Depeche Mode – Walking In My Shoes

Recorded at Chateau Du Pape in Hamburg and mixed at Olympic Studios in London, Walking In My Shoes is the 28th single by Depeche Mode (and their 22nd in the US). Originally released on 26 April 1993, it’s the band’s first single not to have a commercial 7-inch issued in the UK.

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12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 22 (released 26 April 1993, generic inner sleeve)

A1 Walking In My Shoes (Grungy Gonads Mix) 6:24
A2 Walking In My Shoes (7-inch Mix) 4:59
B1 My Joy (7-inch Mix) 3:57
B2 My Joy (Slow Slide Mix) 5:11

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12-inch limited edition – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 22 (released 26 April 1993, gatefold sleeve)

A1 Walking In My Shoes (Extended 12-inch Mix) 6:54
A2 Walking In My Shoes (Random Carpet Mix) 6:35
B1 Walking In My Shoes (Anandamidic Mix) 6:11
B2 Walking In My Shoes (Ambient Whale Mix) 4:54

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7-inch promo – UK
Mute – BONG 22 (released in April 1993, generic sleeve)

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12-inch promo – UK
Mute – P12 BONG 22 (released in March or April 1993)

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CD – UK
Mute – CD BONG 22 (released 26 April 1993)

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CD limited edition – UK
Mute – LCD BONG 22 (released 26 April 1993)

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7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 7-18506 (released 27 April 1993, generic sleeve)

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12-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 0-40852 (released 4 May 1993, promo copies issued with gold stamped “For Promotion Only” on back cover also exists, generic inner sleeve)

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CD – US
Mute – Sire – 2-18506 (released 27 April 1993)

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CD – US
Mute – Sire – 40852-2 (released 4 May 1993)

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CD promo – US
Sire – PRO-CD-6178 (released in 1993)

(Note: Track durations are incorrect and insert says 1990 even though the release is from 1993.)

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CD – Japan
Mute – ALCB-772 (released 1 May 1993)

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7-inch – Germany
Mute – BONG 22. – Intercord Ton int – 111.912 (released 13 September 1993)

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CD – Europe / US
Mute – CD BONG 22X / Mute – Reprise – R2 78893D (released 29 March 2004 / 30 March, as part of the box set 5 – Singles 25-30, and separately)

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Note: Walking In My Shoes was also released on the cassette format.

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Music video – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Anton Corbijn, released in April 1993)

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Depeche Mode – Walking In My Shoes

• written by Martin Gore
• produced by Flood (Mark Ellis) and Depeche Mode
• highest chart position 14 (UK) 69 (US)
• the second single from the album Songs Of Faith And Devotion, also appears on the compilations The Singles 86>98 and The Best Of Volume 1, plus the box set Songs Of Faith And Devotion | The 12″ Singles
• 1993 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder

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