"Stripped"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Black Celebration
Released	February 10, 1986
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded	1986
Genre	Synthpop
Length	7" - 3:47 12" - 6:40
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s)	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Chart positions
#15 (UK)
Professional reviews
allmusic link
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's Called a Heart" (1985)	"Stripped" (1986)	"A Question of Lust" (1986)

"Stripped" is Depeche Mode's fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration. "Stripped" was the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. 12 cover of the 1986 Depeche Mode single Stripped This image is the cover of an album or 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 is a synth rock band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... 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 . ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year 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. ... A songwriter is someone who writes, in part or in full, the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Depeche Mode is a synth rock band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... 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). ... Gareth Jones is: Gareth Jones, actor (d. ... 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. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Depeche Mode is a synth rock band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... Its Called a Heart is Depeche Modes fourteenth UK single (released on September 16, 1985), and was not released on an actual studio album but was released on the compilation The Singles (81-85) in the same year, along with Shake the Disease. The American version of The... This article is about the year. ... 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. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Depeche Mode is a synth rock band from the town of Basildon, England, originally founded in 1980. ... February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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 . ...

The band's US label Sire Records, however, decided to use the B-side "But Not Tonight" in the soundtrack to the movie Modern Girls and release it as a bonus track to Black Celebration. As a result, the single was flipped, and released as "But Not Tonight" in the United States. The single did not chart. Despite being a fan favorite, the band were not happy with this decision, seeing "But Not Tonight" as a useless poppy track recorded in less than a day. ... American record label, Sire Records Company was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... Modern Girls is a 1986 comedy movie, starring Cynthia Gibb, Virginia Madsen, Daphne Zuniga, Clayton Rohner and Chris Nash. ... 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 . ...

The other two B-Sides are "Breathing in Fumes" and "Black Day". "Breathing in Fumes" is a new song using samples from "Stripped", mixed by the band and Thomas Stiehler. "Black Day" is an acoustic version of "Black Celebration" sung by Martin Gore, and is co-written by him, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller. (The only DM song with Daniel Miller as writer) Martin Gore, circa 1990. ... Alan Wilder, circa 2000. ... 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). ...

The music video for "Stripped" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Peter Care. The music video for "But Not Tonight" was directed by Tamra Davis and is available in multiple versions.

Track Listings

7": Mute / Bong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped" (3:47)
2. "But Not Tonight" (4:15)

12": Mute / 12Bong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:40)
2. "But Not Tonight [Extended Remix]" (5:11)
3. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:04)
4. "Fly on the Windscreen [Quiet Mix]" (4:23)
5. "Black Day" (2:34)

CD: Mute / CDBong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped [7" Version]" (3:53)
2. "But Not Tonight [7" Version]" (4:17)
3. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:42)
4. "But Not Tonight [Extended Remix]" (5:14)
5. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:06)
6. "Fly on the Windscreen [Quiet Mix]" (4:25)
7. "Black Day" (2:37)

The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations

But Not Tonight

7": Sire / 7-28564 (US)

Cover for "But Not Tonight" (7")

1. "But Not Tonight [US 7" Version]" [*] (3:54)
2. "Stripped [7" Version]" (3:59)

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12": Sire / 0-20578 (US)

1. "But Not Tonight [US Extended Mix]" [*] (6:17)
2. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:04)
3. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:41)
4. "Black Day" (2:35)

[*] The 7" and 12" versions on the US "But Not Tonight" single are different versions than used on the UK singles.

All songs written by Martin L. Gore except "Black Day" which is written by him, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller Martin Lee Gore (born July 23, 1961 in London, England) has been a member of the band Depeche Mode since their inception. ... Alan Wilder, circa 2000. ... 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). ...

Notable Covers

• A 1998 cover version of "Stripped" was recorded by the German band Rammstein, and released as a single, as well as on the For the Masses compilation and some versions of Sehnsucht. The only real difference in the lyrics is that in the chorus "Let me see you Stripped down to the bone" is shortened to simply "Let me see you Stripped".

• In 2001, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots covered "But Not Tonight" for the soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie.

• In 2004, German techno band Scooter covered "Stripped" on their album "Mind The Gap".

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External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site