Construction Time Again is the third album by the band. Released on August 22, 1983, it had not only darker lyrics and tone, but also touched on more heavy or worldly issues.

Critical acclaim:

Key single(s):

1. "Everything Counts" (11 July 1983)
   
2. "Love, in Itself" (19 September 1983)
   

Track list:

1. "Love, In Itself" – 4:27
2. "More Than A Party" – 4:30
3. "Pipeline" – 6:08
4. "Everything Counts" – 4:24
5. "Two Minute Warning" – 4:10
6. "Shame" – 3:50
7. "The Landscape Is Changing" – 4:46
8. "Told You So" – 4:25
9. "And Then..." – 5:40
10. "Everything Counts [Long Version]" – 7:23

Important 'notes':

• The title of the album comes from the delightfully dreary song "Pipeline": "Bring out the cranes, construction time again. What is this time?" Love that 80s synth-fueled angst.
• All songs written by Martin L. Gore except for "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing", which were written by Alan Wilder.
• This would be the only release that the band would not play in North America to support.