DEPECHE MODE song of the week: “A Pain That I’m Used to”

First release: December 06, 2005
Playing time: 04:11 minutes

6 facts:

– The cover shows Dave Gahan’s head from the front in black. The letters of the word “Pain” are made of kissing red lips.

– “A Pain That I’m Used to” is one of the few Depeche Mode songs in which a real bass can be heard. In this case, it was recorded by Fletch.

– The B-side contains the 05:34 minute track “Newborn”.

– Further releases include numerous remixes of the title track, including one by the band Goldfrapp.

– In Germany it reached number 11 and in Great Britain number 15, while number 1 in the charts was achieved in Hungary, Poland and Spain.

– “A Pain That I’m Used to” has already been performed 482 times live. After “Precious”, it is the second most played song on the album.

Listen to “A Pain That I’m Used to” in our “BDSM – Rock & Industrial” playlist on Spotify: