Recorded and mixed at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin, People Are People is the tenth single by Depeche Mode (and their fifth in the US). It was originally released on 12 March 1984.
7-inch – UK
Mute – 7 BONG 5 (released 12 March 1984)
A1 People Are People 3:42
B1 In Your Memory 3:59 aw
12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 5 (released 12 March 1984, generic inner sleeve)
A1 People Are People (Different Mix) 7:13
B1 In Your Memory (Slick Mix) 8:10 aw
12-inch numbered limited edition – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 5 (released 12 March 1984, generic inner sleeve)
A1 People Are People (On-USound Remix) 7:30
B1 People Are People (7-inch Version) 3:50
B2 In Your Memory (7-inch Version) 4:00 aw
7-inch – red transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 7 Bong 5 – Intercord Ton – INT 111.818 (released 12 March 1984)
A1 People Are People 3:50
B1 In Your Memory 4:00 aw
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12-inch – green marbled vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 Bong 5 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.820 (released 12 March 1984 without sticker on sleeve, reissue with sticker on sleeve released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 People Are People (Different Mix) 7:13
B1 In Your Memory (Slick Mix) 8:10 aw
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12-inch – red marbled vinyl numbered limited edition – Germany
Mute – L 12 BONG 5 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.821 (released 12 March 1984, unnumbered reissue released in 1987 as part of the ‘Colour Collection’, generic inner sleeve)
A1 People Are People (On-USound Remix) 7:30
B1 People Are People (7-inch Version) 3:50
B2 In Your Memory (7-inch Version) 4:00 aw
Get your rare German limited edition of People Are People on 12-inch red marbled vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).
12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 0-20214 (released 16 May 1984, generic inner sleeve)
A1 People Are People (Different Mix) 7:12
B1 People Are People (ON-USound Remix) 7:30
B2 In Your Memory (7-inch Version) 4:00 aw
7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 7-29221 (released 11 July 1984)
A1 People Are People 3:43
B1 In Your Memory 4:00 aw
7-inch promo – US
Mute – Sire – 7-29221 (released in 1984)
A1 People Are People (3:43
B1 People Are People (3:43)
7-inch – Japan
Mute – P-1891 (released 25 September 1984)
A1 People Are People 3:43
B1 In Your Memory 4:00 aw
7-inch – Philippines
Mute – New York Records – NEW-9249 (released in 1984, generic ‘DYNA RECORDS’ sleeve)
A1 People Are People 3:53
B1 Tora! Tora! Tora! 4:19 (taken from Speak & Spell)
7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 7-21994 (released in 1987 and combined with the 1986 single A Question Of Lust, the first US double A-side Depeche Mode release in a series of four called ‘Back to Back Hits’)
A1 A Question Of Lust (Robert Margouleff Remix) 3:45
AA1 People Are People 3:43
CD – Germany / France
Mute – CD BONG 5 – Intercord Ton – INT 826.820 / Mute – Virgin – 30302 (released in 1988)
- People Are People (Different Mix) 7:13
- In Your Memory (Slik Mix) 8:10 aw
- People Are People (7-inch Version) 3:50
CD – UK / US
Mute – CDBONG 5 / Mute – Sire – 40298-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 26 November, as part of the box set 2 – Singles 7-12, and separately)
- People Are People (7-inch Version) 3:43 / 3:46
- In Your Memory (7-inch Version) 4:02 / 4:03 aw
- People Are People (Different Mix) 7:13 / 7:14
- In Your Memory (Slik Mix) 8:14 / 8:14 aw
Music videos – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Clive Richardson, released in March 1984)
Depeche Mode – People Are People
- written by Martin Gore, except aw by Alan Wilder
- produced by Daniel Miller, Gareth Jones, and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 4 (UK) 13 (US)
- the first single from the album Some Great Reward, also appears on the compilations People Are People, The Singles 81→85, and The Best Of Volume 1, plus the box set Some Great Reward | The 12″ Singles
- 1984 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder