Depeche Mode videography

This is a comprehensive listing of official video releases by Depeche Mode, a British electronic music group. Depeche Mode have released fifty-seven music videos (not including remixed and edited versions), twelve music VHS/DVDs, and six DVD singles on Mute Records, Sire Records and Reprise Records.

Most of the group's early music videos were directed by Clive Richardson, Julien Temple and Peter Care. Following this period, Depeche Mode developed a working relationship with award-winning director and photographer Anton Corbijn, who has directed the majority of their videos since. The group's concert video Devotional was nominated for Best Long Form Music Video at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995.[1]

Music videos

Year Title Director
1981 "Just Can't Get Enough" Clive Richardson
1982 "See You" Julien Temple
"The Meaning of Love"
"Leave in Silence"
1983 "Get the Balance Right!" Kevin Hewitt
"Everything Counts" Clive Richardson
"Love, in Itself"
1984 "People Are People" (7" and 12" versions)
"Master and Servant"
"Blasphemous Rumours"
"Somebody"
1985 "Shake the Disease" Peter Care
"It's Called a Heart"
1986 "Stripped"
"But Not Tonight" (two versions) Tamra Davis
"A Question of Lust" Clive Richardson
"A Question of Time" Anton Corbijn
1987 "Strangelove" (two versions)
"Never Let Me Down Again" (7" and 12" (Split mix) versions)
"Behind the Wheel" (single (remix) and album versions)
"Pimpf"
1988 "Little 15" Martyn Atkins
"Strangelove '88"
1989 "Everything Counts" (live) D. A. Pennebaker
"Personal Jesus" (international and censored versions) Anton Corbijn
1990 "Enjoy the Silence"
"Policy of Truth"
"World in My Eyes" (two versions)
"Halo"
"Clean"
1993 "I Feel You"
"Walking in My Shoes" (original and censored versions)
"Condemnation" (Paris mix)
"Condemnation" (live)
"Personal Jesus" (live)
"Enjoy the Silence" (live)
"Halo" (live)
"One Caress" Kevin Kerslake
1994 "In Your Room" Anton Corbijn
1997 "Barrel of a Gun"
"It's No Good"
"Home" Steven Green
"Useless" Anton Corbijn
1998 "Only When I Lose Myself" Brian Griffin
2001 "Dream On" Stéphane Sednaoui
"I Feel Loved" (single and Dan-O-Rama long and short versions) John Hillcoat
"I Feel Loved" (live version) Anton Corbijn
"Freelove" John Hillcoat
"Freelove" (live version) Anton Corbijn
2002 "Goodnight Lovers" John Hillcoat
2004 "Enjoy the Silence 04" Uwe Flade
2005 "Precious"
"A Pain That I'm Used To"
2006 "Suffer Well" Anton Corbijn
"John the Revelator" Blue Leach
"Martyr" Robert Chandler
2009 "Wrong" Patrick Daughters
"Peace" Jonas & François
"Hole to Feed" Eric Wareheim
"Fragile Tension" Rob Chandler & Barney Steel
2011 "Personal Jesus 2011" Andrew Faber
2013 "Heaven" Timothy Saccenti
"Soothe My Soul" Warren Fu
"Should Be Higher" Anton Corbijn
2017 "Where's the Revolution"
"Going Backwards (Highline Session)" Timothy Saccenti
"“Heroes” (Highline Session)"
"Cover Me" Anton Corbijn
2023 "Ghosts Again"
"Wagging Tongue" The Sacred Egg
"My Favourite Stranger" Anton Corbijn
2024 "Before We Drown"
"People Are Good" Rich Hall

Video albums

Year DVD Certifications
1985 The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg
Some Great Videos
  • Released in 1985
  • Labels: Virgin, Sire
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
 RIAA certification: Gold[2]
1988 Strange
  • Released in 1988
  • Labels: Virgin, Mute, Sire, Reprise
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
 RIAA certification: Gold[2]
1989 101
  • Released in 1989
  • Labels: Mute, Sire, Reprise
  • Formats: VHS, DVD, Laserdisc, UMD
  • Notes: The documentary was re-released in on 10 November 2003.
 RIAA certification: Platinum[2]
1990 Strange Too
  • Released in 1990
  • Labels: Mute, Sire, Reprise
  • Formats: VHS, Laserdisc
 RIAA certification: Platinum[2]
1993 Devotional
1998 The Videos 86>98
  • Released in 1998
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
  • Notes: Originally released on VHS in 1998. It was reissued on DVD on 12 October 1999.
Some Great Videos 81>85
  • Released in 1998
  • Labels: Mute
  • Formats: VHS
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom and was a re-release of Some Great Videos.
2002 One Night in Paris
  • Released on 27 May 2002
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
  • Formats: DVD, VHS, UMD
  • Notes: Filmed live in Paris (France) on 10 October 2001 during the Exciter Tour.
 RIAA certification: Gold[2]
Videos 86>98 +
  • Released on 25 November 2002
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
  • Notes: A re-release of The Videos 86>98 with bonus features.
 RIAA certification: Gold[2]
2006 Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
  • Released on 25 September 2006
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
  • Formats: DVD/CD
  • Notes: Filmed live in Milan (Italy) on 18 and 19 February 2006 during Touring the Angel.
The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
  • Released on 13 November 2006
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
  • Formats: DVD/CD
2010 Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09
  • Released on 8 November 2010
  • Labels: EMI
  • Formats: DVD/CD, Blu-ray
  • Notes: Filmed live in Barcelona (Spain) on 20 and 21 November 2009 during the Tour of the Universe.
2014 Live in Berlin
  • Released on 17 November 2014
  • Labels: Columbia Records, Sony Music
  • Formats: DVD
  • Notes: Filmed live in Berlin (Germany) on 25 and 27 November 2013 during the Delta Machine Tour.
2016 Video Singles Collection
  • Released on 18 November 2016
  • Labels: Sony Music
  • Formats: DVD

DVD singles

Year DVD
2001 "Freelove"
  • Released on 11 November 2001
  • Labels: Mute, Reprise
2005 "Precious"
  • Released on 3 October 2005
  • Labels: Mute
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom.
"A Pain that I'm Used To"
  • Released on 12 December 2005
  • Labels: Mute
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom.
2006 "Suffer Well"
  • Released on 27 March 2006
  • Labels: Mute
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom.
"John the Revelator" / "Lilian"
  • Released on 4 June 2006
  • Labels: Mute
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom.
"Martyr"
  • Released on 30 October 2006
  • Labels: Mute
  • Notes: Released only in the United Kingdom.

Tour projections

Tour Projection Notes
World Violation Tour Waiting for the Night Pictures of the moon in different phases and the band members holding fireworks
I Want You Now/Here Is the House/Little 15 A rose and band members
World Full of Nothing/Sweetest Perfection/Blue Dress A rose and band members
Clean A paintbrush paints the word "Clean"
Personal Jesus Band members and a couple of cowgirls
Behind the Wheel and Route 66 Band members taking a trip
Tour Projection Notes
Devotional Tour/Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94 Walking in My Shoes Some women with a bird head walking
Stripped A pen writes the word "Stripped"
Condemnation Hands praying
Judas/A Question of Lust/Waiting for the Night/I Want You Now Candles
I Feel You Shadows of the band members "performing"
Never Let Me Down Again An astronaut lost in the space
In Your Room A light bulb and some women faces
Enjoy the Silence The faces of band members transforming
Tour Projection Notes
The Singles Tour It's No Good Pictures featuring the band music videos from 1986 to 1997
Walking in My Shoes Band members in various costumes
A Question of Lust Pictures of the band members with their faces slowly changing
Stripped Pictures of fruit
Enjoy the Silence Items from the 1990 video, like a crown or a portable chair
Barrel of a Gun Clips from the "Barrel of a Gun" music video
I Feel You This projection was used on the first 2 gigs only: A cartoon version of the band members and the words "I Feel You" on the screen
Tour Projection Notes
Exciter Tour Waiting for the Night A water drop falls into the water, rain
The Bottom Line/Surrender/Dressed in Black/Sister of Night/Condemnation/Judas/It Doesn't Matter Two/Somebody A Canyon view with the time passing
In Your Room A shark and a little fish
It's No Good The band members in a coffee shop
Black Celebration A stylographic little man clapping
Tour Projection Notes
Touring the Angel Walking in My Shoes Men with bird head walking
Home A rose blowing in the wind
In Your Room A light bulb
I Feel You A naked girl
World in My Eyes Band members screens
Enjoy the Silence The "Enjoy the Silence" music video in a cartoon style
Just Can't Get Enough Band members in a cartoon style
Tour Projection Notes
Tour of the Universe In Chains An old man transforms into a bald kid and vice versa, while a woman walking changes her clothes
Walking in My Shoes A crow and its eye looking at the crowd
Precious A typewriter writes some religious lines
Peace War images
Fragile Tension The Sounds of the Universe cover
In Sympathy/Policy of Truth Some balloons of many colours
Come Back / Miles Away/The Truth Is The planet Earth in the space
Enjoy the Silence Band members dressed as astronauts
Strangelove A lesbian scene: a girl undresses another girl and then licks her feet (the lick scene was censored in some countries)
Photographic Two tape machines
Personal Jesus Band members and a girl dancing
Waiting for the Night A disco ball
Tour Projection Notes
Delta Machine Tour Welcome to My World The words "Welcome to My World" and some coloured circles
Precious Dogs
Should Be Higher Men playing with fire
Heaven Band members in outdoors
Enjoy the Silence Female contortionists
Goodbye Band members changing hats
Encore A photo of the band continuously changing
Halo Johanna Wokalek walking around Berlin
I Feel You Loudspeakers with shadows of a DJ and girls dancing
Tour Projection Notes
Global Spirit Tour Intro Marching boots
Going Backwards Paint strokes slowly disappearing
So Much Love The band performing outside
Useless Two people holding signs, mainly about worth and lyrics from the song
In Your Room A man and a woman dancing
World in My Eyes Dave Gahan's shadow doing the "glasses" shape with his hands, as seen in the single cover art.
Cover Me Dave Gahan in an astronaut suit walking around and floating in space (the projection was then used as the official music video of the song)
A Question of Lust/Shake the Disease/Judas/Strangelove/Insight/Sister of Night A flag
Where's the Revolution Flags and boots marching
Enjoy the Silence Farm animals
Somebody A flag with "Somebody" written on it
Walking in My Shoes A transgender person getting ready to go out
Heroes / Policy of Truth A flag blows in the wind
Tour Projection Notes
Memento Mori Tour Speak to Me Crosses
World in My Eyes Three photos of Andy Fletcher: with open eyes, with closed eyes and with his right hand covering his right eye
Enjoy the Silence Skulls

See also

References

  1. ^ " 37th Grammy Awards – 1995". RockOnTheNet.com. Retrieved 5 November 2007.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 October 2007.
Other sources