Song · Erasure
“Victim of Love” by Erasure
From the album The Circus (1987)
“Victim of Love” by Erasure appears on 5 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1987 and 1999. It was first released in 1987 on the album The Circus. Its best result is #49 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #82 alternative song of 1987 and #4,456 alternative song of all time.
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Vince Clarke and Andy Bell wrote "Victim of Love" for The Circus, Erasure's second studio album, and in 1987 it became the third single pulled from that record, remixed for the occasion, with Flood in the producer's credits. It's the duo's trademark formula at full tilt: an uptempo beat, analogue synths bubbling away and an acoustic guitar strummed right up front.
Bell's lyric frets over the nerves of stepping into a new romance and the fear of being played for a fool, and the track dances hard to keep the worry at bay. It gave Erasure their second UK top 10, peaking at number seven, and topped the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, a feat they wouldn't repeat there for eighteen years. It remains one of their signature songs and a concert favourite.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 49 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1987 | 107 |
| 1987 | 69 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1987 | 99 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 192 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988) | 496 |
| 1989 | 447 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 1999 | 909 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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