People Are People
Depeche Mode * Track #3 On Some Great Reward
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People Are People by Depeche Mode
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Depeche ModeWrited by
Martin L. GoreAbout
“People Are People” is Depeche Mode’s ninth single and one of their most successful songs.
It is tied with 2 other singles in the UK as their highest charting single, peaking at #4. It was the group’s first song to go gold in the US and appear on the Hot 100, peaking at #13, remaining their highest...
People Are People Lyrics
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
So we're different colours and we're different creeds
And different people have different needs
It's obvious you hate me, though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you, so what could I have done?
[Pre-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
[Post-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]
(Help me understand)
(Help me understand, help me understand)
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Now you're punching and you're kicking and you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common decency
So far it hasn't surfaced, but I'm sure it exists
It just takes a while to travel from your head to your fists (Head to your fists)
[Pre-Chorus: Martin L. Gore]
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Martin L. Gore]
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
People are people, so why should it be
You and I should get along so awfully?
[Outro: Martin L. Gore]
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
(Why should it be?)
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
(Why should it be?)
Hate another man
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
(Why should it be?)
Hate another man
Help me understand
People Are People Q&A
Who wrote People Are People's ?
People Are People was written by Martin L. Gore.
Who produced People Are People's ?
People Are People was produced by Depeche Mode & Gareth Jones & Daniel Miller.
When did Depeche Mode release People Are People?
Depeche Mode released People Are People on Mon Mar 12 1984.
What did Depeche Mode say about "People Are People"?
Andy Fletcher told the British magazine No. 1:
We all look upon that period of recording as one of the most exciting. We’d gone to Berlin and the feeling in the studio was very dynamic. We were aware that the single was quite close to being a disco single and we didn’t want it to be like all the mi...
Are there differences between the album and single versions?
Yes, but only a length difference of 10 seconds. This is achieved through the use of an earlier fade-out on the outro.