Sometimes - 2011 Remastered Version

In this early Erasure hit, lead singer Andy Bell puts the pleasure and pain he feels toward his partner into words. "Sometimes the truth is harder than the pain inside," he sings. Bell formed Erasure with Vince Clarke in 1985. Clarke had established himself as innovative songwriter and beatmaker in the bands Depeche Mode and Yazoo, but Bell was new to the scene. They worked very well together, with Bell the flamboyant (and openly gay) frontman and Clarke the reserved instrumentalist. "Sometimes" is a good example of their collaborative talents, with Bell's lyrics adding lots of depth to Clarke's very catchy track.

Regarded in the UK (up until "A Little Respect" came back into fashion following Wheatus' cover) as Erasure's best-known record, this goes down as one of the most prolific UK #2 hits of all time, along with Ultravox's "Vienna" and Tears For Fears' "Everybody Wants To Rule The World." This was beaten to #1 by Europe's "The Final Countdown."

Directed by Gerard De Thame, the video shows, bizarrely, members Andy Bell and Vince Clarke dancing through white-sheeted washing lines upon a city center tenement block at night.