Also known as the Shep Pettibone Remix and played on many Top 40 stations in the late 1980's.
"Chains of Love" is a song by British synthpop duo Erasure, released in May 1988 as their ninth single overall.
The song was released by Mute Records as the second single from Erasure's third studio album The Innocents. In the United States, Sire Records released it as the first single. 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).
"Chains of Love" became Erasure's sixth consecutive Top 20 hit on the UK singles chart, just missing the Top 10 by peaking at #11. In the United States, it became Erasure's mainstream breakthrough by climbing to #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the group's first entry on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. It also hit #4 on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. "Chains of Love" remains Erasure's highest-charting single in the United States.
