Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode is an English Electronic/New Wave Band first formed in 1980.

The group released their first album in 1981 and has gone on to release a total of 12 Studio Albums to date.

The group has thus far charted 5 singles onto the US Billboard Top-40 Charts.

The group has charted 26 singles into the Top-40 of the Billboard Dance Charts in the US.

Their hits have included:

People are People
Strangelove
Behind the Wheel
Personal Jesus
Enjoy the Silence
Policy of Truth
World in my Eyes
I Feel You
It’s No Good
Dream On
FreeLove
Suffer Well

and many others….

To date, they have charted a total of 43 singles into the Top-40 of the British Charts in their career.

Their top US single has been “Enjoy the Silence” which peaked at #8 on the Billboard Top-40 Charts in 1990.

Depeche Mode is currently:

David Gahan
Martin Gore
Andrew Fletcher

Former member Vince Clarke left the group in 1981 to form the group “Yazoo” (Yaz) and later formed the group “Erasure“.

The group has sold over 100 Million Albums worldwide and is the most successful “Electronic” New Wave Band in Music History.

The group has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards in their career.

The group is still very much active and released their latest Album, “Sounds of the Universe“, in 2009. They are currently touring the Globe in support of that Album.

One Response to Depeche Mode

  1. bookjunkie says:

    oh how I love that video..thanks for posting it :)

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