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Everything Counts by Depeche Mode

Artist Biography For Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode Is An English Band Founded In 1980 Originally From Basildon Essex United Kingdom. They Are One Of The Most Enduring And Successful Bands That Emerged During The 80s Particularly From The New Wave/new Romantic Era. The Band Name Is Derived From A French Fashion Magazine Dépêche Mode Which Means "fashion Dispatch." The Band Has Been Highly Influential In The Electronic Dance Music Scene Especially Synthpop Techno And Trance Partly Due To Their Innovative Work Recording Techniques And Use Of Sampling. Their Most Successful Album Is Arguably 1990's Violator Which Reached The #2 Position In The UK #7 In The US And Sold Over 8 Million Copies Worldwide. The Band Has Released A Long Series Of High-Charting Singles Over Their Three-Decades Long Career. Enjoy The Silence Is Their Most Recognized Song And One Of History's Most Covered Songs. The Original Line-Up Was Dave Gahan Martin L. Gore Andy Fletcher And Vince Clarke. In December 1981 Clarke Left The Band And Later Formed Yazoo The Assembly And Erasure. Alan Wilder Joined The Group Initially In January 1982 As A Live Keyboardist But Became An Official Member In December 1982. He Left In Mid-1995 To Fully Concentrate On His Recoil Project And The Band Continued As A Trio. In 2010 Wilder Re-Joined Depeche Mode On Stage After 16 Years For A Performance Of Somebody During A Show At London's Royal Albert Hall In Aid Of The Teenage Cancer Trust. Depeche Mode's Origins Date Back To 1977 When Vince Clarke And Andrew Fletcher Formed A Band Called No Romance In China With Clarke On Vocals And Guitar And Fletcher On Bass. In March 1980 Clarke Gore And Fletcher Formed A Band Called Composition Of Sound With Clarke On Vocals/guitar Gore On Keyboards And Fletcher On Bass. Soon After The Formation Of Composition Of Sound Clarke And Fletcher Switched To Synthesizers. Dave Gahan Joined The Band In 1980 After Clarke Heard Him Perform At A Local Scout Hut Jam Session Singing To A Rendition Of David Bowie's "Heroes" And Depeche Mode Was Born. While Playing A Live Gig At The Bridge House In Canning Town Daniel Miller The Founder Of Mute Records Approached The Band Who Proposed A Verbal Contract. The Result Was Their First Single Dreaming Of Me Recorded In December 1980 And Released In February 1981 Reaching Number 57 In The UK Charts And Followed Soon By A Real Contract With Mute. To Date Depeche Mode Have Released 15 Studio Albums Speak & Spell 1981 A Broken Frame 1982 Construction Time Again 1983 Some Great Reward 1984 Black Celebration 1986 Music For The Masses 1987 Violator 1990 Songs Of Faith And Devotion 1993 Ultra 1997 Exciter 2001 Playing The Angel 2005 Sounds Of The Universe 2009 Delta Machine 2013 Spirit 2017 And Memento Mori 2023 8 Compilations People Are People 1984 The Singles 81-85 1985 Catching Up With Depeche Mode 1985 Greatest Hits 1987 The Singles 86>98 1998 Remixes 81-04 2004 The Best Of Depeche Mode Volume 1 2006 The Complete Depeche Mode 2006 5 Live Albums 101 1989 Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live 1993 Recording The Angel A Series Of Live Recordings 2006 Tour Of The Universe Barcelona 20/21 11 09 2009 And Live In Berlin Soundtrack 2014 Over 50 Singles Including Just Can't Get Enough Everything Counts People Are People Master And Servant Shake The Disease Stripped A Question Of Time Strangelove Never Let Me Down Again Personal Jesus Enjoy The Silence World In My Eyes Policy Of Truth I Feel You Walking In My Shoes In Your Room Barrel Of A Gun It's No Good Home Dream On Freelove Precious Wrong And Heaven 14 Live / Video Collections VHS/DVD/Blu-Ray The World We Live In And Live In Hamburg 1985 Some Great Videos 1985 Strange 1988 101 1989 Strange Too 1990 Devotional 1993 The Videos 86>98 1998 One Night In Paris 2002 The Videos 86>98 2002 Touring The Angel Live In Milan 2006 The Best Of - Volume 1 2006 Tour Of The Universe Barcelona 20/21.11.09 2009 Live In Berlin 2014 And Video Singles Collection 2016

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Everything Counts

"Everything Counts" Is Depeche Mode's Eighth UK Single Released On 11 July 1983 And Third US Single Released On 2 November 1983 From The Then Upcoming Album Construction Time Again. It Was The First In A Long Line Of Industrial-Inspired Singles Released By The Band And Has Been Referred To As "arguably...The First English-Language Industrial Pop Hit." The Single Was Re-Released In Live Format On 13 February 1989 25 March 1989 In The US To Support The Live Album 101. Background And Themes In January 1983 Shortly Before The Release Of The "Get The Balance Right!" Single Lyricist Martin Gore Attended An Einstürzende Neubauten Concert Giving Him The Idea To Experiment With The Sounds Of Industrial Music In The Context Of Pop. This Experimentation Hinged On The Band's First Use Of A Synclavier A Synthesizer That Not Only Contained A Large Number Of Pre-Programmed Sounds But Also Allowed For Samples To Be Imported. With This The Band Proceeded To Travel Around The Neighbourhood Where They Could Tape "found" Sounds And Feed Them Into The Synclavier Then Manipulate The Noises To Fit Into Their Songs. These Sounds Consisted Mainly Of Hammering Anvils Clanging Pipes Running Water And The Like. In Addition To The "found" Sounds Used As Samples The Single Also Samples A Variety Of Musical Instruments Such As The Xylophone And A Melodica Which Martin Has Been Known To Play On Stage For The Song . That Spring The Band Converged In London To Begin Recording Their Third Album Construction Time Again And Changed Recording Studios As Well. For The Previous Two Albums The Band Had Recorded At Blackwing Studios But Would Switch To John Foxx's "The Garden" Studio. This Change Along With The Addition Of Gareth Jones To The Production Team Facilitated The Band's Transition From The Hook Driven Pop Songs Of Their Past A Transition That Had Begun To Take Shape In 1982 With The More Noticeably Melancholy "Leave In Silence" . The Band Continued Perfecting Their Industrial Formula Over Their Next Two Albums 1984's Some Great Reward And 1986's Black Celebration. In Addition To The Change In The Band's Musical Influence The Single Would Introduce A Transition In Lyrical Content As Well. Construction Time Again Would Include A Bevy Of Political Themes Sparked By The Poverty Gore Had Seen On A Recent Trip He Had Taken To Thailand. These Themes Were In Stark Contrast From The Inoffensive Love-Themed Pop Numbers Of The Band's Early Career. "Everything Counts" Specifically Addresses Corporate Greed And Corruption In The Music Industry As The Chorus Sings Of "grabbing Hands" That "grab All They Can". Perhaps Surprisingly The Single Was Released At A Time When The Band Itself Was Not Under A Formal Contract With Mute Records. It Was Also The First Song In The Band's Catalogue Which Includes Both Of The Band's Singers Prominently At Different Times . Lead Vocalist David Gahan Sings The Verses While Song Writer Martin Gore Sings The Chorus. Live Performances And Re-Release The Song Would Quickly Catch On As A Fan Favorite At The Band's Concerts And Was Used As The Opening Song For The Construction Time Again Tour. The First Live Version Of The Song To Appear On A Commercial Release Came From The Some Great Reward Tour In 1984 When A Recording From A Show In Liverpool Appeared On The Double A-Sided "Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody" Single. During The Music For The Masses Tour The Band Used "Everything Counts" As The Final Encore And In 1989 The Song Would Be Re-Released As A Single In Live Form To Promote The Live Album 101. All Live Tracks From The Release Were Recorded On 18 June 1988 At The Pasadena Rose Bowl During The Final Performance Of The Aforementioned Music For The Masses Tour. This Version Of The Song Is Famous For The Recording Of The Crowd Continuing To Sing The Chorus Long After The Music Had Stopped. It Also Appears In Devotional As The Closer. It Was Played During The First Two Legs Of Touring The Angel In The First Encore And Also Appears On The Touring The Angel Live In Milan-DVD. Everything Counts Was Also Remixed And Re-Released In 2006. Everything Counts - Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub Features On The Limitied Edition Release Of The Single Martyr. There´s Also A Unreleased Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Remix That Floats On The Internet Which Contains More Vocal Parts From The Original Version. Music Videos The Music Video For "Everything Counts" Was Directed By Clive Richardson In And Around Berlin. The Band Returned To Richardson After Not Being Satisfied With The Work Of Julien Temple For The A Broken Frame Singles. Richardson Had Previously Directed The Video To "Just Can't Get Enough" Two Years Earlier. According To Wilder "It Was Felt That After The Julien Temple Years We Needed To Harden Up Not Only Our Sound But Also Our Image. Clive Had Lots Of New Ideas Which Didn't Involve Stupid Storyboards Where We Were Required To Act." In The Original Music Video The Xylophone The Melodica And The Shawm Are Played By Alan Wilder Martin Gore And Andrew Fletcher Respectively. The Shawm However Is Produced By A Synthesizer On The Studio Recording But The Band Used The Real Shawm In The Music Video And Television Performances For Show. The "Everything Counts Live " Video Was Directed By D.A. Pennebaker. The Video Not Only Includes Portions Of The Live Performance But Also Contains Various References To The Money Made From Merchandise And Ticket Sales At The Concert Humorously Connected To The Theme Of Corruption And Greed Of The Song. B-Side The Original Release's B-Side "Work Hard" Is Notable In That It Is The First Depeche Mode Song Excluding Instrumentals That Is Credited To Both Martin Gore And Alan Wilder The Only Other Case Of This Is 1986's "Black Day" An Alternate Version Of "Black Celebration " Credited To Gore Wilder And Daniel Miller . The B-Side Of The Live Re-Release Is A Live Recording Of "Nothing" A Track From Music For The Masses. The 12" Release Also Includes Live Recordings Of "Sacred" And "A Question Of Lust". Song Versions Edit Remixes Of "Everything Counts" On The Original Release There Was Only One Remix Available. The 12" Version Of The Single Is Called "Everything Counts In Larger Amounts " Although Sometimes Such As On The US Release Of Construction Time Again It Is Referred To Simply As The "Long Version". The Live Re-Release Of The Single However Contains A Plethora Of Mixes From A Variety Of Remixers Despite The Fact That The Standard 7" And 12" Versions Contained No Remixes. This Release Is First Depeche Mode Single To Be Released In A 10" Vinyl Format The A-Side Of The 10" Inch Version Is The "Absolut Mix" Remixed By Alan Moulder Certain Versions Refer To This Mix As The "Alan Moulder Mix" . The B-Side Included The Original Release's 12" Version As Well As The "Reprise" A 55-Second Reprisal Of The Song's Chorus Originally Placed Following The Final Track "And Then..." On The Construction Time Again Album. Specifically It Is The Ending Of "Everything Counts In Larger Amounts " With The Beat Removed. The Limited Edition 12" Version Is The "Bomb The Bass Mix" Remixed By Tim Simenon And Mark Saunders. Simenon Would Eventually Be Used By The Band As A Producer For The 1997 Album Ultra. Edit B-Side Remixes A Variety Of Mixes Of Other Songs Would Appear On These Single Releases As Well. On The 1983 Release The 12" B-Side Contains An Extended Version Of "Work Hard" Titled The "East End Remix". Two Remixes Of "Nothing" Appear On The 1989 Release As Well Including The "Remix Edit" Sometimes Referred To As The "US 7" Mix" As It Was The 7" B-Side To The US-Only Single "Strangelove '88" And The "Zip Hop Mix" By Justin Strauss. A Remix Of "Strangelove" Also Appeared On The B-Side Of The Limited Edition 12" Vinyl Referred To As The "Highjack Mix" By Tim Simenon And Mark Saunders Who Also Mixed The A-Side. Covers Melodic Death Metal Band In Flames Covered This Song On Their 1997 Album Whoracle. German Band Cinema Bizarre Sampled This Song In Their Song Escape To The Stars

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