DEPECHE MODE: walking in silence?

On August 16, 1982 – exactly 43 years ago to the day – Depeche Mode released the single “Leave in Silence”. Did you already know these 5 facts?
★ The theme of “Leave in Silence” revolves around the realization that a relationship is coming to an end.
★ The B-side features “My Secret Garden”, while the 12″ version contains two longer versions of the title track.
★ In Germany, it reached number 58 in the singles charts, in Sweden even number 17 and in Ireland number 13.
★ In the UK, “Leave in Silence” entered at number 18. It was the fifth single at the time to make it into the top 20.
★ The song was played 232 times live, most recently in 2014 during the “Delta Machine” tour.
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