In Your Room (Depeche Mode song)

"In Your Room" is Depeche Mode's fourth and final single from their 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion, and the 30th UK single overall, released on 10 January 1994 in the UK and 18 January in the USA. The song reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two in Denmark, Finland and Sweden.

"In Your Room"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Songs of Faith and Devotion
B-side	"Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)"
Released	10 January 1994
Recorded	January 1993; Madrid, Hamburg, London[1]
Genre	Alternative rock, synthrock
Length	4:52 (single version) 6:26 (album version)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Depeche Mode and Flood "Zephyr Mix" produced by Butch Vig
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Condemnation" (1993) "In Your Room" (1994) "Barrel of a Gun" (1997)

Song details

The version of "In Your Room" used for the single release is the "Zephyr Mix", a radically different mix of the original album version, nearly completely redone by Butch Vig of Nirvana fame. Other official single remixes include the "Apex Mix", produced by Brian Eno, which sounds closer to the album version, and Johnny Dollar's "The Jeep Rock Mix", which appears on Remixes 81 - 04.

During concerts in 1993 and 1994, the album version was played live. From the 1998 Singles Tour onwards, the "Zephyr Mix" of the song has been played live instead. However, during the 2009 Tour of the Universe, a mixture of both versions was played live. During the "Global Spirit Tour" the band returned to the album version again.

The single was released in a special foldout digipak with room to hold three different versions of the "In Your Room" single: the original release (CDBong24), a live disc (LCDBong24) and a remix disc (XLCDBong24). The b-sides consist of a remix of album track "Higher Love", along with some live songs from the Devotional Tour.

Depeche Mode's first appearance on the "Late Show with David Letterman", filmed during a stop on their "The Singles Tour", featured an abbreviated version of "In Your Room."[2]

Music video

The music video for "In Your Room" (using the Zephyr mix) was directed by Anton Corbijn and features references to the videos for "Strangelove" (a model posing in her underwear), "I Feel You" (a woman dressed as Dave Gahan, wearing a pinstripe suit, sunglasses, and a wig), "Walking in My Shoes" (the bird costume), "Halo" (the people wearing clown makeup), "Enjoy the Silence" (a woman dressed as a king, holding the folding chair while walking in the road), "Personal Jesus" (a woman wearing a cowboy hat like the band members did), "Condemnation" (the white dress with ribbons on it that one of the women wears) and "Never Let Me Down Again" (tea drinking). Corbijn described the video as a retrospective of the work he had done with Depeche Mode. He said he made it that way because he wasn't sure if he was going to do another Depeche Mode video after it.[3] He later elaborated stating, that this video was made during the rise of band troubles so it was uncertain whether the band would still exist for another video to be made.

The video features Alexandra Kummer, who sometimes is partially clothed. Because of the partial nudity and scenes of bondage, the video only aired after prime time on MTV in the US. Since the video had only limited screen play the single was not a hit in the US.

This is the last Depeche Mode single with Alan Wilder as a band member, and the last music video he appears in.

Track listings

All songs written by Martin Gore.

Cassette: Mute / CBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:52 (remixed by Butch Vig, additional guitars by Doug Erikson)
2. Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix Edit)" – 4:48 (remixed by François Kevorkian and Goh Hotoda)

12": Mute / 12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:52
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:45 (remixed by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs)
3. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:19 (remixed by Johnny Dollar and Portishead)
4. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49
5. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:43

12": Mute / L12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Live)" – 6:52
2. "Policy of Truth (Live)" – 5:08
3. "World in My Eyes (Live)" – 6:16
4. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" – 5:20
5. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" – 5:01
6. "Death's Door (Live)" – 2:45

CD: Mute / CDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:52
2. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:43
3. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" – 5:01
4. "Death's Door (Live)" – 2:45

• This CD is the 1994 Single Box Release, containing three separately sold cd singles. This one came with the box, with space to hold the other two, LCDBong24 and XLCDBong24, which were released on cardboard sleeve.

CD: Mute / LCDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (Live)" – 6:52
2. "Policy of Truth (Live)" – 5:08
3. "World in My Eyes (Live)" – 6:16
4. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" – 5:20

CD: Mute / XLCDBong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:19
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:45
3. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49

CD: Mute / CDBong24X (EU)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:52
2. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix Edit)" – 4:48
3. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:45
4. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:19
5. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49
6. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:43
7. "In Your Room (Live)" – 6:52
8. "Policy of Truth (Live)" – 5:08
9. "World in My Eyes (Live)" – 6:16
10. "Fly on the Windscreen (Live)" – 5:20
11. "Never Let Me Down Again (Live)" – 5:01
12. "Death's Door (Live)" – 2:45

• This CD was part of the Remixes Box Set (DMBX5).

Promo 12": Mute / P12Bong24 (UK)

1. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:19
2. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49
3. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:43

12": Sire/Reprise / 41362-0 (US)

1. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:43
2. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:45
3. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:19
4. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49

CD: Sire/Reprise / 9 41362-2 (US)

1. "In Your Room (Zephyr Mix)" – 4:52
2. "In Your Room (Extended Zephyr Mix)" – 6:45
3. "Higher Love (Adrenaline Mix)" – 7:49
4. "In Your Room (The Jeep Rock Mix)" – 6:20
5. "Policy of Truth (Live)" – 5:07
6. "In Your Room (Apex Mix)" – 6:44
7. "In Your Room (Live)" – 6:52

• All live songs recorded in Lievin, France on 29 July 1993.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 40 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 48 Denmark (IFPI)[6] 2 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 9 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 2 France (SNEP)[9] 10 Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 24 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 15 Poland (LP3)[12] 8 Spain (AFYVE)[13] 4 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 14 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 8

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 47

Notable cover versions

Fallon Bowman's band, Amphibious Assault, covered the song for their debut LP District Six in 2003.

References

1. Shaw, William (April 1993). "In The Mode". Details: 90–95, 168. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
2. http://www.depechemode.com/video/television/letterman_inyourroom.html
3. Audio Commentary: "In Your Room" from the DVD Video Singles Collection (2016)
4. "Australian-charts.com – Depeche Mode – In Your Room". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
5. "Ultratop.be – Depeche Mode – In Your Room" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 6. 5 February 1994. p. 24. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11 no. 7. 12 February 1994. p. 15. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
8. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
9. "Lescharts.com – Depeche Mode – In Your Room" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Depeche Mode – In Your Room". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
11. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – In Your Room". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
12. "Polish Singles Chart |".
13. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Depeche Mode – In Your Room". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Depeche Mode – In Your Room". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2013.
17. "Årslista Singlar, 1994" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Allmusic song review
• Allmusic US CD single review
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics