Recorded at The Garden in London and mixed at Hansa Mischraum in Berlin, Everything Counts is the eighth single by Depeche Mode (and their fourth in the US). It was originally released on 11 July 1983.
7-inch – UK
Mute – 7 BONG 3 (released 11 July 1983)
A1 Everything Counts 3:56
B1 Work Hard 4:22 gw
12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 3 (released 11 July 1983, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:19
B1 Work Hard (East End Remix) 6:59 gw
12-inch numbered limited edition / unnumbered edition – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 3 (released 11 July 1983, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:57
B1 New Life (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:06 vc
B2 Boys Say Go! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 2:36 vc
B3 Nothing To Fear (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:33
B4 The Meaning Of Love (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 3:14
7-inch – red transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 7 BONG 3 – Intercord Ton – INT 111.812 (released 11 July 1983)
A1 Everything Counts 3:57
B1 Work Hard 4:22 gw
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7-inch – Japan
Mute – Sire P-1799 (released 14 September 1983)
A1 Everything Counts (Album Version) 4:20
B1 Work Hard (Japanese Edit) 5:35 gw
7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 7-29482 (released 2 November 1983, generic sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts 3:56
B1 Work Hard 4:22 gw
12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 0-20165 (released 2 November 1983, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:23
B1 Work Hard (East End Remix) 6:58 gw
7-inch promo – US
Mute – Sire – 7-29482 (released in 1983, generic sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (stereo) 3:56
B1 Everything Counts (mono) 3:56
12-inch promo – US
Mute – Sire – PRO-A-2097 (released in 1983, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:59
B1 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:23
7-inch – Philippines
Mute – New York Records – NEW-9258 (released in 1984, generic ‘DYNA RECORDS’ sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts 4:02
B1 Any Second Now (Voices) 2:33 (taken from Speak & Spell) vc
12-inch – clear vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 BONG 3 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.813 (reissue released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, reissued in 1988, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:20
B1 Work Hard (East End Remix) 6:58 gw
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12-inch – miss-pressed clear brown vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – L 12 Bong 3 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.837 (reissue released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:57
B1 New Life (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:06 vc
B2 Boys Say Go! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 2:36 vc
B3 Nothing To Fear (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:33
B4 The Meaning Of Love (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 3:14
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12-inch – clear vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – L 12 Bong 3 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.837 (reissue released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:57
B1 New Life (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:06 vc
B2 Boys Say Go! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 2:36 vc
B3 Nothing To Fear (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:33
B4 The Meaning Of Love (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 3:14
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CD – Germany / France
Mute – Intercord Ton – INT 826.837 / Mute – Virgin – 30052 [numbered limited edition], Mute – Virgin – 30140 [unnumbered edition] (released 1 April 1987 / in 1987,)
- Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:58 / 3:55
- New Life (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:10 / 4:12 vc
- Boys Say Go! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 2:35 / 2:56 vc
- Nothing To Fear (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:20 / 4:28
- The Meaning Of Love (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 3:15 /3:14
- Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:20 / 7:20
CD – Germany / France
Mute – CD BONG 3 – Intercord Ton – INT 826.813 / Mute – Virgin – 30307 (released in 1988)
- Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:20
- Work Hard (East End Remix) 6:58 gw
- Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:57
CD – UK / US
Mute – CDBONG 3 / Mute – Sire – 40296-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 26 November, as part of the box set 2 – Singles 7-12, and separately)
- Everything Counts (7-inch Version) 3:58 / 3:59
- Work Hard (7-inch Version) 4:22 / 4:21 gw
- Everything Counts (In Larger Amounts) 7:20 / 7:20
- Work Hard (East End Remix) 6:59 / 6:58 gw
Music video – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Clive Richardson, released in July 1983)
Depeche Mode – Everything Counts
- all tracks written by Martin Gore, except vc by Vince Clarke, gw by Gore and Alan Wilder
- highest chart position 6 (UK)
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
- the first single from the album Construction Time Again, also appears on the compilations The Singles 81→85, Catching Up With Depeche Mode, and The Best Of Volume 1, plus the box set Construction Time Again | The 12″ Singles, Work Hard appears on the US-only compilation People Are People
- 1983 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder