Initially a French limited edition release in 1999, with UK and European editions following two yeas later, The Singles 81>98 is simply The Singles 81>85 and The Singles 86>98 paired together and repackaged as a box set. The three CDs feature all of the band’s 38 singles, from Dreaming Of Me to Only When I Lose Myself. Over the years, The Singles 81>98 has been reissued several times.
CD + 2xCD – UK / Europe
Mute – LCDMUTEL5 / Mute – Labels – Virgin – LCDMUTEL5 / Mute – LCDMUTEL5 – Playground Music Scandinavia – PIAS Benelux – 391.2005.025 (all released 15 October 2001)
The Singles 81>85
- Dreaming Of Me 3:46 vc
- New Life 3:45 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44 vc
- See You 3:57
- The Meaning Of Love 3:05
- Leave In Silence 4:02
- Get The Balance Right! 3:15
- Everything Counts 3:59
- Love, In Itself 4:00
- People Are People 3:46
- Master And Servant 3:47
- Blasphemous Rumours 5:09
- Somebody 4:22
- Shake The Disease 4:49
- It’s Called A Heart 3:51
- Photographic (Some Bizarre Version) 3:13 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Remix) 6:46 vc
The Singles 86>98
CD1
- Stripped 3:51
- A Question Of Lust 4:30
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:00
- Strangelove 3:47
- Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
- Behind The Wheel (Remix) 4:02
- Personal Jesus 3:46
- Enjoy The Silence 4:16
- Policy Of Truth 5:14
- World In My Eyes 3:57
CD2
- I Feel You 4:35
- Walking In My Shoes 5:02
- Condemnation (Paris Mix) 3:23
- In Your Room (Zephyr Remix) 4:50
- Barrel Of A Gun 5:27
- It’s No Good 5:59
- Home 5:46
- Useless (Remix) 4:53
- Only When I Lose Myself 4:41
- Little 15 4:13
- Everything Counts (Live) 6:38
CD + 2xCD limited edition – France
Mute – 7243 8 48009 2 5 – Labels – 8 48009 2 (released in 1999)
The Singles 81>85
- Dreaming Of Me 3:47 vc
- New Life 3:46 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44 vc
- See You 3:57
- The Meaning Of Love 3:05
- Leave In Silence 4:02
- Get The Balance Right! 3:15
- Everything Counts 4:00
- Love, In Itself 4:00
- People Are People 3:46
- Master And Servant 3:48
- Blasphemous Rumours 5:09
- Somebody 4:23
- Shake The Disease 4:50
- It’s Called A Heart 3:52
- Photographic (Some Bizarre Version) 3:14 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Remix) 6:46 vc
The Singles 86>98
CD1
- Stripped 3:52
- A Question Of Lust 4:30
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:01
- Strangelove 3:48
- Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
- Behind The Wheel (Remix) 4:03
- Personal Jesus 3:46
- Enjoy The Silence 4:17
- Policy Of Truth 5:15
- World In My Eyes 3:58
CD2
- I Feel You 4:36
- Walking In My Shoes 5:02
- Condemnation (Paris Mix) 3:23
- In Your Room (Zephyr Remix) 4:50
- Barrel Of A Gun 5:27
- It’s No Good 5:59
- Home 5:46
- Useless (Remix) 4:53
- Only When I Lose Myself 4:41
- Little 15 4:14
- Everything Counts (Live) 6:38
CD + 2xCD limited edition – Argentina
Mute – Virgin – 724384671624 – 724384653729 – Musimundo (released in 2002)
The Singles 81>85
- Dreaming Of Me 3:47 vc
- New Life 3:46 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44 vc
- See You 3:57
- The Meaning Of Love 3:05
- Leave In Silence 4:02
- Get The Balance Right! 3:15
- Everything Counts 4:00
- Love, In Itself 4:00
- People Are People 3:46
- Master And Servant 3:48
- Blasphemous Rumours 5:09
- Somebody 4:23
- Shake The Disease 4:50
- It’s Called A Heart 3:52
- Photographic (Some Bizarre Version) 3:14 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Remix) 6:46 vc
The Singles 86>98
CD1
- Stripped 3:52
- A Question Of Lust 4:30
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:01
- Strangelove 3:48
- Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
- Behind The Wheel (Remix) 4:03
- Personal Jesus 3:46
- Enjoy The Silence 4:17
- Policy Of Truth 5:15
- World In My Eyes 3:58
CD2
- I Feel You 4:36
- Walking In My Shoes 5:02
- Condemnation (Paris Mix) 3:23
- In Your Room (Zephyr Remix) 4:50
- Barrel Of A Gun 5:27
- It’s No Good 5:59
- Home 5:46
- Useless (Remix) 4:53
- Only When I Lose Myself 4:41
- Little 15 4:14
- Everything Counts (Live) 6:38
CD + 2xCD – various reissued editions – Europe
Mute – Labels – Virgin – LCDMUTEL5 (released in 2010)
Mute – Sony Music – 88883753572 (released in August 2013 and in 2018)
The Singles 81>85
- Dreaming Of Me 3:46 vc
- New Life 3:45 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough 3:44 vc
- See You 3:57
- The Meaning Of Love 3:05
- Leave In Silence 4:02
- Get The Balance Right! 3:15
- Everything Counts 3:59
- Love, In Itself 4:00
- People Are People 3:46
- Master And Servant 3:47
- Blasphemous Rumours 5:09
- Somebody 4:22
- Shake The Disease 4:49
- It’s Called A Heart 3:51
- Photographic (Some Bizarre Version) 3:13 vc
- Just Can’t Get Enough (Schizo Remix) 6:46 vc
The Singles 86>98
CD1
- Stripped 3:51
- A Question Of Lust 4:30
- A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:00
- Strangelove 3:47
- Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
- Behind The Wheel (Remix) 4:02
- Personal Jesus 3:46
- Enjoy The Silence 4:16
- Policy Of Truth 5:14
- World In My Eyes 3:57
CD2
- I Feel You 4:35
- Walking In My Shoes 5:02
- Condemnation (Paris Mix) 3:23
- In Your Room (Zephyr Remix) 4:50
- Barrel Of A Gun 5:27
- It’s No Good 5:59
- Home 5:46
- Useless (Remix) 4:53
- Only When I Lose Myself 4:41
- Little 15 4:13
- Everything Counts (Live) 6:38
Depeche Mode – The Singles 81>98
- all tracks written by Martin Gore, except vc by Vince Clarke
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, David Bascombe, Flood (Mark Ellis), Tim Simenon, and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position N/A
- 2001 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore (Vince Clarke was a member of the band from 1980 to 1981, Alan Wilder from 1982 to 1995)
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