"Principles of Lust" is a 1991 song created by the musical project, Enigma

Enigma (musical project)

Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...

. The single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 was the third one released from their debut album, MCMXC a.D.

MCMXC a.D.

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Confusingly, the single version of "Principles of Lust" is actually "Find Love", part two of the album version of "Principles of Lust", which includes "Sadeness

Sadeness (Part I)

"Sadeness " is a 1990 single created by the musical project Enigma. The song was the first of four singles from the project's first album MCMXC a.D. and upon release became an international smash hit, reaching number one in 24 countries and the top ten in four others including the United States...

" as its first part. The song contains a sample of "Justify My Love

Justify My Love

"Justify My Love" is the first single by American singer-songwriter Madonna from her 1990 greatest hits compilation The Immaculate Collection and was released on November 6, 1990, by Sire Records. It caused international controversy due to the accompanying music video which was sexually explicit...

" by Madonna. The cover includes a detail from the painting Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time by Agnolo Bronzino.

Track listing

• 4-track CD single in the UK

1. "Radio Edit" – 3:25
2. "Omen Mix" – 5:52
3. "Jazz Mix" – 3:06
4. "Sadeness (radio edit)
   Sadeness (Part I)
   "Sadeness " is a 1990 single created by the musical project Enigma. The song was the first of four singles from the project's first album MCMXC a.D. and upon release became an international smash hit, reaching number one in 24 countries and the top ten in four others including the United States...
   
   " – 4:17

• 4-track CD single in the U.S.

1. "Radio Edit" – 3:25
2. "Everlasting Lust Mix" – 5:25
3. "Album Version" – 4:20
4. "Jazz Mix" – 3:06

• 4-track CD single in Japan

1. "Radio Edit" – 3:25
2. "Everlasting Lust Mix" – 5:25
3. "The Omen Mix" – 5:52
4. "Sadeness (Meditation Mix)" – 3:04