"Goodnight Lovers" is
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex, in 1980. The band currently consists of Dave Gahan (lead vocals and co-songwriting) and Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, co-lead vocals and main songwriting).
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's thirty-ninth
UK single, released on 11 February 2002. It is the fourth and final single for the album ''
Exciter,'' the single was not released in the US.
The single did not qualify for the UK Singles Chart because it contained three songs in addition to the single itself, one more than UK singles rules allow. It did however qualify for the Budget Albums Chart and went straight to Number One before falling rapidly, the first Depeche Mode single to reach Number One in an official UK chart.
The B-sides are remixes of "When the Body Speaks", "The Dead of Night", and "Goodnight Lovers".
Background
Martin Gore
Martin Lee Gore (born 23 July 1961) is an English songwriter, musician, singer, record producer and DJ. He is one of the founding members of the electronic rock band Depeche Mode and is the band's main songwriter. He is the band's guitarist an ...
said that wanted to "recreate a
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kind of feel. Velvet Underground with Nico, something like
“I’ll Be Your Mirror”. It’s very difficult to do that without
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, but we got Dave to sing it really softly, almost whisper it, and I think the overall effect of the chords and the way he sung it does almost recreate it, which I was quite pleased with the end result."
Mark Bell suggested that Gahan would sing the song. "For instance, he's got a seven-month-old baby daughter now, so I suggested he sing the album's closing track 'Goodnight Lovers' as though he was really singing it to her, like a lullaby. And I think that comes across. It's not role-playing, but something he could really feel.
Music video
The video features the band situated in a dark room with screens showing still images of the band members and the backup singers, who also feature in the video. It also shows
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with longish hair.
Track listing
12": Mute / 12Bong33 (EU)
# "Goodnight Lovers" – 3:48
# "When the Body Speaks" (Acoustic) – 6:00
# "The Dead of Night" (
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Remix) – 7:38
# "Goodnight Lovers" (
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Falling Leaf Mix) – 5:53
* The 12" exist as black and red vinyl.
CD: Mute / CDBong33 (UK)
# "Goodnight Lovers" – 3:48
# "When the Body Speaks" (Acoustic) – 6:00
# "The Dead of Night" (Electronicat Remix) – 7:38
# "Goodnight Lovers" (isan Falling Leaf Mix) – 5:53
*All songs written by
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Charts
References
External links
Single information from the official Depeche Mode web siteAllmusic review
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2002 singles
Depeche Mode songs
Songs written by Martin Gore
Mute Records singles