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{{Infobox song
| name = Principles of Lust
| cover = Enigma-Principles of Lust.jpg
| alt =
| caption = The cover includes a detail from the painting ''[[Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time]]'' by [[Agnolo Bronzino]].
| type = single
| artist = [[Enigma (German band)|Enigma]]
| album = [[MCMXC a.D.]]
| released = 1991
| recorded = 1990 [[A.R.T. Studios]], [[Ibiza]]
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[New-age music|New age]]
| length = 3:25
| label = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer = [[Michael Cretu]]
| producer = Michael Cretu
| prev_title = [[Mea Culpa (Part II)]]
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = [[The Rivers of Belief]]
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|ifBM3SY3G-s|"Principles of Lust"}}}}
}}

"'''Principles of Lust'''" is a 1991 song created by musical project [[Enigma (German band)|Enigma]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Enigma-Principles-Of-Lust/master/85861|publisher=[[Discogs]]|accessdate=2014-12-18|title=Principles of Lust}}</ref> It was released as the third single from their debut album, ''[[MCMXC a.D.]]'' (1990). On the album, "Principles of Lust" is a multi-part song consisting of two versions of "Sadeness" with "Find Love" in between. The single version is a remix of "Find Love" with some additional instrumentation.

==Critical reception==
Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' wrote, "The church choir hit-team changes the tempo way down low. Combined with [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]'s vocals and sighs plus some strange bubbling sounds, it should work wonders again."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Review: Singles|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-06-22.pdf|work=[[Music & Media]]|date=22 June 1991|page=16|accessdate=14 December 2022}}</ref>

==Track listing==
* '''CD single, UK'''
# "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Principles of Lust" (Omen Mix) – 5:52
# "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06
# "[[Sadeness (Part I)|Sadeness (Radio Edit)]]" – 4:17

* '''CD single, US'''
# "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
# "Principles of Lust" (Album Version) – 4:20
# "Principles of Lust" (Jazz Mix) – 3:06

* '''CD single, Japan'''
# "Principles of Lust" (Radio Edit) – 3:25
# "Principles of Lust" (Everlasting Lust Mix) – 5:09
# "Principles of Lust" (The Omen Mix) – 5:52
# "Sadeness" (Meditation Mix) – 3:04

==Charts==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1991)
!Peak<br/>position
|-
!scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/08/week-commencing-19-august-1991.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 19 August 1991|access-date=19 August 2022}}</ref>
|111
|-
!scope="row"|Finland ([[Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=74|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Enigma|page=74|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=2022-06-21|language=Finnish}}</ref>
|22
|-
!scope="row"|France ([[SNEP]])
|29
|-
!scope="row"|Germany ([[Official German Charts]])
|90
|-
!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official German Charts|OCC]])
|59
|-
|}

==References==
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[[Category:1990 songs]]
[[Category:1991 singles]]
[[Category:Enigma (German band) songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]

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