Where's the Revolution

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"Where's the Revolution"
Depeche Mode, Where's the Revolution, Feb 2017.jpg
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Spirit
B-side"Various remixes"
Released3 February 2017 (2017-02-03)
Recorded2016
GenreSynthpop
Length4:59
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)James Ford
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Should Be Higher"
(2013) 		"Where's the Revolution"
(2017) 		"Going Backwards"
(2017)
Music video
"Where's the Revolution" on YouTube

"Where's the Revolution" is a song by English electronic band Depeche Mode from their fourteenth studio album Spirit. It was released as the album's first single on 3 February 2017, on the 20th anniversary of "Barrel of a Gun". The cover art was designed by Anton Corbijn. The single was premiered on the Polish radio Trójka - Polskie Radio Program III at midnight on 3 February.[1][2]

Promotion[]

The song was premiered audio-only on YouTube. A dystopian-themed black-and-white music video was released a week later, on 9 February. The music video, as well as the animated visuals with flying flags and marching boots for the audio-only video, were directed and designed by Anton Corbijn.[3]

Releases[]

The song is available as digital download from Amazon, HMV, Google Play Music and iTunes. It is also available as a 5-track CD Single, as a double vinyl (containing 9 remixes, released on 28 April 2017) and as an exclusive 7" vinyl promotional release in the April edition of the German music magazine Musik Express, with a live version of a Delta Machine song "Should Be Higher" as B-side.[4]

Track listing[]

  • CD single / digital download
  1. "Where's the Revolution" – 4:59
  2. "Where's the Revolution" (Ewan Pearson Remix) – 8:36
  3. "Where's the Revolution" (Algiers Remix) – 4:55
  4. "Where's the Revolution" (Terence Fixmer Remix) – 6:23
  5. "Where's the Revolution" (Autolux Remix) – 4:17
  • Double LP vinyl single
  1. "Where's the Revolution" (Autolux Remix) – 4:17
  2. "Where's the Revolution" (Pearson Sound Remix) – 6:28
  3. "Where's the Revolution" (Algiers Click Farm Remix) – 3:28
  4. "Where's the Revolution" (Simian Mobile Disco Remix) – 8:46
  5. "Where's the Revolution" (Pearson Sound Beatless Remix) – 4:20
  6. "Where's the Revolution" (Simian Mobile Disco Dub) – 8:45
  7. "Where's the Revolution" (Terence Fixmer Spatial Mix) – 6:34
  8. "Where's the Revolution" (Patrice Bäumel Remix) – 6:57
  9. "Where's the Revolution" (Ewan Pearson Kompromat Dub) – 8:20

Credits and personnel[]

  • Martin Gore – composer, lyrics
  • James Ford – drums, mixer, producer
  • Matrixxman – programming
  • – programming
  • Jimmy Robertson – engineer, mixer
  • Connor Long – assistant engineer
  • Oscar Munoz – assistant engineer
  • David Schaeman – assistant engineer
  • Brendan Morawski – assistant engineer, mix assistant
  • Brian Lucey – mastering

Charts[]

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 15
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[6] 13
France (SNEP)[7] 22
Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 29
Hungary (Single Top 40)[9] 3
Scotland (OCC)[10] 76
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[11] 31
Slovenia (SloTop50)[12] 44
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 18
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 57
US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[15] 40

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2017) Position
Hungary (Single Top 40)[16] 52

References[]

  1. ^ Nowy singiel Depeche Mode premierowo w Trójce!, 02.02.2017, polskieradio.pl.
  2. ^ "Where's The Revolution", 02.02.2017, instagram.com.
  3. ^ Blistein, Jon (10 February 2017). "Watch Depeche Mode's Dystopian 'Where's the Revolution' Video". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  4. ^ "MUSIKEXPRESS-AUSGABE 4/2017 MIT EXKLUSIVER DEPECHE MODE VINYL-7-INCH-SINGLE" [Musik Express edition 4/2017 with exclusive Depeche Mode vinyl 7-inch single] (in German). Musik Express. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 12, 2017)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  11. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Singles Digital Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL - TOP 100 and insert 201701 into search. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  12. ^ "SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart". slotop50.si. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – Where's the Revolution". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
  15. ^ "Depeche Mode Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  16. ^ "Single Top 100 - eladási darabszám alapján - 2017". Mahasz. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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