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"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".

"It's Called a Heart"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 81→85
B-side	"Fly on the Windscreen"
Released	16 September 1985
Recorded	July 1985
Studio	Genetic (Streatley, England)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	3:48
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)	Daniel Miller Depeche Mode
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

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' is 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
Europe (European Top 100 Singles)[5]	10
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6]	11
France (SNEP)[7]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[8]	5
Italy (Musica e dischi)[9]	19
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[10]	16
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	47
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]	7
UK Singles (OCC)[14]	18
UK Indie (OCC)[15]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[16]	8

References

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
• AllMusic review

На других языках

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[de] It’s Called a Heart

It’s Called a Heart ist ein Lied der britischen Band Depeche Mode. Es erschien im September 1985 als Single aus ihrem Album The Singles 81>85. In Großbritannien erreichte das Lied Platz 18[1], in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Platz acht der Charts.[2] Es ist eine der wenigen Singles der Band, die nicht auf einem Studioalbum zu finden sind.

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- [en] It's Called a Heart

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[es] It's Called a Heart

«It's Called a Heart» (en español, Es llamado un corazón) es el décimo cuarto disco sencillo del grupo inglés de música electrónica Depeche Mode, correspondiente a su compilación The Singles 81-85 que se lanzó sólo en Europa, pero publicado también en América debido a que se incluye en la colección Catching Up With Depeche Mode para en ese lado del mundo, publicado en 7 y en 12 pulgadas en 1985.[1][2][3]

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[ru] It’s Called a Heart

«It’s Called a Heart» (в переводе с англ. — «Это сердцем зовётся») — песня британской группы Depeche Mode, неальбомный сингл. Четырнадцатый сингл в дискографии группы. Вышел 16 сентября 1985 года. Первый сингл Depeche Mode, один из вариантов издания которого содержал два носителя (в данном случае грампластинки) в одной упаковке. Одна из двух новых песен, включённых в сборник The Singles 81→85, вместе с «Shake the Disease». Сингл занял 18 место в британских чартах.

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