"Everything Counts" is a 1983 song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode from the album Construction Time Again.[5] A live version of the song was released in 1989 to support the band's live album 101.
The single introduced a transition in lyrical content for the group. "Everything Counts" specifically addresses the issue of corporate greed and corruption in Britain, as the chorus sings of "grabbing hands" that "grab all they can". Perhaps surprisingly, the single was released at a time when the band itself was not under a formal contract with Mute Records (Gore publishes his songs under the name "Grabbing Hands Music"). In addition to "found" sounds used as samples, the single also samples a variety of musical instruments, such as the xylophone and a melodica (which Gore has been known to play on stage for the song).
It was also the first song in the band's catalogue which includes both of the band's singers prominently (at different times). Lead singer Dave Gahan sings the lead vocals on the verses, while main songwriter Martin Gore sings the lead vocals on the chorus with backing from Alan Wilder. When the song has been performed live, the chorus has been sung by all of the band's members except Gahan, as it appeared in the video for the single. Many live versions of the song also feature Alan Wilder singing countermelody to Dave Gahan during the second verse (repeating the word "The Graph" after each line).
The song would quickly catch on as a fan favourite at the band's concerts and was used as the opening song for the Construction Time Again tour.[6] The first live version of the song to appear on a commercial release came from the Some Great Reward tour in 1984 when a recording from a show in Liverpool appeared on the double A-sided "Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody" single. During the Music for the Masses Tour, the band used "Everything Counts" as the final encore and in 1989, the song would be re-released as a single in live form, to promote the live album 101. All live tracks from the release were recorded on 18 June 1988 at the PasadenaRose Bowl during the final performance of the aforementioned Music for the Masses Tour. This version of the song is famous for the recording of the crowd continuing to sing the chorus long after the music had stopped.
Everything Counts was also remixed and re-released in 2006. The "Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub" is featured on the limited edition release of the single Martyr. An unreleased Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin remix contains more vocal parts from the original version.
Music videos
The music video for "Everything Counts" was directed by Clive Richardson in West Berlin. The band returned to Richardson after not being satisfied with the work of Julien Temple for the A Broken Frame singles. Richardson had previously directed the video for "Just Can't Get Enough" two years earlier. According to Alan Wilder, "It was felt that after the Julien Temple years, we needed to harden up not only our sound but also our image. Clive had lots of new ideas which didn't involve stupid storyboards where we were required to act."[7] In the original music video, the marimba, the melodica, and the shawm are played by Alan Wilder, Martin Gore, and Andy Fletcher, respectively. The shawm, however, is produced by a synthesizer on the studio recording, but the band used the real shawm in the music video and television performances, for show. In this video, frontman Dave Gahan for the first time appeared blonde-haired, losing his natural black colour of hair.
The "Everything Counts (Live)" video was directed by D.A. Pennebaker. The video not only includes portions of the live performance, but also contains various references to the money made from merchandise and ticket sales at the concert, humorously connected to the song's theme of corruption and greed.
B-side
The original release's B-side "Work Hard" is notable in that it is the first Depeche Mode song (excluding instrumentals) that is credited to both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder (the only other case of this is 1986's "Black Day", an alternate version of "Black Celebration," credited to Gore, Wilder, and Daniel Miller).
The B-side of the live re-release is a live recording of "Nothing", a track from Music for the Masses. The 12" release also includes live recordings of "Sacred" and "A Question of Lust".
Song versions
Remixes
On the original release, there was only one remix available. The 12" version of the single is called "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)", although sometimes (such as on the US release of Construction Time Again) it is referred to simply as the "Long Version".
The live re-release of the single, however, contains a plethora of mixes, from a variety of remixers, despite the fact that the standard 7" and 12" versions contained no remixes. This release is first Depeche Mode single to be released in a 10" vinyl format; the A-side of the 10" inch version is the "Absolut Mix", remixed by Alan Moulder (certain versions refer to this mix as the "Alan Moulder Mix"). The B-side included the original release's 12" version as well as the "Reprise", a 55-second reprisal of the song's chorus originally placed following the final track ("And Then...") on the Construction Time Again album. Specifically, it is the ending of "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)" with the beat removed.
The limited edition 12" version is the "Bomb the Bass Mix", remixed by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders. Simenon would eventually be used by the band as a producer, for the 1997 album Ultra.
B-side remixes
A variety of mixes of other songs would appear on these single releases as well. On the 1983 release, the 12" B-side contains an extended version of "Work Hard" titled the "East End Remix".
Two remixes of "Nothing" appear on the 1989 release as well, including the "Remix Edit" (sometimes referred to as the "US 7" Mix" as it was the 7" B-side to the US-only single "Strangelove '88") and the "Zip Hop Mix" by Justin Strauss.
A remix of "Strangelove" also appeared on the B-side of the limited edition 12" vinyl, referred to as the "Highjack Mix" by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders, who also mixed the A-side.
In 2011, the song was covered by DMK, a band featuring Colombian artist Dicken Schrader and his children Milah and Korben, playing toys and common utensils as musical instruments. The YouTube video went viral in 2012 and it currently has more hits than Depeche Mode's original remastered video.[28][29][30]
^"Everything Counts (1983)". archives.depechemode.com. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
^Raggett, Ned (12 March 2012). "Martin Gore On Techno, EDM, New Depeche Mode Music, & Soccer In Cali". Live 105. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
^Raggett, Ned. "Everything Counts – Song Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 March 2014. Aggressive and beautiful at once, it can arguably be called the first English-language industrial pop hit.
^Sendra, Tim. "Pop & Wave, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2014. ...the collection has some of the biggest hits of the new wave era. Songs like "Cars" by Gary Numan ..... "Everything Counts" by Depeche Mode..... are the type of tunes that define the era.
^Raggett, Ned. "Song review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^"Setlist "Construction Time Again" Tour" (in German). Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^. Archived from the original on 16 April 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
^"Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 31 May 2022. Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Depeche Mode" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".
^"Depeche Mode – Everything Counts" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
^"Depeche Mode – Everything Counts" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^Staff, WIRED (28 January 2012). "Geeky Dad Covers Depeche Mode With His Kids". Wired. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via www.wired.com.
^"The Music of GTA: Vice City Stories". IGN. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
External links
Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site: "Everything Counts"
Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site: "Everything Counts (Live)"
Depeche Mode Visual Discography: "Everything Counts"
Depeche Mode Visual Discography: "Everything Counts (Live)"
official Depeche Mode web site: "Everything Counts" lyrics
official Depeche Mode web site: "Work Hard" lyrics
January 10, 2023
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Everything Counts is a 1983 song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode from the album Construction Time Again 5 A live version of the song was released in 1989 to support the band s live album 101 Everything Counts Single by Depeche Modefrom the album Construction Time AgainB side Work Hard Released11 July 1983 1 RecordedMay 1983 The Garden LondonGenreSynth pop 2 industrial pop 3 new wave 4 Length3 58 7 single version 4 19 album version 7 18 12 version LabelMuteSongwriter s Martin GoreProducer s Depeche ModeDaniel MillerGareth JonesDepeche Mode singles chronology Get the Balance Right 1983 Everything Counts 1983 Love in Itself 1983 Music video Everything Counts on YouTube Contents 1 Background and themes 2 Live performances and re release 3 Music videos 4 B side 5 Song versions 5 1 Remixes 5 2 B side remixes 6 Track listing 6 1 1983 release 6 2 1989 live release 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 Appearances 9 References 10 External linksBackground and themes EditThe single introduced a transition in lyrical content for the group Everything Counts specifically addresses the issue of corporate greed and corruption in Britain as the chorus sings of grabbing hands that grab all they can Perhaps surprisingly the single was released at a time when the band itself was not under a formal contract with Mute Records Gore publishes his songs under the name Grabbing Hands Music In addition to found sounds used as samples the single also samples a variety of musical instruments such as the xylophone and a melodica which Gore has been known to play on stage for the song It was also the first song in the band s catalogue which includes both of the band s singers prominently at different times Lead singer Dave Gahan sings the lead vocals on the verses while main songwriter Martin Gore sings the lead vocals on the chorus with backing from Alan Wilder When the song has been performed live the chorus has been sung by all of the band s members except Gahan as it appeared in the video for the single Many live versions of the song also feature Alan Wilder singing countermelody to Dave Gahan during the second verse repeating the word The Graph after each line Live performances and re release Edit Everything Counts live Single by Depeche Modefrom the album 101B side Nothing live Released13 February 1989 1989 02 13 Recorded18 June 1988 1988 06 18 Rose Bowl Pasadena CaliforniaGenreSynth popnew waveLength6 45 7 full version 5 46 single version LabelMuteSongwriter s Martin GoreProducer s Depeche ModeDepeche Mode singles chronology Little 15 1988 Everything Counts live 1989 Personal Jesus 1989 The song would quickly catch on as a fan favourite at the band s concerts and was used as the opening song for the Construction Time Again tour 6 The first live version of the song to appear on a commercial release came from the Some Great Reward tour in 1984 when a recording from a show in Liverpool appeared on the double A sided Blasphemous Rumours Somebody single During the Music for the Masses Tour the band used Everything Counts as the final encore and in 1989 the song would be re released as a single in live form to promote the live album 101 All live tracks from the release were recorded on 18 June 1988 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl during the final performance of the aforementioned Music for the Masses Tour This version of the song is famous for the recording of the crowd continuing to sing the chorus long after the music had stopped It also appears in Devotional as the closer It was played during the first two legs of Touring the Angel in the first encore and also appears on the Touring the Angel Live in Milan DVD Everything Counts was also remixed and re released in 2006 The Oliver Huntemann amp Stephan Bodzin Dub is featured on the limited edition release of the single Martyr An unreleased Oliver Huntemann amp Stephan Bodzin remix contains more vocal parts from the original version Music videos EditThe music video for Everything Counts was directed by Clive Richardson in West Berlin The band returned to Richardson after not being satisfied with the work of Julien Temple for the A Broken Frame singles Richardson had previously directed the video for Just Can t Get Enough two years earlier According to Alan Wilder It was felt that after the Julien Temple years we needed to harden up not only our sound but also our image Clive had lots of new ideas which didn t involve stupid storyboards where we were required to act 7 In the original music video the marimba the melodica and the shawm are played by Alan Wilder Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher respectively The shawm however is produced by a synthesizer on the studio recording but the band used the real shawm in the music video and television performances for show In this video frontman Dave Gahan for the first time appeared blonde haired losing his natural black colour of hair The Everything Counts Live video was directed by D A Pennebaker The video not only includes portions of the live performance but also contains various references to the money made from merchandise and ticket sales at the concert humorously connected to the song s theme of corruption and greed B side EditThe original release s B side Work Hard is notable in that it is the first Depeche Mode song excluding instrumentals that is credited to both Martin Gore and Alan Wilder the only other case of this is 1986 s Black Day an alternate version of Black Celebration credited to Gore Wilder and Daniel Miller The B side of the live re release is a live recording of Nothing a track from Music for the Masses The 12 release also includes live recordings of Sacred and A Question of Lust Song versions EditRemixes Edit On the original release there was only one remix available The 12 version of the single is called Everything Counts In Larger Amounts although sometimes such as on the US release of Construction Time Again it is referred to simply as the Long Version The live re release of the single however contains a plethora of mixes from a variety of remixers despite the fact that the standard 7 and 12 versions contained no remixes This release is first Depeche Mode single to be released in a 10 vinyl format the A side of the 10 inch version is the Absolut Mix remixed by Alan Moulder certain versions refer to this mix as the Alan Moulder Mix The B side included the original release s 12 version as well as the Reprise a 55 second reprisal of the song s chorus originally placed following the final track And Then on the Construction Time Again album Specifically it is the ending of Everything Counts In Larger Amounts with the beat removed The limited edition 12 version is the Bomb the Bass Mix remixed by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders Simenon would eventually be used by the band as a producer for the 1997 album Ultra B side remixes Edit A variety of mixes of other songs would appear on these single releases as well On the 1983 release the 12 B side contains an extended version of Work Hard titled the East End Remix Two remixes of Nothing appear on the 1989 release as well including the Remix Edit sometimes referred to as the US 7 Mix as it was the 7 B side to the US only single Strangelove 88 and the Zip Hop Mix by Justin Strauss A remix of Strangelove also appeared on the B side of the limited edition 12 vinyl referred to as the Highjack Mix by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders who also mixed the A side Track listing Edit1983 release Edit 7 Mute 7Bong3 UK amp Sire 7 29482 US Everything Counts 3 58 Work Hard 4 21 12 Mute 12Bong3 UK amp Sire 0 20165 US Everything Counts In Larger Amounts 7 18 Work Hard East End Remix 6 57 12 Mute L12Bong3 UK Everything Counts 7 Version 3 58 New Life Live 4 12 Boys Say Go Live 2 36 Nothing to Fear Live 4 28 The Meaning of Love Live 3 14 CD 1991 Box Set Mute CDBong3 UK Everything Counts 3 58 Work Hard 4 21 Everything Counts In Larger Amounts 12 Version 7 18 Work Hard East End Remix 6 57 Notes and personnel Depeche Mode in 1983 was Dave Gahan Martin Gore Andy Fletcher and Alan Wilder Everything Counts Nothing to Fear and The Meaning of Love written by Martin Gore Work Hard written by Martin Gore and Alan Wilder New Life and Boys Say Go written by Vince Clarke Tracks recorded at The Garden Studios London Everything Counts mixed at Hansa Mischraum Berlin Gareth Jones was the tonmeister Live tracks recorded 25 October 1982 at Hammersmith Odeon in London 1989 live release Edit 7 Mute Bong16 UK Everything Counts Live Full Version 6 45 Nothing Live 4 35 12 CD Mute 12Bong16 CDBong16 UK Everything Counts Live Single Version 5 46 Nothing Live 4 40 Sacred Live 5 12 A Question of Lust Live 4 12 10 Mute 10Bong16 UK Everything Counts Absolut Mix 6 04 Everything Counts In Larger Amounts 7 18 Nothing US 7 Mix 3 57 Everything Counts Reprise 0 55 Track 3 is usually known as Nothing Remix Edit in the US Limited 12 CD Mute L12Bong16 LCDBong16 UK Everything Counts Remixed by Tim Simenon amp Mark Saunders 5 32 Nothing Remixed by Justin Strauss 7 01 Strangelove Remixed by Tim Simenon amp Mark Saunders 6 33 These remixes do not have any titles on the UK releases but are often knownas Bomb the Bass Mix Zip Hop Mix and Highjack Mix respectively CD 2004 Box Set Mute CDBong16X UK Everything Counts Live Single Version 5 46 Nothing Live 4 35 Sacred Live 5 12 A Question of Lust Live 4 12 Everything Counts Tim Simenon Mark Saunders Remix 5 32 Nothing Justin Strauss Remix 7 01 Strangelove Tim Simenon Mark Saunders Remix 6 33 Everything Counts Absolut Mix 6 04 Everything Counts 12 Version 7 21 Nothing US 7 Mix 3 57 Everything Counts Reprise 0 55 7 Sire 7 22993 US Everything Counts Live Radio Edit 4 50 Nothing Live 4 35 12 Sire 0 21183 US Everything Counts Tim Simenon Mark Saunders Remix 5 32 Everything Counts Live Single Version 5 45 Nothing Live 4 35 Everything Counts Absolut Mix 6 04 Sacred Live 5 12 A Question of Lust Live 4 12 Cassette Sire 4 22993 US Everything Counts Live Radio Edit 4 50 Nothing Live 4 35 Notes and personnel Depeche Mode in 1989 was Dave Gahan Martin Gore Andy Fletcher and Alan Wilder All songs written by Martin Gore Live tracks recorded at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on 18 June 1988 Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders remix of Everything Counts The Bomb the Bass Mix was remixed at Konk Studio London Justin Strauss remixes of Nothing The Zip Hop Mix and Remix Edit were remixed at Soundtracks Studio New York City Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders remix of Strangelove The Highjack Mix was remixed at Livingston Studios London Everything Counts Absolut Mix was remixed at Trident Studio London by Alan Moulder Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Everything Counts Chart 1983 PeakpositionIreland IRMA 8 15Italy Musica e dischi 9 17Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 10 10Netherlands Single Top 100 11 50Sweden Sverigetopplistan 12 18Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 13 8UK Singles OCC 14 6US Dance Club Songs Billboard 15 17West Germany Official German Charts 16 23Weekly chart performance for Everything Counts 1989 live version Chart 1989 PeakpositionAustria O3 Austria Top 40 17 26Europe Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 18 25Ireland IRMA 8 17Netherlands Single Top 100 19 89New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 20 27Spain AFYVE 21 20Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 22 18UK Singles OCC 14 22UK Indie OCC 23 3US Alternative Airplay Billboard 24 13US Dance Club Songs Billboard 15 16US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 25 18West Germany Official German Charts 26 12 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Everything Counts 1989 live version Chart 1989 PositionWest Germany Official German Charts 27 89Appearances EditThe 2007 single Escape to the Stars by German glam rock band Cinema Bizarre sampled Everything Counts In 2011 the song was covered by DMK a band featuring Colombian artist Dicken Schrader and his children Milah and Korben playing toys and common utensils as musical instruments The YouTube video went viral in 2012 and it currently has more hits than Depeche Mode s original remastered video 28 29 30 The song is featured on the Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories soundtrack It is played on the video game s radio The Wave 103 31 References Edit Everything Counts 1983 archives depechemode com Retrieved 22 August 2022 Raggett Ned 12 March 2012 Martin Gore On Techno EDM New Depeche Mode Music amp Soccer In Cali Live 105 Retrieved 28 March 2014 Raggett Ned Everything Counts Song Review AllMusic Retrieved 28 March 2014 Aggressive and beautiful at once it can arguably be called the first English language industrial pop hit Sendra Tim Pop amp Wave Vol 1 AllMusic Retrieved 22 August 2014 the collection has some of the biggest hits of the new wave era Songs like Cars by Gary Numan Everything Counts by Depeche Mode are the type of tunes that define the era Raggett Ned Song review Allmusic Retrieved 25 July 2009 Setlist Construction Time Again Tour in German Retrieved 25 July 2009 Shunt the official Recoil website EDITORIALS The Singles 8185 Report by Alan Wilder Archived from the original on 16 April 2009 Retrieved 25 July 2009 a b The Irish Charts Search Results Everything Counts Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 3 May 2022 Classifiche Musica e dischi in Italian Retrieved 31 May 2022 Select Singoli in the Tipo field type Depeche Mode in the Artista field and press cerca Depeche Mode Everything Counts in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 3 May 2022 Depeche Mode Everything Counts in Dutch Single Top 100 Depeche Mode Everything Counts Singles Top 100 Depeche Mode Everything Counts Swiss Singles Chart a b Depeche Mode Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 May 2022 a b Depeche Mode Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Retrieved 3 May 2022 Offiziellecharts de Depeche Mode Everything Counts GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 22 May 2019 Depeche Mode Everything Counts in German O3 Austria Top 40 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media Vol 6 no 12 25 March 1989 p 25 OCLC 29800226 via World Radio History Depeche Mode Everything Counts Live in Dutch Single Top 100 Depeche Mode Everything Counts Top 40 Singles Salaverrie Fernando September 2005 Solo exitos ano a ano 1959 2002 in Spanish 1st ed Madrid Fundacion Autor SGAE ISBN 84 8048 639 2 Depeche Mode Everything Counts Live Swiss Singles Chart Distribution Top Indie Top 40 Singles PDF Music Week 11 March 1989 p 32 ISSN 0265 1548 via World Radio History Depeche Mode Chart History Alternative Airplay Billboard Retrieved 7 August 2017 Depeche Mode Chart History Dance Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved 3 May 2022 Offiziellecharts de Depeche Mode Everything Counts Live GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 22 May 2019 Top 100 Single Jahrescharts 1989 in German Offizielle Deutsche Charts Retrieved 3 May 2022 Father and kids perform adorable cover of Depeche Mode s Everything Counts www cbsnews com Retrieved 2 November 2019 The Huffington Post Staff WIRED 28 January 2012 Geeky Dad Covers Depeche Mode With His Kids Wired Retrieved 2 November 2019 via www wired com The Music of GTA Vice City Stories IGN 26 October 2006 Retrieved 29 December 2017 External links EditSingle information from the official Depeche Mode web site Everything Counts Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site Everything Counts Live Depeche Mode Visual Discography Everything Counts Depeche Mode Visual Discography Everything Counts Live official Depeche Mode web site Everything Counts lyrics official Depeche Mode web site Work Hard lyrics Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Everything Counts amp oldid 1128680930, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
