Depeche Mode Match Trivia Quiz

Answer: Personal Jesus

On Aug 29th 1989 "Personal Jesus" was released as a single, charting
at #13 in the U.K. The band initially believed the song would be a
commercial flop. It's actually one of the best songs of their career.
It took 6 months to reach the Top 40 in America, eventually selling
over one million copies and becoming the biggest selling 12" single in
Warner Brothers history.

Answer: World in My Eyes

"Sea Of Sin" was also a B side for this single.

Answer: Never Let Me Down Again

The Glitter Mix of "Pleasure Little Treasure" was in the 1988 movie
"Bright Lights, Big City," starring Michael J. Fox.

Answer: True

"People Are People" was the band's 10th single, it charted at #4 in the U.K. and spent 3 weeks at the top of the German charts. It became the band's first U.S. hit, charting at #13.

Answer: Behind The Wheel

A bit of Nile Rogers remix for "Route 66" was played during a scene
in "Earth Girls Are Easy". A 1988 movie starring Geena Davis, Jeff
Goldblum, and a then relatively unknown guy - Jim Carrey.

Answer: Walking In My Shoes

"Walking In My Shoes" was mixed out of three different versions and
then ditched as the opening single because the band couldn't agree on
which song to use, they eventually settled on "I Feel You".

Answer: True

"Master And Servant" was released on Aug. 20, 1984 as a single with
Daniel Miller (the band's manager) hissing and spitting. The song went
to #6 in Britain and #2 in Germany. Alan Wilder is quoted as saying
that they "spent seven days mixing the track, and then we accidentally
left the snare drum off at the end."

Answer: Dreaming of Me

"Dreaming Of Me" was selected by the group as their debut single
because they agreed it represented a mid-way point between their
poppiest material and some of the darker, less melodic tracks they'd
been playing live.

Answer: New Life

"New Life" reached #11 on the U.K. charts giving the band its first
T.V. appearance on "Top of the Pops".

Answer: True

The group is presently judged by Detroit and Chicago's house cognoscenti as prime movers in the new dance culture..."Policy Of Truth", is based around a sadistic, cynical electro-riff and oozes with genuine danger.

Answer: False

"Enjoy The Silence" actually had 2 B sides, "Sibeling" & "Mephisto",
two great instrumental tracks.

Answer: Little 15

"Little 15" was released as a single in France, amazingly enough,
British fans bought it on import to push it into the U.K. Top 75
at #61.

Answer: A Question Of Lust

"A Question Of Lust" was the second single from "Black Celebration"
released in April of 1986. It achieved a modest #28 in the U.K. but in
Germany was another Top 10, peaking at #8. According to Alan Wilder,
the song includes 'a castanet sound created by dropping a ping-pong
ball on to the table and a string "twang" that originated from a
traditional Hungarian instrument like a zither (also used on "Master
And Servant" and "People Are People")."

Answer: False

The A side - "Dream On" was used during the opening credits to the
WB's "Charmed" season opener in 2001.

Answer: True

The single for "I Feel Loved" was done with remixes only. Danny
Tenaglia's Labor Of Love Edit, Thomas Brinkmann Mix, Chamber's Remix
and an extended instrumental.