Chains of Love (Erasure song)

"Chains of Love"
Single by Erasure
from the album The Innocents
B-side
  • "Don't Suppose"
  • "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Released30 May 1988 (1988-05-30)
Recorded1988
Genre
Length3:45
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Hague
Erasure singles chronology
"Ship of Fools"
(1988)
"Chains of Love"
(1988)
"A Little Respect"
(1988)
Music video
"Chains of Love" on YouTube

"Chains of Love" is a song by English synth-pop duo Erasure, released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall. It was written by Vince Clarke and Andy Bell, and released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure's third studio album, The Innocents (1988). In the United States, Sire Records released it as the first single. The chorus is memorable for Bell's use of falsetto. The album version was produced by Stephen Hague and was slightly remixed for its single release (most notably the album version starts cold, while the radio version contains a short synthesizer pattern as an intro). The accompanying music video featured Clarke and Bell performing the song while being hoisted through the air by thick, metal chains.