Depeche Mode is an English band founded in 1980, originally from Basildon, … Read Full Bio ↴Depeche Mode is an English band founded in 1980, originally from Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands that emerged during the 80s, particularly from the new wave/new romantic era. The band name is derived from a French fashion magazine, Dépêche mode, which means "fashion dispatch."
The band has been highly influential in the electronic dance music scene, especially synthpop, techno, and trance, partly due to their innovative work, recording techniques, and use of sampling. Their most successful album is arguably 1990's Violator, which reached the #2 position in the UK, #7 in the US, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band has released a long series of high-charting singles over their three-decades long career. Enjoy the Silence is their most recognized song and one of history's most covered songs.
The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke. In December 1981, Clarke left the band and later formed Yazoo, The Assembly, and Erasure. Alan Wilder joined the group initially in January 1982 as a live keyboardist but became an official member in December 1982. He left in mid-1995 to fully concentrate on his Recoil project, and the band continued as a trio. In 2010 Wilder re-joined Depeche Mode on stage after 16 years for a performance of Somebody during a show at London's Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Depeche Mode's origins date back to 1977, when Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band called No Romance in China, with Clarke on vocals and guitar and Fletcher on bass. 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. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Clarke heard him perform at a local scout hut jam session, singing to a rendition of David Bowie's "Heroes" and Depeche Mode was born.
While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, Daniel Miller, the founder of Mute Records, approached the band, who proposed a verbal contract. The result was their first single, Dreaming of Me, recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981, reaching number 57 in the UK charts and followed soon by a real contract with Mute.
To date, Depeche Mode have released:
15 studio albums: Speak & Spell (1981), A Broken Frame (1982), Construction Time Again (1983), Some Great Reward (1984), Black Celebration (1986), Music For the Masses (1987), Violator (1990), Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993), Ultra (1997), Exciter (2001), Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013), Spirit (2017), and Memento Mori (2023);
8 compilations: People Are People (1984), The Singles 81-85 (1985), Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985), Greatest Hits (1987), The Singles 86>98 (1998), Remixes 81-04 (2004), The Best Of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006), The Complete Depeche Mode (2006);
5 live albums: 101 (1989), Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993), Recording the Angel (a series of live recordings; 2006), Tour Of The Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (2009) and Live In Berlin (Soundtrack) (2014) ;
Over 50 singles: including Just Can't Get Enough, Everything Counts, People Are People, Master and Servant, Shake the Disease, Stripped, A Question of Time, Strangelove, Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, World in My Eyes, Policy of Truth, I Feel You, Walking in My Shoes, In Your Room, Barrel of a Gun, It's No Good, Home, Dream On, Freelove, Precious, Wrong and Heaven ;
14 live / video collections (VHS/DVD/Blu-ray): The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg (1985), Some Great Videos (1985), Strange (1988), 101 (1989), Strange Too (1990), Devotional (1993), The Videos 86>98 (1998), One Night in Paris (2002), The Videos 86>98 (2002), Touring the Angel: Live in Milan (2006), The Best of - Volume 1 (2006), Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09 (2009), Live in Berlin (2014) and Video Singles Collection (2016)
The band has been highly influential in the electronic dance music scene, especially synthpop, techno, and trance, partly due to their innovative work, recording techniques, and use of sampling. Their most successful album is arguably 1990's Violator, which reached the #2 position in the UK, #7 in the US, and sold over 8 million copies worldwide. The band has released a long series of high-charting singles over their three-decades long career. Enjoy the Silence is their most recognized song and one of history's most covered songs.
The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Vince Clarke. In December 1981, Clarke left the band and later formed Yazoo, The Assembly, and Erasure. Alan Wilder joined the group initially in January 1982 as a live keyboardist but became an official member in December 1982. He left in mid-1995 to fully concentrate on his Recoil project, and the band continued as a trio. In 2010 Wilder re-joined Depeche Mode on stage after 16 years for a performance of Somebody during a show at London's Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Depeche Mode's origins date back to 1977, when Vince Clarke and Andrew Fletcher formed a band called No Romance in China, with Clarke on vocals and guitar and Fletcher on bass. 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. Dave Gahan joined the band in 1980 after Clarke heard him perform at a local scout hut jam session, singing to a rendition of David Bowie's "Heroes" and Depeche Mode was born.
While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, Daniel Miller, the founder of Mute Records, approached the band, who proposed a verbal contract. The result was their first single, Dreaming of Me, recorded in December 1980 and released in February 1981, reaching number 57 in the UK charts and followed soon by a real contract with Mute.
To date, Depeche Mode have released:
15 studio albums: Speak & Spell (1981), A Broken Frame (1982), Construction Time Again (1983), Some Great Reward (1984), Black Celebration (1986), Music For the Masses (1987), Violator (1990), Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993), Ultra (1997), Exciter (2001), Playing the Angel (2005), Sounds of the Universe (2009), Delta Machine (2013), Spirit (2017), and Memento Mori (2023);
8 compilations: People Are People (1984), The Singles 81-85 (1985), Catching Up with Depeche Mode (1985), Greatest Hits (1987), The Singles 86>98 (1998), Remixes 81-04 (2004), The Best Of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006), The Complete Depeche Mode (2006);
5 live albums: 101 (1989), Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (1993), Recording the Angel (a series of live recordings; 2006), Tour Of The Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (2009) and Live In Berlin (Soundtrack) (2014) ;
Over 50 singles: including Just Can't Get Enough, Everything Counts, People Are People, Master and Servant, Shake the Disease, Stripped, A Question of Time, Strangelove, Never Let Me Down Again, Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, World in My Eyes, Policy of Truth, I Feel You, Walking in My Shoes, In Your Room, Barrel of a Gun, It's No Good, Home, Dream On, Freelove, Precious, Wrong and Heaven ;
14 live / video collections (VHS/DVD/Blu-ray): The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg (1985), Some Great Videos (1985), Strange (1988), 101 (1989), Strange Too (1990), Devotional (1993), The Videos 86>98 (1998), One Night in Paris (2002), The Videos 86>98 (2002), Touring the Angel: Live in Milan (2006), The Best of - Volume 1 (2006), Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09 (2009), Live in Berlin (2014) and Video Singles Collection (2016)
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Depeche Mode Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Depeche Mode:
"Wrong" I was born with the wrong sign In the wrong house With…
(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me Set me free Remotivate me Set me burning After years in dee…
-ONLY WHEN I LOSE MYSELF - It's only when I lose myself with someone else That I…
/ Painkiller Come back to the land Let me see you Stripped down to…
01. Black Celebration Let's have a black celebration Black Celebration Tonight To …
01. Something to Do My little girl Won't you come with me Come with me And te…
04 Its no good I'm going to take my time I have all the time…
06. A Question of Time I've got to get to you first Before they do It's just…
08. If You Want Working week's come to its end Party time is here again Ever…
09-i feel loved It's the dark night of my soul And temptation's taking hold …
1 Dream On [Chorus] Can you feel a little love Can you feel a…
10 Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in In…
16. One caress Well, I'm down on my knees again And I pray to…
1Never Let Me Down Again I'm taking a ride With my best friend I hope he never…
2 Minute Warning We're lying by the orange sky Two million miles across the…
5 Black Day Celebrate the fact That we've seen the back Of another black…
A Pain I I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That I Am Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That I M Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That I'm Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That Im Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That I`m Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Pain That Im Used To I'm not sure what I'm looking for anymore I just know…
A Photograph of You What good is a photograph of you? Every time I look…
A Question of Lust Fragile, like a baby in your arms Be gentle with me,…
A Question of Time I've got to get to you first Before they do It's just…
All That I know it's hard to reach you I know it's hard…
Alone I was there when you needed me most I was there…
Always The well is dry and the spring runs shallow The sun…
Always You My love, the world's upside down My love, no solid ground My…
And Then Let's take a map of the world Tear it into pieces All…
And Then... Let's take a map of the world Tear it into pieces All…
Angel The angel of love was upon me And Lord, I felt…
Any Second Now She remembered all the shadows and the doubts The same film …
Are People People People are people, so why should it be? You and I…
Are People People (Adrian On-U-Sound Sherwood) People are people so why should it be You and I…
Are People People? People are people, so why should it be? You and I…
Barrel of a Gun Do you mean this horny creep Set upon weary feet Who looks…
Before We Drown I've been thinking I could come back home So how would…
Behind the Wheel My little girl, drive anywhere Do what you want I don't care…
Behind the Wheel (Aliens SciFi remix) My little girl Drive anywhere Do what you want I don't care …
Behind the Wheel / Route 66 My little girl Drive anywhere Do what you want I don't ca…
Behind_the_wheel My little girl, drive anywhere Do what you want I don't care…
Better Days What are you hiding from? You are part of the sum What…
Black Celebration Let's have a black celebration Black celebration Tonight To…
Black Celebration (remix 99) Black celebration (Black) Black celebration (Black) Black L…
Black Day Celebrate the fact That we've seen the back Of another black…
Blasphemous Rumours Girl of sixteen Whole life ahead of her Slashed her wrists …
Blue Dress Put it on And don't say a word Put it on The one…
Boys Say Go Boys say go Boys say go Boys say go Boys say go You don't…
Breathe I heard a rumour They travel far You know what it's like The…
Breathing in Fumes Nothing of this I taste when we kiss Come back to the…
Broken If you want control without any pain How long will you…
But not tonigh Oh God, it's raining But I'm not complaining It's filling me…
But Not Tonight (Extended Remi Oh God, it's raining But I'm not complaining It's filling …
But Not Tonight (extended remix) Oh God, it's raining But I'm not complaining It's filling me…
Caroline's Monkey Caroline knows how fragile we are With hope as our faith,…
Christmas Island [ INSTRUMENTAL ]…
Clean Clean, the cleanest I've been An end to the tears and…
Comatose Comatose, almost You've got me dreaming Slipping in and slid…
Come Back Come back, come back to me I'll be waiting patiently Come ba…
Condemnation Condemnation Tried Here on the stand with the book in my han…
Corrupt I could corrupt you in a heartbeat You think you're so…
Cover Me I've felt better I've been up all night I can feel it…
Damaged People We're damaged people Drawn together By subtleties that we ar…
Dangerous The things you do, aren't good for my health The moves…
Dangerous (Hazchemix) The things you do Aren't good for my health The moves you…
Darkest Star Oh you sad one Playing the Angel Isn't so easy where you're…
Dead of Night We're the horniest boys With the corniest ploys Who take the…
Death Well, I'm knocking on Death's door Will I take my rest,…
Death's Door (Jazz mix) Well I'm knocking on Death's door Will I take my rest Among…
Depeche Mode My little girl Drive anywhere Do what you want I don't care …
Depeche Mode / Painkiller Come back to the land Let me see you Stripped down to…
Dirt Ooh, I've been dirt And I don't care Ooh, I've been dirt …
Don't Say You Love Me You'll be the killer I'll be the corpse You'll be the thrill…
Dream On Can you feel a little love? As your bony fingers…
Dream On (Dave Clarke acoustic version) As your bony fingers close around me Long and spindly Death …
Dream On (guitar intro) Can you feel a little love? As your bony fingers close…
Dreaming of Me Light switch, man switch Film was broken only then All the n…
Dressed in Black She's dressed in black again And I'm falling down again Down…
Enjoy the Silence Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into …
Enjoy The Silence (Hands & Fe Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in In…
Enjoy the Silence (reinterpreted by Mike Shinoda) Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in Into …
Enjoy The Silence-Reinterpreted Words like violence Break the silence Come crashing in In…
Eternal Oh little one I will protect you And surround you with my…
Everthing Counts The handshake seals the contract From the contract there's …
Everything Counts The handshake seals the contract from the contract There's n…
Everything Counts (Bomb the Bass) The handshake Seals a contract From the contract There's no …
Everything counts (live The handshake seals the contract from the contract There's n…
Everything Counts (live) The handshake seals the contract From the contract there's n…
Everything Counts (Long Versio The handshake Seals the contract From the contract There'…
Everything Counts (original 1983 mix) The handshake Seals a contract From the contract There's no …
Everything counts live The handshake seals the contract from the contract There's n…
Excerpt: From My Secret Garden Depeche Mode A Broken Frame Further Excerpts From My Secret …
Fail People Do we call this trying? We're hopeless Forget the den…
Feel you I feel you, your sun it shines I feel you, within…
Flexible Fame can have a strange effect Money can have a strange…
Fly on My Windscreen Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen For …
Fly On The Windscreen Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen For a …
fly on the windscreen final (Oh thank you) Death is everywhere There are flies on the w…
Fly On The Windscreen (Extend Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen For a …
Fly on the Windscreen-Final Death is everywhere There are flies on the windscreen For …
Fools Don't know the reason why I Think I've been here before This…
Fragile Tension There's a fragile tension That's keeping us going It may…
Free I will never be free I shall never be released From the…
Free Love If you've been hiding from love If you've been hiding from…
Freelove If you've been hiding from love If you've been hiding from…
Freestate I can hear your soul crying Listen to your spirit sighing I…
Get right wirh me Get right with me I will have faith in man That is…
Get The Balance Right There's more besides the joyrides Little house in the countr…
Get The Balance Right! [Comb.. There's more besides joyrides Little house in the countrysi…
Ghost I'm the ghost in your house Calling your name My memory ling…
Ghosts Again Wasted feelings Broken meanings Time is fleeting See what it…
Going Backwards We are not there yet We have not evolved We have no…
Goodbye It was you that took my soul And threw it in…
Goodnight Lovers (Shh) Here, somewhere in the heart of me There is still a…
Halo You wear guilt Like shackles on your feet Like a halo in…
Halo (Goldfrapp remix) You wear guilt like shackles on your feet Like a halo…
Happens All the Time No need to feel ashamed There's nothing to be gained…
Happiest Girl Happiest girl I ever knew Happiest girl I ever knew Wanted …
Heaven Ooh Sometimes I slide away Silently I slowly lose myself Ov…
Here Is The House Here is the house where it all happens Those tender moments,…
Heroes (originally by David Bowie) I, I will be king And you, you…
Higher Love I can taste more than feel This burning inside is so…
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