Recorded at Blackwing Studios in London and originally released on 20 February 1981, Dreaming of Me is the debut single by Depeche Mode. In the band’s UK discography, it also stands as the first non-album single, since it does not appear on the original version of Speak & Spell. No music video was made for Dreaming of Me, and the single was not initially released in the US.
7-inch – UK
Mute – MUTE 013 (released 20 February 1981)
A1 Dreaming Of Me 3:47
B1 Ice Machine 3:54
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3-inch CD – Germany / France
Mute – CD Mute 13 – Intercord Ton – INT 811.868 / Mute – Virgin – 30297 (released in 1988)
- Dreaming Of Me (no fade out) 4:01
- Ice Machine (no fade out) 4:06
CD – UK / US
Mute – CDMute 13 / Mute – Sire – 40289-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 26 November, as part of the box set 1 – Singles 1-6, and separately)
- Dreaming Of Me (7-inch Version) 3:45 / 3:46
- Ice Machine (7-inch Version) 3:54 / 3:54
Depeche Mode – Dreaming Of Me
- written by Vince Clarke
- produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 57 (UK)
- appears on most non-original editions of the album Speak & Spell, the compilations The Singles 81→85 and Catching Up With Depeche Mode, plus the box set Speak & Spell | The 12″ Singles
- 1981 Depeche Mode was Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore
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