The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1

The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
Greatest hits album by
Released8 November 2006 (2006-11-08)
Recorded1981–2005
Length74:56
LabelMute
Producer
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
  1. "Martyr"
    Released: 30 October 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Pitchfork8.2/10

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.TitleWriter(s)Original AlbumLength
1."Personal Jesus" Violator, 19903:47
2."Just Can't Get Enough"Vince ClarkeSpeak & Spell, 19813:43
3."Everything Counts" Construction Time Again, 19834:01
4."Enjoy the Silence" Violator4:15
5."Shake the Disease" The Singles 81→85, 19854:52
6."See You" A Broken Frame, 19823:58
7."It's No Good" Ultra, 19975:59
8."Strangelove" Music for the Masses, 19873:47
9."Suffer Well"
Playing the Angel, 20053:53
10."Dream On" Exciter, 20013:42
11."People Are People" Some Great Reward, 19843:46
12."Martyr" previously unreleased3:25
13."Walking in My Shoes" Songs of Faith and Devotion, 19935:01
14."I Feel You" Songs of Faith and Devotion4:35
15."Precious" Playing the Angel4:09
16."Master and Servant" Some Great Reward3:49
17."New Life"ClarkeSpeak & Spell3:46
18."Never Let Me Down Again" Music for the Masses4:18
iTunes Store bonus tracks
  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.

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.

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

Other Musicians

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) Gold 20,000^
Belgium (BEA) Platinum 50,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) 3× Platinum 60,000
France (SNEP) Gold 75,000*
Germany (BVMI) 7× Gold 700,000
Hungary (MAHASZ) Platinum 6,000^
Ireland (IRMA) Gold 7,500^
Italy
sales in 2006
150,000
Italy (FIMI)
sales since 2009
Platinum 60,000*
Portugal (AFP) Gold 10,000^
Russia (NFPF) Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE) Gold 40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum 300,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) 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
Germany 9 November 2006
France 13 November 2006 Labels
United Kingdom Mute
Canada 14 November 2006
United States

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