Live in Berlin (Depeche Mode album and video)

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Live in Berlin
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Released14 November 2014 (2014-11-14)
Recorded25 and 27 November 2013
Venue O2 World
(Berlin, Germany)
Length129 minutes [1]
Label
Director Anton Corbijn
Producer Kirsten Sohrauer [1]
Depeche Mode chronology
Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09
(2010)
Live in Berlin
(2014)
Video Singles Collection
(2016)

Live in Berlin: A Film by Anton Corbijn is a live video album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, featuring a live concert directed and filmed by Anton Corbijn. It was released on 14 November 2014 by Mute Records and Columbia Records. [2] It was filmed on location at the O2 World in Berlin on 25 and 27 November 2013 during the band's Delta Machine Tour. [3]

Contents

The deluxe edition in five discs includes the Live in Berlin DVD, the Live in Berlin Soundtrack concert audio on two CDs, second DVD Alive in Berlin, and the 2013 album Delta Machine 5.1 mix on Blu-ray. The standard edition consists of the concert DVD and the soundtrack. The second DVD featuring the full live show combined with behind-the-scenes footage, interviews with the band and their fans, and a two-song acoustic session filmed at Salon Bel Ami, the oldest existing brothel in Berlin, is also available as Depeche Mode: Alive in Berlin (HD) on iTunes from 19 December 2014. [4] [5] The soundtrack was also released as a double CD package. [3]

Before its release, the DVD was launched with one-off theatrical screenings in selected cities around the world, including over 40 cinemas in Germany. [1] [6]

Track listing

Box set

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

Live in Berlin – DVD
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Welcome to My World" Delta Machine 6:42
2."Angel"Delta Machine4:18
3."Walking in My Shoes" Songs of Faith and Devotion 6:33
4."Precious" Playing the Angel 5:02
5."Black Celebration" Black Celebration 4:33
6."Should Be Higher" (writers: Dave Gahan, Kurt Uenala)Delta Machine5:51
7."Policy of Truth" Violator 5:26
8."The Child Inside"Delta Machine4:20
9."But Not Tonight" (acoustic)Black Celebration6:48
10."Heaven"Delta Machine4:12
11."Soothe My Soul"Delta Machine7:15
12."A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont's Remix)Playing the Angel4:28
13."A Question of Time"Black Celebration4:24
14."Enjoy the Silence"Violator7:27
15."Personal Jesus"Violator8:41
16."Shake the Disease" (acoustic) The Singles 81→85 4:58
17."Halo" (Goldfrapp Remix)Violator4:52
18."Just Can't Get Enough" (writer: Vince Clarke) Speak & Spell 6:03
19."I Feel You"Songs of Faith and Devotion6:47
20."Never Let Me Down Again" Music for the Masses 7:30
21."Goodbye"Delta Machine5:34
Alive in Berlin – DVD
  1. Full live show + 15 interview pieces
  2. Condemnation (Bordello Acoustic Sessions)
  3. Judas (Bordello Acoustic Sessions)
Live in Berlin – disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to My World"6:42
2."Angel"4:18
3."Walking in My Shoes"6:33
4."Precious"5:03
5."Black Celebration"4:34
6."Should Be Higher"5:51
7."Policy of Truth"5:26
8."The Child Inside"4:21
9."But Not Tonight" (acoustic)6:48
10."Heaven"4:13
11."Soothe My Soul"7:15
Live in Berlin – disc two
No.TitleLength
1."A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont's Remix)4:28
2."A Question of Time"4:24
3."Enjoy the Silence"7:27
4."Personal Jesus"8:42
5."Shake the Disease" (acoustic)4:58
6."Halo" (Goldfrapp remix)4:53
7."Just Can't Get Enough"6:03
8."I Feel You"6:47
9."Never Let Me Down Again"7:30
10."Goodbye"5:34
Delta Machine 5.1 audio on Blu-ray
  1. "Welcome to My World"
  2. "Angel"
  3. "Heaven"
  4. "Secret to the End"
  5. "My Little Universe"
  6. "Slow"
  7. "Broken"
  8. "The Child Inside"
  9. "Soft Touch/Raw Nerve"
  10. "Should Be Higher"
  11. "Alone"
  12. "Soothe My Soul"
  13. "Goodbye"
  14. "Long Time Lie"
  15. "Happens All the Time"
  16. "Always"
  17. "All That's Mine"

Two-disc edition

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Welcome to My World"6:42
2."Angel"4:18
3."Walking in My Shoes"6:33
4."Precious"5:03
5."Black Celebration"4:34
6."Should Be Higher" (writers: Gahan, Uenala)5:51
7."Policy of Truth"5:26
8."The Child Inside"4:21
9."But Not Tonight" (acoustic)6:48
10."Heaven"4:13
11."Soothe My Soul"7:15
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont's Remix)4:28
2."A Question of Time"4:24
3."Enjoy the Silence"7:27
4."Personal Jesus"8:42
5."Shake the Disease" (acoustic)4:58
6."Halo" (Goldfrapp Remix)4:53
7."Just Can't Get Enough" (writer: Clarke)6:03
8."I Feel You"6:47
9."Never Let Me Down Again"7:30
10."Goodbye"5:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Live in Berlin. [7]

Depeche Mode

Additional musicians

Technical

  • Anton Corbijn – artistic direction, stage design, film direction, camera
  • Paul Normandale – lighting direction
  • Kirsten Sohrauer – film production
  • Philipp Hennig – camera
  • Jan-Hinrich Hoffman – camera
  • Martin Schlecht – camera
  • Oliver Moron – camera
  • Friedemann Frank – sound
  • James Rose – film Editor
  • Necker – audio recording
  • Antony King – audio recording
  • Kerry Hopwood – audio recording technical engineering
  • Tom Worley – audio recording technical engineering
  • Terence Hulkes – audio recording technical engineering
  • Adrian Hall – Stereo and 5.1 mixing
  • Joe Adams – additional Pro Tools editing
  • MJ – audio production
  • Miles Showell – Stereo audio mastering
  • Simon Gibson – 5.1 audio mastering
  • Ian Duncan – audio dubbing mixing

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Live in Berlin
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV) [29] Gold5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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