Sacred

~ Recording by Depeche Mode

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.4Sacred4:48Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • FR1987-09-28
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)30 102
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • GR1987-09-28
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VG 50303
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • GB1987-09-28
Mute (UK label)CD STUMM 47
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (AAD on disc)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • DE1987-09-28
Mute (UK label)INT 846.833
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)STUMM 47
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)INT 146.833, Stumm 47
1.4Sacred?:??Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)STUMM 47
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Virgin France S.A. (not for release label use!)70536
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • US1987-10-06
Sire Records9 25614-2
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • JP1987-10-25
Alfa (Japanese record label), Mute (UK label)32XB-195
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (Fabriqué en France ; LC5834 ; Distribution exclusive : Disques Vogue, a Bertelsmann Music Group company)Depeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)74321125062
1.4Sacred4:48Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (DDD on disc)Depeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)INT 846.833
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label), Sire RecordsCD 25614
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)CD STUMM 47
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Labels, Mute (UK label)724384180447
1.4Sacred4:49Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Sire RecordsW2-25614
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Sire Records9 25614-1
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (without “Printed in Holland” in the barcode field)Depeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)7243 4 84002 2 2, CD Stumm 47, INT 846.833
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (“Printed in Holland” horizontal at the barcode)Depeche ModeAlbum
IntercordINT 846.833
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label), IntercordCD Stumm 47, INT 846.833
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (collectors edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2006-04-03
Mute (UK label)DMCD6
2.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (collectors edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2006-04-03
Mute (UK label)DMCD6
4.5Sacred4:48Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (collectors edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2006-04-03
Mute (UK label)DMCD6
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • GB2006-04-03
Mute (UK label)CDXSTUMM 47
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (deluxe double collectors edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • US2006-06-06
Rhino (reissue label)R2 77591
2.5Sacred4:49Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (deluxe double collectors edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • US2006-06-06
Rhino (reissue label)R2 77591
1.4Sacred4:45Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • CA2006-06-06
  • MX2006-06-06
  • US2006-06-06
Rhino (reissue label), Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across)
6.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeThe Complete Depeche ModeDepeche ModeAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2006-12-19
Mute (UK label)iDMBOX 1
1.4Sacred5:01Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2007-03-12
Mute (UK label)DMLP6
1.4Sacred5:01Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (remastered)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • US2008-01-22
Mute (UK label), Reprise Records, Rhino (reissue label), Sire RecordsWBA1-233916
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (collector’s edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2009-03-16
  • DE2009-03-16
  • GB2009-03-16
Mute (UK label)5099969433528, DMCDX6
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)88883770792
2.5Sacred4:49Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)88883770792
1.4Sacred4:44Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • XW2013-07-03
Venusnote Limited (not for release label use! a Depeche Mode record company)
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (deluxe)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • -2013-08-03
  • XW-
Sony Music Entertainment International Ltd[none]
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
BMG (imprint of BMG Rights Management, 2008–present)88883751322
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)CDCOL7498
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (remastered)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • XE2016-12-23
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Mute (UK label)88985336731, STUMM47
1.4Sacred4:49Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
  • US2017-04-11
Rhino (reissue label), Sire RecordsR2 25614
6.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMODE: The definitive Depeche Mode studio collection (limited edition)Depeche ModeAlbum + Compilation
  • US2020-01-24
Rhino (reissue label), Sire Records603497849062, 88985389492S1, R2 607295
6.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMODE: The Definitive Depeche Mode Studio Collection (box set, compilation, limited edition, numbered)Depeche ModeAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2020-01-24
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Mute (UK label), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88985389492
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (remastered)Depeche ModeAlbum
  • US2025-04-04
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Mute (UK label)19802841202
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
1.4Sacred4:47Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Labels7243 8 41804 2 3
1.4Sacred4:49Depeche ModeMusic for the Masses (club edition)Depeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label), Sire Records, BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions)9 25614-2, D101911
Promotion
1.4Sacred4:50Depeche ModeMusic for the MassesDepeche ModeAlbum
Mute (UK label)CDSTUMM 47

Relationships

engineer:David Bascombe
additional producer:Daniel Miller (British music producer and founder of Mute Records)
producer:David Bascombe
Depeche Mode
lead vocals:Dave Gahan
recorded at:Konk Studios in Hornsey, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Studio Guillaume Tell in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:Puk Recording Studios in Gjerlev, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
DJ-mixes:Strangemix (order: 9)
recording of:Sacred

Related works

Sacred

lyricist and composer:Martin L. Gore