ENJOY THE SILENCE
“Enjoy the Silence” is a song by the English electronic band Depeche Mode, taken from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990). The song was recorded in 1989 and released on 16 January 1990 as the album’s second single. The single is Gold certificated in the US and Germany. The song won Best British Single at the 1991 BRIT Awards. “Enjoy the Silence” was re-released as a single in 2004 for the Depeche Mode remix project Remixes 81–04, and was titled “Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)” or, more simply, “Enjoy the Silence 04”. (More from Wikipedia)
“Personal Jesus” was the first single from the band’s 1990 album Violator that propelled them to worldwide success, reaching #7 on the Billboard Hot 200 Albums chart. Other singles from the album were “Enjoy the Silence”, “Policy of Truth” and “World in My Eyes”. The album’s liner notes made clear that faith was important to the band, as did their next album, Songs of Faith and Devotion – which topped the album charts in the US and the UK – and the Devotional Tour that supported the album. Depeche Mode has sold 100 million albums, making them the most successful electronic band in history and one of the biggest selling rock bands of all time.
(November 2014)
