Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian) . Retrieved 16 June 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Music for the Masses" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca". Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Depeche Mode; 'Music for the Masses ')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.

In January 1988, the group played an eleven-date U.K. tour, which was followed by further dates in Europe beginning in Hamburg, West Germany in early February. The leg wrapped up in Vienna in late March.

Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music and Media. Vol.4, no.51/52. 26 December 1987. p.46. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.4, no.42. 24 October 1987. p.22. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. Considered one of the band's best albums, Music for the Masses was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. [6] The album reached No.10 in the UK Charts.

Lazell, Barry (1997). "Depeche Mode". Indie Hits 1980–1989: The Complete U.K. Independent Charts (Singles & Albums). Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-95172-069-4. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009 . Retrieved 10 May 2022. The album starts out with Never Let Me Down Again, a strangely endearing look at drug use. This song is still one of my favorites. It starts out slow enough, and then builds to near chaos. Next, we move through The Things You Said, Strangelove, and Sacred. And then we get to Little 15. This song is amazing in its simplicity. It feels like a dark, disturbing waltz. And Martin Gore's obsession with fifteen year olds never gets boring. Another Allied pressing Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses with B5 duration time of 4:55 printed on label. The re-release was released on 3 April 2006 in Europe. The US version was delayed to 2 June 2006 and is only available on a CD + DVD format, with no SACD. The DVD on all the versions are region independent, but differ in television formats: PAL or NTSC. The remastered album was released on vinyl on 2 March 2007 in Germany and 5 March 2007 internationally.

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American album certifications – Depeche Mode – Music for the Masses". Recording Industry Association of America. 1 February 1991. Also a Specialty Records Corporation pressing Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses exists with B5 duration time of 4:55 on label. Band members Andy Fletcher and Martin Gore both explained the album's title was conceived as a joke, after Gore found an old album called "Music for the Millions." [9] Fletcher said, "The title's... a bit tongue-in-cheek, really. Everyone is telling us we should make more commercial music, so that's the reason we chose that title." [8] According to Gore, the title "was a joke on the uncommerciality of [the album]. It was anything but music for the masses!" [10] Cover art [ edit ] European Charts of the Year 1987 – Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.4, no.51/52. 26 December 1987. p.35. OCLC 29800226– via World Radio History. Malins, Steve (2001). Depeche Mode: A Biography. Cooper Square Press. p.121. ISBN 978-0-8154-1142-0.