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“Stripped” is Depeche Mode’s fifteenth UK single, released on February 10, 1986. It was the first single from the album Black Celebration, and the band’s thirteenth overall and sixth consecutive single to hit the UK Top 20, peaking at #15. “Stripped” is well known for its innovative use of sampling. The underlying beat is a distorted and slowed-down sound of a motorcycle engine running, while the main melody begins with a car’s ignition starting, and the end uses sounds of fireworks.

The band’s U.S. label Sire Records, however, decided to use the B-side “But Not Tonight” in the soundtrack to the movie Modern Girls and included the song on US editions of Black Celebration. As a result, the single was flipped, and released as “But Not Tonight” in the United States. The single did not chart. The band was not happy with this decision, seeing “But Not Tonight” as a useless poppy track recorded in less than a day.

The other two B-Sides are “Breathing in Fumes” and “Black Day”. “Breathing in Fumes” is a new song using samples from “Stripped”, mixed by the band and Thomas Stiehler. “Black Day” is an acoustic version of “Black Celebration” sung by Martin Gore, and is co-written by him, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller (The only Depeche Mode song with Daniel Miller as writer).

The “Highland Mix” of “Stripped” was mixed by Mark Ellis (better known as Flood), who in the future would produce Depeche Mode’s Violator and Songs of Faith and Devotion records. UK Editions of the Black Celebration CD include the extended remix of “But Not Tonight” along with “Black Day”, and “Breathing in Fumes” as bonus tracks.
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  • The Singles 86>98
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  • Black Celebration
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  • The Singles 86-98
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  • Singles 1986-1998 (Disc 1)
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  • Berlin_Berlin

    Incredible and my favourite song <3 Electronic drums are like the sound of train wheels ooooooh *o*

    yesterday afternoon

  • crocy2

    come with me...

    Monday afternoon

  • Dakota3131

    let me see you stripped down to the boooooooone, let me hear you speaking just for meehh

    last week

  • Brenutka

    "Let me see you stripped..." Dave, I'd let you anything you wanted!;)

    23 days ago

  • tartonka

    timeless, very good song...

    last month

  • otzek

    One of their best of the 88 Tour

    last month

  • vittari

    perfect...

    last month

  • Clonat-B73

    Fine °

    March 2012

  • abunono

    Great tune!

    March 2012

  • zen-concrete

    I couldn't listen to this version after knowing only Rammstein's cover. But it got better.

    March 2012

  • La_petite_Lili

    ♥

    March 2012

  • G0DSTAR

    Let me hear you speaking just for meeeeeeee yeeeeaaaaaaa-aahhhhhhhh.

    March 2012

  • PolitikalParty

    Pure sex [2]

    February 2012

  • Ultra_DM_

    Take my hand..Come back to the land..Where everything's ours..For a few hours

    February 2012

  • Clarissa_AV

    you're breathing in fumes... i taste when we kiss! so delicious

    January 2012

  • LittleUglyBitch

    can`t stop listening! ^^

    January 2012

  • Sanjuro54

    Take my hand...Come back to the land... Let's get away...Just for one day...

    January 2012

  • valplayer

    love

    December 2011

  • x4errybomb

    pure sex.

    December 2011

  • JillianCA

    An incredible song...even more incredible live.

    December 2011
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