"In Your Room" is 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...

's fourth and final single for the 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...

, and the 30th UK single overall, released on 10 January 1994 and 18 January in the USA. It reached #8 on the 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 ...

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Song details

The common single version of "In Your Room", the "Zephyr Mix", is radically different from the original version on the album. The music is completely redone by Butch Vig

Butch Vig

Butch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....

 of Nirvana

Nirvana (band)

Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...

 fame. Other official single remixes include the "Apex Mix", produced by Brian Eno

Brian Eno

Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...

, which sounds closer to the album version and Johnny Dollar's "The Jeep Rock Mix", which appears on Remixes 81 - 04

Remixes 81 - 04

-remixes 81·04:* LCDMUTEL8 – one CD edition# "Never Let Me Down Again " – 9:32# "Personal Jesus " – 7:47# "Barrel of a Gun " – 9:36# "Route 66 " – 6:18...

.

During concerts in 1993 and early 1994, the album version was played live. From the 1998 Singles Tour onwards, the "Zephyr Mix" of the song has been played live instead. However, in Tour of the Universe a mixture of both versions is played live.

The single was released in a special foldout digipak with room to hold three different versions of the "In Your Room" single: the original release (CDBong24), a live disc (LCDBong24) and a remix disc (XLCDBong24). The b-sides consist of a remix of album track "Higher Love", along with some live songs from the Devotional Tour.

Depeche Mode's first appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman". The band appeared on the show during a stop on their "The Singles Tour" to play "In Your Room.

In 2003, Fallon Bowman

Fallon Bowman

Fallon Bowman is a musician from Ontario, Canada, best known for her involvement with Kittie, Pigface, Amphibious Assault and most recently, a solo career. She is of Dutch and Indonesian descent.-Kittie:...

's band, Amphibious Assault, covered the song for their debut LP District Six

District Six (album)

District Six is the debut album by Amphibious Assault. It was released in 2003.-Track listing:#"Post Apocalyptic Burn"#"Searchlight"#"District 6"#"There was Light "#"Defcon-3"#"In Your Room" #"Benedictine"...

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Music video

The music video for "In Your Room" (using the Zephyr mix) 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 features references to the "Strangelove

Strangelove (song)

"Strangelove" is Depeche Mode's eighteenth UK single, released on April 13, 1987, and the first single for the then upcoming album Music for the Masses...

" (a model posing in her underwear), "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...

" (a woman dressed as Dave Gahan, wearing a pinstripe suit, sunglasses, and a wig), "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...

" (the bird costume), "Halo

Violator (album)

Violator is the seventh studio album by the English electronic group Depeche Mode, released by Mute Records on 19 March 1990.Preceded by the hit singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" , Violator propelled the band into international stardom. The album yielded two further hit singles,...

" (the people wearing clown makeup), "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....

" (Dave Gahan dressed as a king, holding the folding chair while walking in the road), "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...

" (the bandmembers wearing cowboy hats), and "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...

" (the white dress with ribbons on it that one of the women wears) videos. Corbijn described the video as a retrospective at the work he had done with Depeche Mode. He said he made it that way because he was sure frontman Dave Gahan was going to die before Depeche Mode could release more songs.

The video features Alexandra Kummer, who sometimes is partially clothed. Because of the partial nudity and scenes of bondage the video only aired after prime time on 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....

 in the US. Since the video had only limited screen play the single was not a hit in the USA.

This is the last Depeche Mode single with 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...

 as a band member, and thus the last music video he appears in.

12": Mute / 12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" - 4:52 (remixed by Butch Vig
   Butch Vig
   Butch Vig is an American musician and record producer, best known internationally as the drummer of the Madison, Wisconsin-based alternative rock band Garbage and the producer of multi-platinum selling album Nevermind by Nirvana....
   
   , additional guitars by Doug Erikson
   Duke Erikson
   Douglas Elwin Erickson , better known as Duke Erikson, is a founding member of the band Garbage. At 16 years old he formed his first band, The British. Erickson studied art history, and financed his studies with numerous jobs such as carpenter or truck driver...
   
   )
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" - 6:45 (remixed by Brian Eno
   Brian Eno
   Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
   
    and Markus Dravs)
3. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:19 (remixed by Johnny Dollar and Portishead)
4. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49 (remixed by François Kevorkian
   François Kevorkian
   François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...
   
    and Goh Hotoda)
5. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:43

12": Mute / L12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Live)" - 6:52
2. "Policy of Truth (Live)" - 5:08
3. "World in My Eyes (Live)" - 6:16
4. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" - 5:20
5. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" - 5:01
6. "Death's Door (Live)" - 2:45

CD: Mute / CDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" - 4:52
2. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:43
3. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" - 5:01
4. "Death's Door (Live)" - 2:45
   • This CD is the 1994 Single Box Release, containing three separately sold cd singles. This one came with the box, with space to hold the other two, LCDBong24 and XLCDBong24, which were released on carboard sleeve.

CD: Mute / LCDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Live)" - 6:52
2. "Policy of Truth (Live)" - 5:08
3. "World in My Eyes (Live)" - 6:16
4. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" - 5:20

CD: Mute / XLCDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:19
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" - 6:45
3. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49

CD: Mute / CDBong24X (EU)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" - 4:52
2. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix Edit)" - 4:48
3. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" - 6:45
4. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:19
5. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49
6. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:43
7. "In Your Room (Live)" - 6:52
8. "Policy of Truth (Live)" - 5:08
9. "World in My Eyes (Live)" - 6:16
10. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" - 5:20
11. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" - 5:01
12. "Death's Door (Live)" - 2:45
    • This CD was part of the Remixes Box Set (DMBX5).

Promo 12": Mute / P12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:19
2. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49
3. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:43

12": Sire/Reprise / 41362-0 (US)

1. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:43
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" - 6:45
3. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:19
4. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49

CD: Sire/Reprise / 9 41362-2 (US)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" - 4:52
2. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" - 6:45
3. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" - 7:49
4. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" - 6:20
5. "Policy of Truth (Live)" - 5:07
6. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" - 6:44
7. "In Your Room (Live)" - 6:52

• All live songs recorded in Lievin
  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...
  
   on 29 July 1993.

Chart performance

Chart (1994)	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 ...	8
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 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...	40
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...	15
French Singles Chart	10
German Top100 Singles	24
Swedish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Singles Top 100	14

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• [ Allmusic song review]
• [ Allmusic US CD single review]