version reached No. 22 in the UK.

Background and recording

Depeche Mode had released their previous album, A Broken Frame in late 1982 and supported it with a world tour that lasted through April 1983, not counting a one-off live show in late May. During those last few months of the tour, in early 1983, the band started planning their follow-up album, and agreed to record their material at The Garden studios in East London, marking

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