Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

Originally released 16 September 1985, “It’s Called A Heart” is the 14th single (the eighth in the US) by Depeche Mode. It’s the third non-album single and one of two previously unreleased tracks on the compilation “The Singles 81>85”.


7-inch – UK
Mute – 7 BONG 9 (released 16 September 1985)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart 3:46
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen 5:05

12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 9 (released 16 September 1985)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:20
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:50

2×12-inch limited edition – UK
Mute – D 12 BONG 9 (released in 1985)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:20
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:50

  • C1 It’s Called A Heart (Slow Mix) 4:49
  • D1 Fly On The Windscreen (Death Mix) 5:06

7-inch – red transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 7 Bong 9 – Intercord Ton – INT 111.831 (released 16 September 1985)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart 3:46
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen 5:05

12-inch – blue transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 Bong 9 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.832 (released 16 September 1985)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:20
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:50

12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 20402-0 (released 22 January 1986)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart (Emotion Remix) 6:48
  • A2 It’s Called A Heart (Emotion Dub) 5:33
  • B1 Flexible (Deportation Mix) 4:38
  • B2 It’s Called A Heart (7-inch Version) 3:48

12-inch – blue transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 Bong 9 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.832 (reissue released in 1987 as part of the “Colour Collection”)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  • A1 It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:20
  • B1 Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:50

CD – France / Germany
Mute – Virgin – 30303 / Mute – CD D12 Bong 9 – Intercord Ton – INT 826.832 (released in 1988 / 1990)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  1. It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:20
  2. Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:48
  3. It’s Called A Heart (Slow Mix) 4:49
  4. Fly On The Windscreen (Death Mix) 5:07

CD – UK / US
Mute – CD BONG 9 / Mute – Sire – 40315-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 3 December, as part of the Singles Box 3 and separately)

Depeche Mode – It's Called A Heart

  1. It’s Called A Heart (7-inch Version) 3:48 / 3:50
  2. Fly On The Windscreen (7-inch Version) 5:04 / 5:05
  3. It’s Called A Heart (Extended) 7:19 / 7:20
  4. Fly On The Windscreen (Extended) 7:49 / 7:49
  5. Fly On The Windscreen (Death Mix) 5:08 / 5:07

Music video – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Peter Care, released in September 1985)

  1. It’s Called A Heart (7-inch Version) 3:46 (video length is 4:14)

Depeche Mode – It’s Called A Heart

  • all tracks written by Martin Gore
  • produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
  • highest chart position 18 (UK)
  • appears on the compilations The Singles 81→85 and Catching Up With Depeche Mode
  • 1985 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder