People Are People (album version)
~ Recording by Depeche Mode
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:42 | Depeche Mode | People Are People (MPO pressing) | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute | 7 BONG 5 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:44 | Depeche Mode | People Are People (not pressed by either MVS or MPO) | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute | 7 BONG 5 |
| 1.2 | People Are People (7″ version) | 3:50 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute | L12 BONG 5 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:48 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 9 25124-2 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward (grey vinyl) | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | INT 146.812 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | STUMM 19 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute, Sire Records | 25194-2, 9 25194-2 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25194-1 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | P-13052 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:51 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | P-13097 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:42 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Sire Records, Mute | 7-29221 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, Mute | 9 25124-1 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People (re-issue) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 25124-2, D101912 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People (club edition) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 9 W1.25124-1 |
| 1.2 | People Are People | 3:50 | Depeche Mode | Prima Giro Super-Stars | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola (more likely the company trademark of EMI Electrola GmbH than an imprint) | 1C 046 Y 26 0437 1 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | CD STUMM 19 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | 600053 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | INT 846.812 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | 8 41779 2 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album | Mute | STUMM 19 | |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | 30 MUT 20441 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | C STUMM 19 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | ?:?? | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81 → 85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | C MUTEL 1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81 → 85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | INT 846.817 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81–85 (1985 original release) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | CD MUTEL 1 |
| 1.9 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | MUTEL 1 |
| 1.9 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81 → 85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | P-13201 |
| 1.9 | People Are People | 3:42 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81 → 85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 50462 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:50 | Depeche Mode | Hifi Visionen: Pop-CD 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD F 669.211 |
| 1.1 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | Hitscore - 14 Super Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Indisc | ICD 3590 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:54 | Depeche Mode | The Sound of Today, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!) | ADEHCD 807 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDV 30039 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:44 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81–85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | VPCD 6754 |
| 1.3 | People Are People (7″ version) | 3:51 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute, Intercord | CD BONG 5, INT 826.820 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81–85 (1988 reissue) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | CD MUTEL 1 |
| 1.9 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | INT 146.817 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Sire Records | 9 25194-2 |
| 2.10 | People Are People | 3:54 | Depeche Mode | Pop Giganten der 80er | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 353 917 |
| 1.15 | People Are People | 3:54 | Depeche Mode | The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | |
| 1.15 | People Are People | 3:54 | Depeche Mode | The Best of 1980–1990, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Germany (a division of EMI Electrola GmbH) | 652-7 94923 2 |
| 1.2 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Hits of the World 1984/1985 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polyphon | |
| 1.1 | People Are People (single version) | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute | CD BONG 5 |
| 1.1 | People Are People (single version) | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| ||
| 1.2 | People Are People | 3:55 | Depeche Mode | Beat of the 80’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Eurostar (Romanian label) | 39810252 |
| 4.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | Singles 7–12 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | DMBX2 |
| 4.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | Singles 7–12 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 9 40285-2 |
| 1.15 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | UK Pop Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade (record label founded in 1970s by Herman Heinsbroek; use this as its universal imprint) | 01 6080 61 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute, Liberation Records (Australian, big LIB logo or target behind name, 1981-1999; big L and record logo, 2018-) | D 24514, D24514 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:53 | Depeche Mode | De Pre Historie 1984, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Ariola Belgium NV/SA (do not use this as an imprint!) | 261.784 |
| 1.8 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | Pop Classics, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Arcade Deutschland GmbH (DE branch of Dutch "Arcade" label; this is not an imprint!) | |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | CD STUMM 19, INT 836.808 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | PCCY-00577 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album | Mute, Intercord | 7243 4 84014 2 7, CDSTUMM 19, INT 836.808 | |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| [PIAS], Mute | 391.0019.29, CD STUMM 19 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | LCDMUTEL1 |
| 2.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | LMUTEL1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | INT 484.588 2 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81 > 85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 5016025682201, LCDMUTEL1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) | |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Reprise Records, Mute | CDW 47298 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 724384671624 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 (glass mastered by EMI Uden and pressed by Mediamotion) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 5016025682201, LCDMUTEL1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute, Reprise Records | 9 47298-2 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute, Playground Music Scandinavia | LCDMUTEL1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | LCDMuteL1 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>98 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | LCDMUTEL5 |
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:43 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIR (WI) 551 |
| 2.3 | People Are People | 3:45 | Depeche Mode | 80’s Replay | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ||
| 1.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Singles 81>85 (Sonopress – PIAS Benelux) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation | [PIAS], Mute | 391.2001.026, LCDMUTEL1 | |
| 1.1 | People Are People (single version) | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| Mute | CDBONG 5 |
| 4.1 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | Singles 7–12 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 5016025680207, DM BX2, DMBX2 |
| 1.1 | People Are People (single version) | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | People Are People | Depeche Mode | Single |
| ||
| 1.7 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | Just Say Sire: The Sire Records Story | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 74665 |
| 4.4 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward (collectors edition) | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | DMCD4 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | CDXSTUMM 19 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward (collectors edition) | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | DMCD4 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward (2006 digital remaster) | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | |
| 2.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward (collectors edition) | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | DMCD4 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | TOCP-66627 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation | Mute | 0094637507421, lcdmutel15 | |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 0094637738023, ycdmutel15 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 (digital deluxe edition) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | cdmutel15 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation | Sire Records | ||
| 4.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | The Complete Depeche Mode | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | iDMBOX 1 |
| 19.14 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Complete Depeche Mode | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | iDMBOX 1 |
| 15.10 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Complete Depeche Mode | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | iDMBOX 1 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | CDVIR (WF) 824 |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| EMI‐Odeon, S.A. (not for release label use! subsidiary of EMI Music Spain, S.A.) | |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Sire Records | 44256-2 |
| 2.5 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | mutel15 |
| 1.3 | People Are People | 3:52 | Depeche Mode | Some Great Reward | Depeche Mode | Album |
| Mute | 0094637006313, DMLP4, STUMM19 |
| 7.7 | People Are People | 3:47 | Depeche Mode | Mute Audio Documents | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | Audiobox1 |
| 1.7 | People Are People | 3:47 | Depeche Mode | Mute Audio Documents 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | CDStumm264 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.15 | People Are People | 3:45 | Depeche Mode | Selections From the Commercially Available Limited Edition Box Sets One and Two | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute, Reprise Records, Sire Records | PRO-CD-5192 |
| 45.16 | People Are People | 3:41 | Depeche Mode | The Radio Essential Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Promo Only | |
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | The Best of Depeche Mode, Volume 1 (promo) | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| Mute | 0094637820520, acdmutel15 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.11 | People Are People | 3:46 | Depeche Mode | Best | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| KJF (also known as KJF-31-867 and KFJ-31-867) | CDP 084, KJF-31-867 |
| 1.2 | People Are People | 3:42 | Depeche Mode | The Greatest Hits | Depeche Mode | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | WH 970424 C |
| 8.8 | People Are People | 3:47 | Depeche Mode | 80’s Giga Hits Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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Relationships
| engineer: | Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) |
|---|---|
| producer: | Depeche Mode Gareth Jones (UK producer/engineer) Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records) |
| lead vocals: | Dave Gahan |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Mute Records (not for release label use! early 80s copyright for Mute) (in 1984) Mute Records Ltd. (not for release label use! original company behind the Mute label) (in 1984) |
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| recorded at: | Hansa Studios in Berlin Music Works Studio in London (Greater London) |
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| mixed at: | Hansa Mischraum in Berlin |
| DJ-mixes: | Disconet Megamix (order: 2) Music Factory Mastermix (order: 2) The Official Megamix (order: 2) The Strange People Mix-Medley (order: 2) Megamix, Part 1 (order: 4) Strangemix (order: 8) |
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| has remixes: | People Are People (Different mix) People Are People (On‐U Sound remix) |
| sampled by: | Australian Megamix Medley Front Dep Nitz by Depeche Mode / Front 242 / Nitzer Ebb / Laibach Some Great Reward (A Dark trance) |
| mash-ups: | A People Are Forest (Meshup remix) Better Blue Master People (New Order vs. Depeche Mode vs. Daft Punk) by Sterbinszky & Coddie Better Blue Master People (New Order vs. Depeche Mode vs. Daft Punk) by Sterbinszky & Coddie |
| part of: | Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 361) (order: 361) |
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| recording of: | People Are People |
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Related works
People Are People
| lyricist and composer: | Martin L. Gore |
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| publisher: | Grabbing Hands Ltd. Sonet (Scandinavia) |
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| later parody versions: | Jingles Are Jingles |
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