:Enjoy the Silence

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"Enjoy the Silence" was recorded in 1989, part of the Violator sessions.{{cite AV media notes | title=Violator (remaster) | others=Depeche Mode | year=2006 | publisher=Sire Records | type=CD booklet | id=R2 77594}} Typical for a Depeche Mode album, songwriter Martin Gore brought in demos of several songs for the band to hear, and had created a ballad-like demo of "Enjoy the Silence", which, at band member Alan Wilder's insistence, was re-worked into the up-tempo version of the song that was released.Malins, pp. 143–144

"Enjoy the Silence" was released as a single on 5 February 1990.{{cite book |first=Steve |last=Malins |title=Depeche Mode : A Biography |publisher=Andre Deutsch |year=2001 |page=272 |isbn=978-0-233-99430-7}} It was initially released as a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl single as well as a cassette and CD single. There are two instrumental B-sides to "Enjoy the Silence". "Sibeling" (the 12-inch B-side) is a soft piano-tune while "Memphisto" (the 7" B-side) is a darker, eerier track. The title of "Sibeling" refers to Finnish classical composer Jean Sibelius. According to Martin Gore, "Memphisto is the name of an imaginary film about Elvis as a Devil, that I created in my mind", and is a portmanteau of "Memphis" (where Elvis lived at Graceland) and "Mephisto".{{cite web |publisher=Agent Orange > A Greek Depeche Mode site|title=Info for the masses|url=http://www.sitemaker.gr/mode101/assets/facts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102210801/http://www.sitemaker.gr/mode101/assets/facts.htm|archive-date=2 January 2004|access-date=7 September 2011}} "Enjoy the Silence" was Depeche Mode's highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1990.{{cite magazine |title=Depeche Mode: Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/depeche-mode/chart-history/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 May 2022}}

In a retrospective review, Andy Healy from Albumism wrote that the song "combined much loved elements of lush synth beds, haunting melodies, and aching lyrics, which coalesced with house beats and slick guitar lines." He added, "Gahan's vocals are intimate and seductive as they draw you in, with lyrics that examine the quiet satisfaction of a relationship, those tender moments when silence fills the void and your lover is in your arms and the world ceases to exist. There was something inviting. Something powerful in those declarations. Something that you could latch on to and feel a part of."{{cite web|first= Andy |last= Healy |title= Depeche Mode's 'Violator' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective |publisher= Albumism |date= 15 March 2020 |access-date= 16 November 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/depeche-mode-violator-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective}} AllMusic editor Tim Di Gravina stated that it is one of Depeche Mode's "greatest songs", with a "pristine and lush yet punishing musical environment", and "lyrics of violence and darkness".{{cite web| last = Di Garavnia| first = Tim| title = Review of Enjoy the Silence | publisher = AllMusic | date= 12 September 2014 | url = http://www.allmusic.com/song/enjoy-the-silence-mt0011370194| access-date = 20 March 2017}} Upon the release, Bill Coleman from Billboard called it an "engaging charmer"{{cite magazine|first= Bill |last= Coleman |title= Dance Trax: The Beloved's 'Happiness' Breaks Out All Over |magazine= Billboard |date= 17 March 1990 |page= 31 |access-date= 14 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-17.pdf}} and a "more radio-viable effort" than the group's last hit, "Personal Jesus". He noted further that the track "blends [the] quintet's recognizable techno-pop melodies with trendy house grooves."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-10.pdf|first=Bill|last=Coleman|title=Single Reviews|magazine=Billboard|date=10 March 1990|access-date=15 February 2020|page=91}}

Simon Reynolds from Melody Maker wrote, "Depeche studiously keep their finger on the pulse of contemporaneity (the choral synths nod to the New Age thang, the guitars to New Order), but somehow the glum, earnest vibrato in the singer's gullet make this feel very dated: New Romanticism infected with C86 miserablism."{{cite magazine|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|magazine=Melody Maker|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52036491283/|date=3 February 1990|access-date=24 February 2023|author-link=Simon Reynolds}} David Giles from Music Week commented, "The best Depeche Mode single in years heralds a return to the classic pop approach of their early Eighties hits like Everything Counts in contrast to the electro beat obsession of recent recordings. The song itself is heavily to the fore here, and strong enough, perhaps to furnish the band with their first number one hit."{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Giles |title= Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 3 February 1990 |page= 25 |access-date= 29 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-02-03.pdf}} A reviewer from People Magazine said the song is "enriched", "with a strong bass and percussive bottom overwhelming the band’s penchant for thin, ethereal synthesizer motifs."{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-violator-vol-33-no-17/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Violator |magazine= People |date= 30 April 1990 |access-date= 13 November 2020}} Stephen Gore from Sputnik Music noted the juxtaposition on Violator between "Enjoy the Silence" – where the narrator wants silence from the world as words are "like violence" – and the next song "Policy of Truth", which argues that a successful relationship can only be based on lies.{{cite web| last = Gore| first = Stephen| title = Review of Violator | website = Sputnik Music | date=3 January 2007| url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10596/Depeche-Mode-Violator/| access-date = 20 March 2017}}

The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book The Little Prince from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Footage of Dave Gahan dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of the Scottish Highlands, the coast of the Algarve in Portugal and finally the Swiss Alps with a deck chair is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of Violator) appear throughout the scenes.

When Corbijn presented the concept of the video to the band, which at the time was simply "Dave dressed up as a king, walking around with a deck chair", they initially rejected it. They changed their minds, when he explained that the idea was that the King (Dave) represented "a man with everything in the world, just looking for a quiet place to sit"; a king of no kingdom. Andy Fletcher joked that he favoured the video because "[he] only had to do about an hour's worth of work".

The video uses a slightly different mix of the album version of the song (the most notable difference being a new and extended introduction) that has not been released in any audio format. The final long shots of the king walking through the snow are not Gahan but rather the video's producer, Richard Bell. Gahan had left the set, tired of the cold in Switzerland (recounted by Gahan in the intro to The Videos 86>98 and to the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1).

There are three edited versions of the Corbijn-directed video. The "official alternative version" begins with a group shot of the band, then Andy Fletcher looks towards his right as the song begins. Shots of Dave Gahan dressed as a king singing directly to the camera are intercut with scenes of his walking through the Scottish Highlands, the coast of Portugal and the Swiss Alps. The video ends with Gahan singing the last line, "Enjoy the silence", then putting his finger in front of his lips as if to quiet the viewer.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AKJMGxwpE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/m0AKJMGxwpE |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Official Music Video)|date=22 July 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite news|url=https://dbase.tube/v/aGSKrC7dGcY|title=Stats / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence|access-date=28 November 2017|language=en}}

The "official version" begins with a group shot of the band, but this time it is Martin Gore who looks to his right as the song begins. This version omits the shots of Gahan singing directly to the camera. The only verses Gahan is shown singing are "Words are very unnecessary/They can only do harm." The video ends with Gahan sitting on a deck chair in the snow while the last line, "Enjoy the silence", is sung.{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo|title=Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Remastered Music Video)|date=26 October 2009|work=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead YouTube link|date=February 2022}} There are also differences in the group shots of the band standing together between the two versions. The "alternate" version is similar to the "official alternative version", except it omits entirely the outdoor shots of Gahan walking through nature and includes even more group shots of the band, including one of Gahan and Fletcher breaking into laughter and smiles.

On 2 December 1989, "Enjoy the Silence" was performed live on Peter's Pop Show in Germany.{{YouTube|knBL96nSUME|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► Peter's Pop Show 1989}} In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show "Champs-Élysées" with Michel Drucker) featuring Depeche Mode lip-synching the song while standing on the observation deck atop the South Tower of the original World Trade Center in New York City.{{YouTube|X0Hez25fFrg|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► WTC Twin Towers full clip}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2024}}

Pitchfork Media ranked "Enjoy the Silence" number 15 in their list of "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|title=Staff Lists|work=Pitchfork|date=3 September 2010|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|url-status=dead}} Rolling Stone included it in their list of the "500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021 at No. 415.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-supremes-baby-love-3-1224838/|title=500 Best Songs of All Time|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=15 September 2021|access-date=18 February 2022}}

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• UK 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=|year=1990|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=Bong 18}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=C Bong 18}}

1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
2. "Memphisto" – 4:02

• UK 12-inch and mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=12 Bong 18}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=CD Bong 18}}

1. "Enjoy the Silence" (7-inch version) – 4:15
2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:18
3. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54
4. "Sibeling" – 3:14

• UK limited-edition 12-inch and mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK limited 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=L12 Bong 18}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK limited mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=LCD Bong 18}}

1. "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40
2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:41
3. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:27
4. "Memphisto" – 4:05

• UK one-track 12-inch and mini-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK single-sided 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=XL12 Bong 18}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK one-track mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=XLCD Bong 18}}

1. "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:30

• US 7-inch and cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=7-19885}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=4-19885}}

:A. "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15

:B. "Memphisto" – 4:05

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• US 12-inch and maxi-cassette single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=0-21490}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US maxi-cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=4-21490}}

:A1. "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:27

:A2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54

:B1. "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40

:B2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20

:B3. "Memphisto" – 4:05

• US maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=Depeche Mode|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=2-21490}}

1. "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15
2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20
3. "Sibeling" – 3:20
4. "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40
5. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54
6. "Memphisto" – 4:05
7. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:35
8. "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:39

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| cover = Enjoythesilence04.jpg

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| artist = Depeche Mode and Mike Shinoda

| album = Remixes 81–04

| B-side = "Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)

| released = {{start date|2004|10|18|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=16 October 2004}}

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| genre = Electronic rock

| length = 3:32

| label = Mute

| writer = Martin Gore

| producer = Mike Shinoda

| chronology = Depeche Mode

| prev_title = Goodnight Lovers

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Precious

| next_year = 2005

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| artist = Mike Shinoda solo singles

| type = single

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| title = Enjoy the Silence 04

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| next_title = Petrified/Remember the Name

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"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single on 18 October 2004 for the remix project Remixes 81–04 and was entitled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)", or "Enjoy the Silence 04". The "Reinterpreted" version was remixed by Mike Shinoda, the rapper and producer for the American band Linkin Park, who played most of the instruments.

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• CD: Mute / CDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
2. "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22

• CD: Mute / LCDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Remix [Radio Edit])" – 3:33
3. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11

• CD: Mute / XLCDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
3. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
4. "Mercy in You (The BRAT Mix)" – 7:03

• 12-inch: Mute / 12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39

• 12-inch: Mute / L12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
2. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
3. "Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb Mix)" – 6:20

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• 12-inch: Mute / XL12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
2. "Clean (Colder Version)" – 7:09
3. "Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)" – 4:52

• 12-inch: Reprise / 42757-0 (US)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
4. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18

• CD: Reprise / 42757-2 (US)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
4. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
5. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
6. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11

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• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – piano, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, synthesizers
• Martin Gore – backing vocals
• Rob Bourdon – drums

Mike Shinoda's "Enjoy the Silence 04" was a distortion guitar-driven version of the song. Its animated music video was directed by Uwe Flade. Monitors in the animation show performances of "Enjoy the Silence" excerpted from Devotional and One Night in Paris, as well as footage from a concert from The Singles Tour filmed in Cologne in 1998 for MTV.

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The Failure cover of "Enjoy the Silence" was featured on the 1998 compilation album For the Masses and was noted for being a heavier rock version. Since the compilation went out of print, the band re-recorded the cover in 2020.{{Cite web|date=2 July 2020|title=Failure Share New Cover of Depeche Mode’s "Enjoy the Silence": Stream|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/failure-share-cover-depeche-mode-060000242.html|access-date=11 December 2024|website=Yahoo}}

Tori Amos covered the song for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Stereogum listed Amos's version as one of the 8 most memorable Depeche Mode covers.{{Cite web|date=30 July 2018|title=8 Memorable Depeche Mode Covers|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2007958/depeche-mode-covers/franchises/list/gotcha-covered/|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Stereogum}}{{Cite web|last=Og|first=Seuras|date=21 February 2020|title=Cover Classics: Tori Amos' 'Strange Little Girls'|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2020/02/cover-classics-tori-amos-strange-little-girls.html|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Cover Me|language=en-US}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Enjoy the Silence

| cover = Lacuna_Coil_Enjoy_the_Silence2.jpg

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| type = single

| artist = Lacuna Coil

| album = Karmacode

| B-side = Virtual Environment

| released = 11 July 2006

| recorded = 2005

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| genre = Gothic metal

| length =

| label = Century Media

| writer = Martin Gore

| producer = Waldemar Sorychta

| prev_title = Our Truth

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = Within Me

| next_year = 2007

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"Enjoy the Silence" is the second single by Lacuna Coil from their album Karmacode. It made the New York Post{{'}}s Top 100 Cover Songs list.{{cite news |newspaper=New York Post|title=THEY'VE GOT IT COVERED – THE 100 BEST COVER SONGS OF ALL TIME|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/item_yboCIOlWEPWFQXIdYrqo6N|first1=Mary|last1=Huhn|first2=Maxine|last2=Shen|date=18 July 2007|access-date=7 September 2011}}

There is a UK version of the video and an international one. Both videos, shot with "Closer" music video on 12 March 2006, came out in June 2006, include the band performing in a dark room, but aside from that the UK version shows live clips of the London Forum show, while the international one shows scenes of a city (Portland, Oregon), the countryside, and a bay.

There are three "volumes" of the single.

Volume I

1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:08
2. "The Edge" (live) – 3:28
3. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
4. "Video Interview" (enhanced video)

Volume II

1. "Enjoy the Silence"
2. "To the Edge" (live)
3. "Fragile" (live)
4. "Tight Rope" (live)

Volume III (picture disc)

1. "Enjoy the Silence"
2. "Silence"

Digital single

1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:06
2. "Virtual Environment" – 5:23
3. "To the Edge" (live) – 3:28
4. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
5. "Tight Rope" (live) – 4:54
6. "Enjoy the Silence" (live) – 4:22

The only other version to be a hit single in the UK was by Mike Koglin. Slightly re-titled as "The Silence", it reached number 20 in 1998.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19981122/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=31 March 2019}} British electronic group Hybrid also covered the song on their album Classics. American metalcore bands Evergreen Terrace and It Dies Today covered the song on the albums Burned Alive by Time and the re-release of The Caitiff Choir, respectively. American alternative rock band Anberlin covered the song for the 2007 compilation album Lost Songs.

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• [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/25_enjoythesilence.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]
• [http://www.allmusic.com/album/enjoy-the-silence-mw0000763920 AllMusic review] {{rating|4.5|5}}
• [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzhYa9aG_k&index=4&list=PLuQIzD3on0v4e2eGgiLyvsk3aVuV-cyOV Enjoy the Silence] arranged by Eric Whitacre for SATB
• [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/41_enjoythesilence04.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]

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