Precious (Depeche Mode song)

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"Precious"
Depeche Mode Precious.jpg
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Playing the Angel
B-side "Free"
Released3 October 2005 (2005-10-03)
Studio Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California)
Genre Synth-pop [1] [2]
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s) Martin Gore
Producer(s) Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Enjoy the Silence 04"
(2004)		"Precious"
(2005)		"A Pain That I'm Used To"
(2005)
Music video
"Precious" on YouTube

Personnel

Personnel are lifted from the UK CD single liner notes. [28]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Precious"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI) [61] Gold150,000‡
Italy—15,000 [62]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Precious"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United States26 September 2005 [17]
3 October 2005 Digital download [33]
United Kingdom
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
Mute [3]
Australia17 October 2005
  • Vinyl
  • CD
 [63]

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