Album · Depeche Mode
Exciter by Depeche Mode
Exciter is an album by Depeche Mode, released in 2001. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 20 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Dream On”, on 17 lists with a best position of #24.
Exciter, Depeche Mode's tenth studio album, arrived on Mute in the UK on 14 May 2001 and on Reprise in America a day later, the second record from the trio of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher after Ultra. Mark Bell produced it, and he strips the band's gothic grandeur down to the studs: clicks, crackles, pinpoint beats and a lot of empty space, with Gahan singing close enough to feel his breath.
"Dream On" is the hook that pulled people in, a hushed, bluesy guitar figure wrapped in electronic static, while "I Feel Loved" gives the dance floor something to chew on. America took to it faster than home did: it opened at number eight on the Billboard 200, one place higher than its UK debut, something no other Depeche Mode album has done, and went gold. The Exciter Tour turned out to be one of the biggest of their career.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Exciter on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dream On | 17 | #24 | – | 2001–2024 | |
| 2 | I Feel Loved | 3 | #75 | – | 2001 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.