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| released = {{Start date|1983|7|11|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Everything Counts (1983) |url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/08_everythingcounts.html |website=archives.depechemode.com |access-date=22 August 2022}}</ref>
| recorded = May 1983
| studio = [[
| venue =
| genre =
* [[Synth-pop]]<ref name=live105/><ref name= "Rolland 2023">{{cite web|first= David|last= Rolland|title= 10 Songs That Show Depeche Mode Are Synth-Pop Masters|website= [[Miami New Times]]|date= October 4, 2023|url= https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/10-best-depeche-mode-synth-pop-songs-17934846|accessdate= August 27, 2024}}</ref>
* [[industrial pop]]<ref name=Allmusic_EverythingCountsReview/>
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name=Allmusic_PopWave/>
| length =
* 3:58 (7″/single version)
* 4:19 (album version)
* 7:18 (12″ version)
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
| producer =
* Depeche Mode * [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]]
* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]]
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"'''Everything Counts'''" is a
==Background and themes==
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The single introduced a transition in lyrical content for the group. "Everything Counts" specifically addresses the issue of corporate greed and corruption in Britain, as the chorus sings of "grabbing hands" that "grab all they can". Perhaps surprisingly, the single was released at a time when the band itself was not under a formal contract with [[Mute Records]] (Gore publishes his songs under the name "Grabbing Hands Music"). In addition to "found" sounds used as samples, the single also samples a variety of musical instruments, such as the [[xylophone]] and a [[melodica]] (which main songwriter [[Martin Gore]] has been known to play on stage for the song).
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==Live performances and re-release==
{{Infobox song
| name = Everything Counts
| version = live
| cover = Depeche Mode Everything Counts Live.jpg
| alt =
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| studio =
| venue = [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] ([[Pasadena, California]])
| genre =
* [[Synth-pop]] * [[New wave music|new wave]]
| length =
* 6:45 (7″ full version)
* 5:46 (single version)
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
| producer = Depeche Mode
| prev_title = [[Little 15]]
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| next_title = [[Personal Jesus]]
| next_year = 1989
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|CzqqVFb9p4U|"Everything Counts" (live)}}}}
}}
The song would quickly catch on as a fan favourite at the band's concerts and was used as the opening song for the ''[[
▲The song would quickly catch on as a fan favourite at the band's concerts and was used as the opening song for the [[Construction_Time_Again#Tour |Construction Time Again tour]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.modesite.de/0006_01_Partys_u_Konzerte/0006_Setlist_1984_Construction%20Time%20Again%20Tour.htm |title=Setlist "Construction Time Again" Tour |language=de |access-date=25 July 2009}}</ref> The first live version of the song to appear on a commercial release came from the [[Some Great Reward]] tour in 1984, when a recording from a show in [[Liverpool]] appeared on the double A-sided "[[Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody]]" single. During the [[Music for the Masses]] tour, the band used "Everything Counts" as the final encore and, in 1989, the song was re-released as a single in live form, to promote the live album ''101''. The video for this version intercut footage of the live performance with footage from the tour itself, related to the lyrics (for example, the lyric “The holiday was fun packed” being followed by a shot of David Graham eating breakfast poolside in Speedos).
All live tracks from the release were recorded on 18 June 1988 at the [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] during the final performance of the aforementioned Music for the Masses tour. This version of the song is famous for the recording of the crowd continuing to sing the chorus long after the music had stopped.
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It also appears in the concert film ''[[Devotional (video)|Devotional]]'' (1993) as the closer. It was played during the first two legs of [[Touring the Angel]] in the first encore, and also appears on the DVD ''[[Touring the Angel: Live in Milan]]'' (2006).
"Everything Counts" was also remixed and re-released in 2006. The "Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin
==Music videos==
The music video for "Everything Counts" was directed by Clive Richardson in [[West Berlin]].
In the original music video, the [[marimba]], the [[melodica]], and the [[shawm]] are played by Wilder, Gore, and [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]], respectively. The shawm, however, is produced by a [[synthesizer]] on the studio recording, but the band used the real shawm in the music video and television performances, for show. In this video, frontman Gahan for the first time appeared with blonde hair, losing his natural black hair colour.
The
==B-side==
The original release's B-side, "Work Hard
The B-side of the live re-release is a live recording of "Nothing", a track from ''Music for the Masses''.
==Song versions==
===Remixes===
On the original release, there was only one [[remix]] available.
The live re-release of the single, however, contains a plethora of mixes, from a variety of remixers, despite the fact that the standard
The limited edition
===B-side remixes===
A variety of mixes of other songs would appear on these single releases as well.
Two remixes of "Nothing" appear on the 1989 release as well, including the "
A remix of "Strangelove" also appeared on the B-side of the limited edition
==Critical
Ned Raggett of [[AllMusic]]
Jason Heller of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described the song as
==Track listing==
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'''
# "Everything Counts"
# "Work Hard"
'''
# "Everything Counts"
# "Work Hard"
'''
# "Everything Counts"
# "New Life
# "Boys Say Go!
# "Nothing to Fear
# "The Meaning of Love
{{col-break}}
'''CD (1991
# "Everything Counts"
# "Work Hard"
# "Everything Counts"
# "Work Hard"
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* "Work Hard" written by Martin Gore and Alan Wilder.
* "New Life" and "Boys Say Go!" written by [[Vince Clarke]].
* Tracks recorded at [[
* "Everything Counts" mixed at Hansa Mischraum, Berlin.
* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] was the tonmeister.
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'''
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (
'''
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (
# "Sacred" (
# "A Question of Lust" (
'''
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)" (7:18)▼
# "Nothing" (US 7" Mix) (3:57)▼
# "Everything Counts (Reprise)" (0:55)▼
** Track 3 is usually known as "Nothing (Remix Edit)" in the US.▼
'''
# "Everything Counts" (
▲# "Nothing (Remixed by Justin Strauss)" (7:01)
▲# "Strangelove (Remixed by Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders)" (6:33)
▲** These remixes do not have any titles on the UK releases, but are often known<br />as "Bomb the Bass Mix", "Zip Hop Mix" and "Highjack Mix", respectively.
{{col-break}}
'''CD (2004
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (
# "Sacred" (
# "A Question of Lust" (
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders
# "Nothing" (Justin Strauss
# "Strangelove" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (US
# "Everything Counts" (
'''
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (Live)
'''
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut
# "Sacred" (
# "A Question of Lust" (
'''Cassette: Sire / 4-22993 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (
# "Nothing" (
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* Justin Strauss' remixes of "Nothing" (The "Zip Hop Mix" and "Remix Edit") were remixed at Soundtracks Studio, [[New York City]].
* Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders' remix of "Strangelove" (The "Highjack Mix") was remixed at Livingston Studios, London.
* "Everything Counts (Absolut Mix)" was remixed at [[Trident Studios
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Everything Counts"
! scope="col"| Chart (
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
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The 2007 single "[[Escape to the Stars]]" by the German [[glam rock]] band [[Cinema Bizarre]] sampled "Everything Counts".
In 2011, the song was covered by [[DMK (band)|DMK]], a band featuring Colombian artist [[Dicken Schrader]] and his children Milah and Korben, playing toys and common utensils as musical instruments. The YouTube video went viral in 2012
The song is featured on the 2006 ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' soundtrack. It is played on the video game's radio ''
==References==
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<ref name=live105>{{cite web |url= http://live105.cbslocal.com/2012/03/12/martin-gore-on-techno-edm-new-depeche-mode-music-soccer-in-cali/ |first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Martin Gore On Techno, EDM, New Depeche Mode Music, & Soccer In Cali |work= [[KITS|Live 105]] |date= 12 March 2012 |access-date= 28 March 2014 |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305061531/http://live105.cbslocal.com/2012/03/12/martin-gore-on-techno-edm-new-depeche-mode-music-soccer-in-cali/ |url-status= dead }}</ref>
<ref name=Allmusic_EverythingCountsReview>{{cite web|url= http://www.allmusic.com/song/everything-counts-mt0034535528 |first= Ned |last= Raggett |title= Everything Counts – Song Review |work= [[AllMusic]] |quote= Aggressive and beautiful at once, it can arguably be called the first English-language industrial pop hit. |access-date= 28 March 2014}}</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/08_everythingcounts.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/23_everythingcounts.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode
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