The Great Commandment (song)

"The Great Commandment"
Single by Camouflage
from the album Voices & Images
B-side"Pompeji"
ReleasedSeptember 1987
GenreSynth-pop
Length
  • 4:17 (album version)
  • 3:12 (7″ remix)
LabelMetronome
Songwriter(s)
Camouflage singles chronology
"The Great Commandment"
(1987)
"Strangers' Thoughts"
(1988)

"The Great Commandment" is a song by German synth-pop trio Camouflage. Originally recorded in 1983, the song was re-recorded in 1987 and released as their debut single in 1987. It was included on their 1988 debut album, Voices & Images.

The single gave Camouflage their only number one dance hit. "The Great Commandment" stayed at the top spot for three non-consecutive weeks. The single became popular on independent stations and crossed over to the mainstream American pop charts, peaking at number 59 in February 1989. In their native Germany, "The Great Commandment" went to number 14, and reached the top ten in more than twenty countries.