Song · Depeche Mode
“New Dress” by Depeche Mode
From the album Black Celebration (1986)
“New Dress” by Depeche Mode appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1986 on the album Black Celebration. Its best result is #812 on the Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,506 alternative song of all time.
"New Dress" sits on Black Celebration, Depeche Mode's fifth studio album, released on 17 March 1986 through Mute in the UK and Sire in the US. Martin L. Gore wrote it, words and music, and Dave Gahan sings lead.
The album was cut in London and West Berlin, with the band producing alongside Daniel Miller and Gareth Jones, and it was a fraught job: Miller had them follow a "live the album" approach borrowed from the film director Werner Herzog, and the friction it caused meant neither he nor Jones produced a Depeche Mode album again. Critics now hear it as the opening of a run of four well-regarded records, and Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor named it as an inspiration for his debut, Pretty Hate Machine.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 812 | Q101 | Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 1017 |
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