New Life
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- For other uses, see New Life (disambiguation).
| "New Life" | ||
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||
| from the album Speak and Spell | ||
| B-side(s) | "Shout!" | |
| Released | June 13, 1981 | |
| Format | Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set) | |
| Recorded | 1981 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 3:43 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Writer(s) | Vince Clarke & Paul Spector | |
| Producer(s) | Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller | |
| Chart positions | ||
| Depeche Mode singles chronology | ||
| "Dreaming of Me" (1981) |
"New Life" (1981) |
"Just Can't Get Enough" (1981) |
"New Life" is the second UK single by Depeche Mode, originally released on June 13, 1981. It was not commercially released in the United States.
There were two versions of the song available. The 7" version would later become the "album version," as it would eventually appear on the UK version of Speak and Spell, released in October of 1981, and a 12" "remix," which differs from the "album version" in that it has a different intro, and an added synth part in the "solo" vocal section in the middle of the song, which is not present on the 7" mix. The "remix" would later appear on the US version of Speak and Spell.
On June 25, 1981, the band performed "New Life" during their debut appearance on the BBC's "Top of the Pops." The band would perform the songs twice more on the show, on July 16 and July 30 of 1981.
The B-Side, "Shout!", is the first Depeche Mode song to get a 12" extended remix, called the "Rio Mix." This mix would later appear on the remix compilation Remixes 81 - 04 released in 2004. It is the earliest recorded song available on the compilation.
Contents |
[edit] Track listings
[edit] 7": Mute / 7Mute14 (UK)
- "New Life [Album Version]" (3:43)
- "Shout! [Single Version]" (3:44)
[edit] 12": Mute / 12Mute14 (UK)
- "New Life [Remix]" (3:58)
- "Shout! [Rio Mix]" (7:31)
[edit] CD: Mute / CDMute14 (UK)
- "New Life [Remix]" (3:58)
- "Shout! [Single Version]" (3:44)
- "Shout! [Rio Mix]" (7:31)
- CD released in 1991
- All songs written by Vince Clarke
