Released: September 17, 1990
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Producer: Flood Depeche Mode
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
Wanted to feel the joy
Wanted to feel the joy
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Happiest girl I ever knew
Happiest girl I ever knew
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Wanted to feel the joy
Pass between our eyes
Wanted to feel the joy
Pass between our thighs
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
[Bridge: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
And I would have to pinch her
Just to see if she was real
Just to watch the smile fade away
See the pain she'd feel
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
Wanted to feel the joy
Wanted to feel the joy
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Wanted to feel the joy
Wanted to feel the joy
[Chorus: Dave Gahan]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Happiest girl I ever knew
Happiest girl I ever knew
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Wanted to feel the joy
Pass between our eyes
Wanted to feel the joy
Pass between our thighs
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
[Bridge: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
And I would have to pinch her
Just to see if she was real
Just to watch the smile fade away
See the pain she'd feel
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
Wanted to feel the joy
Wanted to feel the joy
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
Happiest girl I ever knew
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Why do you smile the smile you do?
Remixes 2. 81–11 [Limited Edition]
- John the Revelator [UNKLE Re Construction]
- The Darkest Star [Monolake Remix]
- Fly on the Windscreen (Death Mix)
- Corrupt [Efdemin Remix]
- Everything Counts [Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub]
- Happiest Girl [The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix]
- I Feel You [Helmet at the Helm Mix]
- Fragile Tension [Peter Bjorn and John Remix]
- A Pain That I’m Used To [Jacques Lu Cont Remix]
- Barrel of a Gun [United Mix]
- Only When I Lose Myself [Dan the Automator Remix]
- Ghost [Le Weekend Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Alex Metric Remix Edit]
- Behind the Wheel [Vince Clarke Remix]
- Tora! Tora! Tora! [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- A Question of Time [Radio Face Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Sie Medway-Smith Remix]
- Lilian [Chab Vocal Remix Edit 2011]
- In Chains [Alan Wilder Remix]
- Freestate [Clark Remix]
- Dub in My Eyes
- Personal Jesus [The Stargate Mix]
- Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]
- Peace [SixToes Remix]
- Puppets [Röyksopp Remix]
- Suffer Well [M83 Remix]
- Leave in Silence [The Last Time Remix]
- When the Body Speaks [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- Wrong [Trentemøller Club Remix]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Eric Prydz Remix]
- I Want It All [Roland M. Dill Remix]
- In Chains [No Sleep Remix]
- Strangelove (Highjack Mix)
- Higher Love [Adrenaline Mix Edit]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Digitalism Remix]
- Slowblow [Darren Price Mix]
- Dream On [Tough Guy Mix]
- DMBX: Singles 25-30 (2004)
- Remixes 2. 81–11 [Limited Edition] (2011)
- Remixes 2. 81-11 [US Dub Version] (2011)
- Enjoy the Silence
- Personal Jesus
- Policy of Truth
- Where’s the Revolution
- Strangelove
- Never Let Me Down Again
- Just Can’t Get Enough
- Wrong
- Everything Counts
- Precious
- People Are People
- Behind the Wheel
- Cover Me
- Blasphemous Rumours
- Going Backwards
- Shake the Disease
- World in My Eyes
- Stripped
- It’s No Good
- Somebody
- I Feel You
- Halo
- Scum
- So Much Love