Devotional - A Performance Filmed 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...

is a video release 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...

, featuring almost an entire concert from their 1993-1994 Devotional Tour

Devotional Tour

Devotional Tour was a 1993 concert tour by English electronic band Depeche Mode in support of the group's eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion, which was released in March 1993....

, filmed in Barcelona, Spain (Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi

Palau Sant Jordi is an indoor sporting arena and multi-purpose installation that is part of the Olympic Ring complex located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain...

), Liévin

Liévin

Liévin is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Overview:The city of Liévin is an old mining city of Pas-de-Calais. Near Lens, this modest-sized city nevertheless has several nursery schools, schools, colleges, a university, a swimming pool, a city library, a cultural and...

, France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 (Stade Couvert Régional

Stade Couvert Régional

Stade Couvert Régional is an indoor arena in Liévin, France. The arena holds 6,000 people. It is primarily used for indoor athletics and concerts....

) and Frankfurt

Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 (Festhalle

Festhalle Frankfurt

The Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt, Germany in Frankfurt is a representative Built in 1907 and 1908 multi-purpose hall at the Frankfurt Exhibition Centre. The interior of about 40 metres high dome provides an area of 5646 square metres up to 4880 seats...

). It 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...

, and released in 1993 band and it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video

Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video

The Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video is an accolade presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally named the Gramophone Awards, to performers, directors, and producers of quality videos or musical programs...

 in 1995. The soundtrack was recorded in Liévin, Stade Couvert Régional, on July 29, 1993. This tour was particularly notable for the personal troubles the band members were struggling with at the time, most notably Dave Gahan's heroin addiction. The video is the last release to feature Alan Wilder before his departure in 1995.

In 2004, the movie was re-released in DVD. The film is the same, but there are extras, such as songs that were left out of the VHS movie for time (but they have to be viewed separately), isolated footage of setlist projections, an interview with Corbijn on Devotional, pictures from the Devotional Tour booklet, and all the music videos from the 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...

era.
For the first time, the complete soundtrack of Liévin is available (Halo was the only missing song before the release of the 2DVD set). Only a few dead airs and speeches were edited.

VHS: BMG / 74321 17213-3 (UK)

1. "Higher Love
   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...
   
   "
2. "World in My Eyes
   World in My Eyes
   "World in My Eyes" is Depeche Mode's twenty-sixth UK single, released on September 17, 1990, and the fourth and final single for the album Violator....
   
   "
3. "Walking in My Shoes
   Walking in My Shoes
   "Walking in My Shoes" is Depeche Mode's twenty-eighth UK single, released on 26 April 1993, and the second single for the album Songs of Faith and Devotion...
   
   "
4. "Behind the Wheel
   Behind the Wheel
   "Behind the Wheel" is Depeche Mode's twentieth UK single, released on December 28, 1987, and the third single for the album Music for the Masses. Peaking at #21 in the UK charts, it hit #6 in West Germany....
   
   "
5. "Stripped
   Stripped (song)
   -12": Mute / 12Bong10 :# "Stripped " – 6:40# "But Not Tonight " – 5:11# "Breathing in Fumes" – 6:04# "Fly on the Windscreen " – 4:23# "Black Day" – 2:34-CD: Mute / CDBong10 :# "Stripped" – 3:53...
   
   "
6. "Condemnation
   Condemnation (song)
   "Condemnation" is a song by Depeche Mode, released as the group's twenty-ninth United Kingdom single on September 13, 1993 , and the third single from their album Songs of Faith and Devotion. The song reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart."Condemnation" is a gospel-esque song with a rock twist...
   
   "
7. "Judas
   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...
   
   "
8. "Mercy In You
   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...
   
   "
9. "I Feel You
   I Feel You
   "I Feel You" is Depeche Mode's twenty-seventh UK single, released on February 15, 1993, and the first single for the then upcoming album Songs of Faith and Devotion. The song peaked at #8 on the UK Singles Chart and also made #1 and #3 on the US Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Dance Music/Club Play...
   
   "
10. "Never Let Me Down Again
    Never Let Me Down Again
    "Never Let Me Down Again" is Depeche Mode's nineteenth UK single, released on August 24, 1987, and the second single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses. A relatively moderate hit in the UK, at #22, it was a smash in West Germany, where it hit #2, and a Top 10 success in several other...
    
    "
11. "Rush
    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...
    
    "
12. "In Your Room"
13. "Personal Jesus
    Personal Jesus
    "Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's 23rd UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100...
    
    "
14. "Enjoy the Silence
    Enjoy the Silence
    "Enjoy the Silence" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fourth UK single, released on 16 January 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album Violator....
    
    "
15. "Fly on the Windscreen
    It's Called a Heart
    "It's Called a Heart" is Depeche Mode's fourteenth UK single . It was not released on an actual studio album, but was included on the compilation The Singles in the same year, along with "Shake the Disease". It reached #18 in the UK singles chart...
    
    "
16. "Everything Counts
    Everything Counts
    "Everything Counts" was Depeche Mode's eighth UK single and third US single , from the then upcoming album Construction Time Again...
    
    "
17. "Death's Door
    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...
    
    " [no video footage, audio only and is played during the credits]

DVD: Mute Film / DMDVD4 (UK - 2004)

Disc One

1. Devotional: A Performance Filmed By Anton Corbijn (see above for songlist)

Bonus Tracks

1. Halo
2. Policy of Truth
   Policy of Truth
   "Policy of Truth" is Depeche Mode's twenty-fifth UK single, released on May 7, 1990, and the third single for the album Violator.The cover art for "Policy of Truth" has the blurred image of a nude woman. The camera angles and poses differ on the 7" Vinyl, the 12" Vinyl, the CD and Cassette. Usually...
   
   

Disc Two

1. Tour Projections
   *Rather than use the eight screen Devotional Tour projections, it was easier to use the almost identical Exotic Tour projections which were all on one screen. The isolated video of the projections were played with audio of the song it was for.
   1. Walking in My Shoes
   2. Stripped
   3. Condemnation
   4. Judas
   5. I Feel You
   6. Never Let Me Down Again (The first half of the video was lost and unable to be recovered. The first half of the video featured a message from Corbijn, apologizing and saying that the footage has "met its maker")
   7. In Your Room
   8. Enjoy the Silence
2. Promotional music videos
   1. I Feel You
   2. Walking in My Shoes
   3. Condemnation
   4. In Your Room
   5. One Caress
   6. Condemnation (live) [Mixed in with the tour projection video]
3. MTV
   MTV
   MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
   
    Documentary - Depeche Mode Rockumentary 1993
4. Monologue by Anton Corbijn - A short film by James Rose
5. Devotional Tour (and Exotic Tour) programs

UMD: Mute Film / DMUMD4 (UK)

1. Devotional: A Performance Filmed By Anton Corbijn (see above for songlist)

• All songs written by Martin Gore

Cast

• Dave Gahan - lead vocals
• 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...
  
   - guitar, keyboards, lead vocals, backing vocals
• 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...
  
   - keyboards, piano, drums, percussion pads, backing vocals
• Andrew Fletcher - keyboards, backing vocals
• Hildia Campbell - backing vocals
• Samantha Smith - backing vocals