Stripped (song)

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“Stripped”
Single by Depeche Mode from the album Black Celebration
B-side	"But Not Tonight"
Released	February 10, 1986
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded	Late 1985
Genre	Synthpop
Length	7" - 3:47 12" - 6:40
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"It's Called a Heart" (1985) "Stripped" (1986) "A Question of Lust" (1986)

“But Not Tonight”
Single by Depeche Mode
B-side	"Stripped"
Released	22 October 1986
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"))
Recorded	Late 1985
Genre	Synthpop
Length	7" - 3:54 12" - 6:17
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer	Depeche Mode, Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"A Question of Time" (1986) "But Not Tonight" (1986) "Strangelove" (1987)

"Stripped" is Depeche Mode's fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band's thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. "Stripped" is well known for its innovative use of sampling. The underlying beat is a distorted and slowed-down sound of a motorcycle engine running, while the main melody begins with a car's ignition starting, and the end uses sounds of fireworks.

The band's US label Sire Records, however, decided to use the B-side "But Not Tonight" in the soundtrack to the movie Modern Girls and included the song on US editions of Black Celebration. As a result, the single was flipped, and released as "But Not Tonight" in the United States. The single did not chart. Despite being a fan favorite, the band was not happy with this decision, seeing "But Not Tonight" as a useless poppy track recorded in less than a day. The band treats the song like a B-Side: it has never been played live and doesn't appear on any singles compilation.

The other two B-Sides are "Breathing in Fumes" and "Black Day". "Breathing in Fumes" is a new song using samples from "Stripped", mixed by the band and Thomas Stiehler. "Black Day" is an acoustic version of "Black Celebration" sung by Martin Gore, and is co-written by him, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller (The only Depeche Mode song with Daniel Miller as writer).

The "Highland Mix" of "Stripped" was mixed by Mark Ellis (better known as Flood), who in the future would produce Depeche Mode's Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion records. UK Editions of the Black Celebration CD include the extended remix of "But Not Tonight" along with "Black Day", and "Breathing in Fumes" as bonus tracks.

The music video for "Stripped" was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Peter Care and was filmed outside of Hansa Studios. The music video for "But Not Tonight" was directed by Tamra Davis and is available in multiple versions.

[edit] Track listings

[edit] 7": Mute / Bong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped" (3:47)
2. "But Not Tonight" (4:15)

[edit] 12": Mute / 12Bong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:40)
2. "But Not Tonight [Extended Remix]" (5:11)
3. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:04)
4. "Fly on the Windscreen [Quiet Mix]" (4:23)
5. "Black Day" (2:34)

[edit] CD: Mute / CDBong10 (UK)

1. "Stripped [7" Version]" (3:53)
2. "But Not Tonight [7" Version]" (4:17)
3. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:42)
4. "But Not Tonight [Extended Remix]" (5:14)
5. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:06)
6. "Fly on the Windscreen [Quiet Mix]" (4:25)
7. "Black Day" (2:37)

The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.

[edit] 7": Sire / 7-28564 (US)

1. "But Not Tonight [US 7" Version]" [*] (3:54)
2. "Stripped [7" Version]" (3:59)

[edit] 12": Sire / 0-20578 (US)

1. "But Not Tonight [US Extended Mix]" [*] (6:17)
2. "Breathing in Fumes" (6:04)
3. "Stripped [Highland Mix]" (6:41)
4. "Black Day" (2:35)

[*] The 7" and 12" versions on the US "But Not Tonight" single are different versions than used on the UK singles.

All songs written by Martin L. Gore except "Black Day" which is written by him, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller

[edit] Cover versions

• In 1997, the German electrogoth band In Strict Confidence recorded a a version of the song. Their version, however, is very different and almost ten minutes long.
• Also, in 1997, the Swedish electro/synth-pop band Statemachine released a version of "Stripped" on their album Legerdemain.
• A 1998 cover version of "Stripped" was recorded by the German band Rammstein, and released as a single, as well as on the For the Masses compilation and some versions of Sehnsucht. The only real difference in the lyrics is that in the chorus "Let me see you Stripped down to the bone" is shortened to simply "Let me see you Stripped". It is also said that Depeche Mode sees it as their favorite cover of their songs.
• The Italian progressive death/doom metal band Novembre covered 'Stripped' on the album 1995 album Arte Novecento
• In 2001, Scott Weiland of Stone Temple Pilots covered "But Not Tonight" for the soundtrack to Not Another Teen Movie.
• In 2004, German techno band Scooter covered "Stripped" on their album Mind the Gap, and later on their 2006 live album Excess All Areas. In 2007 they produced a download-only orchestral version of the song.
• Also in 2004, Jimmy Sommerville covered "But Not Tonight" on his album Home Again.
• In 2005, Shiny Toy Guns covered "Stripped" on Goth Electro Tribute To Depeche Mode.
• Swedish rock band Kent used to end many of their concerts during the Isola tour in 1998 by playing a cover of "Stripped", announcing it as "one of our favorite songs, that we sadly didn't write ourselves". This version was also performed on Swedish talk show Sen Kväll Med Luuk.
• California band Drist also has released a cover of this song.
• In 2005, American electro industrial band Brainclaw covered "Stripped" and released it as a digital single.
• British band, Long-View, covered Stripped and released as a single.
• The intro to "But Not Tonight" is heavily sampled (with notes rearranged and set to a 3/4 beat) in the 2002 Dntel song, "Don't Get Your Hopes Up." The song was released on a 7" vinyl, Styrofoam/Dntel Split.
• In 2006, Darkwave-revival duo She Wants Revenge covered the song live at the Jet Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada. ^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ She Wants Revenge IMEEM

[edit] External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site