On 30th October Depeche Mode return to the fore with the stunning single 'Martyr' - their first new material since the international Number 1 album 'Playing The Angel'. Taken from the eagerly awaited Best Of collection, it's a powerful, hypnotic track written by Martin Gore and deftly confirms the band's iconic status. Produced by Ben Hillier, of Doves and Blur fame, the new single is unrelenting, absolute Depeche Mode and sits immaculately amongst their luminous history. Surging with incandescent synths, a razor-sharp hook and Dave Gahan's emotive claims of being "a martyr for love", it is both irresistible and irrepressible.
Watch RealVideo | Windows Media Video
Available on two CDs and DVD, 'Martyr' is released with a host of extras. CD1 contains the brilliant Booka Shade edit, CD2 features remixes by Paul Van Dyk and Alex Smoke – as well as the track 'Never Let Me Down' - while the DVD boasts the Booka Shade Travel Mix and the Dreher & S.M. Art B.N Reload remix. On the same date, 2 exclusive download only U-MYX versions of the track will be available, allowing fans to make their own remix of their own video of Martyr with no special equipment or knowledge necessary. Users can upload their mixes onto a website where they can review, rate or download other fans' mixes and videos.
Source: Newsletter
