It's No Good

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“It's No Good”
Single by Depeche Mode from the album Ultra
B-side	"Slowblow"
Released	March 31, 1997
Format	Vinyl record 7", 12", CD
Recorded	1996
Genre	Synthpop
Length	6:00
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer	Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Barrel of a Gun" (1997) "It's No Good" (1997) "Home" (1997)

"It's No Good" is Depeche Mode's thirty-second UK single, released on March 31, 1997 (April 15 in the USA), and the second single for the then upcoming album Ultra.

[edit] Description

"It's No Good" is a moodily rhythmic, perhaps even "sexy" song with a distinct lyrical hook in the chorus:

Don't say you want me
Don't say you need me
Don't say you love me
It's understood

It played well on American radio and MTV, and is a favorite live . The "Speedy J Mix" made it onto Remixes 81 - 04 in 2004, as did the "Club 69 Future Mix" which was previously promo only.

The B-side is another instrumental, called "Slowblow". It was the last actual B-side from the Ultra era, making the album the only one by Depeche Mode to not have a non-remix/non-live vocal B-side track (Although if you exclude non-exclusive songs, Black Celebration can count as well). The instrumental itself is slow and moody.

The music video for "It's No Good" was directed by Anton Corbijn, depicting the band as a low-rent lounge act at a number of sleazy gigs. An alternate video was recorded for "It's No Good" in 2001 as a screen projection for the Exciter Tour.

On May 15, 1997, the band went on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and performed the song, a recording made available at The official Depeche Mode website. It was the first time they performed a song on an American TV show since 1988, when they performed "Strangelove". The 'Hardfloor Mix' of the song was featured briefly in the Friends episode, The One with Joey's Dirty Day.

[edit] Track listings

 Music sample:

Depeche Mode "It's No Good" (1997)

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All songs written by Martin L. Gore.

[edit] 12": Mute / 12Bong26 (UK)

1. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
2. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)
3. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (?:??)
4. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
5. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14) (remixed by Dom T)

• The "Motor Bass Mix" is a vinyl edit, and not the same as the ones on the CDs.

[edit] CD: Mute / CDBong26 (UK)

1. "It's No Good" (6:00)
2. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)
4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)

[edit] CD: Mute / LCDBong26 (UK)

1. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
2. "Slowblow" (5:27)
3. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
4. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (3:47)

[edit] CD: Mute / CDBong26X (EU)

1. "It's No Good" (5:59)
2. "Slowblow" (5:27)
3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)
4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)
5. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
6. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
7. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
8. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (3:47)

• The third CD is the 2004 re-release

[edit] 12": Mute / PL12Bong26 (UK)

1. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" (8:35)
2. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Dub)" (7:06)
3. "It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Dub)" (5:06)

[edit] CD: Reprise / 17390-2 (US)

1. "It's No Good" (5:58)
2. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)

[edit] CD: Reprise / 9 43845-2 (US)

1. "It's No Good" (5:58)
2. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:43)
3. "Slowblow" (5:24)
4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:05)
5. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:15)

[edit] 12": Reprise / PRO-A-8662-A (US)

1. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:04)
2. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
3. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" (8:05)
4. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Dub)" (7:06)
5. "It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Dub)" (5:06)

• "Club 69 Future Mix" on the US promo is shorter than the UK's, despite the label falsely saying they have the same length.

[edit] CD: Reprise / PRO-CD-8662 (US)

1. "It's No Good (Radio Edit)" (4:06)
2. "It's No Good" (5:59)

[edit] CD-R: Reprise / n/a (US)

Several versions of these exist, with different tracklists, each with one or two of the following:

1. "It's No Good (Club 69 Mix/Brat Radio Edit)" (4:08)
2. "It's No Good (Dom T Mix/Brat Radio Edit)" (3:52)
3. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix/Brat Radio Edit)" (3:18)

[edit] External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site