Little 15
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| "Little 15" | ||
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||
| from the album Music for the Masses | ||
| B-side(s) | "Stjarna" | |
| Released | May 16, 1988 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set) | |
| Recorded | 1987 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 7" - 4:16 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Writer(s) | Martin Gore | |
| Producer(s) | Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller and Dave Bascombe | |
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| Depeche Mode singles chronology | ||
| "Behind the Wheel" (1987) |
"Little 15" (1988) |
"Everything Counts (Live)" (1989) |
"Little 15" is Depeche Mode's twenty-first UK single, released on May 16, 1988, and the fourth single for the album Music for the Masses.
The song was never intended to be a single, in fact, it barely made it onto the album, but a French record label wanted to release the song as a single, and as such, it was released in France. While it has been said that the single was only released in France (for instance, on the back cover of The Singles 86>98 compilation), it was in fact released in the UK, but the single did not use the BONG designation for its catalog number as previous Depeche Mode singles (since 1982's "Leave in Silence") had. The song's title, as well as its status as a minor release, contributed to its special catalog number "LITTLE15." In this vein, it can be seen as a "little" release between BONG15 ("Behind the Wheel") and BONG16 ("Everything Counts [Live]"). It was also released as a single in West Germany, where it hit #16.
There was no remix of the song "Little 15" at the time of release (the 12" and 7" versions were the same); however, there are two instrumental B-Sides, both piano tunes performed by Alan Wilder. The first is "Stjarna" (mislabeled "St. Jarna"), which is Swedish for 'star', written by Martin Gore. The 12" B-side also contains a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata #14." According to his website, Alan did not intend for it to be on as a B-Side, he was merely performing it for fun, but Martin stealthily recorded it. Alan did not perform the song perfectly (his error occurs near the end of the song). Both instrumentals are only produced by Depeche Mode alone (as opposed to the A-side which was produced by the band, plus Daniel Miller and Dave Bascombe).
The music video for "Little 15" was directed by Martyn Atkins, who had done previous design work for the band.
Between The Buried And Me covered this song on their 2006 album, The Anatomy Of.
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[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7": Mute / Little15 (UK)
- "Little 15" (4:16)
- "Stjarna" (4:25)
[edit] 12": Mute / 12Little15 (UK)
- "Little 15" (4:16)
- "Stjarna" (4:25)
- "Moonlight Sonata No. 14" (5:36)
[edit] CD: Mute / CDLittle15 (UK)
- "Little 15" (4:16)
- "Stjarna" (4:25)
- "Moonlight Sonata No. 14" (5:36)
The CD was released in 1991
"Little 15" and "Stjarna" written by Martin L. Gore. "Moonlight Sonata" is written by Beethoven.
