Principles of Lust

"Principles of Lust"
The cover includes a detail from the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time by Agnolo Bronzino.
Single by Enigma
from the album MCMXC a.D.
Released1991
Recorded1990 A.R.T. Studios, Ibiza
GenreNew age
Length3:25
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)Michael Cretu
Producer(s)Michael Cretu
Enigma singles chronology
"Mea Culpa (Part II)"
(1991) 		"Principles of Lust"
(1991) 		"The Rivers of Belief"
(1991)
Music video
"Principles of Lust" on YouTube

"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by musical project Enigma.[1] It was released as the third single from their debut album, MCMXC a.D. (1990). On the album, "Principles of Lust" is a multi-part song consisting of two versions of "Sadeness" with "Find Love" in between. The single version is a remix of "Find Love" with some additional instrumentation.

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "The church choir hit-team changes the tempo way down low. Combined with Sandra's vocals and sighs plus some strange bubbling sounds, it should work wonders again."[2]

Track listing

  • CD single, UK
  1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
  2. "Principles of Lust" (Omen Mix) – 5:52
  3. "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06
  4. "Sadeness (Radio Edit)" – 4:17
  • CD single, US
  1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
  2. "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
  3. "Principles of Lust" (Album Version) – 4:20
  4. "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06
  • CD single, Japan
  1. "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
  2. "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
  3. "Principles of Lust" (The Omen Mix) – 5:52
  4. "Sadeness" (Meditation Mix) – 3:04

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 111
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 22
France (SNEP) 29
Germany (Official German Charts) 90
UK Singles (OCC) 59

References

  1. ^ "Principles of Lust". Discogs. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  2. ^ "Review: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 22 June 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 19 August 1991". Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Enigma". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 74. Retrieved 2022-06-21.