"Condemnation" is a song by Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...

, released as the group's twenty-ninth United Kingdom single on September 13, 1993 (September 14 in the USA), and the third single from their album Songs of Faith and Devotion

Songs of Faith and Devotion

Songs of Faith and Devotion is the eighth album by the British electronic music group Depeche Mode, released in 1993 on Mute Records. The album incorporated more guitar textures than previous releases. Upon its release, Songs of Faith and Devotion reached number one in both the UK and US album...

. The song reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

"Condemnation" is a gospel-esque song with a rock twist. The 7" version of "Condemnation" is the "Paris Mix", with female backing vocals added and an emerging drum beat scheme. Dave Gahan voted for "Condemnation" to be the first single for Songs of Faith and Devotion, but lost.

The B-sides are remixes of "Death's Door" and "Rush", and some live tracks from the Devotional Tour. "Death's Door" was a song from the 1991 Until the End of the World

Until the End of the World (soundtrack)

Until the End of the World is a soundtrack album to the film of the same name, released in 1991 on Warner Bros. Records. One song on the album—U2's "Until the End of the World", had been previously released on that band's 1991 album Achtung Baby—all of the other songs were original contributions,...

 soundtrack. The original version is still exclusive to that CD, recorded only by Martin Gore

Martin Gore

Martin Lee Gore is an English songwriter, lyricist, singer, guitarist, keyboardist, remixer and DJ. He is a founding member of Depeche Mode and has written the vast majority of their songs...

 and Alan Wilder

Alan Wilder

Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...

 after the World Violation Tour was over.

The music video for "Condemnation" was directed by Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, music video and film director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2, having handled the principal promotion and sleeve photography for both for more than a decade...

. For unknown reasons, it did not appear on The Videos 86-98 in 1998, replaced by the live version from Devotional

Devotional (video)

Devotional - A Performance Filmed by Anton Corbijn is a video release by Depeche Mode, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour, filmed in Barcelona, Spain , Liévin, France and Frankfurt, Germany...

. The original video eventually resurfaced on The Videos 86-98's 2002 re-release (The Videos 86-98+). Both videos appear on the Devotional DVD re-release in 2004. (Although the "Condemnation Live" video was edited so that it wasn't identical to the one in the main Devotional movie)

The video was shot in Hungary.

7": Mute / Bong23 – UK

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21 (remix by Alan Wilder
   Alan Wilder
   Alan Charles Wilder is a British musician, formerly of Depeche Mode. His current musical project is called Recoil, started as a side project to Depeche Mode. When he left the latter in 1995, it became Wilder's primary project...
   
    & Steve Lyon
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   )
2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38 (remix by Depeche Mode
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   Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan , Martin Gore , Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke...
   
    & Steve Lyon
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   )
   • Released as a promo only, not commercially released, hence why both songs appear on the 12" version.

12": Mute / 12Bong23 – UK

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31 (remix by Jack Dangers
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   )
4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43 (remix by Tony Garcia & Guido Osorio)
5. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23 (remix by Tony Garcia & Guido Osorio)

12": Mute / L12Bong23 – UK

1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
2. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
4. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54

CD: Mute / CDBong23 – UK

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31 (remix by Jack Dangers
   Jack Dangers
   Jack Dangers is an electronic musician, DJ, producer, and remixer best known for his work as the primary member of Meat Beat Manifesto. He lives in San Francisco.-Career:...
   
   )
4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43 (remix by Tony Garcia & Guido Osorio)

CD: Mute / LCDBong23 – UK

1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
2. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
4. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54

CD: Mute / CDBong23X – EU

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
4. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental)" – 7:43
5. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23
6. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
7. "Personal Jesus (Live)" – 6:00
8. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
9. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
   • This CD is the 2004 re-release

Promo 12": Mute / P12Bong23 (UK)

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix )" - 3:22
2. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix Mix)" - 6:38
3. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" - 5:31

Promo 12": Mute / PL12Bong23R (UK)

1. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" - 5:31
2. "Rush (Amylnitrate Mix (Instrumental))" - 7:41
3. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix (Vocal))" - 6:23

12": Sire/Reprise / 9 41058-0 – US

1. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
3. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
4. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
5. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
6. "Rush (Nitrate Mix)" – 7:43
7. "Rush (Wild Planet Mix – Vocal)" – 6:23
8. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21

CD: Sire/Reprise / 9 41058-2 – US

1. "Condemnation (Paris Mix)" – 3:21
2. "Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix)" – 5:31
3. "Death's Door (Jazz Mix)" – 6:38
4. "Rush (Nitrate Mix)" – 7:43
5. "Enjoy the Silence (Live)" – 6:46
6. "Halo (Live)" – 4:54
7. "Condemnation (Live)" – 4:10

• The "Nitrate Mix" of "Rush" and the "Amylnitrate Mix – Instrumental" of "Rush" are the same.
• All live songs were recorded in Milan
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  , Italy
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   in 1993.
• All songs written by Martin L. Gore.

Chart performance

Chart (1993)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	9
Australia ARIA Charts ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	78
French Singles Chart	36
German Singles Chart	23
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	19
Swedish Singles Chart	3
Swiss Singles Chart	38
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	23
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes...	36

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• [ Allmusic review]