"A Question of Time"
Single by Depeche Mode from the album Black Celebration
Released	August 11, 1986
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Synthpop
Length	7" - 4:04 12" - 6:38
Label	Mute Records
Producer	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Chart positions
#17 (UK)
Professional reviews
allmusic n/a
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"A Question of Lust" (1986)	"A Question of Time" (1986)	"Strangelove" (1987)

"A Question of Time" is Depeche Mode's seventeenth UK single, released on August 11, 1986, following the similarly titled "A Question of Lust" single. In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-side, often accompanied by several B-sides, usually remixes or other songs. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... Black Celebration was released in 1986 by the British group Depeche Mode, which futher cemented their darkening sound that was lightly introduced with their album Construction Time Again . ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A gramophone record, (also phonograph record - often simply record) is an analog sound recording medium: a flat disc rotating at a constant angular velocity, with inscribed spiral grooves in which a stylus or needle rides. ... CD may stand for: Compact Disc Canadian Forces Decoration Cash Dispenser (at least used in Japan) CD LPMud Driver Centrum-Demokraterne (Centre Democrats of Denmark) Certificate of Deposit České Dráhy (Czech Railways) Chad (NATO country code) Chalmers Datorförening (computer club of the Chalmers University of Technology) a 1960s... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Synthpop is a style of popular music in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) is (among many other tasks) primarily responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for mass production and commercial release. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... The Normal is the name English film editor Daniel Miller used, in 1978 for his 45rpm single T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette (which was inspired by J.G. Ballards novel Crash). ... Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... A Question of Lust is Depeche Modes sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Depeche Mode were originally founded in 1980 as a synth rock band in the town of Basildon, England. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Question of Lust is Depeche Modes sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986. ...

The 7" remix of "A Question of Time" might be more different from it's album version than any other Depeche Mode single, along with Strangelove, Behind the Wheel, In Your Room and Freelove. The once somewhat slow-paced industrial song is now a fast-paced techno dance track.

There is no new track for a B-Side, just a remix of "Black Celebration" and various live tracks.

The music video for "A Question of Time" is the first DM video to be directed by Anton Corbijn and brought forth a big relationship with him and the band which still lasts to this day. It was included on the Strange video and The Videos 86-98. Anton Corbijn (born May 20, 1955 in Strijen, the Netherlands) is a photographer who is also well known for directing music videos, including Depeche Modes late 1989 clip Personal Jesus and Nirvanas Heart-Shaped Box (1993). ...

Track Listings

7": Mute / 7Bong12 (UK)

1. "A Question of Time [Remix]" (4:04)
2. "Black Celebration [Live]" (6:05)

12": Mute / 12Bong12 (UK)

1. "A Question of Time [Extended]" (6:38)
2. "Black Celebration [Live]" (6:05)
3. "Something to Do [Live]" (3:50)
4. "Stripped [Live]" (6:21)

12": Mute / L12Bong12 (UK)

1. "A Question of Time [New Town Remix]" (6:59)
2. "A Question of Time [Live Remix]" (4:10)
3. "Black Celebration [Black Tulip Mix]" (6:32)
4. "More Than A Party [Live Remix]" (5:05)

CD: Mute / CDBong12 (UK)

1. "A Question of Time [Remix]" (4:04)
2. "Black Celebration [Live]" (6:05)
3. "Something to Do [Live]" (3:50)
4. "Stripped [Live]" (6:21)
5. "More Than A Party [Live]" (5:07)
6. "A Question of Time [Extended]" (6:38)
7. "Black Celebration [Black Tulip Mix]" (6:32)
8. "A Question of Time [New Town Remix] / A Question of Time [Live]" (11:08)

The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations
"A Question of Time [New Town Remix]" and "A Question of Time [Live]" were always one track, but only on the CD is it labeled as such.

12": Sire / 0-20530 (US)

1. "A Question of Time [Extended]" (6:38)
2. "Something to Do [Live]" (3:50)
3. "A Question of Lust [Minimal]" (6:47)
4. "Black Celebration [Live]" (6:05)

• "A Question of Lust [Minimal]" is falsely titled "A Question of Lust [Extended Version]"
• Double A-Side with "A Question of Lust"

All songs written by Martin L. Gore
All live tracks were recorded at the Birmingham N.E.C., on April 10th, 1986. Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in London, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since their inception. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External Links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site