"Spectre of Love" is the title of a Stranglers song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

 released in September 2006

2006 in music

This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....

. It was released as a single on CD and bright green-colored vinyl on September 11th. The song is also the second track of the band's latest studio album, Suite XVI

Suite XVI

Suite XVI is the 16th studio album by The Stranglers and sees the band return as a four piece after the departure of Paul Roberts. Lead vocals are shared between guitarist Baz Warne and bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel. The album was released on 18 September 2006 and was supported by an extensive UK...

, released on September 18th. Vocals are provided by Baz Warne

Baz Warne

Baz Warne is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. He has played as the guitarist and frontman of numerous bands. His first recordings released were with Sunderland Punk band the Toy Dolls, whom he joined as Bassist in 1983, touring extensively and recording a couple of singles,...

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The back side of the CD single is a live acoustic version of "Instead of This", while the vinyl features a live version of "Death & Night & Blood".