1983-12-03 Foreningen Akademy, Lund, Sweden
- 1983-12-05 Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium
- 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
- 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany
- 1983-12-11 University Haula, Saarbrucken, Germany
- 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany
- 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
- 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany
- 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 1983-12-17 Stadthalle, Borken, Germany
- 1983-12-19 Hallemünsterland, Münster, Germany
- 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
- 1983-12-21 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1983-12-22 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
- 1984-02-03 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
- 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy
- 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy
- 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain
- 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
- 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain
1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1986 Black Celebration Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1990 World Violation Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1993 Devotional Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1994 Exotic Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1997 Ultra Parties
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
1998 The Singles Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2001 Exciter Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2005-2006 Touring The Angel
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- Love In Itself was not played during this tour.
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