Depeche Mode Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix)

1987 single by Depeche Mode

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

"Never Let Me Downward Again" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the 2nd unmarried from their sixth studio album, Music for the Masses (1987), on 24 August 1987. Information technology reached No. 22 in the UK, No. 2 in Due west Federal republic of germany, and the top-ten in several other European countries such as Sweden and Switzerland. The cover fine art features fragments of a Soviet map of Russian federation and Europe, with different fragments used for the different editions of the single.

Limerick [edit]

Former member Alan Wilder and the other members of the ring considered the track an "obvious single" with much potential. They developed it throughout so that dramatic-type elements such as the Led Zeppelin-influenced drum patterns and Martin Gore'south distinctive guitar riffs audio in the forefront.^[three] The lyrics of the song, starting with the strident vocals of "I'one thousand taking a ride with my best friend", are generally regarded as reflecting drug apply,^{[4] [3]} with the rails existence labelled past NME music journalist Jane Solanas every bit a "masterpiece" that well conveys the feeling of "drug euphoria".^[three]

The coda of "Never Let Me Downwardly Over again" references Soft Cell'southward vocal "Torch".^[4] The principal remix version of the track, known equally the "Split 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 betoken of view of the band, that proved to be the last time in decades that a remix came out with their direct involvement.^[3]

Live performances [edit]

The song became a favourite among fans, especially live. Shows during Depeche Fashion'south 1988 tour were often concluded with this song. Notable in the 101 video is when Dave Gahan waves his arms in the air toward the end of the song, and the sold-out crowd of 60,000 mimics Gahan'southward movements. Information technology is now customary at Depeche Mode shows for fans to wave their artillery in the air during the coda section of "Never Permit Me Down Again", which the German language magazine Music Limited has termed a "current of air in a cornfield" simulation.^[5]

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

On 8 November 2001, before long later on their final Exciter Tour concert in Mannheim, Germany, the band played "Never Let Me Down Again" during the MTV Europe Music Awards in Frankfurt, which aired in the The states on MTV2.

Remixes [edit]

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

The "Split Mix" appears on the album collection Remixes 81–04, a release that came out in October 2004.^[3] Another 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 Fashion Book ane (besides being released as a limited double vinyl 12" piece). That remix appears on the band's remix compilation Remixes 2: 81–11 too. Eric Prydz too remixed the vocal 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 Foreign video, and uses the "Split Mix" (minus the intro and outro) and during the later EBM portion of the vocal, Gahan'south shoes are shown walking without anyone wearing them, before someone puts them on and wears them to dance. At that place is also a short video with only the single 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 Style Volume ane and on Video Singles Collection.

B-sides [edit]

There are 2 B-sides. "Pleasance, Niggling Treasure" is a short dance rails. An extended version chosen the "Glitter Mix" ends with fragments of song recordings that have been reversed and treated with delay effects. Notably, some of these sounds can be heard in the track "Mothers Talk" from the 1985 Tears for Fears album Songs from the Big Chair, which was engineered past Dave Bascombe. The "Glitter Mix" showed up as a bonus rail 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 song sounded a lot like upbeat electropop, but Alan Wilder turned it into the dark wave track information technology somewhen became. While Alan'due south version was ever set to be the final version, Martin wanted his version to be recorded as well. All the same, not all of the lyrics are sung in the song. It shows up every bit one of the bonus tracks on the CD/Cassette version of Music for the Masses and is on the CD versions of "Never Let Me Downwardly Over again". The regular version of "To Have and To Agree" is one of the primary tracks on the Music for the Masses LP.

Rail listings [edit]

All songs written by Martin Gore.

7": Mute / Bong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Permit Me Down Again" – 4:xx
2. "Pleasance, Little Treasure" – ii:52

12": Mute / 12Bong14 (Uk)

1. "Never Let Me Down Over again (Carve up Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasance, Lilliputian Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – 5:34
3. "Never Allow Me Downward Once more (Aggro Mix)" – four:53

12": Mute / L12Bong14 (United kingdom)

1. "Never Allow Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)" – iv:22 (Remixed past Chris Tsangarides)
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix)" – 4:53 (Remixed by John Fryer & Paul Kendall)
3. "To Have and to Concord (Castilian Taster)" – 2:33

Cassette: Mute / CBong14 (Great britain)

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

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (UK)

1. "Never Let Me Downwards Again (Split Mix)" – 9:34
2. "Pleasure, Picayune Treasure (Bring together Mix)" – iv:53
3. "To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)" – ii:33
4. "Never Let Me Downwards Again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53

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

CD: Mute / CDBong14 (UK)

1. "Never Permit Me Down Again" – 4:20
2. "Pleasure, Little Treasure" – 2:52
3. "Never Let Me Down Over again (Split up Mix)" – ix:34
4. "Pleasure, Niggling Treasure (Glitter Mix)" – v:34
5. "Never Allow Me Down Over again (Aggro Mix)" – 4:53
6. "Never Let Me Down Once again (Tsangarides Mix)" – iv:22
7. "Pleasure, Little Treasure (Bring together Mix)" – 4:53
8. "To Take and To Hold (Spanish Taster)" – 2:33

• The second CD is the 1992 re-release.

Charts [edit]

Notable cover versions [edit]

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

See also [edit]

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

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External links [edit]

• Single information from the official Depeche Manner web site

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

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