First a few words from Mr Vince Clarke...

"This is one of the few songs that existed in part before the Maine hotel room writing sessions.

Before we started this album, I was really keen for it not to be mid-tempo - I'm having a mid-tempo crisis! Our albums seem to have got slower and slower, so I started searching for classic funk or disco baselines, put some ideas together with chord changes and baselines underneath, and emailed them to Andy for him to sing over the top.

The song, like this album, is quite 'up' and up tempo because we're both in good spaces right now.

As well as the physical formats listed below, a digital download release of the single will also be available from the usual download stores (such as iTunes etc.)

United Kingdom Single Details
Release Date: 2nd April 2007

CD Single (CDMUTE366)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix)
2. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Radio Edit)

Maxi CD Single (LCDMUTE366)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Extended 12″ Mix)
2. I Like It
3. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Vocal Extended Remix)

DVD Single (DVDMUTE366)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Album Version)
2. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Dub)
3. I Could Fall In Love With You (Video)

German Single Details
Release Date: 30th March

Maxi CD Single (LCDMUTE366)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Extended 12″ Mix)
2. I Like It
3. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Vocal Extended Remix)

DVD Single (DVDMUTE366)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Album Version)
2. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Dub)
3. I Could Fall In Love With You (Video)

(The 2 track CD single is not being released in Germany, but will be available via import.)

North American Single Details
Release Date: 3rd April 2007

Maxi CD Single (MUT9354)

1. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix)
2. I Could Fall In Love With You (Jeremy Wheatley Extended 12″ Mix)
3. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Radio Edit)
4. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Vocal Extended Mix)
5. I Could Fall In Love With You (Monteverde Dub 2)
6. I Could Fall In Love With You (Album Version)
7. I Like It

Photo Credit: Steve Double

The DVD/CD release of "On The Road To Nashville" is out now in North America. This release has been getting great reviews and captures what was certainly an unique show at the Ryman Auditorium last year.

It is available mail order from Amazon US (as well as local retailers). In addition the audio of the concert (as featured on the CD) is also now available from the iTunes (US) and iTunes (UK) stores.

The artwork for the new Erasure single 'I Could Fall In Love With You' is shown here on the right.

In addition, a 60 second sample of the 'Jeremy Wheatley Radio Mix' may be listened to by following one of the links below:

Several more fan mixes of Erasure songs have been sent in over the past few weeks, and these have now been published within the Treasure section. The newly updated mixes are listed in bold text.

Think you can do better? Then send in your mix and so we can have a listen! (See the weekly EIS E-mail Newsletter for details of how to send in your mixes.)

Andy Bell was recently interviewed for Billboard.com, where he reveals some interesting details on the new Erasure album and live performances for later in the year. Visit billboard.com for the full article.

After an unexpected acoustic detour with last year's 'Union Street,' veteran synth-pop duo Erasure is back in familiar territory for 'Light at the End of the World,' due May 22 via Mute. The 10-track set was recorded last fall at a converted studio in Portland, Maine.

Vocalist Andy Bell tells Billboard.com the material was derived both from backing tracks Vince Clarke had sent to him via email and two writing sessions the pair held together in Maine. Bell also took great joy in playing Clarke favorite music from his iPod as inspiration for the new album's sound.

Erasure will debut new material this summer during the True Colors tour, which will also feature Cyndi Lauper, Blondie's Debbie Harry and the Gossip. I feel like I'm in the company of these grand dames, says Bell of the outing, scheduled to begin in June in Seattle. From there, Erasure will play some headlining shows in North America then head to Europe. A gig at London's Royal Albert Hall is also in the works.

billboard.com

The forthcoming new Erasure single 'I Could Fall In Love With You' will feature remixes by both Jeremy Wheatley and Lee Monteverde.

There will also be an additional track (the b-side) titled "I Like It".

A selection of still images from the recording of the 'I Could Fall In Love With You' video are available within the Behind The Scenes section.

12th February sees the digital download release of the 'On The Road To Nashville' live audio on various digital download sites. This digital download is the same audio as on the bonus CD that is packaged with the DVD release.

The DVD & CD set of 'On The Road To Nashville' is available now in the UK / Europe and is released in North America on the 20th February.

128 tracks over 10 CDs, Mute Audio Documents is a unique insight into the musical development of the label and its artists, highlighting the influence, the success and, most importantly, the great music produced since its inception in 1978.

Mute Audio Documents is a collection of Mute's single releases from 1978 to 1984 and includes the first 4 double CD volumes of an ongoing series plus a 2 CD rarities album exclusive to the box set. The series will feature all the A-side and B-side single tracks released by Mute in addition to album tracks by the artists for whom there were only album releases.

Mute emerged in the post-punk era. It was a new era of pop democracy, and anyone could make a record. You didn't even need to know three chords, according to Mute founder Daniel Miller. All you needed, he said, was an idea.

His 'idea' was to create a classic of DIY pop - a double A sided 7″ single featuring the songs T.V.O.D. and Warm Leatherette. He called himself The Normal, designed a sleeve with Letraset, stuck the name Mute on it, and accidentally started a record label.

You only have to listen to the music gathered on these 10 CDs to see how Mute became the blueprint for maverick independence and sonic adventurousness - a blueprint that countless labels follow to this day.

The documentary evidence is here. All you have to do is listen.

Volume 1 1978 - 1981
Featuring: The Normal, Fad Gadget, Silicon Teens, D.A.F., Non, Robert Rental, Depeche Mode, Boyd Rice and Smegma.

Volume 2 1982
Featuring: Non, Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget, Die Doraus Und Die Marinas, Yazoo and Liaisons Dangereuses.

Volume 3 1983
Featuring: Depeche Mode, Duet Emmo, Robert Görl, Yazoo, Fad Gadget, The Assembly and The Birthday Party.

Volume 4 1984
Featuring: Einstürzende Neubauten, Fad Gadget, Robert Görl, Depeche Mode, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, I Start Counting, Bruce Gilbert, Boyd Rice and Frank Tovey.

Volumes 1-4 will be available separately later on in the year, but the exclusive 2 CD rarities album, which features the legendary live recording of The Normal and Robert Rental - Live at West Runton Pavillon, live tracks from Depeche Mode, Fad Gadget and Yazoo plus John Peel and David Jensen session tracks from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Yazoo in addition to Boyd Rice variable speed versions of tracks from the Black album, will only be available as part of the Mute Audio Documents box set.

Daniel Miller has, for nigh on 30 years, been at the helm of a unique and groundbreaking label, which has gained a reputation as one of the most consistently successful, adventurous and challenging labels in the world. With offices in London, Berlin and New York and a roster that includes renowned international artists such as Depeche Mode, Moby, Erasure, Goldfrapp, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Richard Hawley, Mute Audio Documents unashamedly celebrates the label with a remarkable box set detailing both the known as well as the not-so-well-known tracks (some of which are available here for the first time on CD) and the promise of more volumes in the near future.

Mute Audio Documents includes exclusive sleeve notes by Chris Bohn, Stephen Dalton, Ian Johnston and Dave Henderson, original artwork and exclusive original poster for The Normal.

Full tracklistings

Mute Audio Documents : Volume 1 1978 - 1981

CD 1:

1. The Normal - T.V.O.D
2. The Normal - Warm Leatherette
3. Silicon Teens - Memphis Tennessee
4. Silicon Teens - Let's Dance
5. Fad Gadget - Back To Nature
6. Fad Gadget - The Box
7. Silicon Teens - Judy In Disguise
8. Silicon Teens - Chip 'n Roll
9. Fad Gadget - Ricky's Hand
10. Fad Gadget - Handshake
11. D.A.F. - Kebabträume
12. D.A.F. - Gewalt
13. Non - Soundtrack 1 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)
14. Non - Soundtrack 2 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)
15. Non - Soundtrack 3 (loop edit of 1'30" at 33rpm)
16. Non - Mode Of Infection
17. Non - Knife Ladder
18. Smegma - Can't Look Straight
19. Smegma - Flashcards
20. Fad Gadget - Insecticide
21. Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites

CD 2:

1. Silicon Teens - Just Like Eddie
2. Silicon Teens - Sun Flight
3. Robert Rental - Double Heart
4. Robert Rental - On Location
5. D.A.F. - Tanz Mit Mir
6. D.A.F. - Der Räuber Und Der Prinz
7. Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me
8. Depeche Mode - Ice Machine
9. Boyd Rice - Side A Track 2
10. Boyd Rice - Side B Track 1
11. Fad Gadget - Make Room
12. Fad Gadget - Lady Shave
13. Depeche Mode - New Life
14. Depeche Mode - Shout
15. Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough
16. Depeche Mode - Any Second Now

Mute Audio Documents : Volume 2 1982

CD 1:

1. Non - Rise
2. Non - Out Out Out
3. Non - Romance Fatal Dentro De Un Auto
4. Depeche Mode - See You
5. Depeche Mode - Now This Is Fun
6. Fad Gadget - Saturday Night Special - Special Mix
7. Fad Gadget - Swallow It - Live
8. Die Doraus Und Die Marinas - Fred Vom Jupiter
9. Die Doraus Und Die Marinas - Even Home Is Not Nice Anymore
10. Non - Physical Evidence
11. Non - Man Kills Self While Cleaning Gun
12. Fad Gadget - King Of The Flies
13. Fad Gadget - Plain Clothes
14. Depeche Mode - The Meaning Of Love
15. Depeche Mode - Oberkorn (It's A Small Town)

CD 2:

1. Yazoo - Only You
2. Yazoo - Situation
3. Liaisons Dangereuses - Los Niños Del Parque
4. Liaisons Dangereuses - Mystère Dans Le Brouillard
5. Yazoo - Don't Go
6. Yazoo - Winter Kills
7. Fad Gadget - Life On The Line
8. Fad Gadget - 4M
9. Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence
10. Depeche Mode - Excerpt From: My Secret Garden
11. Yazoo - The Other Side Of Love
12. Yazoo - Ode To Boy
13. Fad Gadget - For Whom The Bells Toll
14. Fad Gadget - Love Parasite

Mute Audio Documents : Volume 3 1983

CD 1:

1. Depeche Mode - Get The Balance Right!
2. Depeche Mode - The Great Outdoors!
3. Duet Emmo - Or So It Seems
4. Duet Emmo - Heart Of Hearts (Or So It Seems)
5. Robert Görl - Mit Dir
6. Robert Görl - Beruhrt Verfuhrt
7. Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
8. Yazoo - State Farm
9. Depeche Mode - Everything Counts
10. Depeche Mode - Work Hard

CD 2:

1. Fad Gadget - I Discover Love
2. Fad Gadget - Lemmings On Lovers' Rock
3. Depeche Mode - Love In Itself.2
4. Depeche Mode - Fools
5. The Assembly - Never Never
6. The Assembly - Stop Start
7. The Birthday Party - Jennifer's Veil
8. The Birthday Party - Mutiny In Heaven
9. The Birthday Party - Swampland
10. The Birthday Party - Say A Spell

Mute Audio Documents : Volume 4 1984

CD 1:

1. Einstürzende Neubauten - Tanz Debil
2. Einstürzende Neubauten - Kalte Sterne
3. Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People
4. Fad Gadget - Spoil The Child
5. Robert Görl - Darling Don't Leave Me
6. Robert Görl - A Ist Wieder Da
7. Depeche Mode - People Are People
8. Depeche Mode - In Your Memory
9. Fad Gadget - One Man's Meat
10. Fad Gadget - Sleep - Electro Induced Original

CD 2:

1. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - In The Ghetto
2. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Moon Is In The Gutter
3. I Start Counting - Letters To A Friend
4. I Start Counting - Adman's Dreamv
5. Bruce Gilbert - U, Mu, U
6. Bruce Gilbert - Here Visit
7. Depeche Mode - Master And Servant
8. Depeche Mode - (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me
9. Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
10. Depeche Mode - Somebody - Remix
11. Boyd Rice / Frank Tovey - Extraction 2
12. Boyd Rice / Frank Tovey - Extraction 7

Mute Audio Documents : Rarities

CD 1:

1. The Normal & Robert Rental - Live At West Runton Pavilion
2. Boyd Rice - Side A Track 1 - 33RPM
3. Boyd Rice - Side A Track 1 - 45RPM
4. Boyd Rice - Side B Track 2 - 33RPM
5. Boyd Rice - Side B Track 2 - 45RPM
6. Fad Gadget - King Of The Flies - Live
7. Fad Gadget - I Discover Love - Live
8. Fad Gadget - The Ring - Live
9. Fad Gadget - Love Parasite - Live

CD 2:

1. Depeche Mode - Excerpt From: My Secret Garden
2. Depeche Mode - Shout - Live
3. Depeche Mode - Photographic - Live
4. Depeche Mode - Somebody - Live
5. Depeche Mode - Ice Machine - Live
6. Yazoo - Bring Your Love Down - David Jensen BBC Session
7. Yazoo - In My Room - David Jensen BBC Session
8. Yazoo - Winter Kills - Live
9. Yazoo - Don't Go - Live
10. Yazoo - Situation - Live
11. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - From Her To Eternity - John Peel BBC Session

The brand new Erasure album 'Light At The End Of The World' will be available as two different editions:

• A standard 10 track CD album (CDSTUMM285)
• A special 12 track deluxe limited edition CD album (LCDSTUMM285)

The track listing of each version is as follows:

"Light At The End Of The World" CD Album (CDSTUMM285)

1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel

'Light At The End Of The World' Ltd Ed CD Album (LCDSTUMM285)

1. Sunday Girl
2. I Could Fall In Love With You
3. Sucker For Love
4. Storm In A Teacup
5. Fly Away
6. Golden Heart
7. How My Eyes Adore You
8. Darlene
9. When A Lover Leaves You
10. Glass Angel
11. Be My Baby
12. I Don't Know Why

Lucy McKenzie (who created the artwork for the 'Union Street' album) currently has an exhibition of her work (including the Erasure artwork) at the Norwich Gallery. The exhibition runs until the 10th March.

A 5 track edition of Erasure's 'ABBA-esque' EP will be available worldwide via digital download stores (iTunes etc) on the 5th March.

1. Lay All Your Love On Me
2. S.O.S.
3. Take A Chance On Me
4. Voulez Vous
5. Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!

For those of you in the UK and the rest of Europe, the new Erasure DVD 'On The Road To Nashville' is out this week.

Featuring stunning renditions of classic Erasure songs, this is a unique DVD & CD package that is not to be missed.

Mute have four signed copies to be won. See the Mute website for further details: