Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus 2011 [CDBONG43] + [PCDBONG43] (2011)

"Personal Jesus" is Depeche Mode's 23rd UK single, released on August 29, 1989, and the first single from the album Violator. The single reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100. Since then, the title song has been covered by numerous artists including Gravity Kills, Marilyn Manson, Jerry Williams, G&G, Lollipop Lust Kill and Johnny Cash.
In 2004, "Personal Jesus" was ranked #368 in Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and in September 2006 it was voted as one of the "100 Greatest Songs Ever" in Q magazine.
"Personal Jesus" will be re-released as a single on May 30, 2011 for the new Depeche Mode remix album Remixes 2: 81–11, with the leading remix by the production team Stargate.

Album review:

Depeche Mode "Personal Jesus 2011" - The Remixes, Out May 30th
Stargate, Eric Prydz, Alex Metric and more rework classic Depeche Mode track
Album - 'Remixes 2: 81-11' out June 6th
Depeche Mode are to release a single package from their forthcoming album "Remixes 2: 81-11" featuring all-new remixes of their iconic track 'Personal Jesus' on May 30th on Mute.
Originally featured on the classic 1990 album 'Violator', 'Personal Jesus' has been reworked by some of the dance world's most innovative acts, including Stargate, Eric Prydz and Alex Metric.
Already covered by Johnny Cash, Marilyn Manson, Tori Amos and Nina Hagen, 'Personal Jesus' is one of music's most renowned tracks.

Quotes from the remixers:

Eric Prydz:
"Depeche Mode was the one band that first got me in to making music as a kid. So when Mute contacted me and asked if I wanted to remix Personal Jesus ( and Never Let Me Down Again) I nearly fell off my chair. My Personal Jesus Remix is very straightforward and in your face. I wanted to make something that would work in almost any DJ's set. From John Digweed to David Guetta and all in between."

Tor Hermansen, Stargate:
"To remix any Depeche Mode-song is a great honor - to remix Personal Jesus is like being knighted. When Rihanna told me she's a Depeche Mode fan, I had to tell her "I was a DM-fan before you were born, girl."

Alex Metric:
"It was an honour and a privilege to be able to get my hands on a classic record like Personal Jesus. I hope I did it some justice with my new version. I can clearly remember the first time I heard Depeche Mode as a teenager, and they made quite an impression on me, so to be able to work with the band in some way has been amazing."

Sie Medway-Smith:
"Remixing Personal Jesus had an added element - the fear factor! How to approach such an iconic piece of music, when the original is such a perfectly executed classic. It took me three attempts to finally feel happy with what I did here. I hope I have done it justice, it was amazing to hear the raw stems in isolation on the desk".





Album info

Artist: Depeche Mode
Album: Personal Jesus 2011
Label: Venusnote Limited / Mute (EMI)
Catalog#: CDBONG43 / 5099902720821
Format: CD, Single
Country: EU (UK)
Released: 2011
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave





Tracklist

01. Personal Jesus (The Stargate Mix) [0:03:57.20]
02. Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Remix) [0:05:57.12]
03. Personal Jesus (Eric Prydz Remix) [0:07:26.06]
04. Personal Jesus (M. A. N. Remix) [0:05:23.74]
05. Personal Jesus (Sie Medway-Smith Remix) [0:06:25.07]

Total playtime: 00:29:09



Credits

Management – Jonathan Kessler
Mastered By – Mike Marsh
Producer – Depeche Mode, Flood
Written-By – Martin L Gore*

Notes

Cardboard sleeve

Release dates:
- Germany: 27 May 2011
- UK & France: 30 May 2011

Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. licensed by Grabbing HandsMusic Ltd.
Mastered at The Exchange, London
Management for Baron Inc.
This compilation (P)+(C) 2011 Venusnote Limited under exclusive license to Mute Records Limited.
Made in the EU.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode: 5 099902 720821
Other (Label Code): lc 05834
Other (Rights Societies): sdrm/biem
Matrix Number: 0272082 AB37813-01
Other (Additional matrix info): manufactured by optical media production
Other (Mastering SID Code): IFPI L573
Other (Mould SID Code): IFPI 9707





Album info:

Artist: Depeche Mode
Album: Personal Jesus 2011
Label: Venusnote Limited / Mute (EMI)
Catalog#: PCDBONG43, 5099909746121
Format: CD, Single, Promo
Country: EU (UK)
Released: 2011
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop, New Wave





Tracklist:

01. Personal Jesus (The Stargate Mix) [03:57]
02. Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Remix Edit) [03:29]
03. Personal Jesus (Alex Metric Remix) [05:57]
04. Personal Jesus (Eric Prydz Remix) [07:26]
05. Personal Jesus (M. A. N. Remix) [05:23]
06. Personal Jesus (Sie Medway-Smith Remix) [06:25]

Total playtime: 00:32:37



Credits

Management – Jonathan Kessler
Mastered By – Mike Marsh
Producer – Depeche Mode, Flood
Written-By – Martin L Gore*

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Matrix Number: 0974612 AB35493-01
Other: Manufactured by Optimal Media Production