Song · Depeche Mode
“Get the Balance Right” by Depeche Mode
Released 1983
“Get the Balance Right” by Depeche Mode appears on 18 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1983 and 2003. It was first released in 1983. Its best result is #42 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #51 alternative song of 1984, #1,245 alternative song of all time and #412 of the '80s.
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"Get the Balance Right!" came out on 31 January 1983 as Depeche Mode's seventh single, and it's the sound of a band bulking up. They cut it at Blackwing Studios in November 1982, ducking in during the British leg of the tour for A Broken Frame, and it was the first single made with Alan Wilder as a full member; he and Martin Gore wrote the B-side, "The Great Outdoors!", together.
Gore wrote the song itself, and the band produced it with Daniel Miller, with John Fryer and Eric Radcliffe engineering. After the lighter touch of A Broken Frame it hits harder and heavier, and it's among the first Depeche Mode tracks with a guitar on it, though Andy Fletcher said they ran it through a synth and knocked it out of time to make it more interesting.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 69 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1983 | 91 |
| 1984 | 76 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1984 | 106 |
| 1984 | 42 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1984 | 91 |
All-time and decade countdowns
Also listed as: Get The Balance Right.
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