Martyr (song)

"Martyr" is the 45th UK single by the English electronic band Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single to promote the band's eighth greatest hits compilation album, The Best Of, Volume 1.[1] The single was released on 30 October 2006 in three formats: CD single, CD maxi and DVD single. There was also a limited edition double-12" single (L12BONG39) featuring four remixes of previous Depeche Mode tracks.

This article is about the Depeche Mode song. For the song by Fear Factory, see Soul of a New Machine.

"Martyr"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
Released30 October 2006 (2006-10-30)
Format
Recorded2005
Length
  • 3:23 (album/single version)
  • 3:07 (radio version)
LabelMute – BONG39
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
""John the Revelator" / "Lilian""
(2006)		 "Martyr"
(2006)		 "Wrong"
(2009)

The song, originally titled "Martyr for Love", is a well-known missing track from the Playing the Angel sessions. The song was mentioned on one of the FletchCam videos[2] (where it can faintly be heard playing in the background), and was mentioned in interviews. Playing the Angel programmer Dave McCracken has said that it was considered by the band as the first single from Playing the Angel but it did not make the album due to its poppier sound, when compared with other album tracks.[3]

The single became Depeche Mode's 35th to hit the UK Top 20.

Music video

A video was being directed by Andreas Nilsson, who was reportedly hired because Dave Gahan was impressed by his video for The Knife's "Silent Shout".[4] The video was made in Gothenburg, Sweden, and members of the group do not appear in it.[5] The band subsequently rejected this video, which was replaced with a video montage released on 8 October 2006 and directed by Robert Chandler, in which Dave Gahan seemingly sings the song, this being achieved by the succession of short clips of Depeche Mode's videos in which Dave either says the words featured in the lyrics of "Martyr", or he lip-syncs the lyrics, meaning that his lips move in a similar fashion of that when the words in the lyrics are being said. It does not appear on their Best Of DVD compilation.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Martyr":

7"
Mute / Bong39 (EU)
  1. "Martyr" – 3.23
  2. "Never Let Me Down Again (Digitalism Remix)" – 4.36
12"
Mute / 12Bong39 (EU)
  1. "Martyr (Booka Shade Dub)" – 8.17
  2. "Martyr (Dreher & S.M. Art B.N. Reload Remix)" – 5.17
  3. "Martyr (Alex Smoke Gravel Remix)" – 6.39

Charts
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders Dance)[8] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia Dance)[10] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 18
France (SNEP)[13] 64
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 2
Hungary (Single Top 40)[15] 2
Italy (FIMI)[16] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] 74
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[18] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[19] 10
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 17
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[21] 13
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[22] 22

See also

References
  1. "Depeche Mode releases for the rest of the year!". Depechemode.com. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
  2. "FletchCam™ (2005)". Archived from the original on 4 October 2006.. Archives.depechemode.com. 4 October 2006.
  3. "Exclusive Interview: Dave McCracken". Depechemode.com. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 18 June 2006.
  4. "DEPECHE MODE – Martyr single & video". Energylab.de. 3 September 2006. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  5. Claeson, Daniel (3 September 2006). "Depeche gör video i Göteborg". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 17 January 2007.
  6. "Austriancharts.at – Depeche Mode – Martyr" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  7. "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – Martyr" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  8. "Ultratop 50 Dance – 30/12/2006" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – Martyr" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  10. "Ultratop 50 Dance – 30/12/2006" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  11. "Danishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr". Tracklisten. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  12. "Depeche Mode: Martyr" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  13. "Lescharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  14. "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – Martyr". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  15. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  16. "Italiancharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  17. "Dutchcharts.nl – Depeche Mode – Martyr" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  18. "Spanishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  19. "Swedishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  20. "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – Martyr". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  21. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  22. "Depeche Mode – Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
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