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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
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| Name = Playing the Angel
{{Infobox album
| Type = studio
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| name = Playing the Angel
| Cover = Depeche Mode Playing the Angel.jpg
| type = studio
| Released = 17 October 2005
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| cover = Depeche Mode - Playing the Angel.png
| Recorded = January–July 2005
| released = {{Start date|2005|10|17|df=yes}}
| Genre = [[Synthpop]], [[alternative dance]]
| recorded =
| Label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| Producer = [[Ben Hillier]]
| studio =
* Sound Design ([[Santa Barbara, California]])
| Last album = ''[[Exciter (album)|Exciter]]''<br>(2001)
* Stratosphere Sound (New York City)
| This album = '''''Playing the Angel'''''<br>(2005)
* Whitfield Street (London)
| Next album = ''[[Sounds of the Universe]]''<br>(2009)
| Misc = {{Singles
| genre =
* [[Electronic rock]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Yeung |first=Neil Z. |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/depeche-mode-mn0000239921/biography?1658940196710 |title=Depeche Mode Biography by Neil Z. Yeung |website=AllMusic}}</ref>
| Name = Playing the Angel
* [[synth-pop]]
| Type = Studio
| length = {{duration|m=52|s=16}}
| Single 1 = [[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]
| label = [[Mute Records|Mute]]
| Single 1 date = {{Start date|2005|10|03}}
| Single 2 = [[A Pain That I'm Used To]]
| producer = [[Ben Hillier]]
| prev_title = [[Remixes 81–04]]
| Single 2 date = {{Start date|2005|12|09}}
| prev_year = 2004
| Single 3 = [[Suffer Well]]
| next_title = [[The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1]]
| Single 3 date = {{Start date|2006|03|20}}
| next_year = 2006
| Single 4 = [[John the Revelator / Lilian]]
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 4 date = {{Start date|2006|06|04}}
| name = Playing the Angel
}}
| type = Studio
| single1 = [[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]
| single1date = 3 October 2005
| single2 = [[A Pain That I'm Used To]]
| single2date = 9 December 2005
| single3 = [[Suffer Well]]
| single3date = 20 March 2006
| single4 = [[John the Revelator / Lilian|John the Revelator" / "Lilian]]
| single4date = 4 June 2006
}}
}}
}}


'''''Playing the Angel''''' is the eleventh [[studio album]] by English [[electronic music|electronic]] band [[Depeche Mode]], released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by [[Mute Records]] and in the United States and Canada on 18 October by [[Sire Records]] and [[Reprise Records]]. It was supported by the [[Touring the Angel]] tour.
'''''Playing the Angel''''' is the eleventh studio album by English [[electronic music]] band [[Depeche Mode]]. It was first released on 17 October 2005 by [[Mute Records]] in the UK, and a day later by [[Sire Records]] and [[Reprise Records]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Playing the Angel |url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/albums/19_playingtheangel.html |website=archives.depechemode.com |access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> It was supported by the [[Touring the Angel]] tour and the four singles "[[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]", "[[A Pain That I'm Used To]]", "[[Suffer Well]]", and [[John the Revelator / Lilian|"John the Revelator" / "Lilian"]]. The album reached number one in over 10 countries and entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and United States.


==Background and composition==
==Overview==
''Playing the Angel'' is Depeche Mode's first album to feature [[Dave Gahan]] as co-writer.<ref>Quan, Denise. [http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/12/depeche.mode/index.html?eref=rss_latest "A Sobering Interview with Depeche Mode"]. CNN.com. May 13, 2009.</ref> He wrote the lyrics to "[[Suffer Well]]", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible", while [[Christian Eigner]] and Andrew Phillpott wrote the music. Gahan is the lead singer on all songs except for the instrumental "Introspectre", and [[Martin Gore]]-sung tracks "Macro" and "Damaged People". Gahan also sings backing vocals on "Macro", which was the first time he had sung backing on one of Gore's songs since ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]''{{'}}s "Sweetest Perfection".
''Playing the Angel'' is the first Depeche Mode album to feature writing contributions from lead singer [[Dave Gahan]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Quan |first=Denise |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/12/depeche.mode/index.html |title=A Sobering Interview with Depeche Mode |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=13 May 2009 |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref> He wrote the lyrics to "[[Suffer Well]]", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible", while Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott wrote the music. Gahan is the lead singer on all songs except for the instrumental "Introspectre", and [[Martin Gore]]-sung tracks "Macro" and "Damaged People". Gahan also sings backing vocals on "Macro". Tracks recorded during the ''Playing the Angel'' sessions that did not make the album include "[[Martyr (song)|Martyr]]", which was originally planned to be the lead single but was eventually deemed too poppy for the album and saved for ''[[The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1]]''. Other songs include "Free", which ended up on the "Precious" single and the Japanese version of ''Playing the Angel''.


Lyrically, some of the themes that appear quite often are faith, sin, pain, and suffering. Gore said that the track "John The Revelator" talks about faith but claims that "It also denounces the belief in a god who punishes and damns".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Depeche Mode, storyteller angel|date=16 August 2023 |url=https://www.lalibre.be/culture/musique/depeche-mode-ange-conteur-51b88c2de4b0de6db9acf42b|website=Lalibre.be}}</ref> Gahan explained that the origin of the track "Suffer Well" has to do with when a friend of his told him to "suffer well" (likely during his time as a substance abuser in the 1990s) and the line stuck with Gahan.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Depressed Mode|url=http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25575|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061216085427/http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25575|archive-date=16 December 2006}}</ref> Another subject that Gore wrote about was his divorce from his wife. The track "Precious" was written about how Gore's children were coping with their parents' divorce. Gore stated that "[t]he song ends with the verse 'I know you've learned to trust / keep faith in both of us'. All of our songs, even the most depressive ones, contain hope".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ksta.de/|title=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger - Aktuelle Nachrichten aus Köln und der ganzen Welt|date=18 October 2024|website=Ksta.de|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=June 2022}}
The name "Playing the Angel" is taken from a lyric in the closing song "The Darkest Star". It is the fourth Depeche Mode album to get its name from a lyric in its album, the other three being ''[[Construction Time Again]]'', ''[[Some Great Reward]]'' and ''[[Black Celebration]].


Musically, the album has a much more raw and gritty sound than its predecessor. Gillian Telling of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' described the album's sound as featuring "the band's classic blend of [[synth-pop]] beats, heavy guitar riffs and dark lyrics".<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/depeche-mode-lift-angel-112115/ |title=Depeche Mode Lift Angel |last=Telling |first=Gillian |date=6 July 2005 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> The album has been called a more organic record for using more analogue synths than digital ones. In addition, most of the soundscapes presented are harsher and groovier than the more mellow ''[[Exciter (Depeche Mode album)|Exciter]]''. Producer Ben Hillier said that the verses on opening track "A Pain That I'm Used To" were extremely difficult to get right and Gore believed that the intro was also extremely difficult. According to Hillier, the choruses came together very well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://depeche-mode.com/2005/09/13/exclusive-interview-ben-hillier/|title=Exclusive Interview: Ben Hillier « Home / a Depeche Mode website|website=Depeche-mode.com|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dmlive.wiki/wiki/A_Pain_That_I'm_Used_To|title=A Pain That I'm Used To - Depeche Mode Live Wiki|website=Dmlive.wiki|access-date=18 October 2024}}</ref> Gore also told Keyboard Magazine that he had been listening to a lot of gospel music and that it directly inspired the track "John The Revelator" though the track strays far from its inspiration. Hillier also recalled that the tracks "Suffer Well" and "The Sinner in Me" were massively changed from their original demos.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Depeche Mode - Facebook| website=[[Facebook]] |url=https://www.facebook.com/depechemode/posts/10157116526725329?comment_id=10157118741780329&reply_comment_id=10157120066600329&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D}}</ref> "Nothing's Impossible" was also massively changed from its demo and was transformed into one of the heaviest and more distorted songs on the album. The demo version of "Nothing's Impossible" appears on the deluxe edition of ''[[Sounds of the Universe]]''.
The album has been called a more organic record for using more analog synths than digital ones. In addition, most of the soundscapes presented are harsher and groovier than the more mellow ''[[Exciter (album)|Exciter]]''.


==Release==
In mid-July 2005, the unfinished video for "[[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]" was leaked online. It is believed to have been leaked through the website of the production team that helped make the video.
In mid-July 2005, the unfinished video for "[[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]" was leaked online. It is believed to have been leaked through the website of the production team that helped make the video.


The album was released as a [[Copy Control]]led [[Compact disc|CD]] and a deluxe [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]/[[DVD]] version (CD/DVD version in the United States) which includes the album on hybrid multi-channel SACD as the main disc and a bonus [[DVD]] featuring an exclusive studio performance of "Clean" (from ''Violator''), the video for "Precious", a photo gallery and a 5.1 mix of the album. There is also a documentary on the making of the album. All ten of the earlier Depeche Mode albums were re-released in similar format to ''Playing the Angel'', a CD/SACD hybrid (in the US simply a remastered CD) with a DVD featuring a 5.1 mix of each album and a documentary, though ''Playing the Angel'''s documentary is far less extensive and also shorter than the classic ones. The album was also released on vinyl as double LP housed in gatefold sleeve.
Tracks recorded during the ''Playing the Angel'' sessions that did not make the album include "[[Martyr (song)|Martyr]]", which was originally planned to be the lead single but was eventually deemed too poppy for the album and saved for ''[[The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1]]''. Other songs include "Free", which ended up on the "Precious" single and the Japanese version of ''Playing the Angel''.

The album was released as a [[Copy Control]]led [[Compact Disc|CD]] and a deluxe [[Super Audio CD|SACD]]/[[DVD]] version (CD/DVD version in the United States) which includes the album on hybrid multi-channel SACD as the main disc and a bonus [[DVD]] featuring an exclusive studio performance of "Clean" (from ''Violator''), the video for "Precious", a photo gallery and a 5.1 mix of the album. There is also a documentary on the making of the album. All ten of the earlier Depeche Mode albums were re-released in similar format to ''Playing the Angel'', a CD/SACD hybrid (in the US simply a remastered CD) with a DVD featuring a 5.1 mix of each album and a documentary, though ''Playing the Angel'''s documentary is far less extensive and also shorter than the classic ones.


The [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] deluxe edition of the album has several bonuses, including another "bare" version of a ''Violator'' track, "Waiting for the Night", and the music video for "Precious". People who placed the album on [[pre-order]] were eligible to participate in a ticket pre-sale for most Touring the Angel concerts, the first time such an offer was made by iTunes and [[Ticketmaster]].
The [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] deluxe edition of the album has several bonuses, including another "bare" version of a ''Violator'' track, "Waiting for the Night", and the music video for "Precious". People who placed the album on [[pre-order]] were eligible to participate in a ticket pre-sale for most Touring the Angel concerts, the first time such an offer was made by iTunes and [[Ticketmaster]].


==Album art==
==Reception==
The character on the album cover is a little creature called "Tubby Goth" (by the band) and "Mister Feathers" (by the label, the webmaster and the fans). The cover design by Anton Corbijn is a tip of the hat to a famous still photograph of [[The Cure]]'s [[Robert Smith (musician)|Robert Smith]] circa "[[Boys Don't Cry (song)|Boys Don't Cry]]".

==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| MC = 78/100<ref name=mc>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/playing-the-angel/depeche-mode |title=Reviews for Playing the Angel by Depeche Mode |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref>
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=playing-the-angel-r794803/review|first=Andy|last=Kellman|accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Kellman |first=Andy |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/playing-the-angel-mw0000176163 |title=Playing the Angel – Depeche Mode |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="BL">{{cite journal |journal=[[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]|title=Playing The Angel review |url=http://www.blender.com/guide/new/53676/playing-angel.html|issue=November 2005|page=130}}{{Dead link|date=June 2011}}</ref>
| rev2Score = B<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |last=Fiore |first=Raymond |url=https://ew.com/article/2005/10/24/playing-angel/ |title=Playing the Angel |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=847 |date=28 October 2005 |issn=1049-0434 |access-date=18 August 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108001645/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C1120793%2C00.html |archive-date=8 January 2007}}</ref>
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| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3Score = <ref name="EW">{{cite web |last=Fiore |first=Raymond |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1120793,00.html |title=Music Review Playing The Angel (2005) Depeche Mode |journal=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=21 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GU">{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/oct/14/popandrock.shopping1 |title=Depeche Mode, Playing the Angel |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 October 2005 |access-date=16 December 2016}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev4 = ''[[The Independent]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="GU">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2005/oct/14/popandrock.shopping1 |title=Pop CD Depeche Mode, Playing The Angel |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=14 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Gill |first=Andy |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=14 October 2005 |issn=0951-9467}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev5 = ''[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]]''
| rev5Score = (7.0/10)<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |last=Abebe |first=Mitsuh |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/16980/Depeche_Mode_Playing_the_Angel |title=Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=19 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Buckley |first=David |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |magazine=[[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |issue=144 |page=104 |date=November 2005 |issn=1351-0193}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev6 = ''[[NME]]''
| rev6Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite web |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/playing-the-angel-20051020 |title=Playing The Angel by Depeche Mode |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev6Score = 5/10<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |magazine=[[NME]] |page=45 |date=12 November 2005 |issn=0028-6362}}</ref>
| rev7 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev7 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="SP1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sputnikmusic.com/album.php?albumid=4197 |title=Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel (album review) |publisher=[[Sputnikmusic]] |date=25 February 2006 |accessdate=21 June 2011 }}</ref>
| rev7Score = 7.0/10<ref name="PM1">{{cite web |last=Abebe |first=Nitsuh |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2285-playing-the-angel/ |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |date=19 October 2005 |access-date=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev8 = [[Stylus Magazine]]
| rev8 = ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| rev8Score = (A-)<ref name="ST">{{cite web |last=Parrish |first=Peter |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3551 |title=Depeche Mode, Playing The Angel Review |publisher=[[Stylus Magazine]] |date=15 November 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Mulholland |first=Garry |title=Black Magic |magazine=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |issue=232 |page=127 |date=November 2005 |issn=0955-4955}}</ref>
| rev9 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev9 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]''
| rev9Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article577323.ece |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel review |work=[[The Times]] |date=15 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev9Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Edwards |first=Gavin |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/playing-the-angel-205623/ |title=Playing The Angel |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=20 October 2005 |access-date=25 January 2019}}</ref>
| rev10 = [[Yahoo! Music|Yahoo! Music UK]]
| rev10 = ''[[The Times]]''
| rev10Score = {{Rating|7|10}}<ref name="YA">{{cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Sharon |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/051018/33/1yfc0.html |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=18 October 2005 |accessdate=21 June 2011}}</ref>
| rev10Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |newspaper=[[The Times]] |date=15 October 2005 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>
}}
}}
''Playing the Angel'' received mostly positive reviews. [[E!#E! Online|E! Online]] and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album high scores. Indie music website [[Pitchfork Media]] gave the album a positive review but criticized its lack of innovation. However, there are some negative reviews; ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine, historically unfriendly to Depeche Mode albums, rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, lower than the score received by ''Exciter''.


===Critical===
The album was ranked number twenty on E! Online's Top 20 Albums of 2005 list and number sixty-eight on [[WOXY (FM)|WOXY]]'s Top 97 Albums of 2005.
''Playing the Angel'' received generally positive reviews. [[E! Online]] and ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' gave the album high scores. ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' gave the album a positive review, but criticized its lack of innovation. However, there are some negative reviews; ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, lower than the score received by ''Exciter''. ''Playing the Angel'' performed relatively well on several year-end lists such as ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' magazine and ''[[Playlouder]]''. The album was ranked number 20 on E! Online's "Top 20 Albums of 2005" list and number 68 on [[WOXY (FM)|WOXY]]'s "Top 97 Albums of 2005". In a positive review, ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' described the album as "one of those signature artifacts of the Adult Band: an album we hardly even need to review. Depeche Mode's core fans will flip for it; it's the best thing they've released in a long while".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2285-playing-the-angel/|title=Depeche Mode: Playing the Angel |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The [[Red Book (CD standard)|Red Book]] version of the album is considered by numerous fans to be [[Loudness war|poorly mastered]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://brianstagg.co.uk/p_t_a_clipressed/ |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel – Another victim of the loudness race |website=BrianStagg.co.uk |date=20 October 2005 |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sharoma.com/loudness_war.htm |title=The Loudness War |website=Sharoma |access-date=10 August 2011}}</ref> relying on heavy compression to intentionally and artificially boost the output, especially when compared with the vinyl version that was mastered differently.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}


===Commercial===
The red book version of the album is considered by numerous fans to be [[loudness war|poorly mastered]],<ref>"[http://brianstagg.co.uk/p_t_a_clipressed/ Another victim of the loudness race]" ''brianstagg.co.uk.'' 20 October 2005. Retrieved 10 August 2011</ref><ref>"[http://www.sharoma.com/loudness_war.htm The Loudness War]" ''sharoma.com.'' Retrieved 10 August 2011.</ref> relying on heavy compression to intentionally and artificially boost the output, especially when compared with the vinyl version that has been mastered differently.
''Playing the Angel'' debuted at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]], selling 32,505 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/sales-dip-despite-big-debuts/034320 |title=Sales dip despite big debuts |work=[[Music Week]] |date=24 October 2005 |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202105716/http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/sales-dip-despite-big-debuts/034320 |archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> In the United States, the album debuted at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 98,000 copies.<ref name="US debut">{{cite magazine |last=Whitmire |first=Margo |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/simpson-strikes-back-ashlee-scores-2nd-no-1-60926/ |title=Simpson Strikes Back: Ashlee Scores 2nd No. 1 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=26 October 2005 |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> Both peak chart positions were improvements on the band's previous album, ''[[Exciter (Depeche Mode album)|Exciter]]'', which charted at number nine and eight, respectively, although ''Exciter'' attained higher US first-week sales of 115,000 units.<ref name="US debut"/> ''Playing the Angel'' had sold 418,000 copies in the US as of November 2007.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047283/ask-billboard |title=Ask Billboard: Tick, Tick, Tick |magazine=Billboard |date=16 November 2007 |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925034527/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1047283/ask-billboard |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref> By January 2007, the album had sold 1.6 million copies worldwide (excluding the US and Canada), according to [[EMI]].<ref name="emi">{{cite web |last=Cashmere |first=Paul |url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/1275-emi-share-price-drops-on-restructure-announcement |title=EMI Share Price Drops on Restructure Announcement |website=Undercover.fm |date=13 January 2007 |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616090624/http://www.undercover.fm/news/1275-emi-share-price-drops-on-restructure-announcement |archive-date=16 June 2013}}</ref>
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===Accolades===
==Commercial performance==
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''Playing the Angel'' debuted at number six on the [[UK Albums Chart]], while in the United States, the album debuted at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 98,000 copies, staying sixteen weeks altogether on the chart.<ref name="debut">{{cite web |last=Whitmire |first=Margo |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/simpson-strikes-back-ashlee-scores-2nd-no-1001390218.story |title=Simpson Strikes Back: Ashlee Scores 2nd No. 1 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=October 26, 2005}}</ref> Both peak chart positions are improvements on the band's previous effort, ''[[Exciter]]'', which charted at number nine and eight, respectively, though ''Exciter'''s US first-week sales of 115,000 units were greater.<ref name="debut"/> It has sold 418,000 copies in the US as of November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/news/ask-billboard-1003674257.story |title=Ask Billboard: Tick, Tick, Tick |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=16 November 2007 |accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref> According to [[EMI]], as of January 2007, the album has sold 1.6 million copies worldwide (excluding the US and Canada).<ref>{{cite web |last=Cashmere |first=Paul |url=http://www.undercover.fm/news/1275-emi-share-price-drops-on-restructure-announcement |title=EMI Share Price Drops On Restructure Announcement |publisher=Undercover.fm |date=13 January 2007 |accessdate=21 March 2011}}</ref>
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! scope="col"| Accolade
! scope="col"| Rank
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Eins Live]]''
| Top Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 15
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Gaffa (magazine)|Gaffa]]''
| Top Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 17
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''MusicServer''
| Top 100 Albums of the 2000s
| align="center"| 66
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''Plattentests''
| Top Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 10
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Playlouder]]''
| Top 50 Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 39
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=http://playlouder.com/top50/2005/?first=36 |title=Top 50 Albums of 2005 |website=[[Playlouder]] |access-date=23 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060217125244/http://playlouder.com/top50/2005/?first=36 |archive-date=17 February 2006}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''Popnews''
| Top Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 16
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''
| Top 50 Albums of 2005
| align="center"| 34
| align="center"| {{CN|date=December 2023}}
|}


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All songs written by [[Martin Gore]], except where noted.
All lead vocals by [[Dave Gahan]], except where noted
{{Track listing
#"[[A Pain That I'm Used To]]" – 4:11
| headline = Standard edition
#"[[John the Revelator / Lilian|John the Revelator]]" – 3:42
| extra_column = Lead vocals
#"[[Suffer Well]]" <small>([[Dave Gahan]], [[Christian Eigner]], Andrew Phillpott)</small> – 3:49
| total_length = 52:16
#"The Sinner in Me" – 4:56
| all_writing = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]], except where noted
#"[[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]" – 4:10
| title1 = [[A Pain That I'm Used To]]
#"Macro" – 4:03
| length1 = 4:11
#"I Want It All" <small>(Gahan, Eigner, Phillpott)</small> – 6:09
| title2 = [[John the Revelator / Lilian|John the Revelator]]
#"Nothing's Impossible" <small>(Gahan, Eigner, Phillpott)</small> – 4:21
| length2 = 3:42
#"Introspectre" – 1:42
| title3 = [[Suffer Well]]
#"Damaged People" – 3:29
| writer3 = {{hlist|Gahan|Eigner|Phillpott}}
#"[[John the Revelator / Lilian|Lilian]]" – 4:49
| length3 = 3:49
#"The Darkest Star" – 6:55
| title4 = The Sinner in Me
| length4 = 4:56
| title5 = [[Precious (Depeche Mode song)|Precious]]
| length5 = 4:10
| title6 = Macro
| length6 = 4:03
| extra6 = Gore
| title7 = I Want It All
| writer7 = {{hlist|Gahan|Eigner|Phillpott}}
| length7 = 6:09
| title8 = Nothing's Impossible
| writer8 = {{hlist|Gahan|Eigner|Phillpott}}
| length8 = 4:21
| title9 = Introspectre
| length9 = 1:42
| extra9 = ''instrumental''
| title10 = Damaged People
| length10 = 3:29
| extra10 = Gore
| title11 = [[John the Revelator / Lilian|Lilian]]
| length11 = 4:49
| title12 = The Darkest Star
| length12 = 6:55
}}


{{track listing
===Bonus tracks===
| headline = iTunes Deluxe Edition
*"Free" – 5:11 (on the Japanese version of the album)
| total_length = 89:00
*"Clean (Bare)" – 3:44 (on the DVD version of the album)
| title13 = Free
*"Waiting for the Night (Bare)" (iTunes pre-order bonus track)
| length13 = 5:13
| title14 = Waiting for the Night
| note14 = Bare
| length14 = 4:19
| title15 = Newborn
| length15 = 5:34
| title16 = Newborn
| note16 = Foster Remix by Kettel
| length16 = 5:28
| title17 = Better Days
| length17 = 2:30
| title18 = Better Days
| note18 = Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Vocal Mix
| length18 = 7:13
| title19 = Better Days
| note19 = Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Remix
| length19 = 7:12
}}


{{Track listing
===Limited edition bonus DVD===
| headline = Limited edition bonus DVD
#''Playing the Angel'' in 5.1 and Stereo -DTS 5.1 (24bit) -Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (24bit)-PCM Stereo (24bit)
| total_length = 121:10
#''Making the Angel'' – PCM Stereo
#"Precious" (Video) – PCM Stereo
| title1 = Playing the Angel (In 5.1 and Stereo)
| length1 = 52:40
#"Clean (Bare)" – PCM Stereo
| title2 = Making the Angel
#Photo gallery – candid studio photos taken by Ben Hillier at the Santa Barbara/New York/London recording sessions
| note2 = short film
| length2 = 8:25
| title3 = Precious
| note3 = music video
| length3 = 4:04
| title4 = Clean
| note4 = Bare
| length4 = 3:45
}}
* The bonus DVD also includes a photo gallery. The [[Universal Media Disc|UMD]] release of the album contains the same material as the bonus DVD excluding the "5.1 and Stereo" mix of the album.


{{track listing
===UMD bonus content===
| headline = iTunes pre-order bonus track
#''Making the Angel'' – A Short Film
| total_length = 56:35
#"Precious" (Video)
| title13 = Waiting for the Night
#"Clean (Bare)"
| note13 = Bare
#Photo gallery
| length13 = 4:19
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus track
| total_length = 57:24
| title13 = Free
| length13 = 5:13
}}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Playing the Angel''.<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Playing the Angel |type=liner notes |others=[[Depeche Mode]] |publisher=[[Mute Records]] |year=2005 |id=CDSTUMM260}}</ref>
*[[Dave Gahan]] – lead vocals (except "Macro" and "Damaged People"), backing vocals ("Macro")

*[[Andy Fletcher|Andrew Fletcher]] – keyboards, bass guitar
===Depeche Mode===
*[[Martin Gore]] – keyboards, guitar, bass guitar ("Suffer Well"), backing vocals, lead vocals ("Macro", "Damaged People")
* [[Andy Fletcher (musician)|Andy Fletcher]]
*[[Ben Hillier]] – producer, mixer, engineer
* [[Dave Gahan]]
*Steve Fitzmaurice – mixer
* [[Martin Gore]]
*[[Dave McCracken]] – keyboards, programming, piano on "The Darkest Star" (miscredited to "I Want it All" in booklet)

*Richard Morris – programming, engineer
===Additional musicians===
*[[Christian Eigner]] – drums, programming ("Suffer Well", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible")
* [[Dave McCracken]] – programming {{small|(all tracks)}}; piano {{small|(track 12; miscredited to track 7 in the booklet)}}
*Andrew Phillpott – programming ("Suffer Well", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible")
* Richard Morris – programming
* Christian Eigner – original programming {{small|(tracks 3, 7, 8)}}
* Andrew Phillpott – original programming {{small|(tracks 3, 7, 8)}}

===Technical===
* [[Ben Hillier]] – production, mixing, engineering
* [[Steve Fitzmaurice]] – mixing at Whitfield Street Studios (London)
* Richard Morris – engineering
* Nick Sevilla – recording assistance
* Arjun Agerwala – recording assistance
* Rudyard Lee Cullers – recording assistance
* Devin Workman – recording assistance, mixing assistance
* Kt Rangnick – recording assistance, mixing assistance
* [[Emily Lazar]] – mastering at The Lodge (New York City)
* Sarah Register – mastering assistance

===Artwork===
* [[Anton Corbijn]] – art direction, photography, cover design
* Four5one.com – design


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''Playing the Angel''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Australia|45|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
!Chart (2005)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|45
|-
|-
{{album chart|Flanders|4|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=26 July 2011}}
|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Austrian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |language=German |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=14 May 2009}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Wallonia|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=26 July 2011}}
|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|4
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCanada|3|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2013}}
|[[Ultratop 50|Belgian Albums Chart]] (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |language=French |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Czech Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|ČNS IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://mam.cz/c1-17101190-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-43-tyden-2005 |title=Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 43. týden 2005 |website=Marketing & Media |language=cs |date=27 October 2005 |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180728235651/https://mam.cz/c1-17101190-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-43-tyden-2005 |archive-date=28 July 2018}}</ref>
|[[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="bb">{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/album/depeche-mode/playing-the-angel/734084 |title=Playing the Angel – Depeche Mode |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
| 1
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
{{album chart|Denmark|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Czech Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mam.ihned.cz/c1-17101190-oficialni-ceska-hitparada-ifpi-cr-43-tyden-2005 |title=Oficiální česká hitparáda IFPI ČR – 43. týden 2005 |language=Czech |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Czech Republic]]. Marketing & Media |date=27 October 2005 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|11|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[IFPI Denmark|Danish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[IFPI Denmark]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
|[[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |language=Dutch |publisher=[[MegaCharts]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Brandle |first=Lars |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/depeche-modes-angel-flies-high-in-europe-1404190/ |title=Depeche Mode's 'Angel' Flies High in Europe |magazine=Billboard |date=27 October 2005 |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 1
|align="center"|11
|-
|-
{{album chart|Finland|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[European Top 100 Albums]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/european-albums?chartDate=2005-11-05 |title=European Albums – Week of November 05, 2005 |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|France|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017|refname=france}}
|[[Finland's Official List|Finnish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[YLE]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=23699|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|French Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |language=French |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Hungary|1|year=2005|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Media Control Charts|German Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/title/Depeche+Mode/Playing+The+Angel/longplay |title=Depeche Mode: Playing The Angel |language=German |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. PhonoNet GmbH |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Ireland2|15|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=23 January 2020}}
|[[Mahasz|Hungarian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2005&het=43&submit_=Keres%E9s |title=Top 40 album- és válogatáslemez-lista – 2005. 43. hét |language=Hungarian |publisher=[[Mahasz]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Italy|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Irish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240002&arch=t&lyr=2005&year=2005&week=42 |title=Top 75 Artist Album, Week Ending 20 October 2005 |publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]. [[Chart-Track]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|15
|-
|-
|[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry|Italian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Federation of the Italian Music Industry]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Japanese Albums ([[Oricon Albums Chart|Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/111737/products/617421/1/ |script-title=ja:プレイング・ジ・エンジェル {{!}} デペッシュ・モード |trans-title=Playing the Angel {{!}} Depeche Mode |language=ja |publisher=[[Oricon]] |access-date=9 January 2017}}</ref>
| 104
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Mexican Albums ([[Top 100 Mexico]])<ref name="mexico">{{cite web |url=http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2005.pdf |title=Top 100 Album 2005 |language=es |publisher=[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] |access-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215130547/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2005.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2010}}</ref>
|[[Oricon|Japanese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/release/d/617421/1/ |title=プレイング・ジ・エンジェル/デペッシュ・モード |trans_title=Playing the Angel / Depeche Mode |language=Japanese |publisher=[[Oricon]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
| 3
|align="center"|104
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|Mexican Albums Chart]]<ref name="mexico">{{cite web |url=http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2005.pdf |title=Top 100 Album 2005 |language=Spanish |publisher=[[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|-
{{album chart|Poland|1|id=282|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |work=[[Verdens Gang]] |publisher=Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Polish Music Charts|Polish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=282&lang=en |title=Oficjalna lista sprzedaży |publisher=[[OLiS]] |date=24 October 2005 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Scotland|9|date=20051023|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|Portuguese Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Spain|2|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Productores de Música de España|Spanish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spanishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Gwen+Stefani&titel=Love%2EAngel%2EMusic%2EBaby%2E&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|2
|-
|-
{{album chart|Sweden|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Sverigetopplistan|Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Swedish Recording Industry Association]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Depeche Mode|album=Playing the Angel|rowheader=true|access-date=9 January 2017}}
|[[Swiss Music Charts|Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Depeche+Mode&titel=Playing+The+Angel&cat=a |title=Depeche Mode – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|-
{{album chart|UK2|6|date=20051023|rowheader=true|access-date=25 January 2019}}
|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=34782 |title=Chart Stats – Gwen Stefani – Playing The Angel |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]]. Chart Stats |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
|align="center"|6
|-
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|7|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2013}}
|US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref name="bb"/>
|align="center"|7
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=5 February 2013}}
|US [[Dance/Electronic Albums|Top Electronic Albums]]<ref name="bb"/>
|align="center"|1
|}
|}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}

===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top|format=2colthin}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|date=24 October 2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|date=23 November 2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|certref=<ref>{{cite web |last=Bahner |first=Yvonne |last2=Bay |first2=Jesper |url=http://www.pladebranchen.nu/?id=256 |title=Platin til The Four Jacks |language=Danish |publisher=[[IFPI Denmark]]. Pladebranchen.NU |date=12 December 2005 |accessdate=27 July 2011}}</ref>|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2006|date=12 October 2006|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2006|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|accessdate=27 July 2011|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|date=9 June 2006|accessdate=27 July 2011|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|date=5 July 2006|accessdate=27 July 2011|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|id=20064|accessdate=27 July 2011|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|certyear=2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|id=06_06|accessdate=27 July 2011|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2005|date=18 November 2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Gold|date=14 October 2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|title=Playing the Angel|artist=Depeche Mode|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2005|format=2colthin|autocat=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=2colthin}}


===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2005 year-end chart performance for ''Playing the Angel''
! scope="col"| Chart (2005)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=2005 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 2005 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
!Chart (2005)
| 54
!Position
|-
|-
|Austrian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austriancharts.at/2005_album.asp |title=Jahreshitparade 2005 |language=German |publisher=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI Austria]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2005 – Albums |language=nl |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref>
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|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten 2005 |language=Dutch |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2005 – Albums |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=26 July 2011}}</ref>
| 16
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! scope="row"| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>The first list is the list of best-selling domestic albums of 2005 in Finland and the second is that of the best-selling foreign albums:
|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2005&cat=a |title=Rapports Annuels 2005 |language=French |publisher=[[Ultratop]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/kotimaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät kotimaiset albumit vuonna 2005 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland |access-date=23 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417232223/http://ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/kotimaiset/albumit |archive-date=17 April 2015}}
|align="center"|16
* {{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/ulkomaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2005 |language=fi |publisher=Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland |access-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509113506/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/ulkomaiset/albumit |archive-date=9 May 2015}}</ref>
| 78
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|Danish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top20.dk/chart/2005 |title=Chart of the Year 2005 |publisher=[[IFPI Denmark]]. TOP20.dk |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2005&type=2 |title=Classement Albums – année 2005 |language=fr |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |access-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925060939/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2005&type=2 |archive-date=25 September 2012}}</ref>
| 57
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|French Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=2005&type=2 |title=Classement Albums – année 2005 |language=French |publisher=[[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2005 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2005 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
| 22
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|Finnish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/myydyimmat/2005/ulkomaiset/albumit |title=Myydyimmät ulkomaiset albumit vuonna 2005 |language=Finnish |publisher=[[YLE]]. [[Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland|IFPI Finland]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2005 |title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján – 2005 |language=hu |publisher=MAHASZ |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 27
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|German Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.viva.tv/charts/viva-album-jahrescharts-2005-2005-252/?start=20 |title=VIVA Album Jahrescharts 2005 |language=German |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. [[Viva (TV station)|Viva]] |date=19 January 2011 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2005/0 |title=Classifica annuale 2005 (dal 03.01.2005 al 01.01.2006) – Album & Compilation |language=it |publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]] |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 19
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|-
! scope="row"| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)<ref name="mexico"/>
|Hungarian Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=album_db&ev=2005 |title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján 2005 |language=Hungarian |publisher=[[Mahasz]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
| 81
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! scope="row"| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/83?dspy=2005&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album, 2005 |language=sv |publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]] |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
|Mexican Albums Chart<ref name="mexico"/>
| 40
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|Swedish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hitlistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20050001&newi=0&height=420&platform=Win32&browser=MSIE&navi=no&subframe=Mainframe |title=Årslista Album – År 2005 |language=Swedish |publisher=[[Swedish Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Swedish Albums & Compilations (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/42?dspy=2005&dspp=1 |title=Årslista Album (inkl samlingar), 2005 |language=sv |publisher=Sverigetopplistan |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 44
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|Swiss Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2005 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 2005 |publisher=[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]. Hung Medien |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2005/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2005 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 30
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|US Top Electronic Albums<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/elptitl.jsp |title=2005 Year End Charts – Top Electronic Albums |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |publisher=[[Nielsen Company|Nielsen Business Media, Inc]] |date=26 November 2005 |accessdate=26 July 2011}}</ref>
! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/elptitl.jsp |title=2005 Year End Charts – Top Electronic Albums |website=Billboard.biz |date=26 November 2005 |access-date=26 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008124504/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/elptitl.jsp |archive-date=8 October 2012}}</ref>
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|+ 2006 year-end chart performance for ''Playing the Angel''
! scope="col"| Chart (2006)
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! scope="row"| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2006&cat=a |title=Rapports annuels 2006 – Albums |language=fr |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=26 January 2014}}</ref>
| 95
|-
! scope="row"| European Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web |url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/european_top_100_albums.jsp |title=Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums |website=Billboard.biz |year=2006 |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629080425/http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2006/european_top_100_albums.jsp |archive-date=29 June 2012}}</ref>
| 54
|-
! scope="row"| French Albums (SNEP)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://snepmusique.com/les-tops/le-top-de-lannee/top-albums-annee/?annee=2006 |title=Tops de l'année {{!}} Top Albums 2006 |language=fr |publisher=Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 115
|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-2006 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2006 |language=de |publisher=GfK Entertainment |access-date=10 January 2017}}</ref>
| 44
|-
! scope="row"| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/album_db/2006 |title=Összesített album- és válogatáslemez-lista – eladási darabszám alapján – 2006 |language=hu |publisher=MAHASZ |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 100
|-
! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/11/2006/0 |title=Classifica annuale 2006 (dal 02.01.2006 al 31.12.2006) – Album & Compilation |language=it |publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
| 60
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! scope="row"| Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2006.pdf |title=Top 100 Album 2006 |language=es |publisher=Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas |access-date=26 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215041230/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/Archivos/PDF/top_anual/Top_100_Album_2006.pdf |archive-date=15 February 2010}}</ref>
| 95
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! scope="row"| US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/dance-electronic-albums |title=Top Dance/Electronic Albums – Year-End 2006 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=25 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125142424/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2006/dance-electronic-albums |archive-date=25 January 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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==Certifications and sales==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for ''Playing the Angel''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Argentina|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2005&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+ |title=Discos de Oro y Platino |language=es |publisher=[[Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas]] |access-date=10 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927004453/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?AnoFiltro=2005&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP&ACCION=+Buscar+ |archive-date=27 September 2007}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|certyear=2005|date=24 October 2005|access-date=15 October 2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|date=23 November 2005|access-date=21 March 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/pladebranchen08-offentligg%C3%B8res-i-dag |title=Platin til The Four Jacks |language=da |publisher=[[IFPI Danmark]] |date=2 December 2005 |access-date=27 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001002126/http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content%2Fpladebranchen08-offentligg%C3%B8res-i-dag |archive-date=1 October 2011}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|access-date=21 March 2011|salesamount=16,777}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|certmonth=10|source=archive|access-date=10 January 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|number=2|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2006|access-date=14 May 2009}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2007|id=20071027160549|access-date=20 November 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|certyear=2005|access-date=22 February 2013}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|relyear=2005|salesamount=168,000|nocert=true|note=sales in 2005|type=album|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |last=De Luigi |first=Mario |url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/6937.pdf |title=Riscossa nazionale |work=Musica e dischi |language=it |date=January 2006 |page=10 |access-date=8 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526212820/http://www.musicaedischi.it/mdonline/6937.pdf |archive-date=26 May 2015}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certref=<ref name="mexico"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|certyear=2006|date=5 July 2006|access-date=10 January 2017|salesamount=32,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web |author=Wiadomości |author-link=Wiadomości |url=https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-sprzedaz-plyt-w-2005-r-rok-zaby,nId,1627424 |title=Sprzedaż płyt w 2005 r.: Rok Żaby |website=[[Interia]] |language=pl |date=25 January 2006 |access-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324055526/https://muzyka.interia.pl/wiadomosci/news-sprzedaz-plyt-w-2005-r-rok-zaby,nId,1627424 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|certyear=2006|id=20064|access-date=27 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917235749/http://artistas-espectaculos.com/topafp/pt/20064.htm|archive-date=17 September 2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|number=3|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|access-date=12 December 2010}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=2005|relmonth=10|certref=<ref>{{cite web |url=http://promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2006_06.pdf |title=Top 100 Albumes – Lista de los títulos mas vendidos del 06.02.06 al 12.02.06 |language=es |publisher=[[Productores de Música de España]] |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120505083906/http://www.promusicae.es/files/listassemanales/albumes/historial/TOP%20100%20ALBUMES%2006_06.pdf |archive-date=5 May 2012}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|date=18 November 2005|access-date=21 March 2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2005|certyear=2005|id=5127-1745-2|date=14 October 2005|access-date=16 June 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|nocert=true|type=album|salesamount=418,000|salesref=<ref name="billboard"/>}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Europe|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Playing the Angel|award=Platinum|type=album|certyear=2005|access-date=10 January 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|type=album|salesamount=1,600,000|salesref=<ref name="emi"/>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==See also==
* [[List of European number-one hits of 2005]]
* [[List of number-one albums of 2005 (Poland)]]
* [[List of number-one electronic albums of 2005 (U.S.)]]
* [[List of number-one hits of 2005 (France)#Albums chart|List of number-one hits of 2005 (France)]]
* [[List of number-one hits of 2005 (Italy)]]


==References==
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==External links==
* {{Discogs master|type=album|21165|name=Playing the Angel}}
* [http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/albums/19_playingtheangel.html Album information from the official Depeche Mode website]


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Playing the Angel
Studio album by
Depeche Mode
Released17 October 2005 (2005-10-17)
Studio
Genre
Length52:16
LabelMute
ProducerBen Hillier
Depeche Mode chronology
Remixes 81–04
(2004) 		Playing the Angel
(2005) 		The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
(2006)
Singles from Playing the Angel
  1. "Precious"
    Released: 3 October 2005
  2. "A Pain That I'm Used To"
    Released: 9 December 2005
  3. "Suffer Well"
    Released: 20 March 2006
  4. "John the Revelator" / "Lilian"
    Released: 4 June 2006

Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records in the UK, and a day later by Sire Records and Reprise Records in the United States.[2] It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour and the four singles "Precious", "A Pain That I'm Used To", "Suffer Well", and "John the Revelator" / "Lilian". The album reached number one in over 10 countries and entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and United States.

Background and composition

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Playing the Angel is the first Depeche Mode album to feature writing contributions from lead singer Dave Gahan.[3] He wrote the lyrics to "Suffer Well", "I Want It All" and "Nothing's Impossible", while Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott wrote the music. Gahan is the lead singer on all songs except for the instrumental "Introspectre", and Martin Gore-sung tracks "Macro" and "Damaged People". Gahan also sings backing vocals on "Macro". Tracks recorded during the Playing the Angel sessions that did not make the album include "Martyr", which was originally planned to be the lead single but was eventually deemed too poppy for the album and saved for The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1. Other songs include "Free", which ended up on the "Precious" single and the Japanese version of Playing the Angel.

Lyrically, some of the themes that appear quite often are faith, sin, pain, and suffering. Gore said that the track "John The Revelator" talks about faith but claims that "It also denounces the belief in a god who punishes and damns".[4] Gahan explained that the origin of the track "Suffer Well" has to do with when a friend of his told him to "suffer well" (likely during his time as a substance abuser in the 1990s) and the line stuck with Gahan.[5] Another subject that Gore wrote about was his divorce from his wife. The track "Precious" was written about how Gore's children were coping with their parents' divorce. Gore stated that "[t]he song ends with the verse 'I know you've learned to trust / keep faith in both of us'. All of our songs, even the most depressive ones, contain hope".[6][failed verification]

Musically, the album has a much more raw and gritty sound than its predecessor. Gillian Telling of Rolling Stone described the album's sound as featuring "the band's classic blend of synth-pop beats, heavy guitar riffs and dark lyrics".[7] The album has been called a more organic record for using more analogue synths than digital ones. In addition, most of the soundscapes presented are harsher and groovier than the more mellow Exciter. Producer Ben Hillier said that the verses on opening track "A Pain That I'm Used To" were extremely difficult to get right and Gore believed that the intro was also extremely difficult. According to Hillier, the choruses came together very well.[8][9] Gore also told Keyboard Magazine that he had been listening to a lot of gospel music and that it directly inspired the track "John The Revelator" though the track strays far from its inspiration. Hillier also recalled that the tracks "Suffer Well" and "The Sinner in Me" were massively changed from their original demos.[10] "Nothing's Impossible" was also massively changed from its demo and was transformed into one of the heaviest and more distorted songs on the album. The demo version of "Nothing's Impossible" appears on the deluxe edition of Sounds of the Universe.

Release

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In mid-July 2005, the unfinished video for "Precious" was leaked online. It is believed to have been leaked through the website of the production team that helped make the video.

The album was released as a Copy Controlled CD and a deluxe SACD/DVD version (CD/DVD version in the United States) which includes the album on hybrid multi-channel SACD as the main disc and a bonus DVD featuring an exclusive studio performance of "Clean" (from Violator), the video for "Precious", a photo gallery and a 5.1 mix of the album. There is also a documentary on the making of the album. All ten of the earlier Depeche Mode albums were re-released in similar format to Playing the Angel, a CD/SACD hybrid (in the US simply a remastered CD) with a DVD featuring a 5.1 mix of each album and a documentary, though Playing the Angel's documentary is far less extensive and also shorter than the classic ones. The album was also released on vinyl as double LP housed in gatefold sleeve.

The iTunes deluxe edition of the album has several bonuses, including another "bare" version of a Violator track, "Waiting for the Night", and the music video for "Precious". People who placed the album on pre-order were eligible to participate in a ticket pre-sale for most Touring the Angel concerts, the first time such an offer was made by iTunes and Ticketmaster.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Entertainment WeeklyB[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
Mojo[16]
NME5/10[17]
Pitchfork7.0/10[18]
Q[19]
Rolling Stone[20]
The Times[21]

Critical

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Playing the Angel received generally positive reviews. E! Online and Entertainment Weekly gave the album high scores. Pitchfork gave the album a positive review, but criticized its lack of innovation. However, there are some negative reviews; Rolling Stone magazine rated the album two-and-a-half stars out of five, lower than the score received by Exciter. Playing the Angel performed relatively well on several year-end lists such as Q magazine and Playlouder. The album was ranked number 20 on E! Online's "Top 20 Albums of 2005" list and number 68 on WOXY's "Top 97 Albums of 2005". In a positive review, Pitchfork described the album as "one of those signature artifacts of the Adult Band: an album we hardly even need to review. Depeche Mode's core fans will flip for it; it's the best thing they've released in a long while".[22] The Red Book version of the album is considered by numerous fans to be poorly mastered,[23][24] relying on heavy compression to intentionally and artificially boost the output, especially when compared with the vinyl version that was mastered differently.[citation needed]

Commercial

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Playing the Angel debuted at number six on the UK Albums Chart, selling 32,505 copies in its first week.[25] In the United States, the album debuted at number seven on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 98,000 copies.[26] Both peak chart positions were improvements on the band's previous album, Exciter, which charted at number nine and eight, respectively, although Exciter attained higher US first-week sales of 115,000 units.[26] Playing the Angel had sold 418,000 copies in the US as of November 2007.[27] By January 2007, the album had sold 1.6 million copies worldwide (excluding the US and Canada), according to EMI.[28]

Accolades

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Accolades for Playing the Angel
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Eins Live Top Albums of 2005 15 [citation needed]
Gaffa Top Albums of 2005 17 [citation needed]
MusicServer Top 100 Albums of the 2000s 66 [citation needed]
Plattentests Top Albums of 2005 10 [citation needed]
Playlouder Top 50 Albums of 2005 39 [29]
Popnews Top Albums of 2005 16 [citation needed]
Q Top 50 Albums of 2005 34 [citation needed]

Track listing

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All lead vocals by Dave Gahan, except where noted

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore, except where noted

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."A Pain That I'm Used To"  4:11
2."John the Revelator"  3:42
3."Suffer Well"
  • Gahan
  • Eigner
  • Phillpott
 3:49
4."The Sinner in Me"  4:56
5."Precious"  4:10
6."Macro" Gore4:03
7."I Want It All"
  • Gahan
  • Eigner
  • Phillpott
 6:09
8."Nothing's Impossible"
  • Gahan
  • Eigner
  • Phillpott
 4:21
9."Introspectre" instrumental1:42
10."Damaged People" Gore3:29
11."Lilian"  4:49
12."The Darkest Star"  6:55
Total length:52:16
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Free"5:13
14."Waiting for the Night" (Bare)4:19
15."Newborn"5:34
16."Newborn" (Foster Remix by Kettel)5:28
17."Better Days"2:30
18."Better Days" (Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Vocal Mix)7:13
19."Better Days" (Basteroid "Dance Is Gone" Remix)7:12
Total length:89:00
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Playing the Angel (In 5.1 and Stereo)"52:40
2."Making the Angel" (short film)8:25
3."Precious" (music video)4:04
4."Clean" (Bare)3:45
Total length:121:10
  • The bonus DVD also includes a photo gallery. The UMD release of the album contains the same material as the bonus DVD excluding the "5.1 and Stereo" mix of the album.
iTunes pre-order bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Waiting for the Night" (Bare)4:19
Total length:56:35
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Free"5:13
Total length:57:24

Personnel

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Playing the Angel.[30]

Depeche Mode

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Additional musicians

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  • Dave McCracken – programming (all tracks); piano (track 12; miscredited to track 7 in the booklet)
  • Richard Morris – programming
  • Christian Eigner – original programming (tracks 3, 7, 8)
  • Andrew Phillpott – original programming (tracks 3, 7, 8)

Technical

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  • Ben Hillier – production, mixing, engineering
  • Steve Fitzmaurice – mixing at Whitfield Street Studios (London)
  • Richard Morris – engineering
  • Nick Sevilla – recording assistance
  • Arjun Agerwala – recording assistance
  • Rudyard Lee Cullers – recording assistance
  • Devin Workman – recording assistance, mixing assistance
  • Kt Rangnick – recording assistance, mixing assistance
  • Emily Lazar – mastering at The Lodge (New York City)
  • Sarah Register – mastering assistance

Artwork

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  • Anton Corbijn – art direction, photography, cover design
  • Four5one.com – design

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Playing the Angel
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[78] Gold 20,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[79] Gold 15,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[80] Gold 50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[81] Gold 20,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[82] Gold 16,777[82]
France (SNEP)[83] Platinum 200,000*
Germany (BVMI)[84] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[85] Gold 10,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[86] Platinum 10,000^
Italy
sales in 2005 		— 168,000[87]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[47] Gold 50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[89] Platinum 32,000[88]
Portugal (AFP)[90] Gold 10,000^
Russia (NFPF)[91] 3× Platinum 60,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[92] Platinum 100,000^
Sweden (GLF)[93] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[94] Gold 100,000^
United States — 418,000[27]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[95] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide — 1,600,000[28]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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