"A Pain That I'm Used To" is a song by English

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band

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. It is the opening track on their eleventh studio album, ''

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'' (2005). It was released as the album's second single on 12 December 2005 through

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Background

The single contains remixes by

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and Jacques Lu Cont (

Stuart Price Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. His acts include his own band Zoot Woman (with Adam Blake (musician), Adam Blake and Johnny Blake (musician), Johnny Blake), L ...

). There are also two radio versions. The first one is only a slight remix, whereas the second contains a completely different, more electronic introduction and instrumentation. Although "Better Days" was mentioned to be the B-side for the single in its press release, it ended up being a track called "Newborn" when the track listings were released. "Better Days" went on to be the B-side to the following single, "

Suffer Well "Suffer Well" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their eleventh studio album, ''Playing the Angel'' (2005). It was released in the United Kingdom on 27 March 2006 as the album's third single. Background "Suffer Well" ...

". "Newborn" is a slow song that transforms into a harder song during the chorus. The single was only physically released in the UK. The US only had a digital release (i.e.,

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). The song reached number 15 upon UK release. In the US, the song debuted at number 45 on the

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chart on 14 January 2006. It eventually reached number 6. The track is one of the few Depeche Mode songs to feature a real bass, which is played by

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Track listing

7-inch: Picture disc / Bong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (

remix) – 4:39 # "Newborn" (Foster remix by Kettel) – 5:26 12-inch: Mute / 12Bong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (

Jacques Lu Cont Stuart David Price (born 9 September 1977) is an English electronic musician, DJ, songwriter, and record producer. His acts include his own band Zoot Woman (with Adam Blake and Johnny Blake), Les Rythmes Digitales (, literally "The Digital ...

remix) – 7:51 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont dub) – 8:00 12-inch: Mute / L12Bong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Bitstream Threshold mix) – 6:07 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Bitstream Spansule mix) – 7:21 CD: Mute / CDBong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" – 4:11 # "Newborn" – 5:34 CD: Mute / LCDBong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix) – 7:51 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont dub) – 8:00 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Goldfrapp remix) – 4:39 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Bitstream Spansule mix) – 7:22 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (

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remix) – 3:28 DVD: Mute / DVDBong36 (EU) # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (video) – 3:49 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (exclusive behind the scenes footage) – 3:52 # "Newborn" (Foster remix by Kettel) – 5:26 Digital downloads # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Telex club mix) – 5:49 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Telex remix 2) – 3:26 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Bitstream Spansule mix edit) – 4:15 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Bitstream Threshold mix edit) – 4:04 # "A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont remix edit) – 4:47

Charts

References

External links

Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pain That I'm Used To, A 2005 singles Depeche Mode songs Songs written by Martin Gore Mute Records singles 2005 songs Song recordings produced by Ben Hillier Number-one singles in Poland Number-one singles in Spain