New Life (song)

For the song by Blind Melon, see Soup (Blind Melon album).

"New Life"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Speak & Spell
B-side	"Shout!"
Released	13 June 1981
Format	Vinyl record (7" and 12"), CD (1991 box set)
Recorded	1981
Genre	Synthpop
Length	3:43 (album version) 3:58 (12" remix)
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Vince Clarke/Paul Spector
Producer	Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Dreaming of Me" (1981) "New Life" (1981) "Just Can't Get Enough" (1981)

"New Life" is the second UK single by Depeche Mode, originally released on 13 June 1981. It was not commercially released in the United States.

There were two versions of the song available. The 7" version would later become the "album version", as it would eventually appear on the UK version of Speak & Spell, released in October 1981, and a 12" "remix," which differs from the "album version" in that it has a different intro, intensely percusive and harder, and an added synth part in the "solo" vocal section in the middle of the song, which is not present on the 7" mix. The "remix" would later appear on the US version of Speak & Spell.

The single became Depeche Mode's breakthrough hit in the UK, peaking at #11. On 25 June 1981, the band performed "New Life" during their debut on the BBC's Top of the Pops. The band would perform the song twice more on the show, on July 16 and July 30, 1981.

The b-side, "Shout!", is the first Depeche Mode song to get a 12" extended remix, called the "Rio Remix". This mix would later appear on the remix compilation Remixes 81–04, released in 2004. It is the earliest recorded song available on the compilation.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "New Life":

7" Mute / 7Mute14 (UK)

1. "New Life" – 3:43
2. "Shout!" – 3:44

12" Mute / 12Mute14 (UK)

1. "New Life (Remix)" – 3:58
2. "Shout! (Rio Remix)" – 7:31

CD Mute / CDMute14 (UK)¹

1. "New Life (Remix)" – 3:58
2. "Shout!" – 3:44
3. "Shout! (Rio Remix)" – 7:31

Notes

• ¹:CD released in 1991.
• All songs written by Vince Clarke.

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site