Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down Again Lyrics

1987 single by Depeche Way

"Never Let Me Down Again"
Unmarried past Depeche Mode
from the album Music for the Masses
B-side	"Pleasure, Footling Treasure" "To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)" Remixes
Released	24 August 1987
Recorded	February – July 1987
Studio	Guillaume Tell, Paris[i] Konk, London Puk, Kingdom of denmark
Genre	Synth-pop[2] EBM[2]
Length	four:47 (anthology version) iv:20 (radio edit)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(southward)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	David Bascombe Depeche Mode Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Strangelove" (1987) "Never Let Me Down Again" (1987) "Behind the Wheel" (1987)

"Never Let Me Downwardly Again" is a song by English language electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released equally the 2d unmarried from their sixth studio album, Music for the Masses (1987), on 24 Baronial 1987. It reached No. 22 in the U.k., No. 2 in Due west Germany, and the tiptop-10 in several other European countries such as Sweden and Switzerland. The embrace art features fragments of a Soviet map of Russian federation and Europe, with dissimilar fragments used for the different editions of the unmarried.

Limerick [edit]

One-time fellow member Alan Wilder and the other members of the ring considered the track an "obvious single" with much potential. They developed it throughout and so that dramatic-type elements such as the Led Zeppelin-influenced pulsate patterns and Martin Gore'southward distinctive guitar riffs sound in the forefront.^[3] The lyrics of the vocal, starting with the strident vocals of "I'm taking a ride with my all-time friend", are more often than not regarded as reflecting drug use,^{[4] [iii]} with the rails beingness labelled by NME music journalist Jane Solanas as a "masterpiece" that well conveys the feeling of "drug euphoria".^[3]

The coda of "Never Allow Me Downwardly Again" references Soft Jail cell's song "Torch".^[4] The main remix version of the track, known as the "Carve up Mix", came about with direct interest from the band. The 12" maxi release stretched to exactly nine and a half minutes long. Oddly enough, despite the pleasing results from the point of view of the band, that proved to be the final time in decades that a remix came out with their direct involvement.^[three]

Alive performances [edit]

The song became a favourite among fans, particularly alive. Shows during Depeche Manner'southward 1988 bout were often concluded with this song. Notable in the 101 video is when Dave Gahan waves his arms in the air toward the finish of the song, and the sold-out crowd of sixty,000 mimics Gahan's movements. It is now customary at Depeche Mode shows for fans to wave their arms in the air during the coda department of "Never Let Me Downward Once again", which the German magazine Music Limited has termed a "wind in a cornfield" simulation.^[5]

During the 1990 World Violation Tour, the ring played a different version of the song, known as the "Split Mix", including their massive alive performances at the Giants and Dodger Stadiums, which were beingness broadcast alive on MTV.

On 8 November 2001, soon afterward their concluding Exciter Tour concert in Mannheim, Federal republic of germany, the ring played "Never Permit Me Down Again" during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, which aired in the U.s.a. on MTV2.

Remixes [edit]

The main 12" remix of "Never Permit Me Downward Again" is known as the "Split Mix", as stated above, and the ix-and-a-one-half-minute track featured direct involvement from the band during its creation.^[iii] In detail, the remix features the regular vocal, an added intro piece, and a techno-like musical organisation 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 album drove Remixes 81–04, a release that came out in October 2004.^[three] Another remix of the rails, washed by the German grouping Digitalism, came out in 2006 as one of the 'Digital Deluxe Bonus Tracks' found in The All-time of Depeche Fashion Volume 1 (besides being released every bit a limited double vinyl 12" piece). That remix appears on the ring'south remix compilation Remixes ii: 81–xi as well. Eric Prydz as well remixed the vocal for this album.

Music videos [edit]

There are two music videos for "Never Let Me Down Once again", directed past Anton Corbijn. The long version is featured on the Strange video, and uses the "Divide Mix" (minus the intro and outro) and during the subsequently EBM portion of the vocal, Gahan'due south shoes are shown walking without anyone wearing them, earlier someone puts them on and wears them to dance. There is also a short video with only the single version of the song, which ends before the blithe shoes. The short version appears on The Videos 86>98, the DVD of The Best of Depeche Manner Volume i and on Video Singles Collection.

B-sides [edit]

There are two B-sides. "Pleasure, Fiddling Treasure" is a short dance rail. An extended version chosen 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 track "Mothers Talk" from the 1985 Tears for Fears album Songs from the Large Chair, which was engineered by Dave Bascombe. The "Glitter Mix" showed up as a bonus track on the CD/Cassette versions of Music for the Masses and in remastered class on the 2006 CD/DVD release.

The rarer B-side is "To Take and To Hold (Spanish Taster)". Martin Gore's original plan for the vocal sounded a lot like upbeat electropop, but Alan Wilder turned it into the dark wave runway it eventually became. While Alan's version was e'er fix to be the final version, Martin wanted his version to exist recorded as well. However, not all of the lyrics are sung in the song. It shows up as i of the bonus tracks on the CD/Cassette version of Music for the Masses and is on the CD versions of "Never Permit Me Downward Over again". The regular version of "To Have and To Hold" is one of the main tracks on the Music for the Masses LP.

Track listings [edit]

All songs written by Martin Gore.

vii": Mute / Bong14 (Great britain)

1. "Never Allow Me Downward Over again" – 4:xx
2. "Pleasure, Footling Treasure" – ii:52

12": Mute / 12Bong14 (UK)

1. "Never Let Me Downwardly Again (Split Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasance, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
3. "Never Allow Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)" – iv:53

12": Mute / L12Bong14 (Britain)

1. "Never Let Me Down 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 Have and to Concur (Spanish Taster)" – 2:33

Cassette: Mute / CBong14 (Britain)

1. "Never Permit Me Downwards Again (Split up Mix)" – nine:34
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – five:34
3. "Never Allow Me Down Over again (Aggro Mix)" – four:53

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (UK)

1. "Never Allow Me Downwards Again (Split Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasance, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – four:53
3. "To Have and to Concord (Spanish Taster)" – ii:33
4. "Never Let Me Down Once again (Aggro Mix)" – four:53

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

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (UK)

1. "Never Permit Me Down Again" – 4:20
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure" – two:52
3. "Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)" – 9:34
4. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
5. "Never Let Me Downwardly Again (Aggro Mix)" – four:53
6. "Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)" – 4:22
7. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – 4:53
8. "To Have and To Hold (Spanish Taster)" – ii:33

• The second CD is the 1992 re-release.

Charts [edit]

Notable encompass versions [edit]

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

Meet also [edit]

• 1987 in music
• Depeche Mode discography
• Songs about recreational drug use

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External links [edit]

• Single information from the official Depeche Manner web site

dwyercatcher.blogspot.com

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

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