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{{short description|1983 single by Depeche Mode}}
{{Single infobox |
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
| Name = Everything Counts
{{Use British English|date=September 2012}}
| Cover = Depeche_Mode_Everything_Counts.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| name = Everything Counts
| from Album = [[Construction Time Again (album)|Construction Time Again]]
| cover = Depeche Mode Everything Counts.jpg
| Released = [[July 11]] [[1983]]
| alt =
| Format = [[Vinyl record]] (7" and 12"), [[CD]] ([[1991]] box set)
| Recordedtype = [[1983]]single
| border = yes
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| Length = 7" - 3:58<br>12" - 7:18
| Labelalbum = [[MuteConstruction Time RecordsAgain]]
| B-side = Work Hard
| Producer = [[Depeche Mode]], [[Daniel Miller]], and [[Gareth Jones]]
| 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>
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>
| recorded = May 1983
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>6 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|UK]])</small>
| studio = [[The Garden (recording studio)|The Garden]], London
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>17 <small>([[Hot Dance Music/Club Play|US Dance]])</small>
| venue =
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
| genre =
* [[All Music Guide|allmusic]] [[Image:4 out of 5.png]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:yjuk6j2771e0~T00 link]
* [[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>
| Last single = "[[Get the Balance Right!]]"<br />([[1983]])
* [[industrial pop]]<ref name=Allmusic_EverythingCountsReview/>
| This single = "Everything Counts"<br />([[1983]])
* [[New wave music|new wave]]<ref name=Allmusic_PopWave/>
| Next single = "[[Love, In Itself]]"<br />([[1983]])
| 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]]
| prev_title = [[Get the Balance Right!]]
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = [[Love, in Itself]]
| next_year = 1983
| 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 |last=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> 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.
'''"Everything Counts"''' is [[Depeche Mode]]'s eighth UK single (released on [[July 11]] [[1983]]) and second US single (released on [[November 2]] [[1983]]).
 
==Background and themes==
In January of 1983, shortly before the release of the "Get the Balance Right!" single, [[Martin Gore]] attended an [[Einstürzende Neubauten]] concert, giving him the idea to experiment with the sounds of [[industrial music]] in the context of pop. That spring, the band converged in London to begin recording their third album, ''[[Construction Time Again (album)|Construction Time Again]]''. This experiementation hinged on the band's first use of a [[Synclavier]], a [[synthesizer]] that not only contained a large number of pre-programmed sounds, but also enabled for ease in [[Sampling (music)|sampling]]. With this, the band proceeded to travel around the neighborhood where they could tape "found" sounds and feed them into the Synclavier, then manipulate the noises to fit into their songs. These sounds consisted mainly of hammering anvils, clanging pipes, running water, and the like.
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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).
 
It was also the first song in the band's catalogue that includes both of the band's singers prominently (at different times). Lead vocalist [[Dave Gahan]] sings the lead vocals on the verses, while Gore sings the lead vocals on the chorus with backing from [[Alan Wilder]]. When the song has been performed live, the chorus has been sung by all of the band's members except Gahan, as it appeared in the video for the single. Many live versions of the song also feature Wilder singing countermelody to Gahan during the second verse (repeating "the graph" after each line).
"Everything Counts" would be the first single pulled from the album, and was a continuing part of the band's transition from the hook driven pop songs of their past (a transition that had begun to take shape in [[1982]] with the more noticably melancholy "Leave in Silence"). The band continued perfecting their industrial formula over their next two albums, [[1984]]'s ''[[Some Great Reward (album)|Some Great Reward]]'' and [[1986]]'s ''[[Black Celebration (album)|Black Celebration]]''.
 
==Live performances and re-release==
The original release's B-side "Work Hard" is notable in that it is the first Depeche Mode song (excluding instrumentals) that is credited to both Martin Gore and [[Alan Wilder]] (the only other case of this is 1986's "Black Day", an alternate version of "Black Celebration," credited to Gore, Wilder, and [[Daniel Miller]]).
{{Infobox song
| name = Everything Counts
| version = live
| cover = Depeche Mode Everything Counts Live.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| album = [[101 (album)|101]]
| B-side = "Nothing" (live)
| released = {{Start date|1989|2|13|df=yes}}
| recorded = {{Start date|1988|6|18|df=yes}}
| 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]]
| prev_year = 1988
| 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 Gahan eating breakfast poolside in Speedos).
In 1989, the song would be re-released as a single in live form, to promote the live album ''[[101 (album)|101]]''. All live tracks from the release were recorded on [[June 18]] [[1988]] at the [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]] during the final performance of the band's [[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 ("Everything Counts" had been the final encore).
 
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.
==Original Release [1983]==
 
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).
===7": Mute / Bong3 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts" (3:58)
# "Work Hard" (4:21)
 
"Everything Counts" was also remixed and re-released in 2006. The "Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin dub" is featured on the limited edition release of the single "[[Martyr (song)|Martyr]]".
===12": Mute / 12Bong3 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [In Larger Amounts]" (7:18)
# "Work Hard [East End Remix]" (6:57)
 
==Music videos==
===L12": Mute / L12Bong3 (UK) ===
The music video for "Everything Counts" was directed by Clive Richardson in [[West Berlin]]. The band returned to Richardson after not being satisfied with the work of [[Julien Temple]] for the ''[[A Broken Frame]]'' singles. Richardson had previously directed the video for "[[Just Can't Get Enough (Depeche Mode song)|Just Can't Get Enough]]" two years earlier. According to Wilder, "It was felt that after the Julien Temple years, we needed to harden up not only our sound but also our image. Clive had lots of new ideas which didn't involve stupid storyboards where we were required to act."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.recoil.co.uk/editorials/8185/single_06.html |title=Shunt - the official Recoil website - EDITORIALS - The Singles 8185 Report by Alan Wilder |access-date=25 July 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416071637/http://www.recoil.co.uk/editorials/8185/single_06.html |archive-date=16 April 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
# "Everything Counts [7" Version]" (3:58)
# "New Life [Live]" (4:12)
# "Boys Say Go! [Live]" (2:36)
# "Nothing to Fear [Live]" (4:28)
# "The Meaning of Love [Live]" (3:14)
 
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.
Live tracks recorded [[25 October]] [[1982]] at [[Hammersmith Odeon]] in [[London]].
 
The live video was directed by [[D. A. Pennebaker]]. The video not only includes portions of the live performance but also various references to the money made from [[Merchandising|merchandise]] and ticket sales at the concert, humorously connected to the song's theme of corruption and greed.
===CD: Mute / CDBong3 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts" (3:59)
# "Work Hard" (4:22)
# "Everything Counts [In Larger Amounts]" (7:21)
# "Work Hard [East End Remix]" (6:58)
 
==B-side==
The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations
The original release's B-side, "Work Hard", is notable in that it is the first Depeche Mode song (excluding instrumentals) that is credited to both Gore and Wilder (the only other case of this is 1986's "Black Day", an alternate version of "Black Celebration", credited to Gore, Wilder, and [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]]).
 
The B-side of the live re-release is a live recording of "Nothing", a track from ''Music for the Masses''. The 12″ release also includes live recordings of "Sacred" and "[[A Question of Lust]]".
===7": Sire / 7-29482 (US)===
# "Everything Counts" (3:58)
# "Work Hard" (4:21)
 
==Song versions==
===12": Sire / 0-20165 (US) ===
===Remixes===
# "Everything Counts [In Larger Amounts]" (7:18)
On the original release, there was only one [[remix]] available. The 12″ version of the single is called "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)", although sometimes (such as on the US release of ''Construction Time Again'') it is referred to simply as the "long version".
# "Work Hard [East End Remix]" (6:57)
 
The live re-release of the single, however, contains a plethora of mixes, from a variety of remixers, despite the fact that the standard 7″ and 12″ versions contained no remixes. This release is first Depeche Mode single to be released in a 10″ vinyl format; the A-side of the 10″ version is the "Absolut mix", remixed by [[Alan Moulder]] (certain versions refer to this mix as the "Alan Moulder mix"). The B-side included the original release's 12″ version as well as the "reprise", a 55-second reprisal of the song's chorus originally placed following the final track ("And Then...") on the ''Construction Time Again'' album. Specifically, it is the ending of "Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts)" with the beat removed.
==Live Release [1989]==
{{Single infobox |
| Name = Everything Counts (Live)
| Cover = Depeche_Mode_Everything_Counts_Live.jpg
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| from Album = [[101 (album)|101]]
| Released = [[February 13]] [[1989]]
| Format = [[Vinyl record]] (7", 10", and 12"), [[CD]]
| Recorded = [[June 18]] [[1988]]
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]
| Length = 6:45
| Label = [[Mute Records]]
| Producer = [[Depeche Mode]]
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>22 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|UK]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>13 <small>([[Modern Rock Tracks|US Modern Rock]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>16 <small>([[Hot Dance Music/Club Play|US Dance]])</small>
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
* N/A
| Last single = "[[Little 15]]"<br />([[1988]])
| This single = "Everything Counts (Live)"<br />([[1989]])
| Next single = "[[Personal Jesus]]"<br />([[1989]])
}}
===7": Mute / Bong16 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [Live Full Version]" (6:45)
# "Nothing [Live]" (4:35)
 
The limited edition 12″ version is the "[[Bomb the Bass]] mix", remixed by Tim Simenon and [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]]. Simenon would eventually be used by the band as a producer, for their ninth studio album ''[[Ultra (Depeche Mode album)|Ultra]]'' (1997).
===10": Mute / 10Bong16 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [Absolut Mix]" (6:04)
# "Everything Counts [In Larger Amounts]" (7:31)
# "Nothing [Remix Edit]" (3:57)
# "Everything Counts [Reprise]" (0:55)
 
===B-side remixes===
===12": Mute / 12Bong16 (UK) ===
A variety of mixes of other songs would appear on these single releases as well. On the 1983 release, the 12″ B-side contains an extended version of "Work Hard" titled the "[[East End of London|East End]] remix".
# "Everything Counts [Live Single Version]" (5:46)
# "Nothing [Live]" (4:40)
# "Sacred [Live]" (5:12)
# "A Question of Lust [Live]" (4:12)
 
Two remixes of "Nothing" appear on the 1989 release as well, including the "remix edit" (sometimes referred to as the "US 7″ mix" as it was the 7″ B-side to the US-only single "[[Strangelove (song)|Strangelove '88]]") and the "Zip Hop mix" by Justin Strauss.
===L12": Mute / L12Bong16 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [Bomb the Bass Mix]" (5:32)
# "Nothing [Zip Hop Mix]" (7:01)
# "Strangelove [Highjack Mix]" (6:33)
 
A remix of "Strangelove" also appeared on the B-side of the limited edition 12″ vinyl, referred to as the "Highjack mix" by Tim Simenon and Mark Saunders, who also mixed the A-side.
===CD: Mute / CDBong16 (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [Live Single Version]" (5:46)
# "Nothing [Live]" (4:40)
# "Sacred [Live]" (5:12)
# "A Question of Lust [Live]" (4:12)
# "Everything Counts [Bomb the Bass Mix]" (5:32)
# "Strangelove [Highjack Mix]" (6:33)
# "Everything Counts [Absolut Mix]" (6:04)
 
==Critical reception==
===LCD: Mute / LCDBong16 (UK) ===
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 name="allmusic"/>
# "Everything Counts [Bomb the Bass Mix]" (5:32)
# "Nothing [Zip Hop Mix]" (7:01)
# "Strangelove [Highjack Mix]" (6:33)
 
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." He also praised the vocals, calling 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>
===CD (2004 Box Set): Mute / CDBong16X (UK) ===
# "Everything Counts [Live Single Version]" (5:46)
# "Nothing [Live]" (4:35)
# "Sacred [Live]" (5:12)
# "A Question of Lust [Live]" (4:12)
# "Everything Counts [Bomb the Bass Mix]" (5:32)
# "Nothing [Zip Hop Mix]" (7:01)
# "Strangelove [Highjack Mix]" (6:33)
# "Everything Counts [Absolut Mix]" (6:04)
# "Everything Counts [In Larger Amounts]" (7:31)
# "Nothing [Remix Edit]" (3:57)
# "Everything Counts [Reprise]" (0:55)
 
==Track listing==
===7": Sire / 7-22993 (US) ===
===1983 release===
# "Everything Counts [Live Radio Edit]" (4:50)
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# "Nothing [Live]" (4:35)
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'''7″: Mute / 7Bong3 (UK) & Sire / 7-29482 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" – 3:58
# "Work Hard" – 4:21
 
===12"'''12″: Mute / 12Bong3 (UK) & Sire / 0-2118320165 (US) ==='''
# "Everything Counts" [Bomb(In theLarger BassAmounts) Mix]" (57:32)18
# "Work Hard" (East End remix) – 6:57
# "Everything Counts [Live Single Version]" (5:46)
# "Nothing [Live]" (4:42)
# "Everything Counts [Absolut Mix]" (6:00)
# "Sacred [Live]" (5:13)
# "A Question of Lust [Live]" (4:13)
 
===Cassette'''12″: SireMute / 4-22993L12Bong3 (USUK) ==='''
# "Everything Counts" [Live(7″ Radioversion) Edit]" (43:50)58
# "NothingNew [Live]Life" (live) – 4:35)12
# "Boys Say Go!" (live) – 2:36
# "Nothing to Fear" (live) – 4:28
# "The Meaning of Love" (live) – 3:14
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'''CD (1991): Mute / CDBong3 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" – 3:58
# "Work Hard" – 4:21
# "Everything Counts" (In Larger Amounts) – 7:18
# "Work Hard" (East End remix) – 6:57
{{col-end}}
 
'''Notes and personnel'''
* Depeche Mode in 1983 was: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Alan Wilder.
* "Everything Counts", "Nothing to Fear", and "The Meaning of Love" written by Martin Gore.
* "Work Hard" written by Martin Gore and Alan Wilder.
* "New Life" and "Boys Say Go!" written by [[Vince Clarke]].
* Tracks recorded at [[The Garden (recording studio)|The Garden Studios]], London.
* "Everything Counts" mixed at Hansa Mischraum, Berlin.
* [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] was the tonmeister.
* Live tracks recorded 25 October 1982 at [[Hammersmith Odeon]] in London.
 
===1989 live release===
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'''7″: Mute / Bong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (live full version) – 6:45
# "Nothing" (live) – 4:35
 
'''12″/CD: Mute / 12Bong16 / CDBong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (live single version) – 5:46
# "Nothing" (live) – 4:40
# "Sacred" (live) – 5:12
# "A Question of Lust" (live) – 4:12
 
'''Limited 12″/CD: Mute / L12Bong16 / LCDBong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (remixed by Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders) – 5:32
# "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<br />known as the "Bomb the Bass", "Zip Hop" and "Highjack" mixes, respectively.
 
'''10″: Mute / 10Bong16 (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut mix) – 6:04
# "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.
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'''CD (2004): Mute / CDBong16X (UK)'''
# "Everything Counts" (live single version) – 5:46
# "Nothing" (live) – 4:35
# "Sacred" (live) – 5:12
# "A Question of Lust" (live) – 4:12
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders remix) – 5:32
# "Nothing" (Justin Strauss remix) – 7:01
# "Strangelove" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders remix) – 6:33
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut mix) – 6:04
# "Everything Counts" (12″ version) – 7:21
# "Nothing" (US 7″ mix) – 3:57
# "Everything Counts" (reprise) – 0:55
 
'''7″: Sire / 7-22993 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (live radio edit) – 4:50
# "Nothing" (Live) – 4:35
 
'''12″: Sire / 0-21183 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders remix) – 5:32
# "Everything Counts" (live single version) – 5:45
# "Nothing" (live) – 4:35
# "Everything Counts" (Absolut mix) – 6:04
# "Sacred" (live) – 5:12
# "A Question of Lust" (live) – 4:12
 
'''Cassette: Sire / 4-22993 (US)'''
# "Everything Counts" (live radio edit) – 4:50
# "Nothing" (live) – 4:35
{{col-end}}
 
'''Notes and personnel'''
* Depeche Mode in 1989 was: Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher, and Alan Wilder.
* All songs written by Martin Gore.
* Live tracks recorded at the Pasadena Rose Bowl on 18 June 1988.
* [[Tim Simenon]] and [[Mark Saunders (record producer)|Mark Saunders]]' remix of "Everything Counts" (The "Bomb the Bass Mix") was remixed at Konk Studio, London.
* 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.
 
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Everything Counts"
! scope="col"| Chart (1983–1984)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|15|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php |title=Classifiche |work=[[Musica e dischi]] |language=it |access-date=31 May 2022}} ''Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, type "Depeche Mode" in the "Artista" field and press "cerca".''</ref>
| 17
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands ([[Tipparade|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/depeche-mode/depeche-mode-everything-counts-14555 |title=Depeche Mode – Everything Counts |language=nl |publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]] |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>
| 10
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|50|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true|refname=Dutch1983}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|18|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|8|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true|refname=Swiss1983}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|6|artist=Depeche Mode|artistid=20192|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|17|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|23|songid=1000|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2019}}
|}
 
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Everything Counts" (1989 live version)
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Austria|26|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/89/M&M-1989-03-25-OCR-Page-0013.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=6 |issue=12 |date=25 March 1989 |page=25 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 25
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|17|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|89|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts (Live)|rowheader=true|refname=Dutch1989}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|27|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverrie|first=Fernando|date=September 2005|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|language=es|edition=1st|location=Madrid|publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]]|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 20
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|18|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts (Live)|rowheader=true|refname=Swiss1989}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|22|artist=Depeche Mode|artistid=20192|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK Indie]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Week-IDX/IDX/1989/MW-1989-03-11-IDX-44.pdf |title=Distribution Top Indie – Top 40 Singles |magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=11 March 1989 |page=32 |issn=0265-1548 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 3
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|13|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=7 August 2017}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|16|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|18|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=3 May 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|12|songid=6135|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Everything Counts (Live)|rowheader=true|access-date=22 May 2019|refname=GerLive}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Everything Counts" (1989 live version)
! scope="col"| Chart (1989)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| West Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1989 |title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1989 |language=de |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |access-date=3 May 2022}}</ref>
| 89
|}
{{col-end}}
 
==Appearances==
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>
 
==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>
 
<ref name=Allmusic_PopWave>{{cite web|url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/pop-wave-vol-1-mw0001006022| first= Tim | last= Sendra |title= Pop & Wave, Vol. 1| work= [[AllMusic]] |quote= ...the collection has some of the biggest hits of the new wave era. Songs like "Cars" by Gary Numan ..... "Everything Counts" by Depeche Mode..... are the type of tunes that define the era.| access-date= 22 August 2014}}</ref>
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==External Linkslinks==
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/08_everythingcounts.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode website: "Everything Counts"]
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/23_everythingcounts.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode website: "Everything Counts" (live)]
 
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[http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/08_everythingcounts.html Everything Counts information from the official Depeche Mode web site]<br>
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[http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/25_everythingcounts101.html Everything Counts (Live) information]
 
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