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Depeche Mode

7 catalog entries, grouped by year.

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode formed in England in 1980 and developed an electronic sound built around synthesizers. Their songs often combine dark, industrial textures with themes of love, and live performance became a central part of the band's identity. Its recording history includes Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder across different phases, with later releases including Memento Mori.

Artist background sources

Depeche Mode - Sony Music UK biography
English origin, 1980 formation, electronic identity and listed Memento Mori release. The page's obsolete present-tense lineup is not reproduced. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Depeche Mode - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame biography
Synthesizer-based dark/industrial sound, love-song themes, live performance and inducted members across the band's history; this is not a claim that all five recorded together. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

1984

LIST YEAR1984

Catching Up with Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Reported release: 1984Date needs verification

New wave Pop Synthpop

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This compilation album was inspired by the band's desire to introduce their music to the American market.

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1989

LIST YEAR1989

Personal Jesus

Depeche Mode

Release: 1989Source checked

New wave Pop Synthpop

Researched recording background

Single released in August 1989 before the 1990 Violator album. This recording is included in the 1989 editorial listening list. A documented songwriting-inspiration account has not been established.

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