Martyr (song)

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“Martyr”
Single by Depeche Mode from the album The Best Of, Volume 1
Released	October 30, 2006 (2006-10-30)
Format	CD, Maxi-CD, DVD
Recorded	2005
Genre	Synthpop
Length	3:23
Label	Mute - BONG39
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer	Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"John the Revelator" / "Lilian" (2006) "Martyr" (2006)

"Martyr" is a single by Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single intended to promote the new compilation, The Best Of, Volume 1, that was released on November 13, 2006. [1] The single was released on October 30, 2006 in three formats: CD single, CD maxi and DVD single.

The song, originally titled "Martyr for Love", is a well-known missing track from the Playing the Angel sessions. The song was mentioned on one of the FletchCam videos (where it can faintly be heard playing in the background), and has been mentioned in interviews. Playing the Angel programmer Dave McCracken has said that it was considered by the band as the first single from Playing the Angel but it did not make the album due to its poppier sound, when compared to the songs which actually made it in the album [2].

There are no other new songs on the single; the B-Sides are remixes of Martyr and previous releases.

The single became Depeche Mode's 35th to hit the UK Top 20. Amazingly, the band has never achieved a #1 single in their home country, only ever reaching as high as #4 in the singles chart (with three releases: "People Are People", "Barrel Of A Gun" and "Precious"). They have achieved more hits without a UK #1 than any other act.

A video was being directed by Andreas Nilsson, who was reportedly hired because Dave Gahan was impressed by his video for The Knife's "Silent Shout".[3] The video was made in Gothenburg, Sweden, and members of the group do not appear in it. [4] The band subsequently rejected this video, which was replaced with a video montage released on 8 October 2006 and directed by Robert Chandler, in which Dave Gahan seemingly sings the song, this being achieved by the succession of short clips of Depeche Mode's videos in which Dave either says the words featured in the lyrics of "Martyr", or his lips move in a similar fashion of that when the words in the lyrics are being said. Oddly, it does not appear on their Best Of DVD compilation.

[edit] Track listing

[edit] CD: Mute / CDBong39 (UK)

1. "Martyr" (Single Version)
2. "Martyr" (Booka Shade Full Vocal Mix)

[edit] CD: Mute / LCDBong39 (UK)

1. "Martyr" (Paul van Dyk Remix Edit)
2. "Martyr" (Alex Smoke Gravel Mix)
3. "Never Let Me Down Again" (Digitalism Remix)

[edit] DVD: Mute / DVDBong39 (UK)

1. "Martyr" (Video Montage)
2. "Martyr" (Dreher & S.M.Art B.N. Reload Remix)
3. "Martyr" (Booka Shade Travel Mix)

[edit] CD: Mute / PCDBong39 (UK)

1. "Martyr" (Single Version) (3:23)
2. "Martyr" (Paul van Dyk Radio Mix) (3:40)
3. "Martyr" (Paul van Dyk Vonyc Lounge Mix) (7:06)
4. "Martyr" (Paul van Dyk Dub) (10:21)
5. "Martyr" (Paul van Dyk Dub Vox) (10:21)
6. "Martyr" (Booka Shade Dub) (8:17)

• "Club Promo #1"
• UK promo

[edit] CD: Mute / PLCDBong39 (UK)

1. "Personal Jesus" (Boys Noize Rework) (6:53)
2. "Never Let Me Down Again" (Digitalism Remix) (4:36)
3. "Everything Counts" (Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub) (6:52)
4. "People Are People" (Underground Resistance Remix) (7:20)
5. "Everything Counts" (Troy Pierce Unofficial Business Mix) (5:58)
6. "Personal Jesus" (Hearthrob Reworkd 2) (5:13)
7. "Sinner in Me" (Ricardo Villalobos Conclave Remix) (12:59)
8. "Personal Jesus" (Timo Maas Remix) (7:50)

• "Club Promo #2"
• UK promo

[edit] Digital Downloads

1. "Martyr (Paul Van Dyk Dub)"
2. "Martyr (Alex Smoke Bones Edit)"
3. "Martyr (Booka Shade Dub)"
4. "Martyr (U-MYX feature)"