Policy Of Truth

Policy of Truth is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. The cover art for "Policy of Truth" has the blurred image of a nude woman. The camera angles and poses differ on the 7" Vinyl, the 12" Vinyl, the CD and Cassette. Usually each one has more than one. On the L12, there is a picture of a different woman. It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the Billboard Hot 100 (#15) than on the UK Singles Chart (#16). It also became the band's second chart-topper on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. The B-side is "Kaleid" (pronounced "collide"), which has an extended version called When Worlds Mix. Unlike many of the prior instrumentals which were piano compositions, this one is a rough techno instrumental. "Kaleid" is not produced by Depeche Mode and Flood, but just Depeche Mode. The Trancentral Mix is by The KLF, a very popular techno band at that time and one of only 3 occasions that they did remix work for other artists, the other being So Hard and its B-side "It must be obvious" by the Pet Shop Boys and "What Is Dub?" by Moody Boys. Capitol Mix uses the sample "I want to tell you my side of the case" from the Checkers speech by Richard Nixon. A version of "Kaleid" was used as intro music for Depeche Mode's world tour in 1990. The music video for "Policy of Truth" is directed by Anton Corbijn and appears on the VHS collection Strange Too. Despite its success as a single, "Policy of Truth" was not included on the band's Best of... hits collection of 2006.

[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 [Chorus] 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 civilised You will always wonder how It could have been if you'd only lied [Chorus] It's too late to change events It's time to face the consequence For delivering the proof In the policy of truth [Post-Chorus] Never again is what you swore The time before Never again is what you swore The time before [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 [Chorus] You'll see your problems multiplied If you continually decide To faithfully pursue The policy of truth [Post-Chorus] Never again is what you swore The time before Never again is what you swore The time before [Interlude] [Outro] 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