Song · Depeche Mode
“Useless” by Depeche Mode
From the album Ultra (1997)
“Useless” by Depeche Mode appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1997. It was first released in 1997 on the album Ultra. Its best result is #88 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #361 alternative song of 1997.
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"Useless" closed out the singles run from Ultra, Depeche Mode's ninth studio album, arriving in October 1997 as the fourth and last to be lifted from it. Martin Gore wrote it and Dave Gahan sings it, and the band brought in outside muscle: Doug Wimbish, the session veteran and Living Colour member, plays bass, with Keith LeBlanc and Danny Cummings among those adding drums and percussion.
For the single, Alan Moulder remixed it into a shorter, slightly faster cut with a different beat and harsher edges, the synth on the second chorus among them. In America it went out as a double A-side with "Home", because radio there had already started playing "Useless" before "Home" was even announced.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 88 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 | 107 |
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