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“Dirt” is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of their tenth studio album Exciter (2001). It’s a cover of The Stooges' song of the same name.
The song didn’t make the cut for the Exciter track list and instead was released as a b-side for the album’s second single “I Feel Loved”....
[Verse 1]
Mmm, I've been dirt
And I don't care
Mmm, I've been dirt
And I don't care
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm burning inside
'Cause I'm burning inside
[Post-Chorus]
I'm the fire of life
Yeah, alright
[Verse 2]
Mmm, I've been hurt
And I don't care
Mmm, I've been hurt
And I don't care
[Chorus]
'Cause I'm burning inside
'Cause I'm burning inside
And do you feel it?
Said do you feel it when you touch me?
Said do you feel it when you touch me?
[Post-Chorus]
I'm a fire
Well, there's a fire
Yeah, alright
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
It's just a burning inside
It's just a burning inside
Said do you feel it?
Said do you feel it when you cut me?
Said do you feel it when you cut me?
[Post-Chorus]
There's a fire
There's a fire
A fire inside
[Outro]
It was just a dreaming
Dirt was written by Scott Asheton & Ron Asheton & Iggy Pop & Dave Alexander.
Dirt was produced by Depeche Mode.
Depeche Mode released Dirt on Mon Jul 30 2001.
Martin Gore said in the commentary track on the 101 DVD in 2003:
I didn’t discover Iggy Pop until about 1977, with ‘The Idiot’ and ‘Lust For Life’. I went back and re-discovered some of his older stuff from The Stooges. Over the years, we haven’t really covered too many songs. We covered “Dirt” by...