Performed live multiple times between 19. Written by a friend of Vince Clarke, Jason Knott. A total of 13 recordings of the performance are available, the highest quality one being sourced from a soundboard recording from a June 26th, 1981 show at Crocs in Rayleigh, Essex. Played at least twice during the 1980 Tour and occasionally during the 1981 Tour. The recording of this song is from October 30th, 1980, at the Bridge House in London, making it the earliest genuine recording of Depeche Mode available.Īs with Reason Man, only two live performances can be confirmed, with a recording from the same October 30th show being available.Ī cover of a song of the same name by The Everly Brothers. Two confirmed performances of this song have been confirmed so far, both during the 1980 Tour. The only confirmed performance was on September 20th, at Crocs in Rayleigh, Essex. This song also appeared on the Summer 1980 Demo Tape. Two performances have been confirmed, with a recording available from a show that took place on November 14th, 1980, at the Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, in Essex. Sometimes referred to as "Closer", "Closer All The Time", or "Ghost Of Modern Time". It was meant to represent a man who has everything simply looking for somewhere quiet to sit.Song List Song Title The music video Anton Corbijn directed for "Enjoy the Silence" references components of the children's classic book The Little Prince. Depeche Mode's lead vocalist Dave Gahan is shown as a king wandering the highlands of Scotland, the Algarve coast in Portugal, and the Swiss Alps with a lawn chair. It became the group's first album to reach the top 10 on the US album chart and their first to sell a million copies. It was the second single from the album Violator and helped push the collection into the upper reaches of album charts on both sides of the Atlantic. "Enjoy the Silence" went all the way to #1 at alternative radio and became a big international breakthrough for the group reaching the pop top 10 across Europe. It earned the group the award for Best British Single at the Brit Awards. It reached #6 in the UK and #8 in the US. "Enjoy the Silence" became Depeche Mode's biggest pop single in the US. Pennebaker who also directed the 101 film.
It was directed by legendary documentary filmmaker D.A. A music video was created to accompany the live release of "Everything Counts" in 1989. Lead vocalist Dave Gahan appears blonde in this music video instead of his natural black. The accompanying music video was directed by Clive Richardson who also directed the "Just Can't Get Enough" clip. In 1989 a live version of the song was released as a single to promote the live album 101. It returned "Everything Counts" to the top 20 of the dance chart in the US and broke it into the top 15 of the alternative radio chart.
It was a top 10 pop single in the UK and a top 20 dance hit in the US.
The subject matter of the lyrics in "Everything Counts" also took a turn away from love songs to commentary on greed and poverty. This style was reportedly influenced by group member Martin Gore attending an Einsturzende Neubauten concert. " Everything Counts" has been referred to as the first industrial pop hit. Depeche Mode began using clanking, clanging sounds that evoke industry.
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