"Should Be Higher" is a song by the English
electronic
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band
Depeche Mode
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from their thirteenth studio album, ''
Delta Machine
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''. The song was written by
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and Kurt Uenala. It was released as the album's third single on 11 October 2013 in Germany, and
14 October 2013 in the UK and France. The release date for North America was 15 October 2013. It's the third Depeche Mode single co-written by lead singer Dave Gahan.
It debuted at number 81 in the
UK Singles Chart
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on 20 October 2013 and has hit the Top 20 in 3 countries.
Music video
The video for the song, directed by
Anton Corbijn
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, premiered on
Vevo
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on 22 August 2013. The video comprises live footage from the
Delta Machine Tour
The Delta Machine Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English electronic music band Depeche Mode in support of the group's 13th studio album, ''Delta Machine'', released 22 March 2013. Following a warm-up show in Nice, France on 4 May 2013, th ...
shows in Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich.
Track listings
These are the following listings for every release of Should Be Higher.
Charts
References
External links
Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
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2013 singles
Columbia Records singles
Depeche Mode songs
Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn
Songs written by Dave Gahan
Song recordings produced by Ben Hillier
2013 songs