"Peace" is

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's second single from their 2009 studio album, ''

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'', their 47th UK single overall and the first not to be issued on 12" vinyl since "

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" in 1981.

Background

The record was released on 15 June 2009. Martin Gore told '' The Sun'' newspaper that he thought "Peace" is one of his favourite songs that he has ever written. He explained that both "Peace" and "Little Soul", "give the album a kind of thread. Both of those songs have a real spiritual feel, though we have to be really careful using that word."Peace Songfacts
/ref> The song charted at #57 in the UK charts, equal to their first ever single, "

" in 1981. This is the band's second lowest UK Singles Chart position after "

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", originally intended to be a

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-only release which reached #60 upon limited UK release in 1988. In

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, "Peace" reached #25. The music video for "Peace" was filmed in Negoiești, Prahova, Romania by French duo

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, it features Romanian actress

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and marks the first Depeche Mode video to not include any of the band members (because of Dave Gahan's illness), save for a promotional poster near the end.

Track listing

7": Mute / BONG 41 CD: Mute / CDBONG 41 CD: Mute / LCDBONG 41

Charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site

Allmusic review
{{DEFAULTSORT:Peace (Depeche Mode Song) 2009 singles Depeche Mode songs Songs written by Martin Gore 2009 songs Song recordings produced by Ben Hillier Mute Records singles