Everything Counts / Work Hard

by Depeche Mode

Everything Counts / Work Hard cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 11 July 1983
  • Label: Mute
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 8:18
  • Community rating: 4.17/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A key Depeche Mode single from the early Alan Wilder period, 'Everything Counts' sharpened the band's move toward industrial textures and social critique while retaining a strong pop chorus. The track became a concert staple, with its crowd-sung refrain helping define the group's live identity.

Genres

Descriptors: conscious, melodic, political, socialism, call-and-response

Tracklist

  1. Everything Counts (3:56)
  2. Work Hard (4:22)

Credits

  • Martin Gore - written-by
  • Alan Wilder - written-by

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