Recorded at Sound Design in Santa Barbara and Jungle City Studios in New York City, where it was also mixed, Going Backwards is the 54th single by Depeche Mode (and their 45th in the US). Initially released digitally on 23 June 2017, it was issued on vinyl and CD formats several months later.
2×12-inch – Europe / US (made in the EU)
Mute – Columbia – 88985477461 (released 15 September 2017, generic inner sleeves)
A1 Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix) 9:08
B1 Going Backwards (Solomun Club Remix) 7:54
B2 Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Deep Bass Dub) 5:55
C1 Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix) 7:08
C2 Going Backwards (Point Point Remix) 4:32
D1 You Move (Latroit Remix) 4:16 gg
D2 Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work) 3:40 geg
CD – Europe / US (made in the EU)
Mute – Columbia – 88985477452 (released 1 September 2017)
- Going Backwards (Radio Edit) 3:51
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix) 9:08
- Going Backwards (Solomun Extended Radio Remix) 8:26
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Full Vocal Mix) 6:44
- Going Backwards (Point Point Remix) 4:32
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix) 7:08
- Going Backwards (Maya Jane Coles Remix) 5:57
- Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work) 3:40 geg
Digital download – Europe
Columbia – 0886446581439 (released 23 June 2017)
- Going Backwards (Album Version) 5:43
- Going Backwards (Highline Sessions Version) 5:27
Digital download – Europe / US
Columbia – iTunes – 1268118014 (released 11 August 2017)
- Going Backwards (Radio Edit) 3:51
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix) 9:08
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix) 7:08
- Going Backwards (Solomun Extended Radio Remix) 8:25
- Going Backwards (Solomun Remix Radio Version) 4:40
- Going Backwards (Solomun Club Remix) 7:53
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Full Vocal Mix) 6:44
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Deep Bass Dub) 5:58
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Raw Detroit Dub) 6:44
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Full Vocal Mix Radio Edit) 3:26
- Going Backwards (Point Point Remix) 4:32
- Going Backwards (Maya Jane Coles Remix) 5:56
- Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work) 3:40 geg
- You Move (Latroit Remix) 4:17 gg
CD-R promo – UK
Columbia – Sony Music – no catalogue number (issued 23 June 2017)
- Going Backwards (Album Version) 5:43
CD-R promo – France
Columbia – Sony Music – no catalogue number (issued in 2017)
- Going Backwards (Radio Edit) 3:52
CD-R promo – France
Columbia – Sony Music – no catalogue number (issued in 2017)
- Going Backwards (Radio Edit) 3:51
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Mix) 9:08
- Going Backwards (Solomun Extended Radio Remix) 8:26
- Going Backwards (The Belleville Three Full Vocal Mix) 6:44
- Going Backwards (Point Point Remix) 4:32
- Going Backwards (Chris Liebing Burn Slow Mix) 7:08
- Going Backwards (Maya Jane Coles Remix) 5:57
- Poison Heart (Soulsavers Re-Work) 3:40 geg
CD-R numbered and personal promo – US
Mute – Columbia – no catalogue number (issued in 2017)
- Going Backwards (Album Version) 5:43
CD-R numbered and personal promo – US
Mute – Columbia – ORAW 09046-S1 (issued in 2017)
- Going Backwards (Album Version) 5:43
- Going Backwards (Highline Sessions Version) 5:27
Music video – Worldwide
Columbia – Vevo – no catalogue number (directed by Timothy Saccenti, released 22 June 2017)
Depeche Mode – Going Backwards
- written by Martin Gore, except gg by Gore and David Gahan, geg by Gahan, Christian Eigner, and Peter Gordeno
- produced by James Ford
- highest chart position N/A
- the second single from the album Spirit
- 2017 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore