{"id":31806,"date":"2025-06-23T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/depeche-mode8-years-ago-backwards\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:48:04","slug":"depeche-mode8-years-ago-backwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/depeche-mode8-years-ago-backwards\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPECHE MODE 8 years ago: Backwards!?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/23-06-DepecheMode-Going-Backwards.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It was exactly 8 years ago to the day that \u201cGoing Backwards\u201d was released. It was one of the first <strong>Depeche Mode songs<\/strong> to be written during the work on \u201cSpirit\u201d. It was clear to the band that this should also be the album opener and the single release. With this composition &#8211; as with \u201cWhere&#8217;s the Revolution\u201d &#8211; <strong>Depeche Mode<\/strong> make a clear socio-critical, political statement. Incidentally, \u201cGoing Backwards\u201d has been played live 136 times so far.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Which Depeche Mode item will you add to your collection next?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=14172&amp;awinaffid=1386213&amp;ued=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.emp.de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>EMP*<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:8px\">*The link recommendations marked with an asterisk are affiliate links\/affiliate program links which you can click on freely. When a click and purchase is made, we receive a commission from the provider (we earn from qualified sales as an affiliate). Of course, the price does not change for you. In this way you can help to cover some of the costs of this website.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the video for \u201cGoing Backwards\u201d here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/60-MoSGqhhg?si=x82GcaToEURqDM5E\" title=\"Depeche Mode - Going Backwards (Highline Sessions Version)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60-MoSGqhhg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was exactly 8 years ago to the day that \u201cGoing Backwards\u201d was released. 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