Chartpositions: | |
Number 1 in Germany. Number 4 in the UK. Number 13 in the USA. Number 15 in Sweden. |
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Quotes: | |
"We were aware that the single was quite
close being a disco single and we didn't want to be like the millions of others that were out. We wanted it to have this hard metallic sound while keeping it fairly soulful" - Alan Wilder; taken from No 1 Magazine, October 19th 1985 by Paul Bursche. --- "I really laughed the first time it came on." - Record Mirror, 7.3.1984, Ray Hoy. --- "It tends to induce movement in bodies that normally wouldn't be seen |
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Interesting facts: | |
"People Are People" was sold over 500,000 times in Germany & over 250,000 times in the UK.
--- "Einstuerzende Neubauten" mastermind Blixa Bargeld about the roots of "People Are People". Interview-excerpt taken from the German TV documentary film Pop 2000: Original interview in German: ,,Wir hatten mit Gareth Jones
ein Translation by Strangefan:
"We have recorded a
song with --- The German hip-hop/rap-band
"Fuenf Sterne Deluxe" mentioned "People Are People" in their single "Die Leude",
released from "Neo.Now" (Zomba, 2000). |
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Video clip: | |
Quicktime
4 7" version (DM.com) Quicktime 4 12" version excerpt Media Player 56 K 12" version |
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Cover versions: | |
Scam
Luiz / cover taken from
www.depechemode.ee Jesus Chrysler Suicide / taken from "Master Of Celebration" Studio 99 / taken from "Personal Jesus" Goetz Alsmann |
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For further information go to www.depechemode.tv. For further information about the US release go to www.depechemode.com 1/2/3/4. |
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