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| Released | 2 July 1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1984 | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
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People Are People is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in North America by Sire Records on 2 July 1984.[1][2] Sire sensed it needed a new approach in its release policy since the band's 1983 effort Construction Time Again had failed to chart in the US.
Aside from the latest single "People Are People", it was also the first US release of the 7" versions of "Leave in Silence" and "See You" b-side "Now, This Is Fun". The album version of "Love, in Itself" was selected for this compilation, but with a "clean" ending, since on Construction Time Again the track fades into "More Than a Party".
The album was released in July 1984 to relatively little notice. It re-entered the charts and sold better, when the title track became a summer hit in 1985.[3] The album later was certified Gold by the RIAA for shipments of half a million copies.[4].
The album, with photography by Brian Griffin,[5] was originally released on LP and CD with the band name and album name missing from the album cover. These names were then added to the covers for later re-releases.
- ^ "People Are People". depechemode.com. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "DEPMOD · People Are People". Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Billboard Hot 100 - August 3, 1985". Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "RIAA – Searchable Database". Retrieved 23 June 2022.
- ^ "Photography Album Covers: People Are People". Brian Griffin. Retrieved 16 July 2023.