Enjoy the Silence
Depeche Mode * Track #6 On Violator
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Enjoy the Silence by Depeche Mode
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Martin L. GoreAbout
“Enjoy The Silence” is Depeche Mode’s highest charting song in the US and one of several top ten hits in their homeland the UK. It won “Best British Single” at the 1991 Brit Awards.
In 2010, Pitchfork placed it at #15 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 1990s. Rolling Stone described it as “sensually se...
Enjoy the Silence Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Words like violence break the silence
Come crashing in into my little world
Painful to me, pierce right through me
Can't you understand? Oh, my little girl
[Chorus]
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
[Interlude]
[Verse 2]
Vows are spoken to be broken
Feelings are intense, words are trivial
Pleasures remain, so does the pain
Words are meaningless and forgettable
[Chorus]
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
All I ever wanted
All I ever needed is here in my arms
Words are very unnecessary
They can only do harm
[Interlude]
[Outro]
Enjoy the silence
Enjoy the Silence Q&A
Who wrote Enjoy the Silence's ?
Enjoy the Silence was written by Martin L. Gore.
Who produced Enjoy the Silence's ?
Enjoy the Silence was produced by Flood & Depeche Mode.
When did Depeche Mode release Enjoy the Silence?
Depeche Mode released Enjoy the Silence on Mon Feb 05 1990.
What did Depeche Mode say about "Enjoy the Silence"?
Dave Gahan declared in an interview for Entertainment Weekly in March 2017:
Funny enough, when Martin first came up with a demo for ‘Silence,’ it was kind of half a song. Just a piano and these very slow, ballad-y couple of verses. And Alan [Wilder] and Flood, who was producing the album, had this...
What is the meaning of the music video?
Dave Gahan declared in an interview for Entertainment Weekly in March 2017:
Anton (Corbijn) came to me — he’s Dutch you know — and said, ‘So Dave, I have an idea. You’re gonna wear a crown. You’re this king walking everywhere, and you’re gonna carry a deck chair…’ And I didn’t get it at all. But on...
WHAT IS THIS SONG ALL ABOUT
Despite heavy research, I’ve not personally found any official explanation about the song yet. My personal take on the song is that the singer is asking his lover to just enjoy his company silently and peacefully, without the need for conversation. Just experience the peace and serenity of being tog...
Are there differences between the album and single versions of the song?
Yes, and no. The single version is 4:15, compared to the album length of 6:12. However, aside from the additional acapella outro on the album version, the 2 versions are the same.
On the album, the 2 minutes following the outro are actually the hidden track “Interlude #2 (Crucified)”.
Additionally...