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The Circus
It Doesn't Have to Be (Live 1987)

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It Doesn't Have to Be (Live 1987)

From The CircusTrack 83:58

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"It Doesn't Have to Be (Live 1987)" is a track by Erasure, from the album The Circus. The track is 3:58 long.

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Erasure

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From The Circus

3:58

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Album

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8

1The Circus (Remix)
3:57
2The Circus (Decay Mix)
5:38
3Safety in Numbers (Live 1987)
1:47
4Victim of Love (Live 1987)
3:54
5If I Could (Live 1987)
3:55
6The Circus (Live 1987)
4:54
7Spiralling (Live 1987)
2:28
8It Doesn't Have to Be (Live 1987)
3:58
9Who Needs Love Like That (Live 1987)
3:17
10Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Live 1987)
4:10
11Sometimes (Live 1987)
3:37
12Say What (Live 1987)
3:05
13Oh L'Amour (Live 1987)
4:34
14The Circus ((Bareback Rider Mix) [2011 Remaster])
6:25
15The Circus (Gladiator Mix)
6:09
—Sometimes
3:40

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