Condemnation (song)

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"Condemnation"
DepecheModeCondemnation.jpg
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Songs of Faith and Devotion
B-side"Death's Door" (Jazz Mix)
Released13 September 1993 (1993-09-13)[1]
RecordedJanuary 1993 (Madrid, Hamburg, London)[2]
GenreGospel
Length3:22
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Depeche Mode and Flood
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Walking in My Shoes"
(1993) 		"Condemnation"
(1993) 		"In Your Room"
(1994)
Alternative cover
Cover for the limited edition single
Cover for the limited edition single

"Condemnation" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 13 September 1993 as the third single from their eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993). The song reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 3 in Sweden, and No. 1 in Portugal.

The B-sides are remixes of "Death's Door" and "Rush", and some live tracks from the Devotional Tour. "Death's Door" was a song from the 1991 Until the End of the World soundtrack. The original version, recorded by Martin Gore and Alan Wilder after the World Violation Tour was over, was exclusive to that album until the 2020s MODE box compilation.

For unknown reasons, the music video did not appear on Depeche Mode's music video compilation, The Videos 86-98, in 1998, replaced by the live version from Devotional. The original video eventually resurfaced on The Videos 86-98's 2002 re-release (The Videos 86-98+). Both videos appear on the Devotional DVD re-release in 2004 (although the "Condemnation Live" video was edited so that it wasn't identical to the one in the main Devotional movie).

Critical reception[]

Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five. He wrote, "One of the more atypical singles in Depeche Mode's career, this slow gospel-style song bears a lusty, full force vocal, but a reverential and reserved instrumental track. Subtle and stylish."[3]

Track listings[]

7-inch, cassette: Mute / Bong23, CBong23 – UK

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21 (remix by Alan Wilder & Steve Lyon)
  2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38 (remix by Depeche Mode & Steve Lyon)
  • 7-inch released as a promo only, not commercially released, hence why both songs appear on the 12-inch version.

12-inch: Mute / 12Bong23 – UK

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
  2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
  3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31 (remix by Jack Dangers)
  4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43 (remix by Tony Garcia and Guido Osorio)
  5. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23 (remix by Tony Garcia and Guido Osorio)

12-inch: Mute / L12Bong23 – UK

  1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
  2. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
  3. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
  4. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54

CD: Mute / CDBong23 – UK

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
  2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
  3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31 (remix by Jack Dangers)
  4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43 (remix by Tony Garcia and Guido Osorio)

CD: Mute / LCDBong23 – UK

  1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
  2. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
  3. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
  4. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54

CD: Mute / CDBong23X – EU

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
  2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
  3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
  4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43
  5. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23
  6. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
  7. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
  8. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
  9. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
  • This CD is the 2004 re-release

Promo 12-inch: Mute / P12Bong23 (UK)

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix )" - 3:22
  2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix Mix)" - 6:38
  3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" - 5:31

Promo 12-inch: Mute / PL12Bong23R (UK)

  1. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" - 5:31
  2. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix (Instrumental))" - 7:41
  3. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix (Vocal))" - 6:23

12-inch: Sire/Reprise / 9 41058-0 – US

  1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
  2. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
  3. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
  4. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
  5. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
  6. "Rush (Nitrate Mix)" – 7:43
  7. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23
  8. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21

CD: Sire/Reprise / 9 41058-2 – US

  1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
  2. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
  3. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
  4. "Rush (Nitrate Mix)" – 7:43
  5. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
  6. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
  7. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
  • The "Nitrate Mix" of "Rush" and the "Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental" of "Rush" are the same.
  • All live songs were recorded in Milan, Italy, in 1993.
  • All songs written by Martin Gore.

Charts[]

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 78
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6] 18
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 5
France (SNEP)[8] 36
Germany (Official German Charts)[9] 23
Ireland (IRMA)[10] 19
Portugal (AFP)[11] 1
Spain (AFYVE)[12] 9
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 38
UK Singles (OCC)[15] 9
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard)[16] 36
US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)[16] 23

References[]

  1. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 11 September 1993. p. 23. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ Shaw, William (April 1993). "In The Mode". Details: 90–95, 168. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (18 September 1993). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 42. 16 October 1993. p. 18. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 41. 9 October 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  7. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Depeche Mode – Condemnation" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Condemnation" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  10. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Condemnation (EP)". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10 no. 49. 4 December 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  12. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – Condemnation". Singles Top 100.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – Condemnation". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
  16. ^ Jump up to: a b "Depeche Mode Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 12 June 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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