Policy of Truth

"Policy of Truth"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Violator
B-side"Kaleid"
Released7 May 1990 (1990-05-07)
Studio
Genre
Length4:55
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Enjoy the Silence"
(1990)
"Policy of Truth"
(1990)
"World in My Eyes"
(1990)
Alternative cover
Cover art for the limited-edition 12-inch single
Music video
"Policy of Truth" on YouTube

"Policy of Truth" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 7 May 1990 as the third single from their seventh studio album Violator (1990). It is the only Depeche Mode single to chart higher on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart (number 15) than on the UK Singles Chart (number 16), and it became the band's second chart-topper on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

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