Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode er et britisk synthrock band. Bandet ble grunnlagt i 1980 som et synthpop band, og var gjennom mesteparten av 80-tallet et av de fremste bandene innenfor new wave/new romantic-sjangeren. I 1990 fikk det sin hittil største hit, Enjoy the Silence, fra albumet Violator og etablerte seg med det som et av verdens mestselgende band. Depeche Mode har frem til i dag^[når?] solgt flere enn 100 millioner plater verden over.^[2]

Depeche Mode
Utmerkelser		Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2020)[1]
Opphav		Basildon, Storbritannia (1980)
Musikalsk karriere
Sjanger		Synthpop, electronica, new wave, Dark wave, alternativ rock, industrimusikk, synth rock
Aktive år		1980–
Plateselskap		Mute Records, Columbia Records, EMI, Reprise Records, Sire Records, Virgin Records, Capitol Records
Innflytelse		Kraftwerk, Fad Gadget
Nettsted		https://www.depechemode.com/
IMDb		IMDb
Medlemmer
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (1980–26. mai 2022), Alan Wilder (1982–1. juni 1995), Vince Clarke (1980–1981)
Notable verk
Personal Jesus, Enjoy the Silence, Just Can't Get Enough
Depeche Mode på Commons

I Moskva i 1992 gikk gruppens fans spontant ut i gatene med ønske om at «Sovjethærens dag» ble omdøpt til «Depeche Mode-dag».^[3]

Medlemmer

Dagens medlemmer

• Martin Gore – hovedkomponist, låtskriver, vokal, gitarer, synth
• David Gahan – vokal, låtskriver

Tidligere medlemmer

• 1983–1995: Alan Wilder (Recoil) – synth
• 1980–1981: Vince Clarke (Erasure) – hovedkomponist, låtskriver, synth
• Andrew Fletcher (synth)

Diskografi

Studioalbum

• 1981: Speak & Spell
• 1982: A Broken Frame
• 1983: Construction Time Again
• 1984: Some Great Reward
• 1986: Black Celebration
• 1987: Music for the Masses
• 1990: Violator
• 1993: Songs of Faith and Devotion
• 1997: Ultra
• 2001: Exciter
• 2005: Playing the Angel
• 2009: Sounds of the Universe
• 2013: Delta Machine
• 2017: Spirit
• 2023: Memento Mori

Konsertalbum

• 1989: 101
• 1993: Songs of Faith and Devotion Live

Samleplater

• 1984: People Are People (kun i Nord-Amerika)
• 1985: The Singles 81>85 (gjenutgivelse 1998)
• 1985: Catching Up With Depeche Mode (kun i Nord-Amerika)
• 1991: Singles Box, Vol. 1
• 1991: Singles Box, Vol. 2
• 1991: Singles Box, Vol. 3
• 1998: The Singles 86>98
• 2004: Singles Box, Vol. 4
• 2004: Singles Box, Vol. 5
• 2004: Singles Box, Vol. 6
• 2004: Remixes 81-04
• 2006: The best of Depeche Mode volume 1
• 2011: Remixes 2: 81-11

Singler

År	Tittel	Listeplasseringer				Album
		Britiske listeplasseringer	Billboard Hot 100	US Modern Rock	US Dance
1981	"Dreaming of Me"	57	-	-	47	Speak & Spell
1981	"New Life"	11	-	-	29	Speak & Spell
1981	"Just Can't Get Enough"	8	-	-	26	Speak & Spell
1982	"See You"	6	-	-	-	A Broken Frame
1982	"The Meaning of Love"	12	-	-	-	A Broken Frame
1982	"Leave in Silence"	18	-	-	-	A Broken Frame
1983	"Get the Balance Right"	13	-	-	31	The Singles 81>85
1983	"Everything Counts"	6	-	-	17	Construction Time Again
1983	"Love in Itself"	21	-	-	-	Construction Time Again
1984	"People Are People"	4	13	-	44	Some Great Reward
1984	"Master and Servant"	6	87	-	49	Some Great Reward
1984	"Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody" (dobbel a-side-singel)	16	-	-	-	Some Great Reward
1985	"Shake the Disease"	18	-	-	-	The Singles 81>85
1985	"It's Called a Heart"	18	-	-	-	The Singles 81>85
1986	"Stripped"	15	-	-	-	Black Celebration
1986	"A Question of Lust"	28	-	-	-	Black Celebration
1986	"A Question of Time"	17	-	-	-	Black Celebration
1987	"Strangelove"	16	50	-	1	Music for the Masses
1987	"Never Let Me Down Again"	22	63	-	12	Music for the Masses
1987	"Behind the Wheel"	21	61	-	3	Music for the Masses
1988	"Little 15"	60	-	-	-	Music for the Masses
1989	"Everything Counts – Live"	22	-	13	16	101
1989	"Personal Jesus"	13	28	3	12	Violator
1990	"Enjoy the Silence"	6	8	1 (3 uker)	6	Violator
1990	"Policy of Truth"	16	15	1 (1 uke)	2	Violator
1990	"World in My Eyes"	17	52	17	6	Violator
1993	"I Feel You"	8	37	1	3	Songs of Faith and Devotion
1993	"Walking in My Shoes"	14	69	1	-	Songs of Faith and Devotion
1993	"Condemnation"	9	-	23	-	Songs of Faith and Devotion
1994	"In Your Room"	8	-	-	-	Songs of Faith and Devotion
1997	"Barrel of a Gun"	4	47	11	-	Ultra
1997	"It's No Good"	5	38	4	1	Ultra
1997	"Home"	23	88	-	-	Ultra
1997	"Useless"	28	-	-	-	Ultra
1998	"Only When I Lose Myself"	17	61	36	-	The Singles 86>98
2001	"Dream On"	6	85	12	1	Exciter
2001	"I Feel Loved"	12	-	-	1	Exciter
2001	"Freelove"	19	-	-	1	Exciter
2002	"Goodnight Lovers"	-	-	-	-	Exciter
2004	"Enjoy the Silence"	7	-	-	25	Remixes 81-04
2005	"Precious"	4	71	27	1 (2 uker)	Playing the Angel
2005	"A Pain That I'm Used To"	-	-	-	-	Playing the Angel
2006	"Suffer Well"	-	-	-	-	Playing the Angel
2006	"John the revelator / Lilian" (dobbel a-side-singel)	-	-	-	-	Playing the Angel
2006	"Martyr"	-	-	-	-	The best of Depeche Mode volume 1

Turnéliste

År	Turné	Antall deler	Antall konserter	Offisielle utgivelser
1980	1980 Tour	1	19
1981	1981 Tour	2	60
1982	See You Tour	6	39
1982-1983	A Broken Frame Tour	3	47
1983-1984	Construction Time Again Tour	3	48
1984–1985	Some Great Reward Tour	3	83	The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg (video)
1986	Black Celebration Tour	4	76
1987-1988	Music for the Masses Tour	7	101	101 (album og video)
1990	World Violation Tour	3	88
1993	Devotional Tour	3	95	Devotional (video) Songs of Faith and Devotion Live (album)
1994	Exotic/Summer Tour '94	4	63
1997	Ultra Parties	1	2
1998	The Singles Tour	2	65
2001	Exciter Tour	2	84	One Night In Paris (video)
2005-2006	Touring the Angel	3	124	Touring the Angel: Live in Milan (video) Recording the Angel (konsertalbum)
2009-2010	Tour of the Universe	4	102	Tour of the Universe : Barcelona 20/21.11.09 (video) Recording the Universe (konsertalbum)