Depeche Mode

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Depeche Mode are an English synthpop band, founded in 1980, originally from the town of Basildon, Essex, United Kingdom. They are one of the most enduring and successful bands to have emerged during the 80s, and 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 have been highly influential in the electronic dance music scene, especially synthpop, techno and trance, in part 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 is one of the most covered songs in history. The original line-up was Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke. In December 1981, Clarke left the band and later went on to form 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 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 were born. While playing a live gig at the Bridge House in Canning Town, the band were approached by Daniel Miller, the founder of Mute Records, who proposed them 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: 14 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) and Spirit (2017); 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) . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore, Recoil, Camouflage, Erasure

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Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down Again (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - It's Called A Heart (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Soothe My Soul (Extended - Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Soothe My Soul (Extended - Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Fragile Tension (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Peace (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Peace (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Wrong (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Wrong (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Martyr (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Martyr (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - John the Revelator (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - John the Revelator (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - A Pain That I'm Used To (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Goodnight Lovers (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Goodnight Lovers (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Freelove (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Freelove (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Useless (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Useless (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Home (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Home (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Condemnation (Paris Mix) (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Condemnation (Paris Mix) (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts [Live - from "101"] (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts [Live - from "101"] (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Somebody (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Somebody (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Leave In Silence (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - The Meaning of Love (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - See You (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - See You (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - People Are People [12" Version] (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - People Are People [12" Version] (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - A Question of Lust (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - A Question of Lust (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Strangelove '88 (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Strangelove '88 (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Little 15 (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Little 15 (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Stripped (Alternate Cut) (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Stripped (Alternate Cut) (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Love, In Itself (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Love, In Itself (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Get the Balance Right! (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Get the Balance Right! (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus [The Stargate Mix] (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus [The Stargate Mix] (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - People Are People (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - People Are People (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - World In My Eyes (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Halo (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Halo (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Master And Servant (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Master And Servant (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - One Caress (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - One Caress (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - I Feel You (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - I Feel You (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Everything Counts (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Just Can't Get Enough (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Behind The Wheel (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - A Question Of Time (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - In Your Room (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - In Your Room (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - I Feel Loved (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Clean (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Clean (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Barrel Of A Gun (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Strangelove (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence [Reinterpreted By Mike Shinoda] (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence [Reinterpreted By Mike Shinoda] (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Dream On (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Dream On (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Stripped (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Stripped (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Precious (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Precious (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Suffer Well (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Suffer Well (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Depeche Mode - Ghosts Again (Official Video)

Depeche Mode - Ghosts Again (Official Video)

Aug/2025

Artist discography

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Oct/2019

Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles

Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles

May/2019

Black Celebration | The 12" Singles

Black Celebration | The 12" Singles

May/2019

Some Great Reward | The 12" Singles

Some Great Reward | The 12" Singles

Dec/2018

Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles

Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles

Dec/2018

love In Itself.2 And Live Tracks

love In Itself.2 And Live Tracks

Dec/2018

Peace (Parralox Remix)

Peace (Parralox Remix)

Sep/2018

A Broken Frame | The 12″ Singles

A Broken Frame | The 12″ Singles

Aug/2018

Speak & Spell | The 12" Singles

Speak & Spell | The 12" Singles

Aug/2018

Dmbx5 [Explicit]

Dmbx5 [Explicit]

Jan/2018

Fly on the Windscreen (Parralox dub)

Fly on the Windscreen (Parralox dub)

Nov/2017

Fly on the Windscreen (Parralox remix)

Fly on the Windscreen (Parralox remix)

Oct/2017

Cover Me (Remixes)

Cover Me (Remixes)

Oct/2017

Going Backwards (Remixes)

Going Backwards (Remixes)

Aug/2017

Going Backwards - Single

Going Backwards - Single

Jun/2017

Going Backwards

Going Backwards

Jun/2017

Kernfusion 18

Apr/2017

Spirit (Deluxe)

Spirit (Deluxe)

Mar/2017

Spirit

Mar/2017

Where's the Revolution

Where's the Revolution

Mar/2017

Violator | The 12" Singles

Violator | The 12" Singles

Jul/2020

Fresh

Oct/2020

Spirits In The Forest

Spirits In The Forest

Jun/2020

LiVE SPiRiTS SOUNDTRACK

LiVE SPiRiTS SOUNDTRACK

Jun/2020

Behind the Wheel (Parralox Remix V3)

Behind the Wheel (Parralox Remix V3)

Feb/2020

Behind the Wheel (Parralox remix V2)

Behind the Wheel (Parralox remix V2)

Feb/2020

Behind the Wheel (Parralox remix V1)

Behind the Wheel (Parralox remix V1)

Feb/2020

Mode

Jan/2020

MODE∶ The Definitive Depeche Mode Studio Collection

MODE∶ The Definitive Depeche Mode Studio Collection

Jan/2020

MODE: The definitive Depeche Mode studio collection

MODE: The definitive Depeche Mode studio collection

Jan/2020

Full Circle

Dec/2019

Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles

Music For The Masses | The 12" Singles

May/2019

Black Celebration | The 12" Singles

Black Celebration | The 12" Singles

May/2019

Some Great Reward | The 12" Singles

Some Great Reward | The 12" Singles

Dec/2018

Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles

Construction Time Again | The 12" Singles

Dec/2018

Speak & Spell | The 12" Singles

Speak & Spell | The 12" Singles

Aug/2018

A Broken Frame | The 12" Singles

A Broken Frame | The 12" Singles

Aug/2018

The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 (Video Bundle)

The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 (Video Bundle)

Sep/2036

Ghosts Again (Remixes)

Ghosts Again (Remixes)

May/2023

The Demo Collection

The Demo Collection

Apr/2023

Memento Mori

Mar/2023

I Want You San Francisco

I Want You San Francisco

Mar/2023

Enjoy The Silence (AP Mono Remix)

Enjoy The Silence (AP Mono Remix)

Mar/2023

Ghosts Again (Poly Gore Remix)

Ghosts Again (Poly Gore Remix)

Mar/2023

My Cosmos Is Mine

My Cosmos Is Mine

Mar/2023

World Violation 1990

World Violation 1990

Mar/2023

Ghosts Again

Feb/2023

Classics. Rarities. Revelations.

Classics. Rarities. Revelations.

Feb/2023

World Violation 1990: Live Radio Broadcast

World Violation 1990: Live Radio Broadcast

Feb/2023

MODE O: 1986-1990

MODE O: 1986-1990

Jan/2023

MODE D: 1993-2005

MODE D: 1993-2005

Jan/2023

Live On Air - The Early Days

Live On Air - The Early Days

Apr/2023

My Cosmos Is Mine (ANNA Remix)

My Cosmos Is Mine (ANNA Remix)

Jun/2023

Wagging Tongue (Remixes)

Wagging Tongue (Remixes)

Jul/2023

Sounds Of The Universe - The 12" Singles

Sounds Of The Universe - The 12" Singles

Aug/2023

Sounds of the Universe | The 12″ Singles

Sounds of the Universe | The 12″ Singles

Aug/2023

Speak To Me (HI-LO Remix)

Speak To Me (HI-LO Remix)

Aug/2023

Sounds Of The Universe The 12" Singles

Sounds Of The Universe The 12" Singles

Aug/2023

Speak To Me (HI-LO Remix) - Single

Speak To Me (HI-LO Remix) - Single

Aug/2023

Before We Drown (Remixes)

Before We Drown (Remixes)

Feb/2024

Before We Drown (Remixes) - EP

Before We Drown (Remixes) - EP

Feb/2024

My Cosmos Is Mine / Speak To Me (Remixes)

My Cosmos Is Mine / Speak To Me (Remixes)

Jan/2024

Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (Live)

Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21:11:09 (Live)

Apr/2024

People Are Good (Remixes)

People Are Good (Remixes)

Apr/2024

Before We Drown / People Are Good (Remixes)

Before We Drown / People Are Good (Remixes)

May/2024

Before We Drown (Remixes) / People Are Good (Remixes)

Before We Drown (Remixes) / People Are Good (Remixes)

May/2024

Enjoy The Silence (Osadon Remix)

Enjoy The Silence (Osadon Remix)

Apr/2024

People Are Good (Remixes) - EP

People Are Good (Remixes) - EP

Apr/2024

Little 15 (Violet Wanda remix)

Little 15 (Violet Wanda remix)

Feb/2024

Early Demos

Apr/2024

Spirit | The 12“ Singles

Spirit | The 12“ Singles

Sep/2024

Spirit | The 12" Singles

Spirit | The 12" Singles

Sep/2024

Spirit The 12" Singles

Spirit The 12" Singles

Sep/2024

Radio Broadcast Recording Paris, March 03, 2017

Radio Broadcast Recording Paris, March 03, 2017

Oct/2024

Nos Alive Festival Volume 1

Nos Alive Festival Volume 1

Oct/2024

Nos Alive Festival Volume 2

Nos Alive Festival Volume 2

Oct/2024

Violator - Remixes

Violator - Remixes

Oct/2024

Radio Broadcast 1994 ( Honolulu , Hi )

Radio Broadcast 1994 ( Honolulu , Hi )

Jul/2024

Ultra Party In LA

Ultra Party In LA

Jul/2024

Violator Remixes 2024

Violator Remixes 2024

Mar/2024

Dodgers Stadium 1990

Dodgers Stadium 1990

Oct/2024

Some Great Reward In Concert

Some Great Reward In Concert

Mar/2025

Remixes 3 - 81-25

Remixes 3 - 81-25

May/2025

Photographic Memories

Photographic Memories

Jun/2025

Almost Acoustic Christmas The Kroq Broadcast

Almost Acoustic Christmas The Kroq Broadcast

Jun/2025

Super Collection

Super Collection

Apr/2025

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