The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
Greatest hits album by Depeche Mode
Released	8 November 2006 (2006-11-08)
Recorded	1981–2005
Length	74:56
Label	Mute
Producer	David Bascombe Mark Bell Depeche Mode Flood Ben Hillier Daniel Miller Tim Simenon
Compiler	Roland Brown Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode chronology
Playing the Angel (2005) The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006) Sounds of the Universe (2009)
Singles from The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
"Martyr" Released: 30 October 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
Pitchfork	8.2/10[3]

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 is a greatest hits album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 8 November 2006 by Mute Records. The album consists of select Depeche Mode singles from their then-25-year career, as well as the previously unreleased track "Martyr"—recorded during the Playing the Angel sessions—which was released as a single in late October 2006.

The album has sold over one million copies in Europe alone and has been awarded the IFPI Platinum Europe Award.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original Album	Length
1.	"Personal Jesus"		Violator, 1990	3:47
2.	"Just Can't Get Enough"	Vince Clarke	Speak & Spell, 1981	3:43
3.	"Everything Counts"		Construction Time Again, 1983	4:01
4.	"Enjoy the Silence"		Violator	4:15
5.	"Shake the Disease"		The Singles 81→85, 1985	4:52
6.	"See You"		A Broken Frame, 1982	3:58
7.	"It's No Good"		Ultra, 1997	5:59
8.	"Strangelove"		Music for the Masses, 1987	3:47
9.	"Suffer Well"	Dave Gahan Eigner Phillpott	Playing the Angel, 2005	3:53
10.	"Dream On"		Exciter, 2001	3:42
11.	"People Are People"		Some Great Reward, 1984	3:46
12.	"Martyr"		previously unreleased	3:25
13.	"Walking in My Shoes"		Songs of Faith and Devotion, 1993	5:01
14.	"I Feel You"		Songs of Faith and Devotion	4:35
15.	"Precious"		Playing the Angel	4:09
16.	"Master and Servant"		Some Great Reward	3:49
17.	"New Life"	Clarke	Speak & Spell	3:46
18.	"Never Let Me Down Again"		Music for the Masses	4:18
Total length:				74:56

iTunes Store bonus tracks^[4]

1. "Personal Jesus" (Boys Noize Rework) – 6:55
2. "Never Let Me Down Again" (Digitalism Remix) – 4:40
3. "Everything Counts" (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub) – 6:55
4. "People Are People" (Underground Resistance Assault DJ 3000 Remix) – 7:24
5. "Personal Jesus" (Heartthrob Rework 2) – 5:15

Special edition bonus DVD

Limited edition copies of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (LCDMUTEL15) include a bonus DVD of music videos. A few of the videos feature songs that were not on The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 and a few of the songs on the album are not on the DVD. The cover art has a pink flower rather than the white flower depicted on the cover of the regular CD.^[5]

The electronic press kit (EPK) contains commentary on all the singles that made it onto the CD release of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1.

On 16 March 2007, the DVD was released on its own as The Best of Videos Volume 1.^[6]

Track listing

1. "Just Can't Get Enough" – Directed by Clive Richardson*
2. "Everything Counts" – (Directed by Clive Richardson)*
3. "People Are People" – (Directed by Clive Richardson)**
4. "Master & Servant – (Directed by Clive Richardson)*
5. "Shake the Disease" – (Directed by Peter Care)*
6. "Stripped" – (Directed by Peter Care)
7. "A Question of Time" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
8. "Strangelove" (1987 version) – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
9. "Never Let Me Down Again" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
10. "Behind the Wheel" (Remix) – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
11. "Personal Jesus" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
12. "Enjoy the Silence" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
13. "I Feel You" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
14. "Walking in My Shoes" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
15. "In Your Room" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
16. "Barrel of a Gun" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
17. "It's No Good" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
18. "Only When I Lose Myself" – (Directed by Brian Griffin)
19. "Dream On" – (Directed by Stéphane Sednaoui)**
20. "I Feel Loved" – (Directed by John Hillcoat)**
21. "Enjoy the Silence '04 – (Directed by Uwe Flade)**
22. "Precious" – (Directed by Uwe Flade)
23. "Suffer Well" – (Directed by Anton Corbijn)
24. The Best of: Volume 1: A short film

* First official release on DVD
** First official release period ("People Are People"'s regular video was not used in the original Some Great Videos release. None of the Exciter videos (or "Enjoy the Silence 04") were publicly released prior to Best of)

Personnel

Depeche Mode

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals, sampler
• Martin Gore – guitar, keyboard, acoustic guitar ("Personal Jesus", "Dream On", "People Are People"), bass ("Suffer Well"), melodica ("Everything Counts"), backing vocals, sampler, co-lead vocals ("Everything Counts", "Shake the Disease", "People Are People", "Never Let Me Down Again")
• Andy Fletcher – keyboard, sampler, backing vocals, bass guitar
• Alan Wilder – keyboard, drum machine and backing vocals, electronic drums ("Personal Jesus"), drums ("Walking in My Shoes", "I Feel You"), sampler, bass guitar ("Walking in My Shoes")
• Vince Clarke – keyboard, drum machine, and backing vocals ("Just Can't Get Enough" and "New Life")

Other Musicians

• Victor Indrizzo – percussion ("It's No Good")
• Mark Bell – keyboard and drum machine ("Dream On")

Charts

Weekly charts 2006–2007 weekly chart performance for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 Chart (2006–2007) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 5 Croatian Albums (HDU)[10] 4 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[11] 8 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 12 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[13] 40 European Albums (Billboard)[14] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15] 15 French Compilation Albums (SNEP)[16] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI)[18] 7 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[19] 5 Irish Albums (IRMA)[20] 17 Italian Albums (FIMI)[21] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22] 197 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[23] 14 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[24] 14 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 10 Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 16 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[27] 14 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[29] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[30] 18 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] 2 2013 weekly chart performance for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 Chart (2013) Peak position French Albums (SNEP)[32] 36

Year-end charts 2006 year-end chart performance for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 Chart (2006) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[33] 89 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[34] 55 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[35] 68 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36] 88 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[37] 39 Italian Albums (FIMI)[38] 26 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 52 2007 year-end chart performance for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 Chart (2007) Position European Albums (Billboard)[40] 44 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[41] 39 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[42] 44 Italian Albums (FIMI)[43] 62 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[44] 4

Certifications

Certifications for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[45]	Gold	20,000^^
Belgium (BEA)[46]	Platinum	50,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[47]	3× Platinum	60,000^‡
France (SNEP)[48]	Gold	75,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[49]	7× Gold	700,000^‡
Hungary (MAHASZ)[50]	Platinum	6,000^^
Ireland (IRMA)[51]	Gold	7,500^^
Italy sales in 2006	—	150,000[52]
Italy (FIMI)[53] sales since 2009	Platinum	60,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[54]	Gold	10,000^^
Russia (NFPF)[55]	Platinum	20,000^*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[56]	Gold	40,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[57]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[58]	Platinum	300,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[59]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
Japan	8 November 2006	EMI	[60]
Germany	9 November 2006		[61]
France	13 November 2006	Labels	[62]
United Kingdom		Mute	[63]
Canada	14 November 2006	Sire Reprise	[64]
United States			[65]

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External links

• Album information from the official Depeche Mode website
• Depeche Mode: The Best of, Volume 1 – official album microsite