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{{short description|1990 single by Depeche Mode}}
{{Infobox single
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| Name = Enjoy the Silence
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| Cover = DepecheModeEnjoyTheSilence.jpg
{{Infobox song
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| name = Enjoy the Silence
| from Album = [[Violator (album)|Violator]]
| cover = DepecheModeEnjoyTheSilence.jpg
| B-side = "Memphisto", "Sibeling"
| type = single
| Released = February 5, 1990
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| Format = [[Gramophone record|vinyl record]] 7", 12", [[CD]]
| album = [[Violator (album)|Violator]]
| Recorded = 1989
| B-side =
| Genre = [[Synthpop]]
* "Memphisto"
| Length = 4:15 (7"/single version)<br>7:18 (12" version)<br>4:35 (video mix)<br>6:12 (album version)
* "Sibeling"
| Label = [[Mute Records]]
| released = {{start date|1990|2|5|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|date=3 February 1990|title=New Singles|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-02-03.pdf|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=38|access-date=26 August 2024}}</ref>
| Writer = [[Martin Gore]]
| recorded = 1989
| Certification = Gold <small> ([[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]])
| studio =
| Producer = [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
* Puk ([[Gjerlev]])
| Last single = "[[Personal Jesus]]"<br />(1989)
* Logic (Milan)<ref name=Q90>{{cite magazine|last=Cranna|first=Ian|date=April 1990|title=Insidious|magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]]|page=77}}</ref>
| This single = "Enjoy the Silence"<br />(1990)
| genre =
| Next single = "[[Policy of Truth]]"<br />(1990)
* [[Dance-pop]]
* [[Synth-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2015/09/07/the-25-best-synthpop-tracks-ever/|title=The 25 Best Synthpop Tracks Ever|date=7 September 2015|website=Synthtopia|access-date=26 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/depeche-mode-violator/329 | title=Depeche Mode – Violator | magazine=[[Slant Magazine]] | date=29 September 2003 | access-date=1 April 2014 | last=Cinquemani, Sal}}</ref>
* [[Synth-rock]]<ref name= "Billboard Pop 500">{{cite magazine|last= Billboard Staff|title= The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List|magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/best-pop-songs-all-time-hits/|date= October 19, 2023|accessdate= February 11, 2024|quote= 80s veterans Depeche Mode capping a decade’s commercial growth with a truly singular synth-rock song that absolutely nobody could deny.}}</ref>
* [[Alternative rock]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pollock|first=Bruce|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27010539|title=Hipper than our kids : a rock & roll journal of the baby boom generation|date=1993|publisher=Schirmer Books|isbn=0-02-872063-6|location=New York|oclc=27010539|pages=273}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2017/07/ranking-every-alternative-rock-hit-from-worst-to-best/|title=Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best|date=28 March 2016|access-date=31 January 2022}}</ref>
| length =
* 6:12 (album version)
* 4:15 (single version)
* 7:18 (12-inch version)
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = [[Martin Gore]]
| producer =
* Depeche Mode
* [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
| prev_title = [[Personal Jesus]]
| prev_year = 1989
| next_title = [[Policy of Truth]]
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|aGSKrC7dGcY|"Enjoy the Silence"}}}}
}}
}}
{{Infobox single
| Name = Enjoy the Silence 04
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| Cover = Enjoythesilence04.jpg
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| from Album = [[Remixes 81 - 04]]
| B-side = "Halo [Goldfrapp Remix]"
| Released = October 18, 2004
| Format = [[CD]], [[Gramophone record|Vinyl record]] (12"), [[Music download|Digital download]]
| Recorded = Originally in 1989, Remixed in 2004
| Genre = [[Electronic Rock]]<br>[[Alternative Rock]]
| Length = 3:32
| Label = [[Mute Records]]
| Writer = [[Martin Gore]]
| Producer = [[Mike Shinoda]]
| Last single = "[[Goodnight Lovers]]"<br />(2002)
| This single = "Enjoy the Silence 04"<br />(2004)
| Next single = "[[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]"<br />(2005)
}}
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"'''Enjoy the Silence'''" is [[Depeche Mode]]'s twenty-fourth [[United Kingdom|UK]] single, released on February 5, 1990, and the second single from the then upcoming album ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]''. "Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single in 2004 for the Depeche Mode remix project ''[[Remixes 81 - 04]]'', and was titled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" or, more simply, "Enjoy the Silence 04". The "Reinterpreted" version was remixed by [[Mike Shinoda]], the rapper and producer for the [[United States|American]] [[nu metal]]/[[alternative rock]] band [[Linkin Park]]. As it is one of Depeche Mode's most well-known songs to date, it has been recorded as a [[cover version]] by many other artists, including [[Breaking Benjamin]], [[Keane (band)|Keane]], [[Tori Amos]], [[Lacuna Coil]], [[Nada Surf]], [[Entwine]], [[Failure (band)|Failure]], [[It Dies Today]], [[Evergreen Terrace (band)|Evergreen Terrace]], [[Tanghetto]], [[The Academy Is...]] with [[Cobra Starship]], [[Anberlin]], [[HIM (finnish band)|HIM]], [[Matthew Good]], [[Bell X1 (band)|Bell X1]], [[Apoptygma Berzerk]], and [[No Use for a Name]]. Today, many people consider this as Depeche Mode's [[signature song]].

The song won Best British Single at the [[1991]] [[Brit Awards]].

==Background==
When "Enjoy the Silence" was written by [[Martin Gore]], it was intended to be a slow-paced ballad in C minor; the demo featured a [[harmonium]] with Gore singing. [[Alan Wilder]] saw hit potential in the track, and composed an upbeat tempo and structure for the song. Despite initial resistance from songwriter Gore, who felt the spirit of the song was not suited to an upbeat track, the rest of the group liked it. After some self-described "sulking", Gore came around and added more to the embryonic fast version together with producer Mark "Flood" Ellis, notably the guitar riff heard throughout. Depeche Mode lead singer [[David Gahan]] contributed his distinctive lead vocals to the track and within hours the band was convinced they had a hit single on their hands. At Gore's insistence, the demo would later be remade into the "Harmonium" version (available on the limited edition 12" vinyl and Maxi CD releases), featuring Gore on vocals.

==Chart success==
"Enjoy the Silence" became one of the band's most successful singles, and its first UK Top 10 hit since 1984. The single rocketed up the [[UK Singles Chart]] to #6, remaining there for three weeks. This was the band's highest-charting single since "[[People Are People]]" peaked at #4 in 1984. Additionally, other than "People Are People", only two other singles released by the band had reached as high as #6: 1982's "[[See You]]" and 1983's "[[Everything Counts]]".

On top of this, the song reached #8 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100]], to date the only Depeche Mode single to achieve top 10 status. At the time, the only other Depeche Mode single to hit the US Top 20 was "People Are People", which hit #13. The single also topped the US [[Modern Rock Tracks]] chart, another first for the band (as this chart had been created in 1988). The chart measures radio airplay on US [[modern rock]] stations.

"Enjoy the Silence 04" was almost equally successful in the UK, peaking at #7 on the UK Singles Chart. In the US, it reached #25 on the Billboard [[Hot Dance Music/Club Play]]. In addition, the limited edition vinyl releases also charted, but due to the fact that their lead track was not "Enjoy the Silence", these releases charted separately. As a result, "Something to Do", the A-side to the L12 release, spent one week at #75 on the UK Singles Chart.


"'''Enjoy the Silence'''" is a song by the English [[electronic music]] band [[Depeche Mode]]. Recorded in 1989, it was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'' (1990), on 5 February 1990. The song is certified Gold in the US and Germany.<ref name=German>{{cite certification|region=Germany|title=Enjoy the Silence}}</ref> The song won Best British Single at the [[Brit Awards 1991]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1991|title=1991|work=BRIT Awards|access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref>
==Song versions==
[[File:EnjoyTheSilenceL12.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Cover of the Limited Edition release]]


"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single in 2004 for the Depeche Mode remix project ''[[Remixes 81–04]]'', and was titled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" or, more simply, "[[#"Enjoy the Silence 04"|Enjoy the Silence 04]]".
The original release of the single included a wide variety of remixes. The standard 12" version of the song is the "Hands and Feet Mix", while the B-side of the 12" version included a [[Dub music|dub]] mix called the "Ecstatic Dub". The limited edition 12" release included three more remixes: the aforementioned "Harmonium" version which follows the structure of the original demo, the "Bass Line" version, and the "Ricki Tik Tik Mix." The latter one is actually an edit omitting a synth part in the middle because Mute had to fit everything on a 3" CD. The boxed rerelease finally had the full version. One of the more unusual mixes is "The Quad: Final Mix" which expands the song to over fifteen minutes in length, making it the longest commercially available Depeche Mode track.


==Background and recording==
In addition to the "reinterpretation" by Mike Shinoda, there were several more remixes of the song released in 2004. The 12" version of the release included remixes by [[Timo Maas]] and [[Ewan Pearson]], while one of the limited edition CDs included a remix from [[Richard X]].
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Songwriter [[Martin Gore]] created a ballad-like first version of the song, which the band took into the studio in 1989. At band member [[Alan Wilder]]'s insistence, the song was re-worked into the up-tempo version released on the album.<ref>Malins, pp. 143–144</ref>


==Release==
"Enjoy the Silence 04" also included a variety of remixes of other Depeche Mode songs, including a [[Goldfrapp]] remix of the ''Violator'' track "Halo", a [[Black Strobe]] remix of the ''[[Some Great Reward]]'' track "Something to Do", a [[Cicada (band)|Cicada]] remix of the single "World in My Eyes", and a [[JX (artist)|Rex the Dog]] remix of the ''[[Speak & Spell (album)|Speak and Spell]]'' track "Photographic".
"Enjoy the Silence" was released as a single on 5 February 1990.<ref>{{cite book |first=Steve |last=Malins |title=Depeche Mode : A Biography |publisher=Andre Deutsch |year=2001 |page=272 |isbn=978-0-233-99430-7}}</ref> It was initially released as a [[7-inch single|7-inch]] and [[12-inch single|12-inch]] vinyl single as well as a [[Cassette single|cassette]] and [[CD single]]. There are two instrumental [[B-side]]s to "Enjoy the Silence". "Sibeling" (the 12-inch B-side) is a soft piano-tune while "Memphisto" (the 7" B-side) is a darker, eerier track. The title of "Sibeling" refers to [[Finland|Finnish]] [[European classical music|classical]] [[composer]] [[Jean Sibelius]]. According to Martin Gore, "Memphisto is the name of an imaginary film about [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] as a [[Devil]], that I created in my mind", and is a [[portmanteau]] of "Memphis" (where Elvis lived at [[Graceland]]) and "Mephisto".<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Agent Orange > A Greek Depeche Mode site|title=Info for the masses|url=http://www.sitemaker.gr/mode101/assets/facts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040102210801/http://www.sitemaker.gr/mode101/assets/facts.htm|archive-date=2 January 2004|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref> "Enjoy the Silence" was Depeche Mode's highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in July 1990.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Depeche Mode: Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/depeche-mode/chart-history/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=21 May 2022}}</ref>


==Critical reception==
The album version on ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'' contains a hidden track called "Crucified", which has Andrew Fletcher on vocals, albeit highly distorted.
In a retrospective review, Andy Healy from Albumism wrote that the song "combined much loved elements of lush synth beds, haunting melodies, and aching lyrics, which coalesced with [[house music|house]] beats and slick guitar lines." He added, "[[Dave Gahan|Gahan]]'s vocals are intimate and seductive as they draw you in, with lyrics that examine the quiet satisfaction of a relationship, those tender moments when silence fills the void and your lover is in your arms and the world ceases to exist. There was something inviting. Something powerful in those declarations. Something that you could latch on to and feel a part of."<ref>{{cite web|first= Andy |last= Healy |title= Depeche Mode's 'Violator' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective |publisher= Albumism |date= 15 March 2020 |access-date= 16 November 2020 |url= https://www.albumism.com/features/depeche-mode-violator-turns-30-anniversary-retrospective}}</ref> [[AllMusic]] editor Tim Di Gravina stated that it is one of [[Depeche Mode]]'s "greatest songs", with a "pristine and lush yet punishing musical environment", and "lyrics of violence and darkness".<ref name="Di Garavnia">{{cite web| last = Di Garavnia| first = Tim| title = Review of ''Enjoy the Silence'' | publisher = [[AllMusic]] | date= 12 September 2014 | url = http://www.allmusic.com/song/enjoy-the-silence-mt0011370194| access-date = 20 March 2017}}</ref> Upon the release, Bill Coleman from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' called it an "engaging charmer"<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Bill |last= Coleman |title= Dance Trax: The Beloved's 'Happiness' Breaks Out All Over |magazine= [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date= 17 March 1990 |page= 31 |access-date= 14 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-17.pdf}}</ref> and a "more radio-viable effort" than the group's last hit, "[[Personal Jesus]]". He noted further that the track "blends [the] quintet's recognizable [[techno-pop]] melodies with trendy [[house music|house]] grooves."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1990/BB-1990-03-10.pdf|first=Bill|last=Coleman|title=Single Reviews|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=10 March 1990|access-date=15 February 2020|page=91}}</ref>


Simon Reynolds from ''[[Melody Maker]]'' wrote, "Depeche studiously keep their finger on the pulse of contemporaneity (the choral synths nod to the [[New Age]] thang, the guitars to [[New Order (band)|New Order]]), but somehow the glum, earnest [[vibrato]] in the singer's gullet make this feel very dated: [[New Romanticism]] infected with [[C86]] miserablism."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Simon|last=Reynolds|magazine=[[Melody Maker]]|title=Singles|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/nothingelseon/52036491283/|date=3 February 1990|access-date=24 February 2023}}</ref> David Giles from ''[[Music Week]]'' commented, "The best Depeche Mode single in years heralds a return to the classic [[pop music|pop]] approach of their early Eighties hits like [[Everything Counts]] in contrast to the electro beat obsession of recent recordings. The song itself is heavily to the fore here, and strong enough, perhaps to furnish the band with their first number one hit."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Giles |title= Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 3 February 1990 |page= 25 |access-date= 29 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1990/MW-1990-02-03.pdf}}</ref> A reviewer from ''[[People (magazine)|People Magazine]]'' said the song is "enriched", "with a strong bass and percussive bottom overwhelming the band’s penchant for thin, ethereal synthesizer motifs."<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-violator-vol-33-no-17/ |title= Picks and Pans Review: Violator |magazine= [[People (magazine)|People]] |date= 30 April 1990 |access-date= 13 November 2020}}</ref> Stephen Gore from Sputnik Music noted the juxtaposition on ''Violator'' between "Enjoy the Silence" – where the narrator wants silence from the world as words are "like violence" – and the next song "Policy of Truth", which argues that a successful relationship can only be based on lies.<ref>{{cite web| last = Gore| first = Stephen| title = Review of ''Violator'' | website = Sputnik Music | date=3 January 2007| url = https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10596/Depeche-Mode-Violator/| access-date = 20 March 2017}}</ref>
==B-sides==
There are two instrumental [[B-side]]s to "Enjoy the Silence". "Sibeling" (the 12" B-side) is a soft piano-tune while "Memphisto" (the 7" B-side) is a darker, eerier track. The title of "Sibeling" refers to [[Finland|Finnish]] [[European classical music|classical]] [[composer]] [[Jean Sibelius]]. Regarding "Memphisto", according to Martin Gore, "Memphisto is the name of an imaginary film about [[Elvis Presley|Elvis]] as a [[Devil]], that I created in my mind". [http://www.sitemaker.gr/mode101/assets/facts.htm] As such, the title is a [[portmanteau]] of [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] and [[Mephisto]]. "Sibeling" was produced by the combination of the band and Flood, who produced much of Depeche Mode's work from 1990 to 1993, while "Memphisto" was produced by the band alone.


==Music videos==
==Music videos==
===Original version===
The [[Anton Corbijn]]-directed [[music video]] for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book ''[[The Little Prince]]''. Footage of Gahan dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of New Zealand with a [[deck chair]] is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'') appear throughout the scenes.


===Original versions===
When Corbijn presented the concept of the video to the band, which at the time was simply "Dave dressed up as a king, walking around with a deck chair", they initially rejected it. They changed their minds, when he explained that the idea was that the King (Dave) was represented "a man with everything in the world, just looking for a quiet place to sit"; a king of no kingdom. Andy Fletcher jokes that he favoured the video because "[he] only had to do about an hour's worth of work".
The [[Anton Corbijn]]-directed [[music video]] for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book ''[[The Little Prince]]'' from [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]. Footage of [[Dave Gahan]] dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of the [[Scottish Highlands]], the coast of the [[Algarve]] in [[Portugal]] and finally the [[Swiss Alps]] with a [[deck chair]] is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'') appear throughout the scenes.


When Corbijn presented the concept of the video to the band, which at the time was simply "Dave dressed up as a king, walking around with a deck chair", they initially rejected it. They changed their minds, when he explained that the idea was that the King (Dave) represented "a man with everything in the world, just looking for a quiet place to sit"; a king of no kingdom. [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]] joked that he favoured the video because "[he] only had to do about an hour's worth of work".
The video uses a slightly different mix of the song (the most notable difference being a new and extended introduction) that has not been released in any audio format. Long shots of the king walking through the snow are not Gahan but rather the video's producer, Richard Bell. Gahan had left the set, tiring of the cold in Switzerland (recounted by Gahan in the intro to the ''[[The Videos (86-98)]]'').


The video uses a slightly different mix of the album version of the song (the most notable difference being a new and extended introduction) that has not been released in any audio format. The final long shots of the king walking through the snow are not Gahan but rather the video's producer, Richard Bell. Gahan had left the set, tired of the [[Climate of Switzerland|cold in Switzerland]] (recounted by Gahan in the intro to ''[[The Videos 86–98|The Videos 86>98]]'' and to the DVD of ''[[The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1]]'').
===World Trade Center Promo Video===
In 1990 a promotional video for Enjoy the Silence was shot by French TV featuring Depeche Mode lip-syncing the song while standing atop the [[World Trade Center]] at the WTC rooftop World observatory.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0Hez25fFrg</ref>


There are three edited versions of the Corbijn-directed video. The "official alternative version" begins with a group shot of the band, then Andy Fletcher looks towards his right as the song begins. Shots of Dave Gahan dressed as a king singing directly to the camera are intercut with scenes of his walking through the Scottish Highlands, the coast of Portugal and the Swiss Alps. The video ends with Gahan singing the last line, "Enjoy the silence", then putting his finger in front of his lips as if to quiet the viewer.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0AKJMGxwpE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/m0AKJMGxwpE |archive-date=21 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Official Music Video)|date=22 July 2013|work=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://dbase.tube/v/aGSKrC7dGcY|title=Stats / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence|access-date=28 November 2017|language=en}}</ref>
===Homages===
The "official version" begins with a group shot of the band, but this time it is Martin Gore who looks to his right as the song begins. This version omits the shots of Gahan singing directly to the camera. The only verses Gahan is shown singing are "Words are very unnecessary/They can only do harm." The video ends with Gahan sitting on a deck chair in the snow while the last line, "Enjoy the silence", is sung.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diT3FvDHMyo|title=Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Remastered Music Video)|date=26 October 2009|work=YouTube|access-date=20 March 2015}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> There are also differences in the group shots of the band standing together between the two versions. The "alternate" version is similar to the "official alternative version", except it omits entirely the outdoor shots of Gahan walking through nature and includes even more group shots of the band, including one of Gahan and Fletcher breaking into laughter and smiles.


===Promotional video===
One of the two videos for [[Coldplay]]'s 2008 song "[[Viva la Vida (song)|Viva La Vida]]" is a homage/tribute to the "Enjoy the Silence" video (it was also directed by Corbijn and features Coldplay singer [[Chris Martin]] walking around dressed as a king).
On 2 December 1989, "Enjoy the Silence" was performed live on ''Peter's Pop Show'' in Germany.<ref>{{YouTube|knBL96nSUME|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► Peter's Pop Show 1989}}</ref> On 19 December 1989, a promotional single for "Enjoy the Silence" was pressed.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.discogs.com/fr/Depeche-Mode-Enjoy-The-Silence/release/1648212|title=Discogs / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence}}</ref> In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show "Champs-Élysées" with [[Michel Drucker]]) featuring Depeche Mode [[lip-synching]] the song while standing on the observation deck atop the [[List of tenants in Two World Trade Center|South Tower]] of the original [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)|World Trade Center]] in New York City.<ref>{{YouTube|X0Hez25fFrg|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► WTC Twin Towers full clip}}</ref>{{rs?|date=August 2024}}


==Impact and legacy==
Mike Shinoda's "Enjoy the Silence 04" was a distortion guitar-driven version of the song, in which he imprinted [[Linkin Park]]'s distinctive [[nu metal]] sound.
''[[Pitchfork Media]]'' ranked "Enjoy the Silence" number 15 in their list of "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|title=Staff Lists|work=Pitchfork|date=3 September 2010|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-date=19 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120719223302/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7853-the-top-200-tracks-of-the-1990s-20-01/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included it in their list of the "500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021 at No. 415.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-songs-of-all-time-1224767/the-supremes-baby-love-3-1224838/|title=500 Best Songs of All Time|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=15 September 2021|access-date=18 February 2022}}</ref>
[[Uwe Flade]] directed an animated music video for "Enjoy the Silence 04". Monitors in the animation show performances of "Enjoy the Silence" excerpted from ''[[Devotional (video)|Devotional]]'' and ''[[One Night in Paris]]'', as well as footage from a concert from ''The Singles Tour'' filmed in Cologne in 1998 for MTV.

A version of the song by Anberlin, from the album ''Punk Goes 90s'', was used in the [[Vampire Diaries]] episode "Lost Girls" (episode 1.06).


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Enjoy the Silence===
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'''UK 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=|year=1990|type=UK 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=[[Mute Records]]|id=Bong 18}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK cassette single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=C Bong 18}}</ref>

===7": Mute / Bong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
# "Memphisto" – 4:02
# "Memphisto" – 4:02


'''UK 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=12 Bong 18}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=CD Bong 18}}</ref>
===12": Mute / 12Bong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
# "Enjoy the Silence" (7-inch version) – 4:15
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix)" – 7:18
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:18
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub)" – 5:54
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54
# "Sibeling" – 3:14
# "Sibeling" – 3:14


'''UK limited-edition 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK limited 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=L12 Bong 18}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK limited mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=LCD Bong 18}}</ref>
===12": Mute / L12Bong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40
# "Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium)" – 2:41
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:41
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)" – 5:27
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:27
# "Memphisto" – 4:05
# "Memphisto" – 4:05


'''UK one-track 12-inch and mini-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK single-sided 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Mute Records|id=XL12 Bong 18}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=UK one-track mini-CD single liner notes|publisher=Mute Records|id=XLCD Bong 18}}</ref>
===12": Mute / XL12Bong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" – 15:30
# "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:30


'''US 7-inch and cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=[[Sire Records]], [[Reprise Records]], Mute Records|id=7-19885}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=4-19885}}</ref>
===CD: Mute / CDBong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:16
:A. "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15
:B. "Memphisto" – 4:05
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix 3" Edit)" – 6:41
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# "Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub Edit)" – 5:45
'''US 12-inch and maxi-cassette single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US 12-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=0-21490}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US maxi-cassette single cassette notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=4-21490}}</ref>
# "Sibeling" – 3:15
:A1. "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:27
* released as 3" CD, rereleases as 5" CD
:A2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54
:B1. "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40
:B2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20
:B3. "Memphisto" – 4:05


'''US maxi-CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Enjoy the Silence|author=[[Depeche Mode]]|author-mask=1|year=1990|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records|id=2-21490}}</ref>
===CD: Mute / LCDBong18 (UK)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
# "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15
# "Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium)" – 2:41
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20
# "Sibeling" – 3:20
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)" – 5:27
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54
# "Memphisto" – 4:05
# "Memphisto" – 4:05
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:35
* released as 3" CD
# "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:39
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==Charts==
===CD: Mute / XLCDBong18 (UK)===
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# "Enjoy The Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" - 15:27
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===CD: Mute / CDBong18X (EU)===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
|-
# "Memphisto" – 4:02
! scope="col"| Chart (1990–1991)
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix 3" Edit)" – 6:41
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub Edit)" – 5:45
|-
# "Sibeling" – 3:15
! scope="row"| Australia ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="Ryan">{{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia}}</ref>
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:42
| 71
# "Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium)" – 2:41
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix Promo Version)" – 5:59
{{single chart|Austria|13|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
# "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" – 15:30
|-
* This CD is the 2004 box set re-release
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|14|chartid=1264|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2019}}
|-
{{single chart|Canadadance|5|chartid=7929|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark ([[IFPI Denmark|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-03-17.pdf|title=Top 3 Singles in Europe|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=11|page=VII|date=17 March 1990|access-date=22 March 2018}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles|Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-03-31.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=13|page=IV|date=31 March 1990|access-date=21 September 2020}}</ref>
| 2
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref name="FIN">{{cite book|first= Timo |last= Pennanen |year= 2006 |title= Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language= fi |edition= 1st |publisher= Tammi |isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 |location= Helsinki}}</ref>
| 3
|-
{{single chart|France|9|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2019}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy (''[[Musica e dischi]]'')<ref name = "MandD">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[[Musica e dischi]]|language=it|access-date=28 May 2022}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Enjoy the silence".</ref>
| 5
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|8|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|New Zealand|40|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 1
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|6|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|date=19900224|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|8|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [[Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles|''Cash Box'' Top 100]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900728.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 28, 1990 |access-date=4 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214101113/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/90s_files/19900728.html |archive-date=14 February 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=1 February 2022}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|2|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|songid=2078|rowheader=true}}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===Promo 12": Mute / P12Bong18 (UK)===
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
! scope="col"| Chart (2004–2006)
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix 3" Edit)" – 6:41
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
|-
{{single chart|Denmark|1|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|France|15|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |title=IFPI Greece Archive Top 50 |access-date=15 January 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050115045420/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart03.htm |archive-date=15 January 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 13
|-
{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=17 January 2020}}
|-
{{single chart|Italy|10|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Spain|1|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|20|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===Promo CD: Mute / CDBong18R (UK)===
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
! scope="col"| Chart (2008)
# "Memphisto" – 4:02
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Denmark|34|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|-
{{single chart|Sweden|60|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===12"/Cassette: Sire/Reprise / 0-21490 / 4-21490 (US)===
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" – 15:27
! scope="col"| Chart (2013)
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub)" – 5:54
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix)" – 7:20
{{single chart|France|42|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
# "Memphisto" – 4:05
|}


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===CD: Sire/Reprise / 21490-2 (US)===
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15
! scope="col"| Chart (2016)
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix)" – 7:18
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Sibeling" – 3:15
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
{{single chart|France|56|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub)" – 5:54
|}
# "Memphisto" – 4:02
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)" – 5:27
# "Enjoy the Silence (Harmonium)" - 2:41


{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
===Promo CD: Sire/Reprise / PRO-CD-3976 (US)===
|-
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:18
! scope="col"| Chart (2024)
# "Enjoy the Silence (Hands and Feet Mix)" – 7:20
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
# "Enjoy the Silence (Bass Line)" – 7:40
|-
! scope="row"| Poland ([[Polish music charts|Polish Airplay Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay|publisher=[[OLiS]]|language=pl|access-date=4 November 2024|type=Select week 26.10.2024–01.11.2024.}}</ref>
| 37
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1990)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1990&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten 1990|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
| 55
|-
! scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1990/MM-1990-12-22.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=7|issue=51|date=22 December 1990|page=60|oclc=29800226|access-date=15 January 2020|via=American Radio History}}</ref>
| 13
|-
! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1990|title=Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts|language=de|work=[[GfK Entertainment]]|publisher=offiziellecharts.de|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
| 10
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1990|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
| 63
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1990&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990|website=dutchcharts.nl|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
| 48
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1990|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>
| 16
|-
! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web |url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 |title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990 |access-date=15 September 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090706053853/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990 |archive-date=6 July 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 66
|}
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==Certifications==
====Notes and Personnel====
{{Certification Table Top}}
*The US singles were released on February 27, 1990.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|id=12588|certyear=2023|access-date=21 June 2023}}
*All songs written by [[Martin L. Gore]].
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=2023|accessdate=12 January 2023}}
*[[David Gahan]] sings all versions of "Enjoy the Silence" ''except'' the "Harmonium" which is sung by Martin Gore.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=1990|certyear=2024|id=12590|access-date=May 21, 2024}}
*"Sibeling" and "Memphisto" are instrumentals.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=23 May 2022}}
*"Enjoy the Silence" was recorded at Puk Studios, Denmark and engineered by Peter Iversen.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=2024|id=depeche-mode-enjoy-the-silence|access-date=18 February 2024}}
*"Sibeling" and "Memphisto" were recorded and mixed at The Church, London and engineered by Steve Lyon.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}
*The 7" version of "Enjoy the Silence" and the "Ricki Tik Tik Mix" was mixed by [[Daniel Miller (music producer)|Daniel Miller]] and Phil Legg at Master Rock Studios, London.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=13545-1745-1|access-date=1 July 2022}}
*The "Hands and Feet Mix" and "Ecstatic Dub" were mixed by [[Francois Kevorkian]] at The Church, London and engineered by Steve Lyon.
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}
*The "Bass Line" version was mixed by Francois Kevorkian at Axis, New York and engineered by Goh Hotoda.
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}
*The "Harmonium" version was mixed by Depeche Mode at The Church, London and engineered by Steve Lyon.
*"The Quad: Final Mix" was mixed by [[Tim Simenon]], Holger Hiller, [[Gareth Jones (music producer)|Gareth Jones]] with Mimi Izumi Kobayashi, and [[Adrian Sherwood]] with David Harrow at Worldwide Studios, London and engineered by Paul Kendall. Contains samples from [[Luc Ferrari]]'s composition ''Visage V''.


===Enjoy the Silence 04===
=="Enjoy the Silence 04"==
{{Infobox song
{{col-begin}}
| name = Enjoy the Silence 04
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| cover = Enjoythesilence04.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Mike Shinoda]]
| album = [[Remixes 81–04]]
| B-side = "Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)
| released = {{start date|2004|10|18|df=y}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=31|date=16 October 2004}}</ref>
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = [[Electronic rock]]
| length = 3:32
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| writer = Martin Gore
| producer = [[Mike Shinoda]]
| chronology = [[Depeche Mode]]
| prev_title = [[Goodnight Lovers]]
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = [[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]
| next_year = 2005
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Mike Shinoda]] solo singles
| type = single
| prev_title = [[It's Goin' Down (X-Ecutioners song)|It's Goin' Down]]
| prev_year = 2002
| title = Enjoy the Silence 04
| year = 2004
| next_title = [[Petrified/Remember the Name]]
| next_year = 2005
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|ofrB6OCSsgk|"Enjoy the Silence 04"}}}}
}}

"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single on 18 October 2004 for the remix project ''[[Remixes 81–04]]'' and was entitled "'''Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)'''", or "'''Enjoy the Silence 04'''". The "Reinterpreted" version was remixed by [[Mike Shinoda]], the rapper and producer for the [[United States|American]] band [[Linkin Park]], who played most of the instruments.


===CD: Mute / CDBong34 (EU)===
===Track listing===
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'''CD: Mute / CDBong34 (EU)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
# "Halo ([[Goldfrapp]] Remix)" – 4:22
# "Halo ([[Goldfrapp]] Remix)" – 4:22


===CD: Mute / LCDBong34 (EU)===
'''CD: Mute / LCDBong34 (EU)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Timo Maas]] Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Timo Maas]] Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Remix [Radio Edit])" – 3:33
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Remix [Radio Edit])" – 3:33
# "Something to Do ([[Black Strobe]] Remix)" – 7:11
# "Something to Do ([[Black Strobe]] Remix)" – 7:11


===CD: Mute / XLCDBong34 (EU)===
'''CD: Mute / XLCDBong34 (EU)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Richard X]] Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Richard X]] Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "World in My Eyes ([[Cicada (band)|Cicada]] Remix)" – 6:18
# "World in My Eyes ([[Cicada (British band)|Cicada]] Remix)" – 6:18
# "Mercy in You (The BRAT Mix)" – 7:03
# "Mercy in You (The BRAT Mix)" – 7:03


===12": Mute / 12Bong34 (EU)===
'''12-inch: Mute / 12Bong34 (EU)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39


===12": Mute / L12Bong34 (EU)===
'''12-inch: Mute / L12Bong34 (EU)'''
# "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
# "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "Photographic ([[JX (artist)|Rex the Dog]] Dubb Mix)" – 6:20
# "Photographic ([[JX (artist)|Rex the Dog]] Dubb Mix)" – 6:20
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===12": Mute / XL12Bong34 (EU)===
'''12-inch: Mute / XL12Bong34 (EU)'''
# "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
# "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
# "Clean ([[Colder (artist)|Colder]] Version)" – 7:09
# "Clean ([[Colder (artist)|Colder]] Version)" – 7:09
# "Little 15 ([[Ulrich Schnauss]] Remix)" – 4:52
# "Little 15 ([[Ulrich Schnauss]] Remix)" – 4:52


'''12-inch: Reprise / 42757-0 (US)'''
===Promo 2x12": Mute / P12Bong34 (EU)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy The Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" - 8:22
# "Enjoy The Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Instrumental)" - 8:35

===Promo 12": Mute / PL12Bong34 (EU)===
# "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "Photographic ([[JX (artist)|Rex the Dog]] Dubb Mix)" – 6:20

===Promo 12": Mute / PXL12Bong34 (EU)===
# "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
# "Clean ([[Colder (artist)|Colder]] Version)" – 7:09
# "Little 15 ([[Ulrich Schnauss]] Remix)" – 4:52

===Radio Promo CD: Mute / RCDBong34 (EU)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted By Mike Shinoda)" – 3:32
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Mix)" – 3:30
# "World in My Eyes (Ewan Pearson Remix (Radio Edit))" – 3:33

===12": Reprise / 42757-0 (US)===
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18


===CD: Reprise / 42757-2 (US)===
'''CD: Reprise / 42757-2 (US)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "Enjoy the Silence ([[Ewan Pearson]] Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
# "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
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===Personnel===
===Promo 12": Reprise / PRO-A-101419A (US)===
* Dave Gahan – lead vocals
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
* [[Mike Shinoda]] – [[piano]], [[electric guitar|guitars]], [[electronic keyboard|keyboards]], [[bass guitar|bass]], drums, [[synthesizer]]s
# "Nothing (Headcleanr Rock Mix)" – 3:30
* Martin Gore – backing vocals
# "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
* [[Rob Bourdon]] – [[drum kit|drums]]


===Music video===
===Promo 2x12": Reprise / PRO-A-101430 (US)===
[[Mike Shinoda]]'s "Enjoy the Silence 04" was a distortion guitar-driven version of the song. Its animated music video was directed by [[Uwe Flade]]. Monitors in the animation show performances of "Enjoy the Silence" excerpted from ''[[Devotional (video)|Devotional]]'' and ''[[One Night in Paris]]'', as well as footage from a concert from ''The Singles Tour'' filmed in Cologne in 1998 for MTV.
# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
# "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
# "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
# "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
# "World In My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
# "Something To Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11


===Charts===
===Promo CD: Reprise / PRO-CD-101419 (US)===
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# "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
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# "Nothing (Headcleanr Rock Mix)" – 3:30
# "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22

==Charts==
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{{single chart|Austria|48|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Austria04}}
|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|Austrian Singles Chart]]<ref name="austrian">[http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discographie Depeche Mode"]. AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|13
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{{single chart|Flanders Tip|9|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}
|Danish Singles Chart<ref name="danish">[http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discography Depeche Mode"]. DanishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|1
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{{single chart|Wallonia|25|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}
|[[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Singles Chart]]<ref name="netherlands">[http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discografie Depeche Mode"]. DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|5
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{{single chart|CIS|8|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted By Mike Shinoda)|songid=1443|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2021}}
|Finnish Singles Chart<ref name="finnish">[http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discography Depeche Mode"]. FinnishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|2
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{{single chart|Finland|13|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Singles Chart]]<ref name="french">[http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discographie Depeche Mode"]. LesCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|9
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{{single chart|Germany|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|songid=6330|rowheader=true|refname=Germany04}}
|[[Media Control Charts|German Singles Chart]]<ref name="germany">[http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Depeche%20Mode?type=single "Chartverfolgung / Depeche Mode / Single"]. MusicLine.de. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|2
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{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2023|refname=release04}}
|[[Mahasz|Hungarian Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Hungarian Singles Chart|url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum|publisher=Mahasz |language=Hungarian |accessdate=10 April 2010}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/history.kl#/history|title=History|language=it|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]]|access-date=2 June 2022}} Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "Enjoy the Silence 04" and click "Classifiche".</ref>
|Italian Singles Chart<ref name="italian">[http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?key=2078&cat=s "Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Song)"]. ItalianCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|10
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!scope="row"|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40|Dutch Top 40 Tipparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.top40.nl/tipparade/2004/week-52|title=Tipparade-lijst van week 52, 2004|lang=dutch| publisher=[[Dutch Top 40]]|access-date=16 March 2023}}</ref>
|Spanish Singles Chart<ref name="spanish">[http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Enjoy+The+Silence&cat=s "Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence (Song)"]. SpanishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|6
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{{single chart|Dutch100|46|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}
|Swedish Singles Chart<ref name="sweden">[http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discography Depeche Mode"]. SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|5
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!scope="row"|Russia Airplay ([[TopHit]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/weekly/20041210-20041216|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 16, 2004|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref>
|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Singles Chart]]<ref name="swiss">[http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode "Discography Depeche Mode"]. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|5
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{{single chart|Scotland|10|date=20041030|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2023}}
|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="ukcharts">[http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=375 "Chart Stats: Depeche Mode"]. ChartStats.com. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
|align="center"|6
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{{single chart|Sweden|31|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Sweeden04}}
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref name="allmusic">[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difuxqe5ld6e~T51 "Depeche Mode > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles"]. [[Allmusic]]. Retrieved 5 May 2009.</ref>
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{{single chart|Switzerland|44|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Swiss04}}
|US [[Hot Dance Club Play|''Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
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{{single chart|United Kingdom|7|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|date=20041030|rowheader=true}}
|US [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]]<ref name="allmusic"/>
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|36
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!scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004|publisher=[[TopHit]]|access-date=23 April 2024|archive-date=23 April 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423175500/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2004|url-status=live}}</ref>
|20
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!scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|title=2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=117|issue=52|page=YE-58|date=24 December 2005}}</ref>
|5
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==Notable cover versions==
==Covers==
===Failure version===
*[[The Academy Is...]] with [[Cobra Starship]] released a cover of "Enjoy the Silence" as a single from The Academy Is...'
The [[Failure (band)|Failure]] cover of "Enjoy the Silence" was featured on the 1998 compilation album ''[[For the Masses]]'' and was noted for being a heavier rock version. Since the compilation went out of print, the band re-recorded the cover in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 July 2020|title=Failure Share New Cover of Depeche Mode’s “Enjoy the Silence”: Stream|url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/failure-share-cover-depeche-mode-060000242.html|access-date=11 December 2024|website=Yahoo}}</ref>
*[[Anberlin]] covered this song for [[Fearless Records]] compilation, ''[[Punk Goes '90s]]''; it also appears on their b-sides album, ''[[Lost Songs (Anberlin album)|Lost Songs]]''.

*[[Antimatter (band)|Antimatter]] did a cover of it live with [[Danny Cavanagh]] of [[Anathema (band)|Anathema]].
===Tori Amos version===
*[[Apoptygma Berzerk]] covered "Enjoy the Silence" on their ''APBL98'' album which was based on the APB Europe tour in 1997-98. The version has never been released as a studio recording.
[[Tori Amos]] covered the song for her 2001 concept album ''[[Strange Little Girls]]''. ''[[Stereogum]]'' listed Amos's version as one of the 8 most memorable Depeche Mode covers.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 July 2018|title=8 Memorable Depeche Mode Covers|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2007958/depeche-mode-covers/franchises/list/gotcha-covered/|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Stereogum}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Og|first=Seuras|date=21 February 2020|title=Cover Classics: Tori Amos' 'Strange Little Girls'|url=http://www.covermesongs.com/2020/02/cover-classics-tori-amos-strange-little-girls.html|access-date=14 September 2020|website=Cover Me|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[Bell X1 (band)|Bell X1]] covered the song on ''The [[Ray D'Arcy]] Show'' on [[Today FM]] and occasionally incorporate it into their song "I'll See Your Heart And I'll Raise You Mine". It is a B-side to the single "Rocky Took A Lover."
*[[The Bloodhound Gang]] covered the song at [[Rock am Ring]] festival.
*[[Bonehead (band)|Bonehead]] has covered this song for the Trancemode Express 2.01 tribute album.
*[[Breaking Benjamin]] have covered the song live, and even recorded it, however it is unreleased but is a fan favourite.
*[[Caater]], an Estonian trance/euro-dance duo covered this song on their 2002 album ''Club Space''.
*[[Division Day]] has also covered the song.
*[[DJ Sasha]] & [[John Digweed]] have also covered the song.
*[[DJ Tatana]] has also covered the song for her album ''Goliath 4''.
*[[easyworld]] have also covered this song.
*[[Engerica]] released an acoustic cover of the song on the b-side of ''The Smell''.
*[[Entwine]] have covered the song on their album ''[[The Treasures Within Hearts]]''.
*[[Evergreen Terrace (band)|Evergreen Terrace]], Floridan metalcore band, covered the song at the end of their album ''[[Burned Alive by Time]]'' under the track ''Heavy Number One (AKA: Shizzle My Nizzle)''.
*[[Failure (band)|Failure]], [[alternative rock]] band, covered it for the DM tribute album ''[[For the Masses]]''.
*[[Gregorian (band)|Gregorian]], German [[Gregorian chant]] band, covered the song in their album ''[[Masters of Chant Chapter VII]]''.
*[[HIM (band)|HIM]], Finnish Love Metal band, used to cover the song on their early tours.
*[[It Dies Today]], American [[metalcore]] band, has also covered the song which was featured on the soundtrack for the [[Showtime]] horror series ''[[Masters of Horror]]''.
*[[Janita]], another Finnish native, recorded a melodic [[jazz]]/[[soul music|soul]] version of the song on the 2006 re-release of her fifth album, 2005's ''Seasons of Life''.
*[[Jeff Bujak]] does a piano and Fender Rhodes version live. There is no available recording.
*[[Keane (band)|Keane]] covered this song.
*[[Kim Wilde]] released her live version of ''Enjoy the Silence'' on the single ''[[Baby Obey Me]]'' in 2007.
*[[Lacuna Coil]] features it as their album ''[[Karmacode]]'''s 13th and final track.
*[[Margret Heater]], Baltimore metal band, released their version on the album ''Manifest''.
*[[Matthew Good Band]], a Canadian alternative band, covered the song for their [[1998]] limited [[Extended play|EP]], ''[[Lo-Fi B-Sides]]''. It was later re-released for the lead singer's solo compilation release ''[[In A Coma]]'', on the Deluxe Edition's second CD, in 2005.
*[[Trance music|Trance]] producer Mike Koglin recorded a trance track based on "Enjoy the Silence" in 1998, entitled "The Silence".
*[[Moonlight (band)|Moonlight]], a Polish progressive/Gothic band covered the song on their 1999 ''Inermis'' album.
*[[Moriarty (band)|Moriarty]], Franco-American band did an acoustic cover of the song on the 2008 compilation ''La Musique de Paris Dernière''.
*[[Nada Surf]] cover the song on their 2010 album ''If I Had a Hi-Fi''.
*[[No Use For a Name]] covered this song for the ''Warped Tour: 2001 Compilation'' CD.
*[[Phillip Boa]] & The Voodooclub did a cover of the song that was released on their single ''Eugene''.
*Alternative rock band [[The Posies]] covered the song as well.
*[[Ryan Star]], a contestant on the CBS television show ''[[Rockstar: Supernova]]'', performed his own arrangement during his elimination night performance, which aided in saving him from being kicked-off.
*[[Scala & Kolacny Brothers]], a [[Belgium|Belgian]] girls [[choir]] covered the song for their album ''It All Leads To This''.
*[[Star Industry]] also covered the song.
*[[:ru:Stigmata (группа)|Stigmata]] also covered the song.
*[[Susanna and the Magical Orchestra]] recorded a slow, stripped down version of the song on the record ''[[Melody Mountain]]'' in 2006.
*[[Tanghetto]], an Argentine neo-tango band from [[Buenos Aires]], did an instrumental version with the [[bandoneon]] taking the role of the lead voice. This was included in their ''[[Buenos Aires Remixed]]'' album as track #3. Tanghetto's version charted in Greece and other countries of Eastern Europe.
*[[Texas Lightning]], a German country band with Olli Dittrich, did a cover of the song.
*[[Tori Amos]] recorded a sparse-sounding cover of the song for her ''[[Strange Little Girls]]'' album.
*[[Vernon Reid]] recorded an instrumental [[hard rock]]/[[reggae]] version of the song on his album [[Other True Self]]
*[[Vitamin String Quartet]] also covered the song for their album 'String Quartet Tribute to Depeche Mode'.


===Lacuna Coil version===
===Lacuna Coil version===
{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Enjoy the Silence
| name = Enjoy the Silence
| Cover = Lacuna_Coil_Enjoy_the_Silence2.jpg
| cover = Lacuna_Coil_Enjoy_the_Silence2.jpg
| Artist = [[Lacuna Coil]]
| alt =
| from Album = [[Karmacode]]
| type = single
| A-side =
| artist = [[Lacuna Coil]]
| B-side = "Virtual Environment"
| album = [[Karmacode]]
| B-side = Virtual Environment
| Format = [[CD single|CD]], [[Music download|Digital download]], [[Gramophone record|Vinyl]]
| Released = June, [[2006]]
| released = 11 July 2006
| Writer =
| recorded = 2005
| Recorded = 2005
| studio =
| Genre = [[Gothic rock]]
| venue =
| Length =
| genre = [[Gothic metal]]
| Label = [[Century Media]]
| length =
| Producer = [[Waldemar Sorychta]]
| label = [[Century Media Records|Century Media]]
| writer = Martin Gore
| Last single = "[[Our Truth]]"<br />(2006)
| producer = [[Waldemar Sorychta]]
| This single = "'''Enjoy the Silence'''"<br />(2006)
| prev_title = [[Our Truth]]
| Next single = "[[Closer (Lacuna Coil song)|Closer]]"<br />(2006)
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[Within Me]]
| next_year = 2007
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Enjoy the Silence-Lacuna Coil.ogg
| description = "Enjoy the Silence" from ''[[Karmacode]]''
}}
}}
}}
"Enjoy the Silence" is the second single by [[Lacuna Coil]] from their album ''[[Karmacode]]''. It made the ''[[New York Post]]''{{'}}s Top 100 Cover Songs list.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[New York Post]]|title=THEY'VE GOT IT COVERED – THE 100 BEST COVER SONGS OF ALL TIME|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/music/item_yboCIOlWEPWFQXIdYrqo6N|first1=Mary|last1=Huhn|first2=Maxine|last2=Shen|date=18 July 2007|access-date=7 September 2011}}</ref>


====Music video====
{{listen|filename=Enjoy the Silence-Lacuna Coil.ogg|title=Enjoy the Silence|description="Enjoy the Silence" from ''[[Karmacode]]''|format=[[Ogg]]}}
There is a UK version of the video and an international one. Both videos, shot with "Closer" music video on 12 March 2006, came out in June 2006, include the band performing in a dark room, but aside from that the UK version shows live clips of the [[London Forum]] show, while the international one shows scenes of a city ([[Portland, Oregon]]), the countryside, and a bay.

"Enjoy the Silence" is the second single by [[Lacuna Coil]] from their album ''[[Karmacode]]''. It made the ''[[New York Post]]'''s Top 100 Cover Songs list.

There is a UK version of the video and an International one. Both videos include the band performing in a dark room, but aside from that the UK version shows live clips of the London Forum show, while the International one shows scenes of a city (Portland, Oregon), the countryside, and a bay.


====Track listing====
There are three "volumes" of the single.
There are three "volumes" of the single.


;Volume I
'''Volume I'''
# "Enjoy the Silence"
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:08
# "The Edge" (live) – 3:28
# "Virtual Environment" (An unreleased bonus track)
# "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
# "Video Interview" (enhanced video)


;Volume II
'''Volume II'''
# "Enjoy the Silence"
# "Enjoy the Silence"
# "To the Edge" - Live
# "To the Edge" (live)
# "Fragile" - Live
# "Fragile" (live)
# "Tight Rope" - Live
# "Tight Rope" (live)


;Volume III (Picture Disc)
'''Volume III (picture disc)'''
# "Enjoy the Silence"
# "Enjoy the Silence"
# "Silence"
# "Silence"


'''Digital single'''
==External links==
# "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:06
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/27_enjoythesilence.html "Enjoy the Silence" single information ]
# "Virtual Environment" – 5:23
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/video/music_videos/45.html "Enjoy The Silence '04" music video]
# "To the Edge" (live) – 3:28
# "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
# "Tight Rope" (live) – 4:54
# "Enjoy the Silence" (live) – 4:22

====Charts====
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{{single chart|Czech Republic|13|year=2006|week=35|access-date=12 September 2018|rowheader=true}}
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!scope="row"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/lacuna%20coil/|title=Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref>
|41
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===Other cover versions===
The only other version to be a hit single in the UK was by [[Mike Koglin]]. Slightly re-titled as "The Silence", it reached number 20 in 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19981122/7501/|title=Official Singles Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=31 March 2019}}</ref> British electronic group [[Hybrid (British band)|Hybrid]] also covered the song on their album ''[[Classics (Hybrid album)|Classics]]''. American metalcore band [[Evergreen Terrace]] covered the song on their 2002 album [[Burned Alive by Time|''Buried Alive by Time'']].

==See also==
*[[List of European number-one airplay songs of the 1990s]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
{{S-start}}
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/25_enjoythesilence.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]
{{succession box
* [http://www.allmusic.com/album/enjoy-the-silence-mw0000763920 Allmusic review] {{rating|4.5|5}}
| before = "[[Metropolis (The Church song)|Metropolis]]" by [[The Church (band)|The Church]]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlzhYa9aG_k&index=4&list=PLuQIzD3on0v4e2eGgiLyvsk3aVuV-cyOV Enjoy the Silence] arranged by [[Eric Whitacre]] for SATB
| title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[List of number-one modern rock hits (United States)|number-one single]]
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/41_enjoythesilence04.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]
| years = April 21, 1990 - May 5, 1990
| after = "[[The Emperor's New Clothes (song)|The Emperor's New Clothes]]" by [[Sinéad O'Connor]]
}}
{{end}}


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"Enjoy the Silence"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Violator
B-side
  • "Memphisto"
  • "Sibeling"
Released5 February 1990 (1990-02-05)[1]
Recorded1989
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 6:12 (album version)
  • 4:15 (single version)
  • 7:18 (12-inch version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Personal Jesus"
(1989) 		"Enjoy the Silence"
(1990) 		"Policy of Truth"
(1990)
Music video
"Enjoy the Silence" on YouTube

"Enjoy the Silence" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode. Recorded in 1989, it was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990), on 5 February 1990. The song is certified Gold in the US and Germany.[8] The song won Best British Single at the Brit Awards 1991.[9]

"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single in 2004 for the Depeche Mode remix project Remixes 81–04, and was titled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" or, more simply, "Enjoy the Silence 04".

Background and recording

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Songwriter Martin Gore created a ballad-like first version of the song, which the band took into the studio in 1989. At band member Alan Wilder's insistence, the song was re-worked into the up-tempo version released on the album.[10]

Release

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"Enjoy the Silence" was released as a single on 5 February 1990.[11] It was initially released as a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl single as well as a cassette and CD single. There are two instrumental B-sides to "Enjoy the Silence". "Sibeling" (the 12-inch B-side) is a soft piano-tune while "Memphisto" (the 7" B-side) is a darker, eerier track. The title of "Sibeling" refers to Finnish classical composer Jean Sibelius. According to Martin Gore, "Memphisto is the name of an imaginary film about Elvis as a Devil, that I created in my mind", and is a portmanteau of "Memphis" (where Elvis lived at Graceland) and "Mephisto".[12] "Enjoy the Silence" was Depeche Mode's highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1990.[13]

Critical reception

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In a retrospective review, Andy Healy from Albumism wrote that the song "combined much loved elements of lush synth beds, haunting melodies, and aching lyrics, which coalesced with house beats and slick guitar lines." He added, "Gahan's vocals are intimate and seductive as they draw you in, with lyrics that examine the quiet satisfaction of a relationship, those tender moments when silence fills the void and your lover is in your arms and the world ceases to exist. There was something inviting. Something powerful in those declarations. Something that you could latch on to and feel a part of."[14] AllMusic editor Tim Di Gravina stated that it is one of Depeche Mode's "greatest songs", with a "pristine and lush yet punishing musical environment", and "lyrics of violence and darkness".[15] Upon the release, Bill Coleman from Billboard called it an "engaging charmer"[16] and a "more radio-viable effort" than the group's last hit, "Personal Jesus". He noted further that the track "blends [the] quintet's recognizable techno-pop melodies with trendy house grooves."[17]

Simon Reynolds from Melody Maker wrote, "Depeche studiously keep their finger on the pulse of contemporaneity (the choral synths nod to the New Age thang, the guitars to New Order), but somehow the glum, earnest vibrato in the singer's gullet make this feel very dated: New Romanticism infected with C86 miserablism."[18] David Giles from Music Week commented, "The best Depeche Mode single in years heralds a return to the classic pop approach of their early Eighties hits like Everything Counts in contrast to the electro beat obsession of recent recordings. The song itself is heavily to the fore here, and strong enough, perhaps to furnish the band with their first number one hit."[19] A reviewer from People Magazine said the song is "enriched", "with a strong bass and percussive bottom overwhelming the band’s penchant for thin, ethereal synthesizer motifs."[20] Stephen Gore from Sputnik Music noted the juxtaposition on Violator between "Enjoy the Silence" – where the narrator wants silence from the world as words are "like violence" – and the next song "Policy of Truth", which argues that a successful relationship can only be based on lies.[21]

Music videos

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Original versions

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The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book The Little Prince from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Footage of Dave Gahan dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of the Scottish Highlands, the coast of the Algarve in Portugal and finally the Swiss Alps with a deck chair is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of Violator) appear throughout the scenes.

When Corbijn presented the concept of the video to the band, which at the time was simply "Dave dressed up as a king, walking around with a deck chair", they initially rejected it. They changed their minds, when he explained that the idea was that the King (Dave) represented "a man with everything in the world, just looking for a quiet place to sit"; a king of no kingdom. Andy Fletcher joked that he favoured the video because "[he] only had to do about an hour's worth of work".

The video uses a slightly different mix of the album version of the song (the most notable difference being a new and extended introduction) that has not been released in any audio format. The final long shots of the king walking through the snow are not Gahan but rather the video's producer, Richard Bell. Gahan had left the set, tired of the cold in Switzerland (recounted by Gahan in the intro to The Videos 86>98 and to the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1).

There are three edited versions of the Corbijn-directed video. The "official alternative version" begins with a group shot of the band, then Andy Fletcher looks towards his right as the song begins. Shots of Dave Gahan dressed as a king singing directly to the camera are intercut with scenes of his walking through the Scottish Highlands, the coast of Portugal and the Swiss Alps. The video ends with Gahan singing the last line, "Enjoy the silence", then putting his finger in front of his lips as if to quiet the viewer.[22][23] The "official version" begins with a group shot of the band, but this time it is Martin Gore who looks to his right as the song begins. This version omits the shots of Gahan singing directly to the camera. The only verses Gahan is shown singing are "Words are very unnecessary/They can only do harm." The video ends with Gahan sitting on a deck chair in the snow while the last line, "Enjoy the silence", is sung.[24] There are also differences in the group shots of the band standing together between the two versions. The "alternate" version is similar to the "official alternative version", except it omits entirely the outdoor shots of Gahan walking through nature and includes even more group shots of the band, including one of Gahan and Fletcher breaking into laughter and smiles.

Promotional video

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On 2 December 1989, "Enjoy the Silence" was performed live on Peter's Pop Show in Germany.[25] On 19 December 1989, a promotional single for "Enjoy the Silence" was pressed.[26] In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show "Champs-Élysées" with Michel Drucker) featuring Depeche Mode lip-synching the song while standing on the observation deck atop the South Tower of the original World Trade Center in New York City.[27][unreliable source?]

Impact and legacy

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Pitchfork Media ranked "Enjoy the Silence" number 15 in their list of "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".[28] Rolling Stone included it in their list of the "500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021 at No. 415.[29]

Track listing

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[80] Platinum 90,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[81] Platinum 500,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[82] 2× Platinum 200,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[83] Gold 20,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[84] Platinum 60,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[85] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[86] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[87] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"Enjoy the Silence 04"

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"Enjoy the Silence 04"
Single by Depeche Mode and Mike Shinoda
from the album Remixes 81–04
B-side"Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)
Released18 October 2004 (2004-10-18)[88]
GenreElectronic rock
Length3:32
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Mike Shinoda
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Goodnight Lovers"
(2002) 		"Enjoy the Silence 04"
(2004) 		"Precious"
(2005)
Mike Shinoda solo singles chronology
"It's Goin' Down"
(2002) 		"Enjoy the Silence 04"
(2004) 		"Petrified/Remember the Name"
(2005)
Music video
"Enjoy the Silence 04" on YouTube

"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single on 18 October 2004 for the remix project Remixes 81–04 and was entitled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)", or "Enjoy the Silence 04". The "Reinterpreted" version was remixed by Mike Shinoda, the rapper and producer for the American band Linkin Park, who played most of the instruments.

Track listing

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Personnel

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Music video

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Mike Shinoda's "Enjoy the Silence 04" was a distortion guitar-driven version of the song. Its animated music video was directed by Uwe Flade. Monitors in the animation show performances of "Enjoy the Silence" excerpted from Devotional and One Night in Paris, as well as footage from a concert from The Singles Tour filmed in Cologne in 1998 for MTV.

Charts

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Notable cover versions

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Failure version

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The Failure cover of "Enjoy the Silence" was featured on the 1998 compilation album For the Masses and was noted for being a heavier rock version. Since the compilation went out of print, the band re-recorded the cover in 2020.[108]

Tori Amos version

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Tori Amos covered the song for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Stereogum listed Amos's version as one of the 8 most memorable Depeche Mode covers.[109][110]

Lacuna Coil version

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"Enjoy the Silence"
Single by Lacuna Coil
from the album Karmacode
B-side"Virtual Environment"
Released11 July 2006
Recorded2005
GenreGothic metal
LabelCentury Media
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Waldemar Sorychta
Lacuna Coil singles chronology
"Our Truth"
(2006) 		"Enjoy the Silence"
(2006) 		"Within Me"
(2007)
Audio sample
"Enjoy the Silence" from Karmacode

"Enjoy the Silence" is the second single by Lacuna Coil from their album Karmacode. It made the New York Post's Top 100 Cover Songs list.[111]

Music video

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There is a UK version of the video and an international one. Both videos, shot with "Closer" music video on 12 March 2006, came out in June 2006, include the band performing in a dark room, but aside from that the UK version shows live clips of the London Forum show, while the international one shows scenes of a city (Portland, Oregon), the countryside, and a bay.

Track listing

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There are three "volumes" of the single.

Volume I

  1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:08
  2. "The Edge" (live) – 3:28
  3. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
  4. "Video Interview" (enhanced video)

Volume II

  1. "Enjoy the Silence"
  2. "To the Edge" (live)
  3. "Fragile" (live)
  4. "Tight Rope" (live)

Volume III (picture disc)

  1. "Enjoy the Silence"
  2. "Silence"

Digital single

  1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:06
  2. "Virtual Environment" – 5:23
  3. "To the Edge" (live) – 3:28
  4. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
  5. "Tight Rope" (live) – 4:54
  6. "Enjoy the Silence" (live) – 4:22

Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[112] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[113] 41

Other cover versions

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The only other version to be a hit single in the UK was by Mike Koglin. Slightly re-titled as "The Silence", it reached number 20 in 1998.[114] British electronic group Hybrid also covered the song on their album Classics. American metalcore band Evergreen Terrace covered the song on their 2002 album Buried Alive by Time.

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