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Erasure • Singles • Victim Of Love

Victim Of Love

Released:	UK: 18 May 1987 DE: 18 May 1987 US: 1987	Formats:	Compact Disc, 7″ Vinyl, 12″ Vinyl
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Album:	The Circus

CDMUTE61
Compact Disc Artwork

12MUTE61
12″ Vinyl Artwork

L12MUTE61
12″ Vinyl Artwork

MUTE61
7″ Vinyl

CD Single

But I can see through all your sweet talk, and all of your affections untrue.

Tracklisting

		Song	Time
CD Single (CDMUTE61) / (INT 826.776)
	1	Safety In Numbers (Live)	1:26
	2	Victim Of Love	3:24
	3	The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix)	5:00
	4	Victim Of Love (Dub Mix)	3:29
	5	Don't Dance (Live)	3:53
	6	Leave Me To Bleed (Live)	3:42
CD Single (Special Edition) (CDMUTE61) / (INT 826.867)
	1	Safety In Numbers (Live)	1:26
	2	Victim Of Love	3:24
	3	The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix)	5:00
	4	Victim Of Love (Dub Mix)	3:29
	5	Don't Dance (Live)	3:53
	6	Leave Me To Bleed (Live)	3:42
12″ Vinyl Single (12MUTE61) / (INT 126.865)
	A1	Victim Of Love (Extended Mix)	6:59
	B1	The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix)	5:00
	B2	Victim Of Love (Dub Mix)	3:29
12″ Vinyl Single (L12MUTE61) / (INT 126.867)
	A1	Victim Of Love (Vixen Vitesse Mix)	5:42
	B1	The Soldier's Return (The Machinery Mix)	4:16
	B2	If I Could (Japanese Mix)	3:40
12″ Vinyl Single (Sire 20740-0)
	A1	Victim Of Love (Vixen Vitesse Mix)	5:42
	B1	The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix)	5:00
	B2	Victim Of Love (Extended Mix)	6:59
	B2	Victim Of Love (Dub Mix)	3:29
7″ Vinyl Single (MUTE61) / (INT 111.849) / (Sire 7-28238)
	A	Victim Of Love (Single Mix)	3:38
	B	The Soldier's Return	3:05

Video

Victim Of Love (Video)
Directed by: Peter Scammell
Production Company: State

Catalogue Numbers

Country	Format	Label	Catalogue Number	Barcode / UPC	Release Date	Notes
UK	CD Single	Mute	CDMUTE61	5016025600618	1993	Re-release
UK	CD Single	Mute	CDMUTE61		1987	Card Sleeve
UK	12″ Vinyl Single	Mute	12MUTE61	5016025200610	1987
UK	12″ Vinyl Single	Mute	L12MUTE61	5016025500611	1987
UK	7″ Vinyl Single	Mute	MUTE61	5016025100613	1987
DE	CD Single	Intercord	INT 826.776		1993	Re-release
DE	CD Single	Intercord	INT 826.867		1987	Card Sleeve
DE	12″ Vinyl Single	Intercord	INT 126.865		1987
DE	12″ Vinyl Single	Intercord	INT 126.867		1987
DE	7″ Vinyl Single	Intercord	INT 111.849		1987
North U.S.	12 Vinyl Single	Sire	20740-0		1987
North U.S.	7″ Vinyl Single	Sire	7-28238		1987

Notes

The CD was originally released in a card sleeve.

'Safety In Numbers' is the end waltz section of 'Spiralling', although here it is presented separately. The end of 'Safety In Numbers' segues between a live version of 'Victim Of Love' and the album version.

Design by: Me Company

Recording Information

Written by: Clarke/Bell
Published by: Musical Moments Ltd/Minotaur Music Ltd/Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd

Produced by: Flood
Recorded at: Worldwide International, The Garden and The Strongroom
Mixed by: Phil Harding
'The Soldier's Return' produced by: Eric Radcliffe and Erasure
Recorded at: Blackwing and Splendid Studios

'Safety In Numbers (Live)' recorded at: Knopf Halle, Hamburg, April 27th 1987
Mixed by: Flood at Trident Studios
Engineered by: Thomas Kukuck and Gero Von Gerlach
'The Soldier's Return (The Return Of The Radical Radcliffe Mix)' mixed by: Eric Radcliffe
'Victim Of Love (Dub Mix)' mixed by: Phil Harding
'Don't Dance (Live)' and 'Leave Me To Bleed (Live)' recorded at: Brighton Dome, April 17th 1987
Produced by: Pete Dauncey and Daniel Miller
Engineered by: Paul Nixson

'Victim Of Love (Extended Mix)' mixed by: Phil Harding

'Victim Of Love (Vixen Vitesse Mix)' mixed by: Daniel Miller and Rico Conning
'The Soldier's Return (The Machinery Mix)' mixed by: Eric Radcliffe
'If I Could (Japanese Mix)' mixed by: Eric Radcliffe