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Depeche Mode is an electronic music
Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology....
 band formed in 1980, in Basildon
Basildon

Basildon is located in the Basildon of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of London and south of the county town of Chelmsford. Nearby towns include Billericay to the north, Wickford northeast, and South Benfleet to the east....
, Essex
Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore
Martin Gore

Martin Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode. His work now spans three decades, but he is best known as the composer of chart-topper such as "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence"....
 (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andrew Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher (musician)

Andrew John Fletcher , is the co-founder and keyboardist of Electronic music band Depeche Mode....
 (keyboards) and Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke is an England pop music musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo , The Assembly and Erasure....
 (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, and was replaced by Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder is a Great Britain musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil , started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left the latter in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project....
 (lead keyboards, production 1982—1995). Following Wilder's departure, Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio.

Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the New Wave
New Wave music

New Wave is a genre of rock music which originated from the late 1970s. It emerged from punk rock as a reaction against the popular music of the 1970s....
 era.






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Your own personal jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who cares Your own personal jesus Someone to hear your prayers Someone who's there.

"Personal Jesus", 1989 single (also in Violator, 1990)

All I ever wanted All I ever needed Is here in my arms Words are very unnecessary They can only do harm.






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Depeche Mode is an electronic music
Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology....
 band formed in 1980, in Basildon
Basildon

Basildon is located in the Basildon of the county of Essex, England.It lies east of London and south of the county town of Chelmsford. Nearby towns include Billericay to the north, Wickford northeast, and South Benfleet to the east....
, Essex
Essex

Essex is a counties of England in the East of England England. The county town is Chelmsford, and the highest point of the county is Chrishall Common near the village of Langley, Essex, close to the Hertfordshire border, which reaches ....
, England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. The group's original line-up was Dave Gahan (lead vocals), Martin Gore
Martin Gore

Martin Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist and keyboardist. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode. His work now spans three decades, but he is best known as the composer of chart-topper such as "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence"....
 (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andrew Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher (musician)

Andrew John Fletcher , is the co-founder and keyboardist of Electronic music band Depeche Mode....
 (keyboards) and Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke is an England pop music musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo , The Assembly and Erasure....
 (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Vince Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, and was replaced by Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder is a Great Britain musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil , started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left the latter in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project....
 (lead keyboards, production 1982—1995). Following Wilder's departure, Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have continued as a trio.

Depeche Mode are one of the longest-lived, most successful and influential bands to have emerged from the New Wave
New Wave music

New Wave is a genre of rock music which originated from the late 1970s. It emerged from punk rock as a reaction against the popular music of the 1970s....
 era. They have had forty-five songs in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company on behalf of the British record industry. The chart week runs from Sunday to Saturday, with the chart being printed in Music Week magazine , ChartsPlus , and published online on various sites ....
, as well as one U.S. and two UK number one albums. According to EMI
EMI

The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
, Depeche Mode have sold over 75 million albums worldwide, as part of total worldwide record sales in excess of 100 million.

History


Formation (1977-1980)

Depeche Mode's origins can be traced back to 1977, when Vince Clarke
Vince Clarke

Vince Clarke is an England pop music musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo , The Assembly and Erasure....
 and Andrew Fletcher
Andrew Fletcher (musician)

Andrew John Fletcher , is the co-founder and keyboardist of Electronic music band Depeche Mode....
 formed a band called No Romance in China, with Clarke on vocals/guitar and Fletcher on bass. In 1979, Clarke played guitar in an "Ultravox
Ultravox

Ultravox are a British New Wave music band that rose to prominence in the late 1970s/early 1980s. They were one of the primary exponents of the British electronic pop music movement of the early 1980s....
 rip-off band", The Plan, with friends Robert Marlow
Robert Marlow

Robert Marlow is a synthpop musician and songwriter....
 and Paul Langwith. In 1978–79, Gore played in an acoustic duo, Norman and The Worms, with school friend Philip Burdett on vocals and Gore on guitar. In 1979, Marlow, Gore, Clarke and friend Paul Redmond formed a band called The French Look, Marlow on vocals/keyboards, Gore on guitar and Redmond on keyboards. In March 1980, Clarke, Gore and Fletcher formed a band called Composition of Sound, with Clarke on vocals/guitar, Gore on keyboards and Fletcher on bass.

Soon after the formation of Composition of Sound, Clarke and Fletcher switched to synthesizers, working odd jobs, including carpentry, to buy them, or borrowing them from friends. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Clarke heard him perform at a local scout-hut jam session, crooning to a rendition of David Bowie
David Bowie

David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and Arrangement. Active in five decades of rock music and frequently reinventing his music and image, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s....
's "Heroes", and Depeche Mode were born. When explaining the choice for the new name (taken from a French
France

France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
 fashion magazine, Dépęche mode) Martin Gore has said, "It means hurried fashion or fashion dispatch. I like the sound of that.". But the correct translation is 'fashion dispatch'.

Speak and Spell (1981)

While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town
Canning Town

Canning Town is an area of East London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames....
, the band was approached by Daniel Miller
Daniel Miller (music producer)

Daniel Miller is a United Kingdom music producer and founder of Mute Records....
 (an electronic musician
Electronic musician

An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from Synthesis sounds generated with synthesizers, sampler , drum machines or music sequencers....
 and founder of Mute Records
Mute Records

Mute Records was an independent record label based in the UK. In 2002 the label was sold to EMI....
), who was interested in them recording a single for his burgeoning label. The result of this verbal contract was the single "Dreaming of Me
Dreaming of Me

"Dreaming of Me" is the debut single by Depeche Mode, originally released on February 20 1981 in the UK. The single was not commercially released in the United States....
", which was released in February 1981, reaching number 57 in the UK charts. Encouraged by this, the band recorded its second single "New Life", climbing to number 11 in the UK charts. Three months later, the band released "Just Can't Get Enough
Just Can't Get Enough

"Just Can't Get Enough" is the third UK single by Depeche Mode originally released in September 1981. It was also the band's first single to be released in the United States, on February 18, 1982....
" - their first single to enter the UK Top 10, peaking at number eight. This record was in many ways a breakthrough for the band, and its success paved the way for their debut album - Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell (album)

Speak & Spell is the debut album from the British synthpop group Depeche Mode, recorded and released in 1981. The album peaked at no.10 in the UK Album Charts....
, released in November 1981, and eventually reaching number ten on the UK album charts. Critical reviews were mixed - Melody Maker
Melody Maker

Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was 1926 in music as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 in British music it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express....
 described it as a "great album... one they had to make to conquer fresh audiences and please the fans who just can’t get enough", while Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 was more critical, calling the album "PG-rated fluff".

Clarke's departure (1981)

During the touring and promotion for Speak & Spell, Clarke began privately to voice his discomfort at the direction the band was taking. He later expressed his agitation that "there was never enough time to do anything". In November 1981, Clarke publicly announced that he was leaving Depeche Mode. Soon afterwards, he joined with blues singer Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet

Alison Moyet , is an England Popular music singer-songwriter noted for her bluesy voice....
 to form Yazoo
Yazoo (band)

Yazoo are an England synthpop duo from Basildon, Essex, England. They had a number of top ten hits in the United Kingdom charts in the early 1980s....
 (Yaz in the U.S.) and later, the duo Erasure
Erasure

Erasure are an England synthpop Duet formed by songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell in 1985. It was the third successful pop group co-formed by Clarke ....
 with Andy Bell
Andy Bell

Andy Bell may refer to:*Andy Bell , synth pop band Erasure*Andy Bell , formerly of Ride and Hurricane #1, and Oasis*Andy Bell , psychologist...
. After initial talk of Clarke continuing to write material for the group ultimately amounted to nothing (Clarke offered the remaining members of Depeche Mode the track "Only You", but they declined and it subsequently went to UK #2 for Clarke's new band, Yazoo), Gore, who had written "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Big Muff" for Speak & Spell, was forced to become the band's new songwriter.

Wilder joins (1982)

In late 1981, the band placed an anonymous ad in Melody Maker looking for another musician. Alan Wilder
Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder is a Great Britain musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil , started as a side project to Depeche Mode, but when he left the latter in 1995, it evolved into Wilder's primary project....
, a 22-year old keyboardist from West London, responded and after two auditions, he was hired in early 1982 initially on a trial basis as a touring member.

A Broken Frame (1982)

In January 1982, the band released "See You
See You

"See You" is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode, and the first written by Martin Gore, released on January 29 1982. The single launched a small world tour, with extra band member Alan Wilder, although he did not contribute to the song, or to the album the song eventually appeared on, A Broken Frame....
", their first single without Clarke, which against all expectations, managed to beat all three Clarke-penned singles in the UK charts, reaching number six. In January 1982, the band embarked on their first world tour, the "See You" tour. In the ensuing months of that year, two more singles were released ("The Meaning of Love
The Meaning of Love

"The Meaning of Love" is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26 1982.The single version of "The Meaning of Love" is the same as the album version from A Broken Frame, the album the song later appears on....
", and "Leave in Silence
Leave in Silence

"Leave in Silence" is the sixth UK Single by Depeche Mode originally release on August 16 1982. It is the first Depeche Mode single in the UK with the "Bong" record label, which is still used to this day....
").

Depeche Mode began work on their second album in July 1982. Daniel Miller informed Wilder that he was not needed for the recording of the album, as the band wanted to prove that they could succeed without Vince Clarke. Their second album A Broken Frame
A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet....
 was released that September. In October 1982, the band embarked on their second tour that year, the "Broken Frame Tour".

Construction Time Again (1983)

A non-album single "Get the Balance Right!" was released in January 1983, and was Wilder's first musical contribution to the band.

For their third LP Construction Time Again
Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again is the third studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1983. This was the first Depeche Mode album with Alan Wilder, who composed the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing" ....
, Depeche Mode worked with producer Gareth Jones
Gareth Jones (music producer)

Gareth Jones is a music producer and engineer notable for working with Depeche Mode, Einst?rzende Neubauten and Erasure....
, at John Foxx
John Foxx

John Foxx is the stage name of England musician Dennis Leigh. He was the original lead singer of the band Ultravox, before embarking on a solo career in 1979....
's Garden Studios and at Hansa Studios
Hansa Tonstudio

Die Hansa Tonstudio is a recording studio located on K?thener Strasse in Berlin, Germany. Amongst English-performing musical acts it was known as 'Hansa Studio By the Wall' in reference to the fact that it was adjacent to the Berlin Wall in the south-western sector of the city, near the Tiergarten....
 in West Berlin
West Berlin

West Berlin was the name given to the western part of Berlin between 1949 and 1990. It consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors established in 1945....
. The album saw a dramatic shift in the group's sound, due in part to the introduction of the Synclavier
Synclavier

The Synclavier System was an early synthesizer and Sampler , manufactured by New England Digital. First released in 1975, it proved to be highly influential among both music producers and electronic musicians, due to its versatility, its cutting-edge technology and distinctive sound....
 and Emulator
E-mu Emulator

The Emulator is the name given to a series of floppy disk digital Sampling keyboards manufactured by E-mu Systems from 1982 until 1990. Though not the first commercial sampler, the Emulator was among the first to find wide use among ordinary musicians, due to its relatively low price and its size, which allowed for its use in live performanc...
 samplers
Sampler (musical instrument)

A sampler is an electronic musical instrument closely related to a synthesizer. Instead of generating sounds from scratch, however, a sampler starts with multiple recordings of different sounds added by the user, and then plays each back based on how the instrument is configured....
, in addition to their previously-used analogue synths. By sampling the noises of everyday objects, the band created an eclectic, industrial
Industrial music

Industrial music comprises many styles of experimental music, including many forms of electronic music. The term was coined in the mid-1970s to describe Industrial Records artists....
-influenced sound, with similarities to groups such as the Art of Noise and Einstürzende Neubauten
Einstürzende Neubauten

Einst?rzende Neubauten is a Germany avant-garde music band, originally from West Berlin, formed in 1980. The group currently comprises Blixa Bargeld , Alexander Hacke , N.U....
, the latter having been published under the same label.

Similarly, Gore's lyricism was rapidly evolving, focusing increasingly on political and social issues. A good example of the new sound was on the first single from the album "Everything Counts
Everything Counts

"Everything Counts" is Depeche Mode's eighth UK single and third US single , from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ]. It was the first in a long line of industrial music-inspired singles released by the band, and has been referred to as "arguably...the first English-language industrial pop hit." The single was re-releas...
", a commentary on the perceived greed of multinational corporations, which got to number six in the UK, also reaching the Top 30 in Ireland
Ireland

Ireland is the List of islands by area in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world. It lies to the north-west of continental Europe and is surrounded by hundreds of islands and islet....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and West Germany
West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....
.

Some Great Reward (1984)

In their early years, Depeche Mode had only really attained success in the UK, Europe, and Australia - however, this changed in March 1984, when they released the single "People Are People
People Are People

"People Are People" is Depeche Mode's tenth UK single it was their first hit single in the US and the first single for the Some Great Reward album....
". The song climbed to #2 in Ireland and #4 on the UK and Swiss
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
 charts - and gave them their first #1 (in Germany). However, it belatedly reached #13 on the U.S. charts in mid-1985. Sire
Sire Records

Sire Records is an United States record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records...
, the band's North American record label, released a compilation of the same name
People Are People (album)

People Are People is a Depeche Mode compilation album released in North America by Sire Records on July 2 1984 to capitalize on the successful radio play of the song "People Are People", which was a single from the band's upcoming album Some Great Reward....
. In September 1984, Some Great Reward
Some Great Reward

Some Great Reward is the fourth album by the British electronic group Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at No. 5 in the UK....
 was released. Melody Maker claimed that the album made one "sit up and take notice of what is happening here, right under your nose." Some Great Reward saw the band experimenting with even darker subject matter, exploring sexual politics ("Master and Servant
Master and Servant

"Master and Servant" is Depeche Mode's eleventh UK single and the second single from the Some Great Reward album. Despite a lot of controversy surrounding the song, it still managed to reach #9 in the UK Singles Chart....
"), adulterous relationships ("Lie to Me"), and arbitrary divine justice ("Blasphemous Rumours"). Also included was the first Martin Gore ballad ("Somebody") - a concept that would be repeated on all following albums. The album was also their first to enter the U.S. album charts, and made the Top 10 in several European countries.

In 1985, Mute Records
Mute Records

Mute Records was an independent record label based in the UK. In 2002 the label was sold to EMI....
 released a compilation, The Singles 81>85
The Singles (81-85)

The Singles 81>85 is a singles compilation album released in October 1985 by Depeche Mode. The compilation was not originally released in North America, being replaced by its counterpart Catching Up with Depeche Mode....
 (Catching Up with Depeche Mode
Catching Up with Depeche Mode

Catching Up with Depeche Mode is a Compilation album released only in North America by British band Depeche Mode on November 11 1985.As the title suggests it was an attempt to let the public catch up with the band's four previous Vinyl record's, by including singles and album songs....
 in the U.S.), which included the new singles : "Shake the Disease
Shake the Disease

"Shake the Disease" is Depeche Mode's thirteenth UK single , and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles in the same year, along with "It's Called a Heart"....
" and "It's Called a Heart
It's Called a Heart

"It's Called a Heart" is Depeche Mode's fourteenth UK single , and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles in the same year, along with "Shake the Disease"....
".

During this period, in some circles, the band became associated with the gothic subculture, which had begun in Britain in the late 70s, and was now slowly gaining popularity in the United States. There, the band's music had first gained prominence on college radio and modern rock
Modern rock

Modern rock is a term commonly used to describe a rock music Radio format found on United States commercial radio. Generally beginning with late 1970s punk rock but referring especially to rock music since the 1980s, the phrase "modern rock" is used to differentiate the music from "classic rock", which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s t...
 stations such as KROQ in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
, and WLIR
WLIR

WLIR-FM is an ESPN Radio affiliate radio station via an Local marketing agreement with New York City radio station WEPN . WLIR-FM broadcasts in the Hamptons-Riverhead area....
 on Long Island, New York, and hence, they appealed primarily to a decidedly cultish, alternative
Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music that emerged in the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s. Alternative rock consists of various subgenres that have emerged from the independent music scene since the 1980s, such as Grunge music, Britpop, gothic rock, and indie pop....
 audience who were disenfranchised with the predominance of "soft rock and 'disco hell'" on the radio. This view of the band was in sharp contrast to that in Europe and the UK, despite the increasingly dark and serious tone in their songs. In Germany and other European countries, Depeche Mode were considered teen idols, and were regularly featured in euro teen magazines, providing their detractors with more ammunition to use against them.

Black Celebration (1986)

Arguably Depeche Mode's largest transformation came in 1986, with the release of their fifteenth single "Stripped
Stripped (song)

"Stripped" is Depeche Mode's fifteenth United Kingdom single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15....
", and its accompanying album Black Celebration
Black Celebration

Black Celebration is the fifth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on March 17, 1986, it further cemented the darkening sound that was initially hinted towards on their album Construction Time Again....
. Jettisoning much of the "industrial-pop" sound that had characterised their previous two LPs (although they retained their often imaginative sampling), the band introduced an ominous, highly atmospheric and textured sound, accompanied by some darker, bleaker, lyrics, as written by Gore. Also included on the album was a revised version of the song "Fly on the Windscreen", which had originally appeared as the b-side to "It's Called a Heart". The band recognised the song's promise, and decided to improve it and include it on the album, renamed as "Fly on the Windscreen - Final".

The music video for "A Question of Time
A Question of Time

"A Question of Time" is Depeche Mode's seventeenth United Kingdom single, released on August 11, 1986, following the similarly titled "A Question of Lust" single....
" was the first to be directed by Anton Corbijn
Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn is a photographer and Music video director from Strijen, the Netherlands. He is well known for directing music videos, including Depeche Mode's "Personal Jesus" and Nirvana 's "Heart-Shaped Box" , as well as directing the Ian Curtis biopic Control ....
, beginning a working relationship that continues to the present day. Anton has directed 19 more of the band's videos (the latest being 2006's "Suffer Well
Suffer Well

"Suffer Well" is the third single off the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and their forty-third single overall. It was released in the UK on 27 March 2006....
") and live performances, and has been responsible for some of the band's albums and singles covers.

Music For the Masses (1987)

1987's Music for the Masses
Music for the Masses

Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on September 28 1987, it provided the band with mainstream success in the United States for the first time since Some Great Reward, and the new styles of music that appeared on the album and its predecessor Black Celebration formed the founda...
 saw further alterations in the band's sound and working methods. For the first time a producer not related to Mute —David Bascombe— was called to assist with the recording sessions (although, according to Alan Wilder, his role ended up being more that of an engineer),and the band, for the most part, sided its sampling of industrial sounds in which their music used to rely, in favour of more synth experimentation. While the chart performance of the singles "Strangelove
Strangelove (song)

"Strangelove" is Depeche Mode's eighteenth United Kingdom single, released on April 13, 1987, and the first single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses....
", "Never Let Me Down Again
Never Let Me Down Again

"Never Let Me Down Again" is Depeche Mode's nineteenth United Kingdom single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses....
" and "Behind the Wheel
Behind the Wheel

"Behind the Wheel" is Depeche Mode's twentieth United Kingdom single, released on December 28, 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses....
" proved to be disappointing in Great Britain
Great Britain

Great Britain is an island lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the List of islands by area, and the largest in Europe. With a population of 58.9 million people it is List of islands by population....
, they performed well in countries such as Canada
Canada

Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
, Brazil
Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the List of countries and outlying territories by total area country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the List of countries by population country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world....
,West Germany
West Germany

West Germany was the common English name for the Germany , from its formation in May 1949 to German reunification in October 1990, when East Germany was dissolved and its States of Germany became part of the Federal Republic, ending the more than 40-year division of Germany....
, South Africa
South Africa

The Republic of South Africa, also known by Official names of South Africa, is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa....
, Sweden
Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic countries on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden has land borders with Norway to the west and Finland to the northeast, and it is connected to Denmark by the ?resund Bridge in the south....
 and Switzerland
Switzerland

Switzerland is a landlocked Swiss Alps country of roughly 7.7 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km?. Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called Cantons of Switzerland....
, often reaching the top 10. Record Mirror
Record Mirror

Record Mirror was a national tabloid consumer weekly pop music newspaper founded by Isadore Green in 1953, featuring news articles, interviews, record charts, record and concert reviews, letters from readers and photographs....
 described it as "the most accomplished and sexy Mode album to date" and it made a breakthrough in the American market, something which the band had failed to achieve with their previous albums.

101 (1988)
On the heels of Music for the Masses, the group played a follow-up world tour in 1987–88. The tour culminated on 18 June 1988 in a concert at the Pasadena
Pasadena, California

Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, California, United States. Famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl Game American football game and the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home of many leading scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet Propulsion Laboratory ,...
 Rose Bowl
Rose Bowl (stadium)

The Rose Bowl is an outdoor American football stadium in Pasadena, California, near Los Angeles, California. The stadium is the site of the annual college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl , held at the beginning of the New Year....
 with paid attendance of 60,453(the highest in eight years for the venue). The tour meant an unprecedented breakthrough and massive success in the United States and was documented in 101
101 (album)

101 is a live album and documentary film by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the band's 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour and their final show at the Pasadena, California Rose Bowl ....
 - a concert film by D.A. Pennebaker and its accompanying soundtrack album.

Violator (1990)

In mid-1989, the band began recording in Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
 with producer Flood and engineer François Kevorkian
François Kevorkian

Fran?ois Kevorkian, alias Fran?ois K, is a France Disc jockey, remixer, record producer and record label owner of Armenians descent living in the United States....
. The initial result of this session was the single "Personal Jesus
Personal Jesus

"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's twenty-third United Kingdom single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator ....
". Prior to its release, a marketing campaign was launched with advertisements placed in the personal columns of UK regional newspapers with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song. The resulting furore helped propel the single to number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of their biggest sellers to date; in the U.S., it was their first gold single and their first Top 40 hit since "People Are People", eventually becoming the biggest-selling 12-inch single in Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records

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' history.

In February 1990, "Enjoy the Silence
Enjoy the Silence

"Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth United Kingdom single, released on January 16 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator ....
", became one of Depeche Mode's most successful singles to date, reaching number six in the UK; a few months later in the U.S., it became Depeche Mode's biggest hit, reaching number eight, and earning the band a second gold single. It won 'Best British single' at the 1991 Brit Awards
Brit Awards

The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of British or Britannia, but has subsequently become a "backronym" for British Record Industry Trust....
. To promote their new album Violator
Violator (album)

Violator is the seventh album by the England electrorock group Depeche Mode, released by Mute Records in 1990. Preceded by the hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" , Violator propelled the band into international stardom....
, they held an in-store autograph signing at the Wherehouse Entertainment store location in West Los Angeles, which attracted approximately 20,000 fans, some of which were injured by being pressed against the store's glass by the crowd, and nearly caused a riot. As an apology to the fans who were injured, the band released a limited edition cassette tape to the fans living in Los Angeles and was distributed through radio station KROQ, the sponsor of the Wherehouse event. Violator went on to reach Top 10 in the UK and U.S.. It has also been certified
RIAA certification

In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and single sold through retail and other ancillary markets....
 triple platinum in America
United States

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, selling over 3.5 million units there. The subsequent World Violation Tour
World Violation Tour

The World Violation Tour was a concert tour by Depeche Mode to promote their most successful album to date, Violator , and took place in the year of 1990....
 was another notable success, with 40,000 tickets sold within eight hours for the New York Giants Stadium
Giants Stadium

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 (in East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a Borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 8,716. It is a suburb of New York City and in New Jersey....
) show, and 48,000 tickets for the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium
Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium is a large outdoor baseball park in Los Angeles, California at Ch?vez Ravine. It is located adjacent to Downtown Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium was privately financed at a cost of United States dollar23 million in 1962....
 show sold within an hour of going on sale. Two more singles from the album, "Policy of Truth
Policy of Truth

"Policy of Truth" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth United Kingdom single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator ....
" and "World in My Eyes
World in My Eyes

"World in My Eyes" is Depeche Mode's twenty-sixth United Kingdom single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator ....
" were UK and U.S. hits.

Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)

In 1993 Songs of Faith and Devotion
Songs of Faith and Devotion

Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, first released in March 1993. The album incorporated more guitar textures than previous releases....
 saw them experimenting with more organic arrangements, based as much on heavily distorted electric guitars, keyboards and live drums (played by Alan Wilder, whose debut as a studio drummer was the track "Clean" on Violator). Live strings
String instrument

A string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones....
, uillean pipes and female gospel
Gospel music

Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....
 vocals were other new additions to the band's sound. The album debuted at number one in both the UK and the U.S., on the heels of the bluesy, grunge
Grunge music

Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area....
-influenced single "I Feel You
I Feel You

"I Feel You" is Depeche Mode's twenty-seventh United Kingdom single, released on February 15, 1993, and the first single for the then upcoming album Songs of Faith and Devotion....
". The 14-month Devotional
Devotional Tour

The Devotional Tour was Depeche Mode's 10th concert tour. It was the first part of two tours that were in support of their studio album Songs of Faith and Devotion....
 world tour followed. It was documented by a concert video of the same name
Devotional (video)

Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain, Li?vin, France and Frankfurt, Germany....
, and a second live album, Songs of Faith and Devotion Live
Songs of Faith and Devotion Live

Songs of Faith and Devotion Live is Depeche Mode's live album recorded during their worldwide Devotional tour, and was released December 6, 1993....
. The live album was essentially a track-by-track reproduction of the eponymous album, designed to help boost sales figures of the studio album, and it proved to be a critical and commercial failure. Dave Gahan's heroin addiction was starting to affect his behaviour, causing him to become more erratic and introverted. Martin Gore experienced a series of seizures, and Andy Fletcher declined to participate in the second "exotic" leg of the tour, due to "mental instability". During that period, he was replaced on-stage by Daryl Bamonte
Daryl Bamonte

Daryl Bamonte is well known for working for bands like Depeche Mode and The Cure. He currently manages Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott and Paul PDub Walton....
, who had worked with the band as a personal assistant for many years.

Wilder's departure (1995)

In June 1995, Alan Wilder announced that he was leaving Depeche Mode, explaining,

Wilder continued to work on his personal project Recoil
Recoil (band)

Recoil is a musical project created by former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder. Essentially a solo venture, Recoil began whilst Wilder was still in Depeche Mode, as an outlet for his experimental, less pop-oriented compositions....
, releasing a fourth album (Unsound Methods
Unsound Methods

Unsound Methods is a Recoil studio album, released in 1997. It was recorded at Alan Wilder's home studio, The Thin Line, in Sussex, during sessions that lasted from September 1996 to March 1997....
) in 1997. Depeche Mode's working routine was said, especially during the 1990s, to be the one of Martin Gore delivering raw demo
Demo (music)

A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for musicians to approximate their ideas on Magnetic tape or compact disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, Record producers or other artists....
 material which would then be polished or substantially amended in the recording studio
Recording studio

A recording studio is a facility for Sound recording and reproduction. Ideally, the space is specially designed by an acoustics to achieve the desired acoustic properties ....
 by Wilder, side by side with the music producer chosen. In this context, Wilder's complaint of "consistent imbalance in the distribution of the workload" accentuated by the time of "Songs of Faith and Devotion", for which recording sessions Wilder and music producer Flood would take the lion's share of the musical part, with little input from the other band members.

Following Wilder's departure, many were skeptical of whether Depeche Mode would ever record again. Gahan's mental state and drug habit became a major source of concern, with a near-fatal overdose
Drug overdose

The term drug overdose describes the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities greater than are recommended or generally practiced....
 at a hotel in Los Angeles.

Ultra (1997)

Despite Gahan's increasingly severe personal issues, Gore tried repeatedly during 1995-1996 to get the band recording again. However, Gahan would rarely turn up to scheduled sessions, and when he did, it would take weeks to get any vocals recorded. Gore was forced to contemplate breaking the band up, and releasing the songs he had written as a solo album. In mid-1996, Gahan entered a drug rehabilitation
Drug rehabilitation

Drug rehabilitation is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on Psychoactive drug such as alcoholic beverage, Medical prescription, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines....
 program to battle his heroin addiction. With Gahan out of rehab in 1996, Depeche Mode held recording sessions with producer Tim Simenon
Tim Simenon

Tim Simenon is a musician, composer, record producer, and label boss, most famous for his work as Bomb the Bass....
; the next year, the album Ultra
Ultra (album)

Ultra is Depeche Mode's ninth full-length album, which was released by Mute Records on . The album is the first after the departure of Alan Wilder from the band, who left to focus on his solo project Recoil ....
, and its two preceding singles, "Barrel of a Gun" and "It's No Good
It's No Good

"It's No Good" is Depeche Mode's thirty-second United Kingdom single, released on March 31, 1997 , and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra ....
", were released. The album debuted at #1 in the UK and #5 in the US.

A second singles compilation The Singles (86-98)
The Singles (86-98)

The Singles 86>98 is a singles compilation album released in 1998 by Depeche Mode. It was released as a follow-up to the bands previous compilation, The Singles , which was also re-released in the same year....
 was released in 1998, preceded by the new single "Only When I Lose Myself
Only When I Lose Myself

"Only When I Lose Myself" is Depeche Mode's thirty-fifth United Kingdom single, released on September 7, 1998, exclusive to The Singles . It's the first non-studio album single since "It's Called a Heart" in 1985....
", which had been recorded during the "Ultra" sessions. The band set off on a four month tour. The same year, a tribute album For the Masses
For the Masses

For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album to Depeche Mode, specifically the works of Martin Gore; the fact that no songs by Vince Clarke or Alan Wilder were chosen was not a coincidence....
 was released, featuring Depeche Mode covers by bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky , and Jimmy Chamberlin for most of the band's recording career....
, The Cure
The Cure

The Cure are an English Rock music band formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976. The band has experienced several lineup changes, with frontman, vocalist, guitarist and principal songwriter Robert Smith being the only constant member....
, Rammstein
Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche H?rte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul Landers , Oliver Riedel , Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz ....
 and The Deftones.

Exciter (2001)

In 2001, Depeche Mode released Exciter
Exciter (album)

Exciter is Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, which was released on 14 May 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums....
, which was produced by Mark Bell
Mark Bell (electronica)

Mark Bell is a musician and producer of electronic house music who, as well as being a member of the pioneering intelligent dance music group LFO on Warp Records, has collaborated with a wide range of artists such as Bj?rk and Depeche Mode, for whom he took on the production duties for the entire Exciter album....
 (formerly of the pioneering techno
Techno

Techno is a form of electronic dance music that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, United States during the mid to late 1980s. The first recorded use of the word techno, in reference to a genre of music, was in 1988....
 group LFO). Bell introduced a minimalist, digital sound to much of the album, influenced by IDM
Intelligent dance music

Intelligent dance music is a popular name for an electronic music music genre that emerged in the early 1990s at the end of the British rave era....
 and glitch
Glitch (music)

Glitch is a term used to describe a genre of experimental electronic music that emerged in the mid to late 1990s. The origins of the glitch aesthetic can be traced back to Luigi Russolo Futurist manifesto The Art of Noises, the basis of noise music....
. The album failed to achieve the same levels of sales as the band's previous three releases, and was the first studio album by Depeche Mode to chart higher in the U.S. than the UK, although it reached the Top 10 in both countries. The critical response to the album was mixed. Whilst it received reasonably positive reviews from some magazines (NME
NME

The New Musical Express is a popular music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, which first appeared in the 14 November 1952 edition....
, Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a United States-based magazine devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J....
 and L.A. Weekly), others (including Q, PopMatters
PopMatters

PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism. Its scope is broadly cast on all things pop culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater, visual arts, travel, and the Internet...
, and Pitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication devoted to music journalism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews....
) derided it as sounding underproduced, dull and lacklustre.

In 2004, Mute released the DVD version of Devotional
Devotional (video)

Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain, Li?vin, France and Frankfurt, Germany....
, filmed during their 1993 world tour, as well as a new remix compilation album Remixes 81 - 04
Remixes 81 - 04

Remixes 81?04 is an album by British electronic music group Depeche Mode which was released on October 25, 2004.It was the band's first release since Daniel Miller independent label Mute Records was acquired by industry major EMI in 2002....
 that compiled new and unreleased promo mixes of the band's singles from 1981 to 2004, including a reinterpreted version of "Enjoy the Silence" by Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda

Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. His father is a Japanese American, while his mother is of European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas descent....
 entitled "Enjoy the Silence 04", which was released as a single, and reached #7 on the UK charts.

Playing the Angel (2005)

On 17 October 2005, the band released their 11th studio album Playing the Angel
Playing the Angel

Playing the Angel, released on 17 October 2005, is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode. It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour....
. Produced by Ben Hillier
Ben Hillier

Ben Hillier is a United Kingdom pop-rock Record producer who is part of the creative team 140dB. He produced such popular and critically acclaimed albums as Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, Think Tank by Blur , Some Cities by Doves and Cast of Thousands by Elbow ....
, this Top 10 hit (peaking at #1 in 17 countries) featured the hit single "Precious", peaking at #4 in the UK charts. Precious
Precious

Precious may refer to:In music:* Precious , a British band* Precious * Precious * Precious * Precious , an album by Lo?s Lane* Precious , from the album Heart...
 was also a featured song in a 2006 episode of the CW hit Smallville
Smallville (TV series)

Smallville is an Television in the United States series developed by writers/producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics fictional character Superman, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster....
, and is also included on a CD of songs for Smallville. The album was backed by the band's first in-store signing since 1990, on the day of release in New York City
New York City

The City of New York is the List of United States cities by population in the United States, while the New York metropolitan area ranks among the List of urban areas by population....
. This is the first Depeche Mode album to feature lyrics written by Gahan and, consequently, the first album since 1984's Some Great Reward featuring songs not written by Gore.

With a prototypical version having been leaked onto the Internet some months earlier, the official video for "Precious" was released on 12 September on the Depeche Mode website, . The second single from the album, "A Pain That I'm Used To
A Pain that I'm Used To

"A Pain That I'm Used To" is the second single and opening track of the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and the forty-second DM single overall....
," was released on 12 December, and the third single from the album was "Suffer Well
Suffer Well

"Suffer Well" is the third single off the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and their forty-third single overall. It was released in the UK on 27 March 2006....
," the first ever post-Clarke Depeche Mode single not to be written by Gore (lyrics by Gahan, music by Philpott/Eigner). The last single from the album was "John the Revelator", an uptempo electronic track with a running religious theme, accompanied by Lilian, a lush track that was a hit in many clubs all over the world.

To promote Playing the Angel, the band launched the worldwide Touring the Angel
Touring the Angel

Touring the Angel was a worldwide concert tour by Depeche Mode, running from October 2005 to August 2006, spanning over 20 countries and featuring hits from their entire career....
 in November 2005, taking them to North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 and Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
. The tour continued through the first half of 2006. Depeche Mode also headlined both the 2006 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a three-day annual music and arts festival organized by Goldenvoice held at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California, California....
, in California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
, and the O2 Wireless Festival, which took place on the last weekend of June 2006 in London's Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London

Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, England and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine ....
. Some of the gigs were their first ever shows in certain countries like Romania
Romania

Romania is a country located in Southeastern Europe Central Europe, North of the Balkan Peninsula, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian Mountains, bordering on the Black Sea....
 and Bulgaria
Bulgaria

The state of Bulgaria , Scientific transliteration Balgarija, officially the Republic of Bulgaria has played a significant role in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe for over fourteen centuries....
. In March 2006, the website announced two dates in Mexico
Mexico

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 (a country they had not visited for twelve years). More than 55,000 tickets for a stadium in Mexico City
Mexico City

Mexico City is the capital city of Mexico. It is the most important economic, industrial, and cultural center in the country; the most populous city with over 8,836,045 inhabitants in 2008....
 were sold immediately, causing the band to schedule another date for the same venue. Recordings of 43 of the shows were officially released on CDs. These limited edition Depeche Mode live albums published under the scheme title Recording the Angel
Recording the Angel

Recording the Angel was the name of a project by the band Depeche Mode to record their concerts on the spring and summer legs of their 2006 Touring the Angel tour....
 were much sought after by collectors.

On 3 April 2006, of Speak & Spell
Speak & Spell (album)

Speak & Spell is the debut album from the British synthpop group Depeche Mode, recorded and released in 1981. The album peaked at no.10 in the UK Album Charts....
, Music for the Masses
Music for the Masses

Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on September 28 1987, it provided the band with mainstream success in the United States for the first time since Some Great Reward, and the new styles of music that appeared on the album and its predecessor Black Celebration formed the founda...
, and Violator
Violator (album)

Violator is the seventh album by the England electrorock group Depeche Mode, released by Mute Records in 1990. Preceded by the hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" , Violator propelled the band into international stardom....
 were released, featuring remastered audio in two-channel stereo and 5.1 multichannel on Super Audio CD
Super Audio CD

Super Audio CD is a read-only optical disc audio storage format that can provide higher accuracy as well as surround sound compared to the Red Book ....
 and DVD
DVD

DVD, also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc,"is a popular optical disc data storage device media format. Its main uses are video and data storage....
, extra tracks and B-sides. In addition, each album comes with its own documentary charting the history of the band and the production of each album. The second instalment of albums were A Broken Frame
A Broken Frame

A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet....
, Some Great Reward
Some Great Reward

Some Great Reward is the fourth album by the British electronic group Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at No. 5 in the UK....
 and Songs of Faith and Devotion
Songs of Faith and Devotion

Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, first released in March 1993. The album incorporated more guitar textures than previous releases....
, all of which were released on 2 October 2006. Construction Time Again
Construction Time Again

Construction Time Again is the third studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1983. This was the first Depeche Mode album with Alan Wilder, who composed the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing" ....
 and Black Celebration
Black Celebration

Black Celebration is the fifth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on March 17, 1986, it further cemented the darkening sound that was initially hinted towards on their album Construction Time Again....
 were released on 26 March 2007. Both Ultra
Ultra (album)

Ultra is Depeche Mode's ninth full-length album, which was released by Mute Records on . The album is the first after the departure of Alan Wilder from the band, who left to focus on his solo project Recoil ....
 and Exciter
Exciter (album)

Exciter is Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, which was released on 14 May 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums....
 were released on 1 October 2007.

On 25 September 2006 Depeche Mode released their live DVD-CD set Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
Touring the Angel: Live in Milan

Touring the Angel: Live in Milan is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring an entire concert from their 2005/2006 Touring the Angel tour, filmed in Milan, Italy....
, directed by Blue Leach
Blue Leach

'Blue Leach' is the video director for the Depeche Mode Touring the Angel tour and has directed the concert DVD ...
 and recorded at Milan
Milan

Milan is the second largest city of Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. It is the capital in the Province of Milan, as well as the Regions of Italy capital of Lombardy....
's Fila Forum on 18 February, and 19 February 2006. The DVD has a full concert on disc 1, bonus live songs "A Question of Lust
A Question of Lust

"A Question of Lust" is Depeche Mode's sixteenth United Kingdom single, released on April 14, 1986.It is the second Depeche Mode single with Martin Gore on lead vocals, after "Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody" and the first to be released in its own right....
" and "Damaged People" along with a 20-minute documentary featuring Anton Corbijn, official tour announcement from Germany in the summer of 2005, and the Playing the Angel electronic press kit on disc 2, and disc 3 is a CD with live versions of tracks from Playing the Angel.

In addition, a "best-of" compilation was released in November 2006, entitled The Best Of, Volume 1
The Best Of, Volume 1

The Best Of, Volume 1 is the fifth compilation album by United Kingdom musical ensemble Depeche Mode. The album was released on 13 November 2006 by Mute Records ....
 featuring a new single "Martyr
Martyr (song)

"Martyr" is the 45th UK single by Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single intended to promote the new compilation, The Best Of, Volume 1, that was released on November 13, 2006....
", an outtake from the Playing the Angel sessions.

On 2 November, Depeche Mode received the MTV Europe Music Award
MTV Europe Music Awards 2006

The 2006 MTV Europe Music Awards was presented on November 2 2006 simultaneously at Bella Center and R?dhuspladsen, in Copenhagen, Denmark. This was the 13th MTV Europe Music Awards....
 in the Best Group category. During that same period Fletcher confirmed that the band was on a long break after the massive "Touring the Angel
Touring the Angel

Touring the Angel was a worldwide concert tour by Depeche Mode, running from October 2005 to August 2006, spanning over 20 countries and featuring hits from their entire career....
".

In December 2006, Depeche Mode were nominated for a Grammy Award
Grammy Award

The Grammy Awards ?or Grammys?are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States for outstanding achievements in the music industry....
, for Best Dance Recording
Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording

The Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording has been awarded since 1998. In 2003 the award was moved from the "pop" field into a new "dance" field....
, for "Suffer Well." This is their third Grammy Award nomination. The first being a Best Long Form Music Video
Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video

The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video has been awarded since 1984. A similar award for Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video has also been awarded since 1984....
 award in 1995 for Devotional
Devotional (video)

Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain, Li?vin, France and Frankfurt, Germany....
 and the second being for Best Dance Recording for "I Feel Loved
I Feel Loved

"I Feel Loved" is Depeche Mode's thirty-seventh United Kingdom single, released on July 30, 2001 in the UK and July 31 in the US. It is the second single for the album Exciter ....
".

In mid-December 2006, iTunes released The Complete Depeche Mode
The Complete Depeche Mode

The Complete Depeche Mode is a digital box set by Depeche Mode, released exclusively online in the iTunes Store on December 19, 2006. This follows from similar releases from acts like U2, Stevie Wonder, and Bob Dylan....
 as its fourth ever digital box-set (following The Complete U2
The Complete U2

Released by Apple Computer on the iTunes Store, The Complete U2 is a digital set by U2 released on November 23, 2004. It is the first major release of a purely-digital online set by any artist....
 in 2004, The Complete Stevie Wonder in 2005, and Bob Dylan: The Collection
Bob Dylan: The Collection

Bob Dylan: the Collection is the fourth iTunes complete digital album, following The Complete U2, The Complete Stevie Wonder, and The Complete Depeche Mode....
 earlier in 2006).

Sounds of the Universe (2009)

In August 2007, during promotion for Dave Gahan's second solo album, Hourglass
Hourglass (Dave Gahan album)

Hourglass is the second solo album by Depeche Mode's lead singer Dave Gahan. It was released by Mute Records on October 22, 2007 in Europe, and received generally favorable reviews....
, it was announced that Depeche Mode were heading back in studio in early 2008 to work on their upcoming twelfth studio album.

In May 2008, the band hit the studio to work on some songs that Martin Gore had been working on at his home studio in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California

Santa Barbara is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the only such section on the west coast, between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea, and having a Mediterranean climate, it is called California's "South Coast", and is also sometimes referred to...
, California
California

California is a U.S. state on the West Coast of the United States of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Oregon to the north, Nevada to the east, Arizona to the southeast, and to the south the Mexico state of Baja California....
 (U.S.A). The songs are in pre-production stage, and Depeche Mode are working with Ben Hillier
Ben Hillier

Ben Hillier is a United Kingdom pop-rock Record producer who is part of the creative team 140dB. He produced such popular and critically acclaimed albums as Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, Think Tank by Blur , Some Cities by Doves and Cast of Thousands by Elbow ....
 as producer.

In August 2008, it was announced that Depeche Mode were splitting from their long-term U.S. label, Warner Music, and will be signed to EMI Music worldwide.

At a press conference on October 6, 2008 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
  the band announced plans for its Tour of the Universe
Tour of the Universe (Depeche Mode Tour)

Tour of the Universe is the upcoming fourteenth worldwide concert tour by Depeche Mode, to support their 2009 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe, due April 21, 2009....
, the group’s first-ever stadium tour in which they will perform in 28 cities across 21 countries throughout Europe and will commence on May 6, 2009 at the Rockhal in Luxembourg. Dates in North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
 and a return to South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
 for the first time since the Exotic Tour
Exotic Tour

The Exotic Tour was the second leg of Depeche Mode's infamous eighteen-month 1993-94 Devotional Tour, seeing the band head out on a whistle-stop "ROW" marathon....
 of 1994 are to follow but have not yet been announced. At the press conference, clips from two new songs, "Wrong
Wrong (Depeche Mode song)

"Wrong" is Depeche Mode's first single from their upcoming 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe, and their 46th UK single overall. It hit the radio in February 2009, and became available for purchase online on February 24th, 2009....
" and "Peace" were previewed. "Wrong" is a Dave Gahan-sung track with a lot of electronics, "Peace" a Gore/Gahan duet.

Posted on YouTube are videos shot by Andy Fletcher of the construction of a new song from the album.

On January 15, 2009, the official Depeche Mode website announced that the new album would be called Sounds of the Universe
Sounds of the Universe

Sounds of the Universe is the upcoming twelfth full-length album by Depeche Mode, to be released in Germany on 17 April 2009, internationally on 20 April, and on 21 April in the US and Canada....
.. The album will be released internationally on April 20, 2009 and in the U.S. on April 21, 2009.

"Wrong
Wrong (Depeche Mode song)

"Wrong" is Depeche Mode's first single from their upcoming 12th studio album, Sounds of the Universe, and their 46th UK single overall. It hit the radio in February 2009, and became available for purchase online on February 24th, 2009....
" is the first single from the album, released on February 21, 2009. The video is directed by Patrick Daughters.

Legacy and influence

Depeche Mode influenced many of today's popular recording artists, in part due to their recording techniques and innovative use of sampling. For example, Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English people electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main Singing, Keyboard instruments and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals....
 cited Violator (and "Enjoy the Silence" in particular) as one of the main sources of inspiration during recording of their critically acclaimed album Behaviour
Behaviour (album)

Behaviour is the fifth album, the fourth of entirely new music, by the United Kingdom electronic music group Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 1990....
. Neil Tennant
Neil Tennant

Neil Francis Tennant is an English people musician, singer and songwriter, who, with his colleague, Chris Lowe, make up the successful electronic dance music duo Pet Shop Boys....
 says, “We were listening to Violator by Depeche Mode, which was a very good album and we were deeply jealous of it.” Bandmate Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe

Chris Lowe is an English musician, who, with colleague Neil Tennant, makes up the successful Pop music duet the Pet Shop Boys.Childhood...
 agrees, “They had raised the stakes.”

Techno pioneers Derrick May, Kevin Saunderson
Kevin Saunderson

Kevin Maurice Saunderson is an electronic music producer. At the age of nine he moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he attended Belleville High School and befriended two students, Derrick May and Juan Atkins....
 and Juan Atkins
Juan Atkins

Juan Atkins is an United States musician. He is widely credited as the originator of techno music, specifically Detroit techno along with Derrick May and Kevin Saunderson....
 regularly cited Depeche Mode as an influence on the development of techno music during the Detroit Techno
Detroit techno

Detroit techno is an early style of electronic music beginning in 1980s. Detroit has been cited as the birthplace of techno music. Prominent Detroit Techno artists include Juan Atkins, Derrick May , and Kevin Saunderson....
 explosion in the mid 1980s. Appreciation of Depeche Mode within today's electronic music scene is shown by the numerous Depeche Mode remixes by contemporary DJs such as Ricardo Villalobos
Ricardo Villalobos

Ricardo Villalobos is a Chilean-German electronic music producer and DJ. He is well-known for his work in the minimal techno and microhouse genres, and is one of the most significant figures in today's minimal techno scene....
' remix of "The Sinner in Me" or Kruder & Dorfmeister
Kruder & Dorfmeister

Kruder & Dorfmeister, named after members Peter Kruder and Richard Dorfmeister, is an Austrian duo most known for their downtempo-dub music remixes of pop music, Hip hop music and drum and bass songs....
's remix of "Useless
Useless (song)

"Useless" is Depeche Mode's thirty-fourth United Kingdom single, released on October 20, 1997, and the fourth and final single for the album Ultra ....
".

According to Matt Smith, the former music director of the modern-rock radio station KROQ
KROQ-FM

KROQ-FM is a commercial radio station located in Los Angeles, California, broadcasting on 106.7 Frequency Modulation to the greater Los Angeles area....
, "The Killers
The Killers (band)

The Killers are an American alternative rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, formed in 2002. The group consists of Brandon Flowers , Dave Keuning , Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr....
, The Bravery
The Bravery

The Bravery is an United States Rock music band from City of New York that consists of Sam Endicott, John Conway, Anthony Burulcich, Michael Zakarin, and Mike Hindert....
, Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (band)

Franz Ferdinand are a Scotland Rock music band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2002. Named after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the band comprises Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson ....
 — that whole wave of music owes a tremendous amount to Depeche Mode."

In an accompanying interview for his piece in The New Yorker
The New Yorker

The New Yorker is an United States magazine that publishes reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons, and poetry. Starting as a weekly in the mid-1920s, the magazine is now published 47 times per year, with five of these issues covering two-week spans....
 evaluating the impact of British acts on the US market, Sasha Frere-Jones claims that "probably the last serious English influence was Depeche Mode, who seem more and more significant as time passes."

Ken Jordan, member of the LA
Los Ángeles

Los ?ngeles is the Capital of the Biob?o Province, in the municipality of the same name, in Regions of Chile VIII , in the center-south of Chile....
 electronic duo The Crystal Method
The Crystal Method

The Crystal Method is an United States electronic music duo consisting of Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Along with The Prodigy, Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and a few other acts, they are pioneers of the big beat electronic dance genre, and one of its few American proponents....
 has said that Depeche Mode is one of The Crystal Method's main influnces in music.

Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington

Chester Charles Bennington is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead vocalist in the rock music band Linkin Park, and was previously associated with the band Grey Daze, among others....
, vocalist of Linkin Park
Linkin Park

Linkin Park is an American Rock music band from Agoura Hills, California, California. Since its formation in 1996, the band has sold more than 50 million albums and won two Grammy Awards....
, was inspired by the band. Another Linkin Park member Mike Shinoda
Mike Shinoda

Michael Kenji Shinoda is an American musician, record producer, and artist from Agoura Hills, California. His father is a Japanese American, while his mother is of European and Indigenous peoples of the Americas descent....
 has said, "Depeche Mode is one of the most influential groups of our time. Their music is an inspiration to me..."

The band's influence is spread throughout different genres of music. Raymond Herrera
Raymond Herrera

Raymond Herrera is a drummer and one of the original members of the Industrial metal/Death metal Band Fear Factory. His drumming is considered to be a key part of Fear Factory's signature sound and their appeal to fans....
, the drummer of the heavy metal
Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in England and the United States. With roots in blues-rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive sound, characterized by highly amplified Distortion , extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall...
 band Fear Factory
Fear Factory

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal music band. The band formed in 1989 and have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes....
, says, "A lot of different music influenced the way I play now. Like the band Depeche Mode. If I could sound like Depeche Mode, but be fast like Slayer
Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981. The band was founded by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King....
, I think I might be onto something". According to Darren Smith, the guitarist of the post-hardcore
Post-hardcore

Post-hardcore is a music genre that evolved from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups who emerged from the hardcore punk scene, or took inspiration from hardcore, while concerning themselves with a wider palette of expression, closer to...
 band Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend

Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend, Wales, UK, formed in 2001. The band's lineup currently consists of five members and have created four studio albums....
, "dark, moodier stuff" in his band's music was "Depeche Mode-influenced." Depeche Mode's influence on heavy metal bands is clear through the numerous covers of their songs. Examples include Lacuna Coil
Lacuna Coil

Lacuna Coil is an Italy gothic metal band from Milan, Italy, formed in 1994. Formerly known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal, the band was inspired by the combination of Gothic aesthetics imagery and music, and the members have been known, musically, for composing midtempo songs consisting of guitar lines overlaid with prominent key...
's cover of "Enjoy the Silence", Rammstein
Rammstein

Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche H?rte band, founded in Berlin in 1994, and consisting of Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul Landers , Oliver Riedel , Christoph Schneider and Christian Lorenz ....
's "Stripped", Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson

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's and Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
 "Personal Jesus", Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica

Sonata Arctica is a Finland power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996. Their later works contain some elements typical of progressive metal....
's "World in My Eyes", In Flames
In Flames

In Flames is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Gothenburg, Sweden, formed in 1990. The band is considered to be a pioneer and major influence to the melodic death metal music genre....
' "Everything Counts" and The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock band that formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. While the group has gone through several lineup changes, The Smashing Pumpkins consisted of Billy Corgan , James Iha , D'arcy Wretzky , and Jimmy Chamberlin for most of the band's recording career....
' "Never Let Me Down Again".

In August 2008, Coldplay
Coldplay

Coldplay are a United Kingdom alternative rock Musical ensemble formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises vocalist/pianist/guitarist Chris Martin, lead guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, and drummer/multi-instrumentalist Will Champion....
 released a "cover version" of the video for "Enjoy the Silence" as an alternate video for their single "Viva la Vida
Viva la Vida (song)

"Viva la Vida" is a song by English alternative rock band Coldplay. It was written by all members of the band for their fourth album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ....
". On their website where the video is shown, they are quoted as saying, "This is our attempt at a video cover version, made out of love for Depeche Mode and the genius of Anton Corbijn." The video shows Chris Martin dressed as a king like Dave Gahan, walking through The Hague
The Hague

The Hague is the third largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,904 and an area of approximately 100 km?....
, Anton Corbijn's place of birth.

Live supporting musicians

  • Peter Gordeno – keyboards, occasional electric bass and electric guitar (1998—Present)
  • Christian Eigner
    Christian Eigner

    Christian Eigner is an Austrian session musician, having worked on over 300 albums. He has been a member of Depeche Mode's live band since 1997, as drummer and occasional backing vocalist....
     – occasional songwriting, drums (1997—Present)
  • Jordan Bailey – backing vocals (1998–2001)
  • Hildia Campbell – backing vocals (1993–1994)
  • Samantha Smith – backing vocals (1993–1994)
  • Daryl Bamonte
    Daryl Bamonte

    Daryl Bamonte is well known for working for bands like Depeche Mode and The Cure. He currently manages Christian Eigner & Andrew Phillpott and Paul PDub Walton....
     – keyboards (1994)
  • Dave Clayton
    Dave Clayton

    Dave Clayton is a British keyboard instrument player and record producer. He has recorded or played with, among others, Simply Red, ABC , Depeche Mode and Paul McCartney....
     – keyboards (1997)
  • Janet Ramus – backing vocals (1998)
  • Georgia Lewis – backing vocals (2001)


Between 1998 and 2006, both Gordeno and Eigner were present on three consecutive tours; with Eigner on drums (and contributing to some of the songwriting on Playing the Angel with Gahan and Andrew Philpott) and Gordeno on keyboards.

Discography

  • Speak & Spell
    Speak & Spell (album)

    Speak & Spell is the debut album from the British synthpop group Depeche Mode, recorded and released in 1981. The album peaked at no.10 in the UK Album Charts....
     (1981)
  • A Broken Frame
    A Broken Frame

    A Broken Frame is the second studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1982. The album was written entirely by Martin Gore and recorded after the departure of Vince Clarke, who had left the band to form Yazoo with singer Alison Moyet....
     (1982)
  • Construction Time Again
    Construction Time Again

    Construction Time Again is the third studio album by the British synthpop band Depeche Mode, released in 1983. This was the first Depeche Mode album with Alan Wilder, who composed the songs "Two Minute Warning" and "The Landscape Is Changing" ....
     (1983)
  • Some Great Reward
    Some Great Reward

    Some Great Reward is the fourth album by the British electronic group Depeche Mode, released in 1984. The album peaked at No. 5 in the UK....
     (1984)
  • Black Celebration
    Black Celebration

    Black Celebration is the fifth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on March 17, 1986, it further cemented the darkening sound that was initially hinted towards on their album Construction Time Again....
     (1986)
  • Music for the Masses
    Music for the Masses

    Music for the Masses is the sixth studio album by Depeche Mode. Released by Mute Records on September 28 1987, it provided the band with mainstream success in the United States for the first time since Some Great Reward, and the new styles of music that appeared on the album and its predecessor Black Celebration formed the founda...
     (1987)
  • Violator
    Violator (album)

    Violator is the seventh album by the England electrorock group Depeche Mode, released by Mute Records in 1990. Preceded by the hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" , Violator propelled the band into international stardom....
     (1990)
  • Songs of Faith and Devotion
    Songs of Faith and Devotion

    Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth studio album by Depeche Mode, first released in March 1993. The album incorporated more guitar textures than previous releases....
     (1993)
  • Ultra
    Ultra (album)

    Ultra is Depeche Mode's ninth full-length album, which was released by Mute Records on . The album is the first after the departure of Alan Wilder from the band, who left to focus on his solo project Recoil ....
     (1997)
  • Exciter
    Exciter (album)

    Exciter is Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, which was released on 14 May 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums....
     (2001)
  • Playing the Angel
    Playing the Angel

    Playing the Angel, released on 17 October 2005, is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode. It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour....
     (2005)
  • Sounds of the Universe
    Sounds of the Universe

    Sounds of the Universe is the upcoming twelfth full-length album by Depeche Mode, to be released in Germany on 17 April 2009, internationally on 20 April, and on 21 April in the US and Canada....
     (2009)


See also

  • Depeche Mode tours
    Depeche Mode tours

    The following are a list of Depeche Mode tours which they have done since 1981 to the present. Note that some performances in 1980 were when they were still called "Composition of Sound" or weren't part of a full-length tour, so they aren't listed here....
  • List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart


Footnotes

Depeche Mode Announce Track Listing For New Album "Sounds Of The Universe'"

Further reading

  • Corbijn, Anton. Depeche Mode: Strangers. Prentice Hall, 1990. ISBN 0-7119-2493-7
  • Malins, Steve. Depeche Mode : A Biography. Cooper Square Press, 2001. ISBN 0-8154-1142-1
  • Thompson, Dave. Depeche Mode : Some Great Reward. Pan Macmillan, 1995. ISBN 0-283-06243-6
  • Zill, Didi. Depeche Mode. Photographs 1982-87. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2004. ISBN 3-89602-491-4


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