Never Let Me Down Again Depeche Mode Cover

1987 single past Depeche Manner

"Never Let Me Down Again"
Single by Depeche Style
from the album Music for the Masses
B-side	"Pleasure, Little Treasure" "To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)" Remixes
Released	24 August 1987
Recorded	Feb – July 1987
Studio	Guillaume Tell, Paris[1] Konk, London Puk, Denmark
Genre	Synth-pop[2] EBM[ii]
Length	4:47 (album version) four:20 (radio edit)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(southward)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	David Bascombe Depeche Fashion Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Strangelove" (1987) "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987) "Backside the Wheel" (1987)

"Never Allow Me Down Once again" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the second single from their sixth studio album, Music for the Masses (1987), on 24 August 1987. It reached No. 22 in the Great britain, No. ii in West Federal republic of germany, and the top-ten in several other European countries such as Sweden and Switzerland. The cover art features fragments of a Soviet map of Russia and Europe, with different fragments used for the different editions of the single.

Composition [edit]

Former member Alan Wilder and the other members of the band considered the track an "obvious unmarried" with much potential. They developed it throughout and so that dramatic-type elements such as the Led Zeppelin-influenced drum patterns and Martin Gore's distinctive guitar riffs sound in the forefront.^[3] The lyrics of the song, starting with the strident vocals of "I'm taking a ride with my all-time friend", are generally regarded as reflecting drug use,^{[4] [3]} with the track being labelled by NME music journalist Jane Solanas equally a "masterpiece" that well conveys the feeling of "drug euphoria".^[3]

The coda of "Never Let Me Downward Again" references Soft Jail cell's vocal "Torch".^[4] The main remix version of the runway, known equally the "Divide Mix", came well-nigh with directly involvement from the band. The 12" maxi release stretched to exactly 9 and a one-half minutes long. Oddly enough, despite the pleasing results from the signal of view of the band, that proved to be the last fourth dimension in decades that a remix came out with their direct involvement.^[iii]

Live performances [edit]

The song became a favourite among fans, especially alive. Shows during Depeche Mode'southward 1988 tour were often concluded with this song. Notable in the 101 video is when Dave Gahan waves his artillery in the air toward the end of the vocal, and the sold-out crowd of lx,000 mimics Gahan'south movements. Information technology is at present customary at Depeche Mode shows for fans to wave their arms in the air during the coda section of "Never Let Me Downwards Once more", which the German magazine Music Express has termed a "wind in a cornfield" simulation.^[5]

During the 1990 World Violation Tour, the band played a dissimilar version of the song, known as the "Divide Mix", including their massive alive performances at the Giants and Dodger Stadiums, which were existence broadcast live on MTV.

On 8 November 2001, shortly later their last Exciter Tour concert in Mannheim, Germany, the ring played "Never Let Me Downwards Again" during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, which aired in the United states of america on MTV2.

Remixes [edit]

The primary 12" remix of "Never Let Me Downwards Once again" is known equally the "Split Mix", every bit stated above, and the nine-and-a-one-half-minute track featured direct interest from the ring during its creation.^[3] In detail, the remix features the regular vocal, an added intro piece, and a techno-similar musical arrangement appended at the cease. The arrangement was expanded to the "Aggro Mix" on the 12" B-side, a piece additionally available as a bonus track on the CD and cassette tape versions of Music for the Masses.

The "Split Mix" appears on the anthology collection Remixes 81–04, a release that came out in October 2004.^[3] Another remix of the track, done by the German grouping Digitalism, came out in 2006 equally 1 of the 'Digital Deluxe Bonus Tracks' found in The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (likewise being released as a express double vinyl 12" piece). That remix appears on the ring's remix compilation Remixes ii: 81–eleven too. Eric Prydz besides remixed the song for this album.

Music videos [edit]

There are ii music videos for "Never Let Me Down Again", directed by Anton Corbijn. The long version is featured on the Strange video, and uses the "Split Mix" (minus the intro and outro) and during the later EBM portion of the song, Gahan's shoes are shown walking without anyone wearing them, before someone puts them on and wears them to trip the light fantastic. At that place is also a short video with but the single version of the song, which ends earlier the animated shoes. The brusque version appears on The Videos 86>98, the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume one and on Video Singles Drove.

B-sides [edit]

In that location are ii B-sides. "Pleasance, Fiddling Treasure" is a short dance track. An extended version called the "Glitter Mix" ends with fragments of vocal recordings that have been reversed and treated with delay furnishings. Notably, some of these sounds can be heard in the runway "Mothers Talk" from the 1985 Tears for Fears album Songs from the Big Chair, which was engineered past Dave Bascombe. The "Glitter Mix" showed upwards equally a bonus track on the CD/Cassette versions of Music for the Masses and in remastered grade on the 2006 CD/DVD release.

The rarer B-side is "To Take and To Hold (Spanish Taster)". Martin Gore'southward original plan for the song sounded a lot like upbeat electropop, simply Alan Wilder turned it into the dark wave track it eventually became. While Alan's version was always ready to be the final version, Martin wanted his version to be recorded as well. However, not all of the lyrics are sung in the song. It shows upwards as one of the bonus tracks on the CD/Cassette version of Music for the Masses and is on the CD versions of "Never Allow Me Down Again". The regular version of "To Have and To Concord" is one of the main tracks on the Music for the Masses LP.

Rail listings [edit]

All songs written by Martin Gore.

seven": Mute / Bong14 (UK)

1. "Never Let Me Down Again" – 4:20
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure" – 2:52

12": Mute / 12Bong14 (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland)

1. "Never Let Me Down Again (Carve up Mix)" – ix:34
2. "Pleasure, Fiddling Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
3. "Never Let Me Down Over again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53

12": Mute / L12Bong14 (UK)

1. "Never Allow Me Downward Over again (Tsangarides Mix)" – 4:22 (Remixed by Chris Tsangarides)
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – 4:53 (Remixed by John Fryer & Paul Kendall)
3. "To Accept and to Concur (Spanish Taster)" – two:33

Cassette: Mute / CBong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)" – nine:34
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
3. "Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Let Me Downwardly Over again (Separate Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasance, Lilliputian Treasure (Join Mix)" – iv:53
3. "To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)" – 2:33
4. "Never Let Me Down Once again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53

• Originally released in Cardsleeve [1987]
• Rereleased every bit 4track CD unmarried in Slim Jewel Case in 1991.

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Let Me Down Again" – iv:twenty
2. "Pleasure, Petty Treasure" – ii:52
3. "Never Let Me Down Over again (Split Mix)" – 9:34
4. "Pleasure, Picayune Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
5. "Never Permit Me Downwardly Once more (Aggro Mix)" – four:53
6. "Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)" – 4:22
7. "Pleasance, Petty Treasure (Join Mix)" – four:53
8. "To Accept and To Agree (Spanish Taster)" – two:33

• The second CD is the 1992 re-release.

Charts [edit]

Notable cover versions [edit]

The Neat Pumpkins recorded a encompass of the song and released it equally a B-side on their 1994 CD single "Rocket" every bit well as on the Depeche Fashion tribute anthology For the Masses. Discussing the cover, Martin Gore said he had "always liked" the Pumpkins cover, while Dave Gahan said he "especially liked it", and even idea it was "a lot meliorate" than the Depeche Mode original.^{[26] [27]}

See also [edit]

• 1987 in music
• Depeche Mode discography
• Songs near recreational drug apply

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External links [edit]

• Unmarried data from the official Depeche Mode web site

littlechaketherver.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Let_Me_Down_Again

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