Depeche Mode

Released: March 27, 2006

Songwriter: Christian Eigner Andrew Phillpott Dave Gahan

Producer: Depeche Mode Ben Hillier

[Verse 1]
Where were you when I fell from grace?
Frozen heart, an empty space
Something's changing, it's in your eyes
Please don't speak, you'll only lie

[Verse 2]
I found treasure not where I thought
Peace of mind can't be bought
Still, I believe

[Chorus]
I just hang on, suffer well
Sometimes it's hard, it's hard to tell

[Verse 3]
An angel led me when I was blind
I said, "Take me back, I've changed my mind"
And now I believe
From the blackest room, I was torn
You called my name, a love was born
So I believe

[Chorus]
I just hang on, suffer well
Sometimes it's hard, it's hard to tell
I just hang on, suffer well
Sometimes it's hard, it's hard to tell

Depeche Mode are recognized as one of the most artistically influential bands of the late 20th century. Commercially, they have released 14 studio albums to date, and sold more than 100 million records. Their most recent album, Spirit, hit the streets in March 2017.

The band got their start in Basildon, Essex in 1980, and named themselves after a French fashion magazine. They rose to fame with hits that have become “Just Can’t Get Enough” (1981), “Everything Counts” (1983), and “People Are People” (1984), to name a few. One of their most famous concerts was at the Pasadena Rose Bowl in 1988.

Martin Gore has been the band’s primary songwriter since Vince Clarke left in the early 1980s (and went on to form Yazoo and Erasure). Alan Wilder replaced Clarke on keyboards in 1982, but left in 1995 (reinvesting his creative energy in his band, Recoil, which he had started in 1986). Since then, the band has comprised frontman Dave Gahan, multi-instrumentalist Martin Gore, and keyboardist Andy Fletcher—all of whom are original members.

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The Best of Videos (Volume 1) (2007)
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