Single · 1984
Master and Servant
by Depeche Mode
Master and Servant is a single by Depeche Mode, released in 1984 on Mute, with 5 tracks.
- 5
- Tracks
- 31 min
- Runtime
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5 tracks · 31 min
About
"Master and Servant" is Depeche Mode's eleventh UK single (released on 20 August 1984) and the second single from the Some Great Reward album. Despite controversy surrounding the song, it still managed to reach number 9 in the UK Singles Chart. It also peaked at number 49 in the American dance chart and at number 87 on the Billboard Hot 100 The "Slavery Whip Mix" was the longest 12" DM song at the time, with the outro being turned into a swing version of the refrain. The "Voxless" version is an instrumental mix of the song. The B-side is "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me", featuring a 12-inch "Release Mix". The 7" version edits out much of the beginning. Some versions include a song called "Are People People?" which uses samples from "People Are People" along with chanting. Both "Are People People?" and "Master and Servant (An ON-USound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic)" appear on Remixes 81 - 04 in 2004. They are remixed by Adrian Sherwood. The production and mixing process of "Master and Servant" are remembered by Alan Wilder, Daniel Miller, and Gareth Jones, as among the longest that Depeche Mode ever endured. One famous story about the song includes a mixing duration of seven days…