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"'''Everything Counts'''" is a song by the English electronic 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.

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." 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>