Originally released on 28 September 1998, The Singles 86>98 is the fourth compilation album by Depeche Mode. It features all of the band’s 21 singles from Stripped to the previously unreleased Only When I Lose Myself. The album is a follow-up to the 1985 compilation The Singles 81→85, which shortly after this release was reissued as the remastered and repackaged The Singles 81>85. The release of The Singles 86>98 coincided with that of the home video The Videos 86>98. Over the years, the compilation album has been re-released on CD several times.
3xLP numbered limited edition box set / unnumbered standard edition– UK
Mute – MUTEL5 (released 28 September 1998 / October 1998, an eight-page LP cover size booklet and informational postcard is included in the limited edition, generic inner sleeves)
A1 Stripped 3:53
A2 A Question Of Lust 4:28
A3 A Question Of Time (Remix) 4:01
A4 Strangelove 3:43
B1 Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
B2 Behind The Wheel (Remix) 4:02
B3 Personal Jesus 3:46
B4 Enjoy The Silence 4:13
C1 Policy Of Truth 5:15
C2 World In My Eyes 4:00
C3 I Feel You 4:35
C4 Walking In My Shoes 4:59
D1 Condemnation (Paris Mix) 3:23
D2 In Your Room (Zephyr Remix) 4:50
D3 Barrel Of A Gun 5:20
E1 It’s No Good 5:59
E2 Home 5:46
E3 Useless (Remix) 4:53
F1 Only When I Lose Myself 4:41
F2 Little 15 4:14
F3 Everything Counts (Live) 6:37
Get your rare box set of The Singles 86>98 on 3 x vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).
2xCD – UK
Mute – CDMUTEL5 (released 28 September 1998)
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 promo sampler – UK
Mute – Depro2CD (released in September 1998)
- It’s No Good 5:58
- Never Let Me Down Again 4:22
- Personal Jesus 3:45
- Stripped 3:53
- Walking In My Shoes 4:59
2xCD advance album promo – UK
Mute – ACDMUTEL5 (released in September 1998)
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
Limited edition box set promo – UK
Mute – PBXMUTEL5 (released in September 1998, box containing 2xCD promo of The Singles 86>98, biography card, CD promo interview snippets with the band answering 46 questions, discography card and tour dates, plus The Singles 86>98 Electronic Press Kit VHS)
- 2xCD promo – PBXMUTEL5
- CD promo interview – ICDMUTEL5
- VHS – EPKMUTEL5
- “A Short Film” – Electronic Press Kit 23:28
- bits of music videos
- comments from all band members, several album producers, and Anton Corbijn
- directed by Sven Harding
Get your rare box set promo of The Singles 86>98 on 2 x CD and VHS format from eBay (subject to availability).
2xCD promo – UK
Mute – PBXCDMUTEL5 (released in September 1998)
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) 3:58
- 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 5:29
- 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) 6:45
CD promo interview – UK
Mute – ICDMUTEL5 (released in September 1998)
- the band answering 46 questions, all listed in the CD booklet 56:51
2xCD standard edition / 2xCD standard + limited edition bonus CD promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records – 9 47110-2 / Mute – Reprise Records – 9 47110-2 – PRO-CD-9497 (released 6 October 1998)
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
Bonus CD
- Rush (Wild Planet Mix) 6:23
- Enjoy The Silence (The Quad: Final Mix) 15:25
- World In My Eyes (Safar Mix) 8:30
- Dangerous (Hazchemix Edit) 3:02
2xCD advance album promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records – 2-47110-AB (released in September 1998)
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 promo interview – US
Mute – Reprise Records – PRO-CD-9541 (released in September 1998)
- the band answering 46 questions, all listed in the CD booklet 56:51
2xCD – various reissued editions
Europe: Mute – CDMUTEL5 (released in 2004, 2005, and 2010)
Europe: Mute – Sony Music – 88883753562 (released 5 August 2013, in 2018, and 2020)
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 Remixes 86>98
3xLP promo – UK
Mute – P12MUTEL5 (released in September 1998, generic inner sleeves)
A1 A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:40
A2 Strangelove (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders Highjack Mix) 6:30
B1 Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Remix) 7:58
B2 Everything Counts (Absolut Mix) 6:03
C1 Personal Jesus (Pump Mix) 7:48
C2 Enjoy The Silence (Hands And Feet Mix) 6:39
D1 Walking In My Shoes (Grungy Gonads Mix) 6:23
D2 Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix) 5:30
E1 Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Instrumental) 9:11
F1 It’s No Good (Club 69 Future Mix) 8:50
CD promo – UK
Mute – PCDMUTEL5 (released in September 1998)
- A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:40
- Strangelove (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders Highjack Mix) 6:30
- Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Remix) 7:58
- Everything Counts (Absolut Mix) 6:03
- Personal Jesus (Pump Mix) 7:48
- Enjoy The Silence (Hands And Feet Mix) 6:39
- Walking In My Shoes (Grungy Gonads Mix) 6:23
- Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix) 5:30
- Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Instrumental) 9:11
- It’s No Good (Club 69 Future Mix) 8:50
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CD-R promo – UK
Mute – no catalogue number (issued 24 July 1998)
- A Question Of Time (Extended Remix) 6:40
- Strangelove (Tim Simenon & Mark Saunders Highjack Mix) 6:30
- Behind The Wheel (Beatmasters Remix) 7:58
- Everything Counts (Absolut Mix) 6:03
- Personal Jesus (Pump Mix) 7:48
- Enjoy The Silence (Hands And Feet Mix) 6:39
- Walking In My Shoes (Grungy Gonads Mix) 6:23
- Rush (Spiritual Guidance Mix) 5:30
- Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Instrumental) 9:11
- It’s No Good (Club 69 Future Mix) 8:50
Note: The Singles 86>98 was also released on the cassette and mini-disc formats.
Depeche Mode – The Singles 86>98
- all tracks written by Martin Gore
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, David Bascombe, Flood (Mark Ellis), Tim Simenon, and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 5 (UK) 38 (US)
- 1998 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore (Alan Wilder was a member of the band from 1982 to 1995)
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