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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 = [[MilocoThe StudiosGarden (recording studio)|The Garden]], London
| 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>
* [[Synth-pop]]<ref name=live105/>
* [[industrial pop]]<ref name=Allmusic_EverythingCountsReview/>
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name=Allmusic_PopWave/>
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* 7:18 (12″ version)
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
| producer =
* Depeche Mode
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|1t-gK-9EIq4|"Everything Counts"}}}}
}}
 
"'''Everything Counts'''" is a song by the English [[electronic music]] band [[Depeche Mode]] from their third studio album, ''[[Construction Time Again]]'' (1983).<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web |urllast={{AllmusicRaggett |classfirst=songNed |idurl=t1001737|pure_url=yes}}https://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-counts-mw0001009854 |title=SongEverything reviewCounts – Depeche Mode |publisherwebsite=[[AllmusicAllMusic]] |last=Raggett |first=Ned |access-date=2523 JulyJune 20092023}}</ref> A live version of the song was released in 1989 to support the band's live album ''[[101 (album)|101]]''. The original single reached No. 6 on the [[UK Singles Chart]], whereas the live version reached No. 22.
 
==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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* 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 ''[[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 |archive-date=25 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225184113/http://www.modesite.de/0006_01_Partys_u_Konzerte/0006_Setlist_1984_Construction%20Time%20Again%20Tour.htm |url-status=dead }}</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 Dave Gahan 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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==Critical reception==
Ned Raggett of [[AllMusic]] said that "Depeche's proto-industrial/dance/breakbeat anthem still cuts right to the quick, a note-perfect combination of electronic innovation"," and complimented "Gahan's "increasing abilities with a fuller singing voice."<ref>{{cite web |lastname=Raggett |first=Ned |url=https://www."allmusic.com"/album/everything-counts-mw0001009854 |title=Everything Counts – Depeche Mode |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>
 
Jason Heller of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described the song as "a clouded pop gem that dissolves from crystalline, sophisticated synthesizer patterns into lullaby-level singsong. Passion is melted down and poured into shapes. The hooks roll out on an assembly line." ItHe also praised the vocals, sayingcalling them "a hard/soft vocal dynamic that plays up the strengths of each and underscores the sensitive-cyborg vibe that pulses through the song."<ref>{{cite web |last=Heller |first=Jason |url=https://www.avclub.com/depeche-mode-everything-counts-1798227617 |title=Depeche Mode, "Everything Counts" |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=27 September 2011 |access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>
 
==Track listing==
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'''7"7″: Mute / 7Bong3 (UK) & Sire / 7-29482 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (– 3:58)
# "Work Hard" (– 4:21)
 
'''12"12″: Mute / 12Bong3 (UK) & Sire / 0-20165 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" [(In Larger Amounts]") – (7:18)
# "Work Hard" [(East End Remix]"remix) – (6:57)
 
'''12"12″: Mute / L12Bong3 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" [7"(7″ Version]version) – (3:58)
# "New Life [Live]" (live) – 4:12)
# "Boys Say Go! [Live]" (live) – 2:36)
# "Nothing to Fear [Live]" (live) – 4:28)
# "The Meaning of Love [Live]" (live) – 3:14)
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'''CD (1991 Box Set): Mute / CDBong3 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (– 3:58)
# "Work Hard" (– 4:21)
# "Everything Counts" [(In Larger Amounts/12“) Version]"– (7:18)
# "Work Hard" [(East End Remix]"remix) – (6:57)
 
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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 [[MilocoThe StudiosGarden (recording studio)|The Garden Studios]], London.
* "Everything Counts" mixed at Hansa Mischraum, Berlin.
* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] was the tonmeister.
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'''7"7″: Mute / Bong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Fullfull Versionversion) (– 6:45)
# "Nothing" (Livelive) (– 4:35)
 
'''12"12″/CD: Mute / 12Bong16 / CDBong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Singlesingle Versionversion) (– 5:46)
# "Nothing" (Livelive) (– 4:40)
# "Sacred" (Livelive) (– 5:12)
# "A Question of Lust" (Livelive) (– 4:12)
 
'''10"Limited 12″/CD: Mute / 10Bong16L12Bong16 / LCDBong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Absolutremixed Mixby Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders)" (6– 5:04)32
# "Nothing" (Remixedremixed by Justin Strauss)" (– 7:01)▼
# "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)" (7:18)▼
# "Strangelove" (Remixedremixed by Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders)" (– 6:33)▼
# "Nothing" (US 7" Mix) (3:57)▼
** These remixes do not have any titles on the UK releases, but are often known<br />known as the "Bomb the Bass Mix", "Zip Hop Mix" and "Highjack Mix" mixes, respectively.▼
# "Everything Counts (Reprise)" (0:55)▼
** Track 3 is usually known as "Nothing (Remix Edit)" in the US.▼
 
'''Limited 12"/CD10″: Mute / L12Bong16 / LCDBong1610Bong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (RemixedAbsolut bymix) Tim– Simenon & Mark Saunders)" (56:32)04
▲# "Everything Counts" (In Larger Amounts)" (– 7:18)
▲# "Nothing (Remixed by Justin Strauss)" (7:01)
▲# "Nothing" (US 7"7″ Mixmix) (– 3:57)
▲# "Strangelove (Remixed by Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders)" (6:33)
▲# "Everything Counts" (Reprisereprise)" (– 0:55)
▲** 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.
▲** Track 3 is usually known as "Nothing" (Remixremix Editedit)" in the US.
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'''CD (2004 Box Set): Mute / CDBong16X (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Singlesingle Versionversion)" (– 5:46)
# "Nothing" (Livelive)" (– 4:35)
# "Sacred" (Livelive)" (– 5:12)
# "A Question of Lust" (Livelive)" (– 4:12)
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remixremix)" (– 5:32)
# "Nothing" (Justin Strauss Remixremix)" (– 7:01)
# "Strangelove" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remixremix)" (– 6:33)
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut Mixmix)" (– 6:04)
# "Everything Counts" (12"12″ Versionversion) (– 7:21)
# "Nothing" (US 7"7″ Mixmix) (– 3:57)
# "Everything Counts" (Reprisereprise)" (– 0:55)
 
'''7"7″: Sire / 7-22993 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Radioradio Editedit)" (– 4:50)
# "Nothing" (Live)" (– 4:35)
 
'''12"12″: Sire / 0-21183 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remixremix)" (– 5:32)
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Singlesingle Versionversion)" (– 5:45)
# "Nothing" (Livelive)" (– 4:35)
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut Mixmix)" (– 6:04)
# "Sacred" (Livelive)" (– 5:12)
# "A Question of Lust" (Livelive)" (– 4:12)
 
'''Cassette: Sire / 4-22993 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Livelive Radioradio Editedit)" (– 4:50)
# "Nothing" (Livelive)" (– 4:35)
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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 |Trident Studio]], London, by Alan Moulder.
* "Everything Counts was later featured on the radio station Wave 103 in Grand Theft Auto Vice City Stories.
 
==Charts==
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Everything Counts"
! scope="col"| Chart (19831983–1984)
! 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 and it currently has more hits than Depeche Mode's original remastered video.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/father-and-kids-perform-adorable-cover-of-depeche-modes-everything-counts/|title=Father and kids perform adorable cover of Depeche Mode's "Everything Counts"|website=www.cbsnews.com|date=31 January 2012 |access-date=2 November 2019}}</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/29/dicken-schrader-band-kids-depeche-mode-cover_n_1240361.html The Huffington Post]</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/01/geeky-dad-covers-depeche-mode-with-his-kids/|title=Geeky Dad Covers Depeche Mode With His Kids|first=WIRED|last=Staff|magazine=Wired|date=28 January 2012|access-date=2 November 2019|via=www.wired.com}}</ref>
 
The song is featured on the 2006 ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'' soundtrack. It is played on the video game's radio ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories soundtrack#The Wave 103|The Wave 103]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2006/10/26/the-music-of-gta-vice-city-stories?page=3 |title=The Music of GTA: Vice City Stories |date=26 October 2006 |publisher=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 December 2017}}</ref>
 
==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 web sitewebsite: "Everything Counts"]
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/23_everythingcounts.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web sitewebsite: "Everything Counts" (Livelive)"]
 
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