Recorded at Hansa Studios in Berlin and originally released on 11 August 1986, A Question of Time is the 17th single by Depeche Mode (and their 10th in the US). The music video for A Question of Time was the first of many directed for the band by photographer and visuals producer Anton Corbijn.
7-inch – UK
Mute – 7 BONG 12 (released 11 August 1986, came with or without a catalogue number sticker on front sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (Remix) 3:54
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:56
12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 12 (released 11 August 1986, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:31
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:06
B2 Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:56
B3 Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:26
12-inch limited edition – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 12 (released 11 August 1986, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (New Town Mix) 6:50
A2 A Question Of Time (‘Live Remix’ – Live in Birmingham 1986) 4:21
B1 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix) 6:36
B2 More Than A Party (‘Live Remix’ – Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:12
7-inch promo – UK
Mute – R7 BONG 12 (released in July or August 1986)
A1 A Question Of Time (Remix Edit) 3.08
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:56
12-inch promo – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 12 (released in July or August 1986, generic sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:31
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:06
B2 Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:56
B3 Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:26
12-inch numbered limited edition promo / unnumbered edition promo – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 12 (released in July or August 1986, generic sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (New Town Mix) 6:50
A2 A Question Of Time (Live in Birmingham 1986) 4:21
B1 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix) 6:36
B2 More Than A Party (Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:12
7-inch – red transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 7 Bong 12 – Intercord Ton – INT 111.841 (released 11 August 1986)
A1 A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:05
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:57
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12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 0-20530 (released 3 September 1986, double A-side 12′ combined with the previous single A Question Of Lust, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:38
A2 Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:50
AA1 A Question Of Lust (Minimal) 6:47
AA2 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:05
12-inch – Philippines
Mute – OC-EP-17092 (released in 1986, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (New Town Mix) 6:59
A2 A Question Of Time (Live in Birmingham 1986) 4:22
B1 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix) 6:35
B2 More Than A Party (Live in Birmingham 1986) 4:51
12-inch – grey marbled vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 BONG 12 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.850 (released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:39
B1 Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:05
B2 Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:50
B3 Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:21
Get your rare German edition of A Question Of Time on 12-inch grey marbled vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).
12-inch – grey opaque vinyl special edition – Germany
Mute – L12 Bong 12 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.853 (released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 A Question Of Time (New Town Mix) 7:00
A2 A Question Of Time (‘Live Remix’ – Live in Birmingham 1986) 4:08
B1 Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix) 6:33
B2 More Than A Party (‘Live Remix’ – Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:06
Get your rare German special edition of A Question Of Time on 12-inch grey opaque vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).
CD – numbered limited edition / unnumbered edition – France
Mute – Virgin – 30059 / Mute – Virgin – 30060 (released in 1987)
- A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:38
- Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:21
- Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:05
- Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:50
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:04
CD – Germany
Mute – Intercord Ton – INT 826.850 (released in 1988)
- A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:41
- Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:24
- Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:05
- Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:52
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:06
CD – UK / US
Mute – CDBONG 12 / Mute – Sire – 40318-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 3 December, as part of the box set 3 – Singles 13-18, and separately)
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:05
- Black Celebration (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:05
- Something To Do (Live in Birmingham 1986) 3:50
- Stripped (Live in Birmingham 1986) 6:23
- More Than A Party (Live in Birmingham 1986) 5:07
- A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:39
- Black Celebration (Black Tulip Mix) 6:34
- A Question Of Time (New Town Mix / Live Remix) 11:08
Music video – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Anton Corbijn, released in August 1986)
Depeche Mode – A Question Of Time
- all tracks written by Martin Gore
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 17 (UK) 34 (US)
- the third single from the album Black Celebration, also appears on the compilation The Singles 86>98 and the box set Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles
- 1986 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder