Strangelove" has been sampled in the songs "Life Ain't a Game" by Ja Rule, "I Won't Be Crying" by Infernal.
The track reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, number 2 in West Germany and in South Africa.
In the US it reached number 50 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first of 9 number-ones on the US Dance charts, where it stayed for three weeks at the top.
It was remixed by production team Bomb the Bass and released again as a single in the US as "Strangelove '88", reaching number 50 on the Hot 100.
The music video for "Strangelove" was directed by Anton Corbijn.