DEPECHE MODE: About supposed friends

Automatic translation. Improvements are constantly being worked on.

On August 24, 1987 – exactly 38 years ago – Depeche Mode released “Never Let Me Down Again”. Did you already know these 5 facts?

★ The demos for the song were recorded in Alan Wilder’s house during the pre-production phase.

★ The friend sung about in “Never Let Me Down Again” is a metaphor for drugs. The band has had various experiences with this over the years: in the early nineties, Dave Gahan himself was heavily addicted to heroin and cocaine. Martin Gore was addicted to alcohol at the time.

★ In the UK “Never Let Me Down Again” reached number 22, in Austria 29, in the USA 63, in Switzerland and in Germany number 2!

★ So far, “Never Let Me Down” has been played live 1,149 times – on every tour and at almost every concert, usually towards the end of a set.

★ It is therefore by far the track Depeche Mode plays live most often.

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Watch the video for “Never Let Me Down Again”: