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The Singles (86-98)

The Singles 86>98
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Compilation album by Depeche Mode
Released 28 September 1998 (1998-09-28)
Recorded 1985–98
Genre
Length 97:12
Label Mute
Producer
Compiler
  • Roland Brown
  • Mike Marsh
Depeche Mode chronology
Ultra
(1997)
The Singles 86>98
(1998)
Exciter
(2001)
Singles from The Singles 86>98
  1. "Only When I Lose Myself"
    Released: 7 September 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4.5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly C−
Pitchfork 7.6/10

The Singles 86>98 is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 28 September 1998 by Mute Records. It was released as a follow-up to the band's previous compilation, The Singles 81→85, which was also reissued in the same year. The compilation covers the band's 7-inch single releases spanning five studio albums (from 1986's Black Celebration to 1997's Ultra), as well as including the band's 1998 standalone single "Only When I Lose Myself". Also included is "Little 15" (from Music for the Masses, released as a single in Europe), and the live version of "Everything Counts" (from the live album 101) which was released as a single in 1989. All tracks on The Singles 86>98 were newly remastered, as was the case with the re-release of The Singles 81→85.

The band decided to release the album as a close follow-up to Ultra, Depeche Mode's first album after Alan Wilder's departure and Dave Gahan's drug addiction and resulting health problems, to maintain interest in the band. The four-month The Singles Tour that followed marked the first time Depeche Mode had toured since the 1993–94 Devotional/Exotic Tour, since they had declined to tour Ultra a year earlier, playing only a few songs at a handful of shows instead.

The Singles 86>98 has sold 500,000 units in the United States (double albums count as two units), achieving Platinum certification. The album was also listed on Blender magazine's "500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock" list.


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