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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
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* [[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/>
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==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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* "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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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.<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 ''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>
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