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1987 single by Depeche Mode

"Never Let Me Down Once again"
Unmarried past Depeche Mode
from the album Music for the Masses
B-side	"Pleasure, Fiddling Treasure" "To Have and to Hold (Castilian Taster)" Remixes
Released	24 August 1987
Recorded	February – July 1987
Studio	Guillaume Tell, Paris[1] Konk, London Puk, Kingdom of denmark
Genre	Synth-popular[2] EBM[ii]
Length	iv:47 (anthology version) four:20 (radio edit)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	David Bascombe Depeche Manner Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Strangelove" (1987) "Never Permit Me Down Over again" (1987) "Behind the Cycle" (1987)

"Never Let Me Down Once again" is a song past English language electronic music band Depeche Mode. Information technology was released equally the second single from their sixth studio album, Music for the Masses (1987), on 24 Baronial 1987. It reached No. 22 in the UK, No. 2 in Due west 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 unlike editions of the single.

Limerick [edit]

One-time member Alan Wilder and the other members of the band considered the track an "obvious unmarried" with much potential. They adult it throughout then that dramatic-type elements such every bit the Led Zeppelin-influenced drum patterns and Martin Gore'due south distinctive guitar riffs sound in the forefront.^[three] The lyrics of the song, 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,^{[iv] [three]} with the runway 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 Cell's vocal "Torch".^[4] The primary remix version of the track, known every bit the "Carve up Mix", came about with direct involvement from the band. The 12" maxi release stretched to exactly nine and a half minutes long. Oddly enough, despite the pleasing results from the indicate of view of the ring, that proved to be the last fourth dimension in decades that a remix came out with their direct interest.^[iii]

Alive performances [edit]

The song became a favourite among fans, especially live. Shows during Depeche Mode'due south 1988 tour were oft concluded with this song. Notable in the 101 video is when Dave Gahan waves his arms in the air toward the stop of the song, and the sold-out oversupply of threescore,000 mimics Gahan's movements. It is now customary at Depeche Mode shows for fans to moving ridge their arms in the air during the coda section of "Never Let Me Down Again", which the German mag Music Express has termed a "current of air in a cornfield" simulation.^[5]

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

On 8 Nov 2001, presently after their last Exciter Bout concert in Mannheim, Deutschland, the ring played "Never Permit Me Downward Once more" during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, which aired in the US on MTV2.

Remixes [edit]

The chief 12" remix of "Never Let Me Down Again" is known as the "Split Mix", every bit stated above, and the 9-and-a-half-infinitesimal runway featured direct involvement from the ring during its creation.^[three] In detail, the remix features the regular song, an added intro slice, and a techno-like musical arrangement appended at the end. The organization was expanded to the "Aggro Mix" on the 12" B-side, a slice additionally bachelor every bit 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.^[iii] Some other remix of the rails, washed by the German group Digitalism, came out in 2006 as 1 of the 'Digital Deluxe Bonus Tracks' found in The Best of Depeche Manner Volume 1 (too being released equally a express double vinyl 12" piece). That remix appears on the band'southward remix compilation Remixes two: 81–xi also. Eric Prydz also remixed the vocal for this album.

Music videos [edit]

At that place are ii music videos for "Never Allow Me Down Once more", directed by Anton Corbijn. The long version is featured on the Foreign video, and uses the "Split Mix" (minus the intro and outro) and during the afterward EBM portion of the song, Gahan's shoes are shown walking without anyone wearing them, before someone puts them on and wears them to dance. There is as well a curt video with just the unmarried version of the vocal, which ends earlier the animated shoes. The short version appears on The Videos 86>98, the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 and on Video Singles Drove.

B-sides [edit]

There are two B-sides. "Pleasure, Little 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 effects. Notably, some of these sounds can exist heard in the runway "Mothers Talk" from the 1985 Tears for Fears album Songs from the Large Chair, which was engineered by Dave Bascombe. The "Glitter Mix" showed upwardly as a bonus runway on the CD/Cassette versions of Music for the Masses and in remastered form 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 similar upbeat electropop, simply Alan Wilder turned information technology into the night wave track information technology somewhen became. While Alan's version was always set 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 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 Let Me Down Once 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.

7": Mute / Bong14 (Great britain)

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

12": Mute / 12Bong14 (UK)

1. "Never Let Me Down Again (Carve up Mix)" – nine:34
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
3. "Never Let Me Down Once more (Aggro Mix)" – iv:53

12": Mute / L12Bong14 (United kingdom)

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

Cassette: Mute / CBong14 (United kingdom)

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

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Let Me Downwardly Once more (Split Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – four:53
3. "To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)" – 2:33
4. "Never Let Me Down Once more (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53

• Originally released in Cardsleeve [1987]
• Rereleased as 4track CD single in Slim Precious stone Example in 1991.

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (United kingdom)

1. "Never Permit Me Downwards Over again" – 4:20
2. "Pleasance, Little Treasure" – 2:52
3. "Never Permit Me Downward Once again (Divide Mix)" – 9:34
4. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
5. "Never Let Me Downwardly Over again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53
6. "Never Permit Me Downwardly Once again (Tsangarides Mix)" – 4:22
7. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – 4:53
8. "To Have and To Concord (Spanish Taster)" – two:33

• The second CD is the 1992 re-release.

Charts [edit]

Notable comprehend versions [edit]

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

Come across too [edit]

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

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External links [edit]

• Single data from the official Depeche Way web site

kilbournekins1972.blogspot.com

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

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