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Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight
Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

Recorded and mixed at Hansa Studios in Berlin and released on 22 October 1986, But Not Tonight is the 11th single in the US by Depeche Mode. The song was edited and issued as an A-side single only in North America and the Philippines. In Europe, the original version of But Not Tonight is the B-side of the single Stripped.


7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 28564-7 (released 22 October 1986)

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

A1 But Not Tonight (US Edit) 3:54
B1 Stripped 3:49


12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 20578-0 (released in 1986, generic inner sleeve)

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

A1 But Not Tonight (US Extended Mix) 6:17
A2 Breathing In Fumes 6:04
B1 Stripped (Highland Mix) 6:41
B2 Black Day 2:35 gwm

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7-inch promo – US
Mute – Sire – 7-28564-A (released in October 1986, generic sleeve)

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

A1 But Not Tonight (US Edit) 3:54
B1 But Not Tonight (US Edit) 3:54


12-inch – Philippines
Mute – OC-EP-17103 (released in 1986, generic inner sleeve)

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

A1 But Not Tonight (Extended Mix) 5:13
A2 Stripped (Highland Mix) 6:41
B1 Breathing In Fumes 6:07
B2 Fly On The Windscreen (Quiet) 4:23
B3 Black Day 2:38 gwm


Modern Girls – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
LP – US
Warner Bros. Records – 1-25526 (released 7 November 1986, compilation of 10 tracks by different artists)

Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

A1 But Not Tonight (Modern Girls Soundtrack Version) 4:27
end credits – But Not Tonight (“Soundtrack Mix”) 4:28


Depeche Mode – But Not Tonight

  • all tracks written by Martin Gore, except gwm by Gore, Alan Wilder, and Daniel Miller
  • produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
  • highest chart position N/A
  • features as a B-side on the non-US single Stripped, also appears on various formats and editions of the album Black Celebration, the digital download Remixes 81···04 Rare Tracks, and on the box set Black Celebration | The 12″ Singles
  • 1986 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder