Depeche Mode New Single

• 18th May 2009

Depeche Mode release their sublime new single ‘Peace’ on June 15th, taken from their acclaimed album ‘Sounds Of The Universe’, which entered the UK and French charts at No. 2 and went straight to No.1 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, Mexico, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Denmark, Croatia and Turkey with more charts to come.

Written by Martin Gore and produced by Ben Hillier, ‘Peace’ is one of the standout tracks from the brand new record and the follow-up to ‘Wrong’ – the first single from the album. The Sunday Times Culture says, “‘Peace’ is the album’s most beautiful song,” while The Sun declares, “It’s a stunning electro-hymn, a classic.”

‘Peace’ was written back to back with ‘Little Soul’ from the album and their spiritual element forms a cornerstone to the album. “We’ve had spiritual references on previous records, with this one it’s a little more obvious.” says Martin. The track features exquisitely placed electronics and cathartic choral refrains from Dave Gahan and Martin Gore.

Depeche Mode’s 12th studio album is a dazzling and diverse record. Having spent over 400 combined weeks in the UK charts, the band are ready to enjoy many more weeks at the top with ‘Sounds Of The Universe’.

Depeche Mode – Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher – start their world ‘Tour of the Universe’ on May 10th in Israel. The tour includes a London show on May 30th at the 02 Arena that sold out in less than an hour.

They play 36 dates in Europe – 26 of them are set to be massive stadium shows – before embarking on a 24-date North American Tour finishing in Florida on September 5th, and including a top of the bill slot at Lollapalooza in August.

Depeche Mode UK dates are:

May
Sat 30th LONDON, O2 Arena – with support from M83

December
Sat 12th GLASGOW, SECC
Sun 13th BIRMINGHAM, LG Arena
Tue 15th LONDON, O2 Arena – SOLD OUT
Wed 16th LONDON, O2 Arena
Fri 18th MANCHESTER, MEN Arena