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Shake the Disease

April 26, 2024

"Shake the Disease" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as a single on 29 April 1985. "Shake the Disease" was one of two new songs on the 1985 compilation albums The Singles 81→85 and Catching Up with Depeche Mode, along with the band's subsequent single "It's Called a Heart".

"Shake the Disease"
Cover artwork by Tamara Capellaro
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 81→85
B-side"Flexible"
Released29 April 1985
RecordedMarch 1985
StudioHansa Mischraum (Berlin)
Genre
Length4:49
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody"
(1984) 		"Shake the Disease"
(1985) 		"It's Called a Heart"
(1985)
Music video
"Shake the Disease" on YouTube

Song information edit

Band member Alan Wilder felt this song captured the essence of the band, saying that "there's a certain edge to what we do that can make people think twice about things. If we've got a choice between calling a song 'Understand Me' or 'Shake the Disease', we'll call it 'Shake the Disease'. There's a lot of perversity and innuendo in our lyrics, but nothing direct."[1]

Music video edit

The music video is the first Depeche Mode video directed by Peter Care, and features a camera trick that makes the band members appear to slowly tip over.[2][3] It was shot in the Docklands area of London, prominently featuring the cranes that were still in situ at that time. Between May and July 1985 the video was performed on 10 television programs across Europe.[4]

Commercial performance edit

"Shake the Disease" reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] while charting within the top 10 in Ireland, Sweden, Switzerland and West Germany.[6][7] In France, it peaked at number 13, spending six months in the top 50.[8] The track also reached number 33 on the Hot Dance/Disco 12 Inch Singles Sales chart in the United States.[9]

It reached number one on the KROQ Top 106.7 Countdown of 1985.[10]

Allmusic reviewer Dave Thompson praised the song, saying, "with its plump melody and stirring refrain, it's a haunting and soulful number that deserved better than its #18 chart position."

Track listings edit

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore

Charts edit

References edit

  1. ^ Doole, Kerry (July 1989). "The Class of 101". Music Express. Vol. 13, no. 138. pp. 40–44. ISSN 0848-9645.
  2. ^ Miller, Jonathan (5 November 2009). Stripped: Depeche Mode. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-026-7. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ Baker, Trevor (5 November 2009). Dave Gahan - Depeche Mode & The Second Coming. Bonnier Zaffre. ISBN 978-1-78418-955-6. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ Christopher, Michael (28 December 2020). Depeche Mode FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the World's Finest Synth-Pop Band. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-4930-5400-8. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Depeche Mode: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Shake the Disease". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Depeche Mode Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  10. ^ "List of KROQ Top 106.7 Countdowns". RadioHitlist.
  11. ^ "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  12. ^ "European Top 100 Singles" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 24. 17 June 1985. p. 10. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  14. ^ "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".
  15. ^ "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  16. ^ "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  17. ^ "Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  18. ^ Lazell, Barry (1997). . Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Shake the Disease" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

External links edit

  • Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
  • AllMusic review      

April 26, 2024
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Shake the Disease is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode released as a single on 29 April 1985 Shake the Disease was one of two new songs on the 1985 compilation albums The Singles 81 85 and Catching Up with Depeche Mode along with the band s subsequent single It s Called a Heart Shake the Disease Cover artwork by Tamara CapellaroSingle by Depeche Modefrom the album The Singles 81 85B side Flexible Released29 April 1985RecordedMarch 1985StudioHansa Mischraum Berlin GenreSynth pop dark waveLength4 49LabelMuteSongwriter s Martin L GoreProducer s Daniel Miller Depeche Mode Gareth JonesDepeche Mode singles chronology Blasphemous Rumours Somebody 1984 Shake the Disease 1985 It s Called a Heart 1985 Music video Shake the Disease on YouTube Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 References 7 External linksSong information editBand member Alan Wilder felt this song captured the essence of the band saying that there s a certain edge to what we do that can make people think twice about things If we ve got a choice between calling a song Understand Me or Shake the Disease we ll call it Shake the Disease There s a lot of perversity and innuendo in our lyrics but nothing direct 1 Music video editThe music video is the first Depeche Mode video directed by Peter Care and features a camera trick that makes the band members appear to slowly tip over 2 3 It was shot in the Docklands area of London prominently featuring the cranes that were still in situ at that time Between May and July 1985 the video was performed on 10 television programs across Europe 4 Commercial performance edit Shake the Disease reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart 5 while charting within the top 10 in Ireland Sweden Switzerland and West Germany 6 7 In France it peaked at number 13 spending six months in the top 50 8 The track also reached number 33 on the Hot Dance Disco 12 Inch Singles Sales chart in the United States 9 It reached number one on the KROQ Top 106 7 Countdown of 1985 10 Allmusic reviewer Dave Thompson praised the song saying with its plump melody and stirring refrain it s a haunting and soulful number that deserved better than its 18 chart position Track listings editAll tracks are written by Martin L Gore 7 inch single A Shake the Disease 4 48 B Flexible 3 11 US and Canadian 7 inch single A Shake the Disease fade 3 59 B Flexible 3 09 12 inch single A Shake the Disease remixed extended version 8 44 engineered by Flood B Flexible remixed extended version 6 15 engineered by Flood 12 inch single special edition French and Italian cassette maxi single A1 Shake the Disease Edit the Shake 7 10 A2 Master and Servant live 5 37 B1 Flexible Pre Deportation mix 4 40 remixed by Bert Bevans B2 Something to Do Metalmix 7 26 remixed by Gareth Jones Master and Servant was recorded at the Basel Switzerland show on 30 November 1984 1988 French CD single Shake the Disease Edit the Shake 7 10 Master and Servant live 5 37 Flexible Pre Deportation mix 4 39 remixed by Bert Bevans Something to Do Metalmix 7 26 remixed by Gareth Jones Shake the Disease 7 mix 4 49 1990 Belgian and German CD single Shake the Disease Edit the Shake 7 09 Master and Servant live 5 38 Flexible Pre Deportation mix 4 40 remixed by Bert Bevans Something to Do Metalmix 7 25 remixed by Gareth Jones 1991 CD single Shake the Disease 4 47 Flexible 3 10 Shake the Disease remixed extended 8 45 Flexible remixed extended 6 16 Shake the Disease Edit the Shake 7 10 Something to Do Metalmix 7 27 The UK CD single was also released as part of the 3 Singles 13 18 box set compilations Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Shake the Disease Chart 1985 Peakposition Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 11 25 Europe European Top 100 Singles 12 5 Finland Suomen virallinen lista 13 18 France SNEP 8 13 Ireland IRMA 6 9 Italy Musica e dischi 14 20 Netherlands Dutch Top 40 Tipparade 15 2 Netherlands Single Top 100 16 47 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 7 5 Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 17 6 UK Singles OCC 5 18 UK Indie OCC 18 1 US Dance Singles Sales Billboard 9 33 West Germany Official German Charts 19 4 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Shake the Disease Chart 1985 Position West Germany Official German Charts 20 29References edit Doole Kerry July 1989 The Class of 101 Music Express Vol 13 no 138 pp 40 44 ISSN 0848 9645 Miller Jonathan 5 November 2009 Stripped Depeche Mode Omnibus Press ISBN 978 0 85712 026 7 Retrieved 24 May 2021 Baker Trevor 5 November 2009 Dave Gahan Depeche Mode amp The Second Coming Bonnier Zaffre ISBN 978 1 78418 955 6 Retrieved 24 May 2021 Christopher Michael 28 December 2020 Depeche Mode FAQ All That s Left to Know About the World s Finest Synth Pop Band Rowman amp Littlefield p 96 ISBN 978 1 4930 5400 8 Retrieved 24 May 2021 a b Depeche Mode Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 6 February 2021 a b The Irish Charts Search Results Shake the Disease Irish Singles Chart Retrieved 6 February 2021 a b Depeche Mode Shake the Disease Singles Top 100 Retrieved 6 February 2021 a b Depeche Mode Shake the Disease in French Les classement single Retrieved 6 February 2021 a b Depeche Mode Chart History Dance Singles Sales Billboard Retrieved 6 February 2021 List of KROQ Top 106 7 Countdowns RadioHitlist Depeche Mode Shake the Disease in Dutch Ultratop 50 Retrieved 6 February 2021 European Top 100 Singles PDF Eurotipsheet Vol 2 no 24 17 June 1985 p 10 OCLC 29800226 via World Radio History Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 in Finnish 1st ed Helsinki Kustannusosakeyhtio Otava ISBN 978 951 1 21053 5 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 Shake the Disease in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 6 February 2021 Depeche Mode Shake the Disease in Dutch Single Top 100 Retrieved 6 February 2021 Depeche Mode Shake the Disease Swiss Singles Chart Retrieved 6 February 2021 Lazell Barry 1997 Depeche Mode Indie Hits 1980 1989 The Complete U K Independent Charts Singles amp Albums Cherry Red Books ISBN 0 95172 069 4 Archived from the original on 5 June 2011 Retrieved 4 May 2022 Offiziellecharts de Depeche Mode Shake the Disease in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved 6 February 2021 Top 100 Single Jahrescharts 1985 in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 6 February 2021 External links editSingle information from the official Depeche Mode website AllMusic review nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shake the Disease amp oldid 1191092499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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