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“World In My Eyes” by Depeche Mode

From the album Violator (1990)

“World In My Eyes” by Depeche Mode appears on 35 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 1990 and 2024. It was first released in 1990 on the album Violator. Its best result is #5 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #9 alternative song of 1990, #641 alternative song of all time and #401 of the '90s.

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"World in My Eyes" comes from Violator, Depeche Mode's seventh studio album, from 1990, and it was the fourth and last single the record gave up. Martin Gore wrote it and Dave Gahan sings it, and it's a seduction set to a machine pulse: a slow-crawling electronic groove, all rubbery synth bass and cold metallic clicks, with Gahan purring over the top like he's leaning in close.

The band produced it, and François K's mix keeps the beat taut and the atmosphere thick enough to lose yourself in. It's synth-pop with the lights turned low and the doors locked.

It reached number two in Denmark and Spain, number 17 in the UK and number 52 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

Indie & Adult Alternative

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1990 12 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1990 107
1990 5 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1990 91
1990 38 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1990 105
1990 10 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 90 Songs of 1990 90

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 301 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 357 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1992 294 Live 105 Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992) 299
1994 391 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1996 258 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 257 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1998 230 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 246 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 341 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 1002 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2002 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 1368 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 175 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 615 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2007 418 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 768 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 717 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 726 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 740 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 769 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 774 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 796 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2022 833 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2023 486 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2023 37 91X 91X Top 91 Songs of The Last 40 Years 91
2024 103 KEXP The Best Opening Tracks of All Time 738

Also listed as: World in My Eyes; World in my Eyes.

Charting alongside it in 1990

Best songs of 1990 →
  1. 1Nothing Compares 2 USinéad O'Connor
  2. 2The Only One I KnowThe Charlatans
  3. 3Blue Sky MineMidnight Oil
  4. 4Enjoy the SilenceDepeche Mode
  5. 5Here's Where The Story EndsThe Sundays
  6. 6The Emperor's New ClothesSinéad O'Connor

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