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Violator is Depeche Mode's seventh full-length album. It was released by Mute Records on March 19, 1990. The album is notable for propelling the band into stardom with the hits "Personal Jesus", which was actually released six months before Violator, and "Enjoy the Silence". This album is seen by many fans as the third in the band's triptych of top albums. In 2003, the album was ranked number 342 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. It is also seen as a watershed album in terms of both production and song quality by fans, critics and the band itself. Cover of the Depeche Mode album Violator. ...
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Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ...
101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ...
Songs of Faith and Devotion is Depeche Modes eighth full-length album, which was released on March 22, 1993. ...
Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ...
Mute Records is a record label formed in 1978 by Daniel Miller primarily to release his own single, T.V.O.D./Warm Leatherette, under the moniker The Normal. ...
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It was supported by the 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. ...
2006 re-release As part of Mute's 2006 reissue schedule, Violator was re-released as a Hybrid SACD/CD + DVD package on 3 April, 2006 which included and 5.1 surround mixes of all Violator album tracks. The six B-sides to the Violator singles - "Dangerous", "Memphisto", "Sibeling", "Kaleid", "Happiest Girl", and "Sea Of Sin" - also appear, albeit without the surround sound treatment. The reissue didn't reach the US till the 6th of June, 2006. The US version lacked the hybrid SACD/CD and instead just had a CD, but the DVD was included, and was identical to the European DVD. A 32-minute short film entitled Depeche Mode 1989-90 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars) and featured interviews with the band (including Alan), Daniel Miller, Flood, François Kevorkian (who mixed the album), Anton Corbijn (who directed the music videos and did the album's photography/cover), and others. It also includes news footage from the infamous "riot" in Los Angeles which gave the band media publicity the day before Violator came out. The band were scheduled to do autographs in an LA music store, and the line reached into the 10,000's. The event had to be cancelled shortly after it began due to problems keeping the line in order. Unfortunately, the documentary lacked footage from the World Violation Tour, but did have information about it. For example, interviews regarding the soldout Dodger Stadium shows. There is also footage from Strange Too, notably clips from the music videos for "Halo" and "Clean". Daniel Miller is a researcher and lecturer at the University College London (UCL) department of anthropology. ...
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François Kevorkian François Kevorkian, alias François K, (born January 10, 1954) is a French-born US DJ, remixer, producer and record label owner. ...
Anton Corbijn (pronounced ) (born May 20, 1955) is a photographer from Strijen in the Netherlands. ...
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Strange Too is the third music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring more videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1990. ...
A caption at the end of the film reveals Violator has sold 7.5m copies worldwide. In an episode of Al Bundy from 1993 a band member of a fictional band which plays at the Bundy house is wearing a black t-shirt with the red rose symbol and the name of Violator The remastered album was released on "deluxe" vinyl 2 March 2007 in Germany and 5 March 2007 internationally. March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (62nd in leap years). ...
March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (65th in leap years). ...
Track listing 1990 release: Mute / Stumm 64 - "World in My Eyes" – 4:26
- "Sweetest Perfection" – 4:43
- "Personal Jesus" – 4:56
- "Halo" – 4:30
- "Waiting for the Night" – 6:07
- "Enjoy the Silence" – 6:12
- "Policy of Truth" – 4:55
- "Blue Dress" – 5:41
- "Clean" – 5:28
World in My Eyes is Depeche Modes twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator. ...
Personal Jesus is Depeche Modes twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Policy of Truth is Depeche Modes twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. ...
2006 re-release Mute: DM CD 7 (CD/SACD + DVD) / CDX STUMM 64 (CD/SACD) - Disc 1 is a hybrid SACD/CD with a multi-channel SACD layer.
- Disc 2 is a DVD which includes "Violator" in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo plus bonus tracks
- "World in My Eyes" – 4:26
- "Sweetest Perfection" – 4:43
- "Personal Jesus" – 4:56
- "Halo" – 4:30
- "Waiting for the Night" – 6:07
- "Enjoy the Silence" – 6:12
- "Policy of Truth" – 4:55
- "Blue Dress" – 5:41
- "Clean" – 5:28
Bonus Tracks (in PCM Stereo): - "Dangerous" – 4:22
- "Memphisto" – 4:03
- "Sibeling" – 3:18
- "Kaleid" – 4:18
- "Happiest Girl [Jack Mix]" – 4:58
- "Sea Of Sin [Tonal Mix]" – 4:46
Additional Material: - "Depeche Mode 89-91 (If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars)" [32'28" video]
Unlisted songs - "Crucified" (Short track at the end of "Enjoy the Silence". During the song you can hear the distorted voice of Andy Fletcher utter the word "CRUCIFIED". Also known as Interlude 2)
- "Interlude 3" (Short instrumental at the end of "Blue Dress". Unlike "Mission Impossible" (from Music for the Masses) and "Crucified", it does not have a nickname other than "Interlude 3")
- All songs written by Martin Gore
- Dave Gahan sings lead vocals on all songs except "Sweetest Perfection" and "Blue Dress", which Martin sings. However, Gore's background vocals can be heard throughout the entire album. The interludes are instrumental.
Music for the Masses is the sixth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
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David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, England) is the lead singer for Depeche Mode. ...
Singles - "Personal Jesus" (29 August, 1989)
- "Enjoy the Silence" (05 February, 1990)
- "Policy of Truth" (07 May, 1990)
- "World in My Eyes" (17 September, 1990)
Personal Jesus is Depeche Modes twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Policy of Truth is Depeche Modes twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. ...
World in My Eyes is Depeche Modes twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator. ...
Miscellanea - It has been said that the original title for "Waiting For The Night" was "Waiting For The Night To Fall" and that the printing for the Violator cover accidentally erased the rest of the title. Alan Wilder claims it is not true.[1] However, the band's official web site claims it is.
External links | v • d • e Depeche Mode | David Gahan | Martin Gore | Andrew Fletcher Vince Clarke | Alan Wilder | | Discography | | Studio albums: Speak & Spell | A Broken Frame | Construction Time Again | Some Great Reward | Black Celebration | Music for the Masses | Violator | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Ultra | Exciter | Playing the Angel Depeche Mode are an electronic band formed in 1980 in Essex, England. ...
David Gahan (born May 9, 1962 in Epping, Essex, England) is the baritone lead-singer for English synth pop Band, Depeche Mode. ...
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Andrew John Fletcher (known as Fletch) , was born on 8 July 1961 in Nottingham, England. ...
Vince Clarke (born Vincent John Martin, South Woodford, Essex, England, July 3, 1960) is an English pop musician and songwriter, who has been involved with a number of successful pop groups, including Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and Erasure. ...
Alan Wilder, circa 2000. ...
The Depeche Mode discography contains the 11 studio albums, 44 singles, and a variety of compilations, released by the band dating back to their earliest commercial release in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...
Speak and Spell is Depeche Modes debut studio album. ...
A Broken Frame is Depeche Modes second proper studio album and was released on September 27, 1982. ...
Released by Depeche Mode in 1983, this album saw two shifts in DMs sound. ...
Some Great Reward is pop music band Depeche Modes fourth proper studio album, released September 24, 1984 on the Mute Records label in the UK and on October 29, 1984 on the Sire Records label in the USA. // Track listing Something to Do (3:47) Lie to Me (5...
Black Celebration is the fifth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
Music for the Masses is the sixth proper studio album by Depeche Mode. ...
Songs of Faith and Devotion is Depeche Modes eighth full-length album, which was released on March 22, 1993. ...
Ultra is Depeche Modes ninth full-length album, which was released on April 15, 1997. ...
Exciter is Depeche Modes tenth full-length album, which was released on May 14, 2001 in the UK and May 15 in the US. It uses more digital music technology compared to their other albums. ...
Playing the Angel is the eleventh full-length album by Depeche Mode and was released 17 October 2005. ...
Compilations: People Are People | The Singles 81>85 | Catching Up with Depeche Mode | The Singles 86>98 | Remixes 81 - 04 | The Best Of, Volume 1 | The Complete Depeche Mode People Are People is a compilation album released in North America by Depeche Mode on July 2, 1984 to capitalize on the successful radio play of the song People Are People, which was a single from the bands upcoming album Some Great Reward. ...
The Singles 81>85 is a singles compilation album released October 15, 1985 by Depeche Mode. ...
Catching Up With Depeche Mode is a compilation released only in North America by British band Depeche Mode on November 11, 1985. ...
The correct title of this article is The Singles 86>98. ...
Remixes 81 - 04 was released on October 25, 2004 It is the first release by Depeche Mode since Daniel Millers independent label Mute Records was acquired by industry major EMI in 2002. ...
The Best Of, Volume 1 is the fifth compilation album by British synthpop group Depeche Mode The album was released 13 November 2006 by Mute Records (see 2006 in British music). ...
The Complete Depeche Mode is a digital box set by Depeche Mode, released exclusively online in the iTunes Music Store on December 19, 2006. ...
Live Albums: 101 | Songs of Faith and Devotion Live | Recording the Angel 101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ...
Songs of Faith and Devotion Live is Depeche Modes live album recorded during their worldwide Devotional tour, and was released December 6, 1993. ...
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Tribute Albums: For the Masses | A Techno Tribute to Depeche Mode | Color Theory presents Depeche Mode For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album of Depeche Mode songs, specifically the works of Martin Gore; the fact that no songs by Vince Clarke or Alan Wilder were chosen was not a coincidence. ...
A Techno Tribute to Depeche Mode is a 2001 tribute album of Depeche Mode songs. ...
Color Theory presents Depeche Mode is an tribute album by Brian Hazards Color Theory, published in 2003 as a one-man effort based in covers from british electronical band Depeche Mode. ...
Singles: Dreaming of Me | New Life | Just Can't Get Enough | See You | The Meaning of Love | Leave in Silence | Get the Balance Right | Everything Counts | Love, in Itself | People Are People | Master and Servant | Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody | Shake the Disease | It's Called a Heart | Stripped/ But Not Tonight | A Question of Lust | A Question of Time | Strangelove | Never Let Me Down Again | Behind the Wheel | Little 15 | Everything Counts (Live) | Personal Jesus | Enjoy the Silence | Policy of Truth | World in My Eyes | I Feel You | Walking in My Shoes | Condemnation | In Your Room | Barrel of a Gun | It's No Good | Home | Useless | Only When I Lose Myself | Dream On | I Feel Loved | Freelove | Goodnight Lovers | Enjoy the Silence 04 | Precious | A Pain That I'm Used To | Suffer Well | John the Revelator / Lilian | Martyr Dreaming of Me is the debut single by Depeche Mode originally released on February 20, 1981 in the UK. There were two versions of the song. ...
New Life is the second UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on June 13, 1981. ...
A song by Depeche Mode Reached number 8 in the UK Singles Charts in 1981 - Avalible on Speak & Spell and The Singles 1981-1985 A remix by Daniel Miller is avalible on the album Remixes 81-04. ...
See You is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on January 29, 1982. ...
The Meaning of Love is the fifth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on April 26, 1982. ...
Leave in Silence is the sixth UK single by Depeche Mode originally released on August 16, 1982. ...
Get the Balance Right is the seventh single by Depeche Mode originally released on January 31, 1983. ...
Everything Counts is Depeche Modes eighth UK single (released on July 11, 1983) and third US single (released on November 2, 1983), from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ...
Love, In Itself is Depeche Modes ninth UK single (released on September 19, 1983) and the final single for the Construction Time Again album. ...
People Are People is Depeche Modes tenth UK single (released on March 12, 1984) and the first single for the Some Great Reward album. ...
Master and Servant is Depeche Modes eleventh UK single (released on August 20, 1984) and the second single from the Some Great Reward album. ...
Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody is Depeche Modes twelfth UK single (released on October 29, 1984), from the album Some Great Reward. ...
Shake the Disease is Depeche Modes thirteenth UK single (released on April 29, 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 Its Called a Heart. The American version of The...
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...
Stripped is Depeche Modes fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. ...
A Question of Lust is Depeche Modes sixteenth UK single, released on April 14, 1986. ...
A Question of Time is Depeche Modes seventeenth UK single, released on August 11, 1986, following the similarly titled A Question of Lust single. ...
Strangelove is Depeche Modes eighteenth UK single, released on April 13, 1987, and the first single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. ...
Never Let Me Down Again is Depeche Modes nineteenth UK single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. ...
Behind the Wheel is Depeche Modes twentieth UK single, released on December 28, 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. ...
Little 15 is Depeche Modes twenty-first UK single, released on May 16, 1988, and the fourth single for the album Music for the Masses. ...
Everything Counts is Depeche Modes eighth UK single (released on July 11, 1983) and third US single (released on November 2, 1983), from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again. ...
Personal Jesus is Depeche Modes twenty-third UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the then upcoming album Violator. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Policy of Truth is Depeche Modes twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator. ...
World in My Eyes is Depeche Modes twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator. ...
I Feel You is Depeche Modes twenty-seventh UK single, released on February 15, 1993, and the first single for the then upcoming album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Walking in My Shoes is Depeche Modes twenty-eighth UK single, released on April 26, 1993, and the second single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Condemnation is Depeche Modes twenty-ninth UK single, released on September 13, 1993 (September 14 in the USA), and the third single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
In Your Room is Depeche Modes thirtieth UK single, released on January 10, 1994 (January 18 in the USA), and the fourth and final single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. ...
Barrel of a Gun is Depeche Modes thirty-first UK single, released on February 3, 1997 (January 28 in the USA), and the first single for the then upcoming album Ultra. ...
Its No Good is Depeche Modes thirty-second UK single, released on March 31, 1997 (April 15 in the USA), and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra. ...
Home is Depeche Modes thirty-third UK single, released on June 16, 1997, and the third single for the album Ultra. ...
Useless is Depeche Modes thirty-fourth UK single, released on October 20, 1997, and the fourth and final single for the album Ultra. ...
Only When I Lose Myself is Depeche Modes thirty-fifth UK single, released on May 9th, 1998, exclusive to The Singles 86>98. ...
Dream On is Depeche Modes thirty-sixth UK single, released on April 23rd, 2001 in the UK and April 24th in the US. It is the first single for the then upcoming album Exciter. ...
I Feel Loved is Depeche Modes thirty-seventh UK single, released on July 30, 2001 in the UK and July 31st in the US. It is the second single for the album Exciter. ...
Freelove is Depeche Modes thirty-eighth UK single, released on November 5, 2001 in the UK and December 11th in the US. It is the third single for the album Exciter. ...
Goodnight Lovers is Depeche Modes thirty-ninth UK single, released on February 11, 2001. ...
Enjoy the Silence is Depeche Modes twenty-fourth UK single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the album Violator. ...
Precious is the first single off the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, to be released on October 3rd, 2005 on Mute Records. ...
A Pain That Im 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. ...
Suffer Well is the third single of the album Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode, and the forty-third DM single overall. ...
John the Revelator / Lilian is a double A-sided single by Depeche Mode, released 5 June 2006. ...
Martyr is a future single by Depeche Mode. ...
| | Videography | | Videos: The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg | Some Great Videos | Strange | 101 | Strange Too | Devotional | The Videos 86>98 | One Night in Paris | Touring the Angel: Live in Milan The Depeche Mode discography contains the 11 studio albums, 44 singles, and a variety of compilations, released by the band dating back to their earliest commercial release in 1981 (see 1981 in music). ...
The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg is the first video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1984 Some Great Reward Tour, in Hamburg, Germany. ...
Some Great Videos is the first music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring ten music videos directed by Clive Richardson or Peter Care, released in 1985. ...
Strange is the second music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring the first five Depeche Mode videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1988. ...
101 is a live album and documentary by Depeche Mode released in 1989 chronicling the bands 1988 Music for the Masses U.S. tour, and the final show at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. ...
Strange Too is the third music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring more videos directed by Anton Corbijn, released in 1990. ...
Devotional is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain and Frankfurt, Germany. ...
The Videos 86>98 is a music video compilation by Depeche Mode, featuring almost two dozen music videos directed by a variety of directors, released in 1998. ...
One Night in Paris is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring an entire concert from their 2001 Exciter Tour, filmed in Paris, France to promote the album Exciter. ...
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