# Policy of Truth > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Policy_of_Truth > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Policy_of_Truth.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_of_Truth > Source revision: 1355800300 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1990 single by Depeche Mode}} {{Use British English|date=September 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox song | name = Policy of Truth | cover = DepecheModePolicyOfTruth.jpg | type = single | artist = [Depeche Mode](/source/Depeche_Mode) | album = [Violator](/source/Violator_(album)) | B-side = Kaleid | released = {{start date|1990|5|7|df=y}} | recorded = 1989 | studio = * [Puk](/source/Puk_Recording_Studios) ([Gjerlev](/source/Gjerlev)) * Logic (Milan){{cite magazine|last=Cranna|first=Ian|date=April 1990|title=Insidious|magazine=[Q](/source/Q_(magazine))|page=77}} * [The Church](/source/The_Church_Studios) (London) | genre = * [Synth-pop](/source/Synth-pop){{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/heart-nancy-wilson-eric-tessmer-depeche-mode-policy-truth-966276/|website=[Rolling Stone](/source/Rolling_Stone)|date=13 March 2020|access-date=2 February 2025|title=Hear Heart’s Nancy Wilson and Guitarist Eric Tessmer’s Electrified Depeche Mode Cover|last=Grow|first=Kory}} * [alternative rock](/source/alternative_rock){{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/07/ranking-every-alternative-rock-hit-from-worst-to-best/|title=Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best|date=March 28, 2016|access-date=January 31, 2022|archive-date=11 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411120512/https://consequence.net/2017/07/ranking-every-alternative-rock-hit-from-worst-to-best/|url-status=live}} * [funk](/source/funk){{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/violator-mw0000206302|title=Violator – Depeche Mode|last=Raggett|first=Ned|website=AllMusic|access-date=18 April 2020|archive-date=10 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210231956/https://www.allmusic.com/album/violator-mw0000206302|url-status=live}} | length = 5:05 | label = [Mute](/source/Mute_Records) | writer = [Martin L. Gore](/source/Martin_Gore) | producer = * Depeche Mode * [Flood](/source/Flood_(music_producer)) | prev_title = [Enjoy the Silence](/source/Enjoy_the_Silence) | prev_year = 1990 | next_title = [World in My Eyes](/source/World_in_My_Eyes) | next_year = 1990 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = single | cover = PolicyOfTruthL12.jpg | border = yes | alt = | caption = Cover art for the limited-edition 12-inch single }} {{External music video|{{YouTube|M2VBmHOYpV8|"Policy of Truth"}}}} }} "'''Policy of Truth'''" is a song by the English [electronic music](/source/electronic_music) band [Depeche Mode](/source/Depeche_Mode), released on 7 May 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album ''[Violator](/source/Violator_(album))'' (1990). It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the US [''Billboard'' Hot 100](/source/Billboard_Hot_100) chart (number 15) than on the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart) (number 16), and it became the band's second chart-topper on the ''Billboard'' [Modern Rock Tracks](/source/Modern_Rock_Tracks) chart. ==Background== Depeche Mode had met in early 1989 in a studio in Milan, Italy to record new material,{{sfn|Miller|2003|p=409}}{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=183}}{{cite AV media notes | title=Violator (remaster) | year=2006 | publisher=[Sire Records](/source/Sire_Records) | type=CD booklet | id=R2 77594}} following the successful releases of their previous album, ''[Music for the Masses](/source/Music_for_the_Masses)'' in 1987 and a live album ''[101](/source/101_(album))'' in early 1989.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=174–179}} The band invited Mark Ellis, known professionally as [Flood](/source/Flood_(music_producer)), to be co-producer of the new album.{{sfn|Miller|2003|p=429}} The sessions in Milan resulted in the song "[Personal Jesus](/source/Personal_Jesus)", which was released as a single in August 1989 before the rest of the album was completed.{{sfn|Gittins|2018|p=144}} Following the Milan sessions, the band moved to [Puk Recording Studios](/source/Puk_Recording_Studios) in Denmark to record the rest of their new material.{{sfn|Gittins|2018|p=144}} ==Recording== Sessions at Puk Recording Studios started in the middle of 1989.{{sfn|Miller|2003|p=419}}{{harvtxt|Hallard|Lane|2006}} Following "[World in My Eyes](/source/World_in_My_Eyes)", the second track the band recorded at Puk was "Policy of Truth". At the band's request, songwriter [Martin Gore](/source/Martin_Gore) had brought in relatively simple demos for their new songs.{{cite magazine |last=Maconie |first=Stuart |author-link=Stuart Maconie |url=http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme170290/nme170290main.htm |title=Sin Machine |magazine=[NME](/source/NME) |location=London |date=17 February 1990 |pages=34–35 |access-date=22 October 2011 |issn=0028-6362 |via=Sacred DM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104201221/http://www.sacreddm.net/1990s/nme170290/nme170290main.htm |archive-date=4 January 2009}} Flood explained that, for "Policy of Truth", they worked off of Gore's simple demo and soon "we got the guitar riff together and the way the drums were programmed". He elaborated that "we started off a little bit in the way that it had been on the demo, but in the end decided to try and experiment, and try and get a feeling that was driven not by rock and not by synths."{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=183}} This track, alongside "World in My Eyes", marked a shift in the band's attitude about how they approached the recording process for the rest of the songs on the album. According to band member and producer [Alan Wilder](/source/Alan_Wilder), the band went through over 100 different variants of the lead riff, trying numerous instruments before settling on a slide guitar. The intro melody uses a loop of a single note to obtain a [vibrato](/source/vibrato) effect.{{cite web|url=https://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220330052138/http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm|title=Violator|access-date=2 February 2025|archive-date=March 30, 2022|website=Shunt}} Gore later said of "Policy of Truth", "It has been one of my all time favourite songs that we've ever recorded. I really like the words to it and the whole concept of having to lie to keep up appearances – maybe it's better to do that. I just really like the whole subject matter of the song."{{cite magazine|magazine=Bong 37|date=September 1998|issue=37|pp=18–19|title=The Singles 86>98 by Martin Gore|last=Olexova|first=Michaela}} ==Release and promotion== "Policy of Truth" was released as a single on 7 May 1990 by [Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records) in the UK.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=194}} The single was released on a variety of commercial formats, including a 7-inch vinyl single with catalogue number [7BONG19](/source/Depeche_Mode_discography), a 12-inch vinyl single (12BONG19), a limited edition 12-inch vinyl single (L12BONG19), and CD release (LCDBONG19).{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=194–195}} The timing of the releases of the vinyl singles were staggered throughout the month of May, starting with the 7-inch on 7 May and ending with the limited edition 12-inch three weeks later on 29 May.{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=35|date=5 May 1990}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=37|date=19 May 1990}}{{cite magazine|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=30|date=26 May 1990}} Promotional-only releases included a CD single (BONG19R) and a 12-inch single (P12BONG19).{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=195}} Notable contributors to the remixes were [The KLF](/source/The_KLF), [François Kevorkian](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Kevorkian) and [Daniel Miller](/source/Daniel_Miller_(music_producer)).{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=194}} The single's [B-side](/source/B-side) was a track called "Kaleid".{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=194–195}} On the album ''Violator'', the song is the second track on the second side, after "[Enjoy the Silence](/source/Enjoy_the_Silence)" and before "Blue Dress".{{sfn|Gittins|2018|p=147}} ===Music video=== The accompanying music video for "Policy of Truth" was directed by [Anton Corbijn](/source/Anton_Corbijn) and appears on the 1990 video collection ''[Strange Too](/source/Strange_Too)'',{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=196}} ''[The Videos 86–98](/source/The_Videos_86%E2%80%9398)'' (1998) and ''[Video Singles Collection](/source/Video_Singles_Collection)'' (2016). ===Subsequent releases=== The song has appeared on several later Depeche Mode compilation or remix albums, including ''[The Singles 86–98](/source/The_Singles_86%E2%80%9398)'' (1998) and ''[Remixes 81–04](/source/Remixes_81%E2%80%9304)'' (2004). ===Live performances=== "Policy of Truth" has been performed on several of the band's tours starting in 1990, including the 1990 [World Violation Tour](/source/World_Violation_Tour), the 1993 [Devotional Tour](/source/Devotional_Tour), the 1994 [Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94](/source/Exotic_Tour%2FSummer_Tour_'94), [Touring the Angel](/source/Touring_the_Angel) in 2005–06, the [Tour of the Universe](/source/Tour_of_the_Universe_(tour)) in 2009–10, [The Delta Machine Tour](/source/The_Delta_Machine_Tour) of 2013–14, the 2017–18 [Global Spirit Tour](/source/Global_Spirit_Tour), and the 2023–24 [Memento Mori World Tour](/source/Memento_Mori_World_Tour). ==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic) | rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|last=Raggett|first=Ned|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/policy-of-truth-mw0000674834|title=Policy of Truth – Depeche Mode|website=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|access-date=23 January 2026|archive-date=3 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203073659/https://www.allmusic.com/album/policy-of-truth-mw0000674834|url-status=live}} | rev2 = [Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker) | rev2score = Positive{{cite magazine|magazine=Melody Maker|title=Life support machine|date=10 March 1990|url=https://www.tiptopwebsite.com/websites/index2.php?username=depechemodefile&page=20 | access-date=29 January 2026|last=Lester|first=Paul}} }} Jon Wilde from ''[Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker)'' wrote "Depeche has never sounded so ''cute'' as they did on their recent hit "[Enjoy the Silence](/source/Enjoy_the_Silence)". Then again, they have rarely sounded quite as ineffectual as this, not since the days when they were busy composing jingles for the mix 'n' match department of [Woolworths](/source/Woolworths_(United_Kingdom)) (Basildon)."{{cite magazine|first=Jon|last=Wilde|work=[Melody Maker](/source/Melody_Maker)|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52099303374/|date=5 May 1990|access-date=24 February 2023|archive-date=26 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226230830/https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52099303374/|url-status=live}} [Paul Lester](/source/Paul_Lester), in a review of the album from the same magazine, described the song as "based around a sadistic, cynical electro-riff and oozes with genuine danger" and suggested it would be a potential single from the album months before it actually became one. ==Track listings== All songs were written by [Martin L. Gore](/source/Martin_L._Gore). {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records)|id=BONG 19}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=C BONG 19}} # "Policy of Truth" # "Kaleid" '''UK 12-inch single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=12 BONG 19}} :A1. "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box) :B1. "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) :B2. "Kaleid" (When Worlds mix) '''UK limited-edition 12-inch single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK limited 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=L12 BONG 19}} :A1. "Policy of Truth" (Trancentral mix) :AA1. "Kaleid" (remix) :AA2. "Policy of Truth" (Pavlov's dub) '''UK CD single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=CD BONG 19}} # "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box) # "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) # "Kaleid" (remix) '''UK limited-edition CD single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=UK limited CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=LCD BONG 19}} # "Policy of Truth" (Trancentral mix) # "Kaleid" (When Worlds mix) # "Policy of Truth" (Pavlov's dub) # "Policy of Truth" (7-inch version) # "Kaleid" (7-inch version) '''US 12-inch single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=0-21534}} :A1. "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) – 8:00 :A2. "Policy of Truth" (Trancentral mix) – 5:53 :B1. "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box mix) – 7:14 :B2. "Kaleid" (When Worlds mix) – 5:23 * The Trancentral mix is mislabelled as Pavlov's dub on the liner notes {{col-2}} '''US maxi-CD single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=9 21534-2}} # "Policy of Truth" (single version) – 3:40 # "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) – 8:00 # "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box mix) – 7:13 # "Kaleid" (remix) – 4:36 # "Policy of Truth" (Pavlov's dub) – 6:02 * Pavlov's dub is mislabelled as the Trancentral mix on the liner notes '''US maxi-cassette single'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=US maxi-cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=4-21534}} :A1. "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) – 8:00 :A2. "Policy of Truth" (Pavlov's dub) – 5:53 :B1. "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box mix) – 7:14 :B2. "Kaleid" (When Worlds mix) – 5:23 '''Japanese CD EP'''{{cite AV media notes|title=Policy of Truth|year=1990|type=Japanese CD EP liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=ALCB-110}} # "Policy of Truth" # "Kaleid" # "Policy of Truth" (Beat Box) # "Policy of Truth" (Capitol mix) # "Kaleid" (When Worlds mix) # "Policy of Truth" (Trancentral mix) # "Kaleid" (remix) # "Policy of Truth" (Pavlov's dub) {{col-end}} ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Weekly chart performance for "Policy of Truth"}} ! scope="col"| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"| Peak
position |- ! scope="row"| Australia ([ARIA](/source/ARIA_Charts)){{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|title=Australian (ARIA) chart positions outside the top 100 provided by ARIA, through response to chart inquiry received 5 June 2015|access-date=29 July 2015|via=Imgur|archive-date=5 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150605213523/http://i.imgur.com/DkGCr8v.jpg|url-status=live}} | 143 |- {{single chart|Flanders|21|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|14|chartid=1307|rowheader=true|access-date=31 May 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100 Singles](/source/Eurochart_Hot_100_Singles)){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-06-30-OCR-Page-0011.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=Music & Media |volume=7 |issue=26 |date=30 June 1990 |page=V |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History |access-date=4 May 2022 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504230927/https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-06-30-OCR-Page-0011.pdf |url-status=live }} | 21 |- ! scope="row"| Finland ([Suomen virallinen lista](/source/Suomen_virallinen_lista)){{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}} | 5 |- {{single chart|France|31|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Ireland2|11|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Italy (''[Musica e dischi](/source/Musica_e_dischi)''){{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |work=Musica e dischi |language=it |access-date=31 May 2022 |archive-date=1 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/http://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |url-status=live }} ''Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Depeche Mode" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".'' | 5 |- ! scope="row"| Luxembourg ([Radio Luxembourg](/source/Radio_Luxembourg))[http://www.umdmusic.com/default.asp?Lang=English&Chart=F&ChDate=19900520&ChMode=N Radio Luxembourg Singles. 27 May 1990.] | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands ([Dutch Top 40 Tipparade](/source/Dutch_Top_40)){{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/depeche-mode/depeche-mode-policy-of-truth-17029 |title=Depeche Mode – Policy of Truth |language=nl |publisher=Dutch Top 40 |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=30 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030111916/https://www.top40.nl/depeche-mode/depeche-mode-policy-of-truth-17029 |url-status=live }} | 14 |- {{single chart|Dutch100|37|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Spain ([AFYVE](/source/AFYVE)){{cite book|last=Salaverrie|first=Fernando|date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|language=es|edition=1st|location=Madrid|publisher=Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|isbn=84-8048-639-2}} | 7 |- {{single chart|Sweden|20|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|12|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|16|artist=Depeche Mode|artistid=20192|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| [UK Indie](/source/UK_Independent_Singles_and_Albums_Charts) ([OCC](/source/Official_Charts_Company)){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1990/MW-1990-06-02-IDX-46.pdf |title=Distribution Top Indie – Top 40 Singles |magazine=[Music Week](/source/Music_Week) |date=2 June 1990 |page=38 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}} | 3 |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|15|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|2|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| US [''Cash Box'' Top 100](/source/Cash_Box_Top_100_Pop_Singles){{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19901013.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending October 13, 1990 |work=Cashbox |access-date=20 December 2020 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }} | 17 |- ! scope="row"| US Dance Singles ([''Cash Box''](/source/Cash_Box)){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1990/CB-1990-08-18.pdf|magazine=Cash Box|date=18 August 1990|volume=54|issue=2|title=Music Publishing}} | 1 |- {{single chart|West Germany|7|songid=2122|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Policy of Truth|rowheader=true|access-date=20 December 2020}} |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ {{sro|Year-end chart performance for "Policy of Truth"}} ! scope="col"| Chart (1990) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/90s/90/MM-1990-12-22-OCR-Page-0060.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1990 |magazine=Music & Media |volume=7 |issue=51 |date=22 December 1990 |page=36 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}} | 91 |- ! scope="row"| Germany (Media Control){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1990 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-date=9 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509002241/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990 |url-status=live }} | 63 |- ! scope="row"| US 12-inch Singles Sales (''Billboard''){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Billboard-Index/IDX/1990/1990-12-22-Billboard-Page-0087.pdf |title=The Year in Music 1990 – Top Dance Sales 12-Inch Singles |magazine=Billboard |volume=102 |issue=52 |date=22 December 1990 |page=YE-31 |issn=0006-2510 |via=World Radio History}} | 21 |- ! scope="row"| US Dance Club Play (''Billboard''){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/dance-club-songs |title=Dance Club Songs – Year-End 1990 |work=Billboard |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224192508/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/dance-club-songs |archive-date=24 February 2020}} | 35 |- ! scope="row"| US Modern Rock Tracks (''Billboard''){{cite web |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/alternative-songs |title=Alternative Songs – Year-End 1990 |work=Billboard |access-date=20 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220213305/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1990/alternative-songs |archive-date=20 December 2020}} | 2 |} {{col-end}} ==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption={{sro|Certifications for "Policy of Truth"}}}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Policy of Truth|award=Platinum|relyear=1989|certyear=2025|access-date=1 April 2025}} {{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}} ==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |+ {{sro|Release dates and formats for "Policy of Truth"}} ! scope="col"| Region ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Format(s) ! scope="col"| Label(s) ! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- ! scope="row" rowspan="3"| United Kingdom | 7 May 1990 | 7-inch vinyl | rowspan="5"| [Mute](/source/Mute_Records) | |- | 21 May 1990 | 12-inch vinyl | |- | 29 May 1990 | Limited-edition 12-inch vinyl | |- ! scope="row"| Australia | 11 June 1990 | {{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}} | {{cite magazine|title=New Release Summary: Singles|magazine=[The ARIA Report](/source/The_ARIA_Report)|issue=22|page=19|date=10 June 1990}} |- ! scope="row"| Japan | 25 June 1990 | CD | {{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/111737/products/34077/1/|title=ポリシー・オブ・トゥルース {{!}} デペッシュ・モード|trans-title=Policy of Truth {{!}} Depeche Mode|publisher=[Oricon](/source/Oricon)|language=ja|access-date=16 November 2023|archive-date=16 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231116220107/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/111737/products/34077/1/|url-status=live}} |} ==See also== * [List of Billboard Modern Rock Tracks Number Ones of the 1990s](/source/List_of_Billboard_Modern_Rock_Tracks_number_ones_of_the_1990s) ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Refbegin}} * {{cite book |last1=Burmeister |first1=Dennis |last2=Lange |first2=Sascha |title=Depeche Mode: Monument |location=New York |publisher=[Akashic Books](/source/Akashic_Books) |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-61775-593-4}} * {{cite book |last=Gittins |first=Ian |title=Depeche Mode: Faith and Devotion |location=London |publisher=[Palazzo Editions](/source/Palazzo_Editions) |year=2018 |isbn=978-1-78675-064-8}} * {{cite AV media |title=Depeche Mode: 1989–90 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars) |last1=Hallard |first1=Ross (director) |last2=Lane |first2=Phil Michael (director) |publisher=[Mute Records](/source/Mute_Records) |year=2006 |type=DVD}} * {{Cite book |last=Miller |first=Jonathan |title=Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode |publisher=[Omnibus Press](/source/Music_Sales_Group) |year=2003 |isbn=1-84449-415-2}} {{Refend}} ==External links== * [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/26_policyoftruth.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode website] {{Depeche Mode}} {{Authority control}} Category:1989 songs Category:1990 singles Category:Alternative rock songs Category:Depeche Mode songs Category:Funk rock songs Category:Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn Category:Mute Records singles Category:Song recordings produced by Flood (producer) Category:Songs written by Martin Gore --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Policy of Truth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_of_Truth) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Policy_of_Truth?action=history)). 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