Back on this day in 1983 #DepecheMode
release[d] 'Get the balance right!'
Recorded at Blackwing Studios, it is the first Depeche Mode single with Alan Wilder as an official band member. Wilder also co-wrote the B-side track "The Great Outdoors!" with Martin Gore.
It is also one of the first Depeche Mode songs to feature guitar, Andy Fletcher pointed once out the guitar was processed through a synth and phased out of time.
The B-side is an instrumental and was featured on the Broken Frame Tour as introduction theme for selected shows, after an incident with their Revox machine that destroyed almost all their previous intro, "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)".
The 12"vinyl version contains "Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live)" and is their first live song released on a Depeche Mode single.
Later a limited edition 12" of the single was released, which featured more live tracks: "My Secret Garden", "See You" & "Satellite".
Highest chart positions UK #13 | Ireland #16
