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The single became Depeche Mode's breakthrough hit in the UK, peaking at #11. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On 25 June 1981, the band performed "New Life" during their debut on the BBC 's Top of the Pops . The band would perform the song twice more on the show, on 16 July and 30 July 1981.
The dark themes and moods of Depeche Mode's lyrics and music have been enjoyed by several heavy metal artists, and the band influenced acts such as Marilyn Manson and Deftones. [194] Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails also cited Depeche Mode, in particular their 1986 album Black Celebration, as a major influence on his beginnings. [155]
"Get the Balance Right!" is the seventh single by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 31 January 1983. [3] Recorded at Blackwing Studios in December 1982, it is the first Depeche Mode single with Alan Wilder as an official band member; Wilder also co-wrote the B-side track "The Great Outdoors!"
On 19 December 2006, Depeche Mode's back catalogue was released on the iTunes Store as The Complete Depeche Mode. On 3 December 2009, Sounds of the Universe was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album. They received a second nomination for the video "Wrong": for Best Short Form Music Video at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Speak & Spell is the debut studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode.It was released on 5 October 1981, [6] or possibly 29 October 1981, [7] by Mute Records.It was the band's only album to feature Vince Clarke, and is much lighter in tone than their subsequent releases.
Alan Charles Wilder (born 1 June 1959) is an English musician, composer, arranger, record producer and member of the electronic band Depeche Mode from 1982 to 1995. After his departure from the band, the musical project Recoil became his primary musical enterprise, which initially started as a side project to Depeche Mode in 1986.
Kory Grow of Rolling Stone stated, " 'Before We Drown', cowritten by Gahan, drummer Christian Eigner and multi-instrumentalist Peter Gordeno (members of Depeche Mode's touring lineup), builds tension minute after minute, as Gahan sings, 'First we stand up, then we fall down/We have to move forward, before we drown'.
"A Pain That I'm Used To" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It is the opening track on their eleventh studio album, Playing the Angel (2005). It was released as the album's second single on 12 December 2005 through Mute Records .