Recorded 1985–98 Label Mute Artist Depeche Mode | Length 97:12 The Singles 86>98
(1998) Exciter
(2001) Release date 23 September 1998 | |
Released 28 September 1998 (1998-09-28) Compiler Roland Brown
Mike Marsh Genres Electropop, New wave, Electronics in rock music, Alternative dance Producers David Bascombe, Flood, Gareth Jones, Daniel Miller, Tim Simenon, Butch Vig, Alan Wilder Nominations Echo Award for Best International Rock/Pop Group Similar Depeche Mode albums, Electropop albums |
The Singles 86>98 is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 28 September 1998 by Mute Records. It was released as a follow-up to the band's previous compilation, The Singles 81→85, which was also reissued in the same year. The compilation covers the band's 7-inch single releases spanning five studio albums (from 1986's Black Celebration to 1997's Ultra), as well as including the band's 1998 standalone single "Only When I Lose Myself". Also included is "Little 15" (from Music for the Masses, released as a single in Europe), and the live version of "Everything Counts" (from the live album 101) which was released as a single in 1989. All tracks on The Singles 86>98 were newly remastered, as was the case with the re-release of The Singles 81→85.
Contents
The band decided to release the album as a close follow-up to Ultra, Depeche Mode's first album after Alan Wilder's departure and Dave Gahan's drug addiction and resulting health problems, to maintain interest in the band. The four-month The Singles Tour that followed marked the first time Depeche Mode had toured since the 1993–94 Devotional/Exotic Tour, since they had declined to tour Ultra a year earlier, playing only a few songs at a handful of shows instead.
The Singles 86>98 has sold 500,000 units in the United States (double albums count as two units), achieving Platinum certification. The album was also listed on Blender magazine's "500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock" list.
The Videos 86>98
To coincide with the release of The Singles 86>98, the band released a VHS/DVD called The Videos 86>98 featuring the music videos for all of the songs, and more. In 2002, the DVD was re-released as The Videos 86-98+, which included more videos and some electronic press kits.
Track listing
All tracks written by Martin Gore.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Singles 86>98.
Depeche Mode
Additional personnel
Songs
1Stripped3:51
2A Question of Lust4:28
3A Question Of Time (remix)4:01