People Are People

"People Are People"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Some Great Reward
B-side"In Your Memory"
Released12 March 1984
StudioHansa Mischraum (West Berlin)
Genre
Length
  • 3:43 (7″/single version)
  • 3:52 (album version)
  • 7:11 (12″ version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Love, in Itself"
(1983) 		"People Are People"
(1984) 		"Master and Servant"
(1984)
Music video
"People Are People" on YouTube

"People Are People" is a 1984 song by British band Depeche Mode and is the leading single from their fourth studio album Some Great Reward. It was the band's first top 20 song in the United States where it peaked at #13. It went to number 2 in Ireland, number 3 in Belgium, number 4 in Switzerland and the United Kingdom and number 6 in Austria.

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
A. "People Are People" – 3:43
B. "In Your Memory" – 4:01
  • 12-inch single
A. "People Are People" (Different Mix) – 7:11
B. "In Your Memory" (Slik Mix) – 8:12
  • UK and German limited-edition 12-inch single
A. "People Are People" (On-USound Mix by Adrian Sherwood) – 7:30
B1. "People Are People" – 3:43
B2. "In Your Memory" – 4:01
  • US 12-inch single
A. "People Are People" (Different Mix) – 7:11
B1. "People Are People" (On-USound Mix) – 7:30
B2. "In Your Memory" – 4:01

"In Your Memory" is falsely labeled as the "Slik Mix Edit"

  • French and German CD single (1988)
  1. "People Are People" (Different Mix) – 7:11
  2. "In Your Memory" (Slik Mix) – 8:12
  3. "People Are People" (7″ Version) – 3:50
  • UK CD single (1991)
  1. "People Are People" – 3:43
  2. "In Your Memory" – 4:01
  3. "People Are People" (Different Mix) – 7:11
  4. "In Your Memory" (Slik Mix) – 8:12

References

  1. ↑ "In a Relaxed Mode For 'Exciter'". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 20. 19 May 2001. p. 11. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books. the searing synth-pop sound that sparked a string of hits ("Just Can't Get Enough," "People Are People," ...
  2. ↑ Mason, Stewart. "People Are People – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013. "People Are People" was the single that introduced Depeche Mode's next-level sound as the group that made industrial music (à la Einsturzende Neubauten or Test Dept.)