"New Life" is the second UK single by

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). Depeche ...

from their debut Speak and Spell recorded at

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in south London, originally released on 13 June 1981. It was not commercially released in the United States.

Background

Vince Clarke Vincent John Martin (born 3 July 1960), known professionally as Vince Clarke, is an English synth-pop musician and songwriter. Clarke has been the main composer and musician of the band Erasure since its inception in 1985, and was previously ...

wrote the song. There were two versions of the song available. The 7" version would later become the "album version", as it would eventually appear on the UK version of '' Speak & Spell'', released in October 1981, and a 12" "remix", which differs from the album version, in that it has a different intro, intensely percussive and harder, and an added synth part in the "solo" vocal section in the middle of the song, which is not present on the 7" mix. The "remix" would later appear on the US version of ''Speak & Spell''. The single became Depeche Mode's breakthrough hit in the UK, peaking at #11. On 25 June 1981, the band performed "New Life" during their debut on the

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''. The band would perform the song twice more on the show, on 16 July and 30 July 1981. The B-side, "Shout!", is the first Depeche Mode song to get a 12" extended remix, called the "Rio Mix". This mix would later appear on the remix compilation ''

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'', released in 2004. It is the earliest recorded song available on the compilation.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "New Life": 7": Mute / 7Mute14 (UK) # "New Life" – 3:43 # "Shout!" – 3:44 12": Mute / 12Mute14 (UK) # "New Life" (Remix) – 3:58 # "Shout!" (Rio Mix) – 7:31 CD: Mute / CDMute14 (UK)¹ # "New Life" (Remix) – 3:58 # "Shout!" – 3:44 # "Shout!" (Rio Mix) – 7:31 CD: Sire / 40290-2 (US)¹ # "New Life" (Remix) – 3:58 # "Shout!" – 3:44 # "Shout!" (Rio Mix) – 7:31 Notes *¹: CD released in 1991. *All songs written by

Charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site

AllMusic review
{{DEFAULTSORT:New Life (Song) 1981 songs 1981 singles Depeche Mode songs Songs written by Vince Clarke Song recordings produced by Daniel Miller Mute Records singles UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles