Stripped (song)
Encyclopedia
12": Mute / 12Bong10
- "Stripped (Highland Mix)" – 6:40
- "But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)" – 5:11
- "Breathing in Fumes" – 6:04
- "Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet Mix)" – 4:23
- "Black Day" – 2:34
CD: Mute / CDBong10 (UK)
- "Stripped" – 3:53
- "But Not Tonight" – 4:17
- "Stripped (Highland Mix)" – 6:42
- "But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)" – 5:14
- "Breathing in Fumes" – 6:06
- "Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet Mix)" – 4:25
- "Black Day" – 2:37
The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.
12": Sire / 0-20578 (US)
- "But Not Tonight (Extended Mix)" [*] – 6:17
- "Breathing in Fumes" – 6:04
- "Stripped (Highland Mix)" – 6:41
- "Black Day" – 2:35
[*] The 7" and 12" versions on the US "But Not Tonight" single are different versions than used on the UK singles - they were remixed by Robert Margouleff
Robert Margouleff
Robert Margouleff is a Grammy Award winning American record producer, recording engineer, electronic music pioneer, audio expert, and film producer....
. The 12" later appeared on the rare fourth disc of Depeche Mode's remix compilation, "Remixes 81–04" Remixes 81–04, as the Margouleff Dance Mix.
CD: Intercord / INT 826.835 (Germany)
- "Stripped (Highland Mix)" – 6:40
- "But Not Tonight (Extended Remix)" – 5:11
- "Breathing in Fumes" – 6:04
- "Fly on the Windscreen (Quiet Mix)" – 4:23
- "Black Day" – 2:34
The German CD was released in 1986
All songs written by Martin L. Gore except "Black Day" which is written by Gore, 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...
, and Daniel Miller
Chart performance
| Country | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
4 |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
8 |
| Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
9 |
| United Kingdom 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 ... |
15 |
| New Zealand Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
41 |
Rammstein cover
GermanGermany
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...
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte
Neue Deutsche Härte is a genre of industrial metal. The term was invented by the German music press after the release of the debut album Herzeleid by Rammstein....
band Rammstein
Rammstein
Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte band from Berlin, formed in 1994. The band consists of members Till Lindemann , Richard Z. Kruspe , Paul H. Landers , Oliver "Ollie" Riedel , Christoph "Doom" Schneider and Christian "Flake" Lorenz...
released a cover of "Stripped" in 1998. This version cuts the line "Let me see you stripped down to the bone" to "Let me see you stripped". (The entire line is restored in the "Heavy Mental Mix" by Charlie Clouser.) The song was originally on the tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
, For the Masses
For the Masses
For the Masses is a 1998 tribute album to Depeche Mode, specifically the works of Martin Gore. The album charted in America and reached the Top 20 in Germany, making it the most successful Depeche Mode tribute album of all time....
and reached #14 in the German single charts. The song also appears as a hidden track on some editions of the band's sophomore release Sehnsucht. It was the first English song released by the band.
Other versions
- In 1997, the German electrogoth band In Strict ConfidenceIn Strict ConfidenceIn Strict Confidence is a German electro-industrial band. Formed in 1989/1990, they were known as Seal of Secrecy until 1992. In Strict Confidence has been signed to several record labels, including Metropolis Records and WTII Records.-History:...
recorded a version of the song. Their version, however, is very different and almost ten minutes long. - Also, in 1997, the Swedish electro/synth-pop band Statemachine released a version of "Stripped" on their album Legerdemain.
- The Italian progressive death/doom metal band NovembreNovembreNovembre is a progressive death metal/gothic doom metal band.-Biography:Starting out in 1990 as an Italian death metal band , Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their...
covered 'Stripped' on the album 1995 album Arte Novecento - The USA one-man based black metal LeviathanLeviathan (band)Leviathan is an American black metal band formed in 1998 by Wrest . In Leviathan, Wrest records and plays all instruments including vocals entirely on his own. Additionally, Wrest has collaborated with the band Sunn O))), and is an active member of the U.S. black metal supergroup Twilight...
covered 'Stripped' on Demo Five. - In 2001, Scott WeilandScott WeilandScott Weiland is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist, most notable for his work with Grammy Award-winning rock band Stone Temple Pilots. Weiland is also known for his five-year career with supergroup Velvet Revolver as well as his own solo career...
of Stone Temple PilotsStone Temple PilotsStone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that consists of Scott Weiland , brothers Robert DeLeo and Dean DeLeo , and Eric Kretz ....
covered "But Not Tonight" for the soundtrack to Not Another Teen MovieNot Another Teen MovieNot Another Teen Movie is a 2001 American comedy film directed by Joel Gallen, released on December 14, 2001 by Columbia Pictures. It is a parody of teen movies which have accumulated in Hollywood over the last few decades...
. - In 2004, German techno band ScooterScooter (band)Scooter are a German hard dance band founded in Hamburg, who have sold over 25 million records and earned over 80 gold and platinum awards. Scooter are considered the most successful single-record German act with 23 top ten hits. The band is currently composed of members H.P. Baxxter, Rick J....
covered "Stripped" on their album Mind the Gap, and later on their 2006 live album Excess All Areas. In 2007 they produced a download-only orchestral version of the song. - Also in 2004, Jimmy SomervilleJimmy SomervilleJames William Somerville is a Scottish pop singer and songwriter. He had considerable success in the 1980s with the pop groups Bronski Beat and The Communards, and has also had a successful solo career. He is known in particular for his falsetto singing voice...
covered "But Not Tonight" on his album Home AgainHome Again (Jimmy Somerville album)Home Again is the fourth studio solo album by singer Jimmy Somerville, released in 2004. Sommerville's previous solo albums were "Read My Lips" , "Dare to Love" and "Manage the Damage" Also released was the USA only remix E.P., "Root Beer" .-Track listing:# Could It Be Love? - 03:33# Under a...
. - In 2005, Shiny Toy GunsShiny Toy GunsShiny Toy Guns is an American indie rock band that formed in 2002 in Los Angeles, California. They released their first studio album We Are Pilots in 2006, after recording it two previous times. It featured three singles that peaked inside the top 30 in the Alternative Songs Chart. We Are Pilots...
covered "Stripped" on Goth Electro Tribute to Depeche Mode. The single can also be found on the second version of their 2005 album "We Are PilotsWe Are PilotsWe Are Pilots is the major label debut album by Los Angeles-based band Shiny Toy Guns. It was released on October 17, 2006 by Universal Motown and is the third release by the band following two independently released versions of the album also titled We Are Pilots...
". - Swedish rock band KentKent (band)Kent is a Swedish alternative rock band founded in Eskilstuna in 1990, with the name Coca-Cola Kids, later Jones & Giftet , and Havsänglar...
used to end many of their concerts during the IsolaIsola- Places :*Isola, Alpes-Maritimes, a village in France*Isola del Gran Sasso, a town in the Teramo province in the Abruzzo region of Italy*Isola, the Italian name of Izola, a town on the Istrian peninsula in Slovenia*Isola, Maloja, a village in Switzerland...
tour in 1998 by playing a cover of "Stripped", announcing it as "one of our favorite songs, that we sadly didn't write ourselves". This version was also performed on Swedish talk show Sen Kväll Med LuukSen kväll med LuukSen kväll med Luuk was one of Sweden's and TV4's most popular talk shows ever and started airing in 1996. Kristian Luuk's show had ratings around 1.5 million viewers every week. Kristian had many celebrity guests like Cher, Whitney Houston, Madonna, Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey...
. - In 2005, American electro industrial band BrainclawBrainclawBrainclaw is an industrial/electronic music project initially created at Ithaca College, NY in 1989 by David Giuffre. The band is now composed of David and Tara Giuffre. Notable songs are "Insekt/Angel" and "When The Dark Rains Come" which were used on the DVD releases of The Matrix Revolutions,...
covered "Stripped" and released it as a digital single. - British band, Long-View, covered Stripped and released as a single.
- The intro to "But Not Tonight" is heavily sampled (with notes rearranged and set to a 3/4 beat) in the 2002 DntelDntelJames Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
song, "Don't Get Your Hopes Up." The song was released on a 7" vinyl, StyrofoamStyrofoam (artist)Styrofoam is a Belgian one man glitch electronica project on the independent record label Morr Music...
/Dntel Split. - In 2006, DarkwaveDarkwaveDark Wave or darkwave is a music genre that began in the late 1970s, coinciding with the popularity of New Wave and post-punk. Building on those basic principles, dark wave added dark, introspective lyrics and an undertone of sorrow for some bands...
-revival duo She Wants RevengeShe Wants RevengeShe Wants Revenge is an American musical duo, based in San Fernando Valley, California. The group's debut album She Wants Revenge was released in early 2006, with three singles to follow...
covered the song live at the Jet Nightclub in Las Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas, NevadaLas Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
. - The California rock band Drist covered the song on their album, "Orchids And Ammunition" in 2006.
- In 2009, English power pop band Magic Eight Ball released their own version of "Stripped" as a limited edition CD and download single on iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. - Sylvain ChauveauSylvain ChauveauSylvain Chauveau is a critically acclaimed instrumental music and electronic music artist and composer from Bayonne, France.-Background:Sylvain Chauveau was born in Bayonne, France , and now lives in Brussels, Belgium...
covered the song for 'Down to the Bone - An Acoustic Tribute to Depeche Mode' with Ensemble Nocturne.