Dirty Sticky Floors

"Dirty Sticky Floors" is the first solo single by Depeche Mode vocalist Dave Gahan and is the lead track on his 2003 debut album, Paper Monsters.[1] It was released in late May 2003 as the lead single from that album, reaching No.18 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2003 in British music). The song would also reach #5 in Billboard magazine's Hot Dance Club Play Chart. The song was slightly remixed in two different forms for its single release and an extended version for the music video.

"Dirty Sticky Floors"
Single by Dave Gahan
from the album Paper Monsters
B-side"Stand up", "Maybe"
Released26 May 2003 (UK)
27 May 2003 (US)
FormatCD, Maxi-CD, DVD, 12"
Recorded2003
GenreRock
Length3:14 (Radio mix)
3:34 (Album version/Video mix)
LabelMute Records (UK)
Reprise Records (US)
Songwriter(s)Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler
Producer(s)Ken Thomas
Dave Gahan singles chronology
"Dirty Sticky Floors"
(2003)		 "I Need You"
(2003)

Background

In a VH1 interview a week after the release, Gahan told Jim Macnie that the song, which poked fun at his addiction, "is all about the so-called glamorous side of rock-'n'-roll, and ending up on some dirty, sticky floor every single night; some god-awful toilet in some club or — most of the time — my own dirty, sticky floor in my own bathroom."[2]

Releases

UK releases

UK official releases
  • CD MUTE 294 (Mute (Mute CD Single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder) - 3:14
  2. "Stand Up" - 5:28
  3. "Maybe" - 4:52
  • LCD MUTE 294 (Mute limited CD Single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix edit)
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix edit)
  3. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty Club mix edit)

The back of the limited CD incorrectly lists tracks 2 and 3 as being "Stand Up [Lexicon Avenue Vocal Mix (Edit)]" and "Maybe [The Passengerz Dirty Club Mix (Edit)]"

  • DVD MUTE 294 (Mute DVD single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (video)
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Dub edit) - 7:56
  3. "Black and Blue Again" (acoustic)
  • 12 MUTE 294 (Mute 12" vinyl single), released 9 June 2003
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix) - 10:44
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Dub) - 12:19
  • L12 MUTE 294 (Mute limited 12" vinyl single), released 9 June 2003
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix) - 10:31
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) - 6:38

UK promo releases
  • RCD MUTE 294 (Mute promotional CD Single, for radio stations)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder)
  • P12 MUTE 294 (Mute promotional 12" vinyl single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix) - 10:44
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Dub) - 12:19
  • PL12 MUTE 294 (Mute promotional limited 12" vinyl single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix) - 10:31
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) - 6:38

US releases

US official releases
  • 2-42620 (Reprise CD-Maxi single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder) - 3:14
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix) - 10:44
  3. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty Club remix) - 7:25
  4. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix) - 10:31
  5. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) - 6:38
  6. "Stand Up" - 5:28
  7. "Maybe" - 4:52
  • 0-42620 (Reprise 2x12" vinyl single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix) - 10:44
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty Club remix) - 7:25
  3. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) - 6:38
  4. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Dub) - 12:19
  5. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix) - 10:31

US promotional releases
  • PRO-CD-101093 (Reprise promotional CD Single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Album Version) - 3:32
  • PRO-CD-101116 (Reprise promotional CD Single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (radio mix, by Alan Moulder) - 3:14
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (album version) - 3:32
  • PRO-A-101093 (Reprise promotional 12" vinyl single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Vocal remix) - 10:44
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty Club remix) - 7:25
  3. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Silencer remix) - 6:38
  • PRO-A-101116 (Reprise promotional 12" vinyl single)
  1. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Lexicon Avenue Vocal mix) - 10:31
  2. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (Junkie XL Dub edit) - 7:56
  3. "Dirty Sticky Floors" (The Passengerz Dirty dub) - 6:38

Personnel
  • Engineer [Mix] – Jack Clark
  • Engineer [Recording] – Jonathan Adler
  • Mastered By – Mike Marsh
  • Mixed By – Ken Thomas
  • Programmed By – Jon Collyer
  • Programmed By [Additional] – Knox Chandler
  • Written-By – Dave Gahan, Knox Chandler

References
  1. "Dave Gahan – Dirty Sticky Floors". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
  2. Miller, Jonathan (2004). Stripped: The True Story of Depeche Mode. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1-84449-415-2.

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