Policy of Truth (album version)

Name: Policy of Truth
Duration: 4 min 55 s

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#	Title	Length	Track Artist	Release Title	Release Artist	Release Group Type	Country/Date	Label	Catalog#
Official
1.7	Policy of Truth	?:??	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	SE1990-02-05	Mute	Stumm 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990-02-21	Sire Records	9 26081-4
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	JP1990-03-19	Mute	ALCB-35
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (Nimbus pressing, without SID codes)	Depeche Mode	Album	GB1990-03-19	Mute	CD Stumm 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (Violator & Enjoy the Silence)	Depeche Mode	Album	JP1990-03-19	Alfa (Japanese imprint)	ALCB-33
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	DE1990-03-19	Mute	CD STUMM 64, INT 846.859
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990-03-20	Mute, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Columbia House (direct‐mailing distributor of club editions of releases)	9 26081-2, W2 26081
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (no Specialty ‘S’ logo in matrix)	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990-03-20	Sire Records	9 26081-2
1.7	Policy of Truth	?:??	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	GB1990-04-16	Mute	Stumm 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	AU1990-08-06	Mute, Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981-1999; big L and record logo, 2018-)	D 30431, D30431
1.9	Policy of Truth	4:54	Depeche Mode	Actual Pop Music 4/90	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1990	Sonocord	39 932-9
1.9	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Hit It	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DK1990	EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)	EMI 7955202
1.13	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Pop Shop 47	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	ZA1990	Artone	CDPS47
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	IT1990	Mute	CD Stum 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (Specialty ‘S’ logo in matrix)	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990	Sire Records, Reprise Records	9 26081-2
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	FR1990	Mute, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	30743
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (Columbia House)	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990	Reprise Records, Sire Records	W2 26081
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	HK1990	Mute	CD Stumm 64, CDSTUMM 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	AU1990	Mute	CDSTUMM64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (Columbia House)	Depeche Mode	Album	CA1990	Mute, Sire Records	W2 26081
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	DE1990	Mute	INT 146.859, Stumm 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	?:??	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	IT1990	Mute	STUMM 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US1990	Sire Records	9 26081-1
1.1	Policy of Truth	4:54	Depeche Mode	Rock & Pop Diamonds 1990	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1991	Sonocord	46 049-3
1.1	Policy of Truth	4:54	Depeche Mode	Stereoplay Special CD 74: Pop Goes Wave	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	DE1994	stereoplay, Phono Music Zounds (German Label releasing digitally remastered "Best Of CDs" within the ZOUNDS Best Of Series.), Vereinigte Motor‐Verlage GmbH & Co. KG (do not use this as an imprint!)	CD 27100746 A
1.10	Policy of Truth	4:50	Depeche Mode	Confessionnal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	Various Artists	Album	DE1995	Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation)	531 738-2
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	DE1995	Mute, Intercord	CD Stumm 64, INT 846.859
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	FR1996-09-13	Labels, Mute, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)	7243 8 41774 2 3
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	CA1996	Reprise Records, Sire Records	CD 26081
1.15	Policy of Truth	4:54	Depeche Mode	Rock This Way	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	US1998		92742
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (2005 reissue EMI uDEN)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2005	Mute	5016025610648, 7243 8 41774 2 3, CD Stumm 64
3.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2006-03-31	Mute	0094635843323, DMCD7NTSC
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2006-03-31	Mute	DMCD7
4.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2006-03-31	Mute	DMCD7
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2006-03-31	Mute	0094635843323, DMCD7NTSC
2.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2006-03-31	Mute	DMCD7
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	GB2006-04-03	Mute	CDXSTUMM 64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (deluxe edition CD+DVD)	Depeche Mode	Album	US2006-06-06	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 77594
1.7	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XW2006-06-06 -2006 US2009-08-04	Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
2.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator (deluxe edition CD+DVD)	Depeche Mode	Album	US2006-06-06	Rhino (reissue label)	R2 77594
7.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	The Complete Depeche Mode	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	XW2006-12-19	Mute	iDMBOX 1
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	BR2006	Mute	AA1000
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2007-03-09	Mute	DMLP7
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US2007	Sire Records	WBA1-233980
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2009-03-13	Mute	DMCDX7
2.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2009-03-13	Mute	DMCDX7
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2013-08-13	BMG Rights Management (see annotation), Mute, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883751332
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US2014-03-25	Sire Records	WBA1-233980
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2016-10	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Mute, Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment)	88985336751, STUMM64
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:54	Depeche Mode	Violator (deluxe)	Depeche Mode	Album	-2016-11-18	Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:52	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	US2017-06-16	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records	R2-26081
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition, CD + DVD)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2018	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883770802
2.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator (collectors edition, CD + DVD)	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2018	Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88883770802
7.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	MODE: The definitive Depeche Mode studio collection (limited edition)	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	US2020-01-24	Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records	603497849062, 88985389492S1, R2 607295
7.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	MODE∶ The Definitive Depeche Mode Studio Collection (box set, compilation, limited edition, numbered)	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	XE2020-01-24	Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Mute, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)	88985389492
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator (BMG Music Club)	Depeche Mode	Album	US-	Mute, Reprise Records, Sire Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)	9 26081-2, D 173408
Promotion
1.3	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Primer	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	US2009-03	Sire Records	PRCD 400192
Bootleg
1.6	Policy of Truth	4:56	Depeche Mode	Greatest Hits	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	RU2008	Star Mark	LDB 5187-1/2
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:57	Depeche Mode	Greatest Hits, Vol. 2	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation	RU2009	Mute (Bootleg version, pretending to be the real Mute)	22454-1/2, 4607147894071
2.17	Policy of Truth	5:02	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2019	KDK Records (bootleg label), Mute (Bootleg version, pretending to be the real Mute)	4607147924952, DMCD7
1.7	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Violator	Depeche Mode	Album	XE2019	KDK Records (bootleg label), Mute (Bootleg version, pretending to be the real Mute)	4607147924952, DMCD7
1.60	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	World of Electronic Music Vol.4	Various Artists	Album + Compilation	-2019
1.8	Policy of Truth	4:55	Depeche Mode	Singles Collection	Depeche Mode	Album + Compilation		[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)	[none]

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mixer:	François Kevorkian
lead vocals:	Dave Gahan

has remixes:	Policy of Truth (Beat Box) Policy of Truth (Capitol mix)
mash-ups:	Policy of Prutataaa (Afrojack & R3hab vs. Depeche Mode) (extended version) by DJ Schmolli Policy of Prutataaa (Afrojack, R3HAB & Dada Life vs. Depeche Mode) by DJ Schmolli Policy of Truth (Bumtschak “Policy of Alcatraz” mashup)

part of:	Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 306) (order: 306)

stream for free:	https://open.spotify.com/track/0Mb20VmqR2lvtgbEermW2v [info]

recording of:	Policy of Truth

Policy of Truth

lyricist and composer:	Martin L. Gore

publisher:	Grabbing Hands Ltd. Sonet Publishing

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