Depeche Mode – Exciter

Originally released 14 May 2001, “Exciter” is the tenth studio album by Depeche Mode. It features the singles “Dream On”, “I Feel Loved”, “Freelove”, and “Goodnight Lovers”. Initially the album wasn’t released on vinyl in North America. Over the years, “Exciter” has been remastered and reissued several times.

2xLP – UK
Mute STUMM190 (released 14 May 2001)

• A1 Dream On 4:18
• A2 Shine 5:29
• A3 The Sweetest Condition 3:40
• B1 When The Body Speaks 6:00
• B2 The Dead Of Night 4:48
• B3 Lovetheme 2:00

• C1 Freelove 6:07
• C2 Comatose 3:22
• C3 I Feel Loved 4:18
• D1 Breathe 5:16
• D2 Easy Tiger 2:05
• D3 I Am You 5:05
• D4 Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD – UK
Mute CDSTUMM190 (released 14 May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:19
2. Shine 5:32
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:42
4. When The Body Speaks 6:01
5. The Dead Of Night 4:50
6. Lovetheme 2:02
7. Freelove 6:10
8. Comatose 3:24
9. I Feel Loved 4:20
10. Breathe 5:17
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:10
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD album sampler promo – UK
Mute PCDSTUMM190 (released in April or May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. I Feel Loved 4:18
3. When The Body Speaks 6:00
4. The Dead Of Night 4:48
5. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

Multimedia & Interview CD – UK
Mute IPKCDSTUMM190 (released in April or May 2001)

Multimedia CD-ROM

1. Dream On (music video) 3:41
2. Exciter Electronic Press Kit (video) 19:10
3. Lyrics
4. Photo gallery
5. Biography
6. Album discography
7. Internet links
8. Exit

Interview CD

1. the band answering 42 questions, all listed in the CD booklet 29:49

Limited edition box set promo – UK
Mute BCDSTUMM190, box containing the regular “Exciter” CD, multimedia CD-ROM, interview snippets CD with the band answering 42 questions, two promo cards, and two stickers (released in April or May 2001)

• CD – CDSTUMM190
• CD-ROM – IPKCDSTUMM190
• Interview CD – IPKCDSTUMM190

CD-R promo – UK
Mute STUMM190 (issued 14 May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. Shine 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 6:00
5. The Dead Of Night 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:00
7. Freelove 6:07
8. Comatose 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:18
10. Breathe 5:16
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

Commemorative CD promo – UK
BONG Magazine & BBC London – BONGFAN1 (interview snippets CD available only with the official magazine of Depeche Mode – edition BONG 50, released in December 2001)

1. the band answering 45 questions, all listed in the magazine 43:14

CD promo – UK
BONG Magazine – BONGFAN2 (remixes CD available only with the official magazine of Depeche Mode – the last edition, BONG 52, released 1 August 2002)

1. Dream On (The Brat Mix) 8:26
2. Dream On (Morel’s Pink Noise Vocal Mix) 7:44
3. Dream On (Morel’s Pink Noise Pain Is Waiting Mix) 4:57
4. I Feel Loved (Fafa ‘Superfunk’ Monteco Remix Edit) 4:04
5. I Feel Loved (Laurent F. Remix) 3:04
6. I Feel Loved (Desert After Hours Dub) 7:03
7. I Feel Loved (Tenaglia Labour Of Love Dub) 12:05
8. Freelove (Powder Productions Remix) 7:52
9. Freelove (Deep Dish Freedom Mix/Remix) 11:44
10. Freelove (Bascombe Remix No. 3) 4:06

Enhanced CD limited edition promo sampler – UK
Protein / Daily Mirror – PSCD0018 (made available by collecting vouchers from the newspapers Daily Mirror & Sunday Mirror, released 2002)

1. Dream On 4:19
2. I Feel Loved 4:20
3. Freelove 6:10
4. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

Video

1. Goodnight Lovers (music video) 3:51

CD – US
Mute – Reprise Records 9 47960-2 (released 15 May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. Shine 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 6:00
5. The Dead Of Night 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:00
7. Freelove 6:07
8. Comatose 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:18
10. Breathe 5:16
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD advance promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records 2A-47960-B (released in April or May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. Shine 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 6:00
5. The Dead Of Night 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:00
7. Freelove 6:07
8. Comatose 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:18
10. Breathe 5:16
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD album sampler promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records PRO-CD-100613 (released in April or May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. The Dead Of Night 4:48
3. Freelove 6:07
4. I Feel Loved 4:18
5. Breathe 5:16
6. Dream On (Morel’s Pink Noise Edit) 3:53

Interview CD / Transcript – US
Mute – Reprise Records PRO-CD-100616 (released in April or May 2001)

1. the band answering 42 questions, all listed in the CD booklet 29:49

Limited edition box set promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records – no catalogue number, box containing a CD, booklet, cardboard picture, stickers, and a VHS (the box was also made as a promo for the single “Dream On”, released in April or May 2001)

• CD – “Exciter” advance promo 2A-47960-B, or
• CD – “Exciter” album sampler promo PRO-CD-100613, or
• CD – “Dream On” 9 44982-2
• booklet with information about the release of Exciter and tour dates
• cardboard picture with US tour dates
• “Dream On” artwork sticker and release date promo sticker
• VHS (NTSC) – PRO-V-100606
  • “Dream On” (music video) 3:41
  • “Exciter” Electronic Press Kit 19:10

CD-R album advance promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records 2-47960 (issued in April or May 2001)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. Shine 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 5:59
5. The Dead Of Night 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:00
7. Freelove 6:07
8. Comatose 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:18
10. Breathe 5:15
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD-R pre-release promo – Australia & New Zealand
Festival Records – no catalogue number (issued 27 February 2001)

1. Dream On 4:19
2. Shine 5:32
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:42
4. When The Body Speaks 6:01
5. The Dead Of Night 4:50
6. Lovetheme 2:02
7. Freelove 6:10
8. Comatose 3:24
9. I Feel Loved 4:20
10. Breathe 5:17
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:10
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

SACD + DVD Collectors Edition
Europe: Mute DMCD10 (remastered release 1 October 2007)
US: Mute – Reprise Records 2-108860 (CD + DVD with SACD surround, (remastered release 3 October 2007)

SACD

1. Dream On 4:20 / 4:18
2. Shine 5:32 / 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:42 / 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 6:01 / 6:00
5. The Dead Of Night 4:50 / 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:02 / 2:00
7. Freelove 6:10 / 6:07
8. Comatose 3:24 / 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:20 / 4:18
10. Breathe 5:17 / 5:16
11. Easy Tiger 2:05 / 2:05
12. I Am You 5:10 / 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48 / 3:48

DVD
Video – A Short Film

1. Depeche Mode: 1999 – 2002 (“Presenting the intimate and delicate side of Depeche Mode”) 32:25

Audio – Exciter (in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, and PCM Stereo)

2. Dream On 4:21
3. Shine 5:31
4. The Sweetest Condition 3:43
5. When The Body Speaks 6:00
6. The Dead Of Night 4:50
7. Lovetheme 2:02
8. Freelove 6:10
9. Comatose 3:24
10. I Feel Loved 4:20
11. Breathe 5:18
12. Easy Tiger 2:04
13. I Am You 5:10
14. Goodnight Lovers 3:50
15. The Dead Of Night (Live in Paris 2001) 5:13 / 5:13
16. The Sweetest Condition (Live in Paris 2001) 3:58 / 3:51
17. Dream On (Live in Paris 2001) 5:39 / 5:40
18. When The Body Speaks (Live in Paris 2001) 7:03 / 7:09
19. Breathe (Live in Paris 2001) 5:20 / 5:17
20. Freelove (Live in Paris 2001) 7:32 / 7:10

Additional tracks (in PCM Stereo)

21. Easy Tiger (Full Version) 4:57 / 4:57
22. Dirt 5:00 / 4:58 ♫
23. Freelove (Flood Mix) 4:01 (not included on the US edition)
24. Zenstation 6:26 / 6:24
25. When The Body Speaks (Acoustic Version) 6:00 / 6:02

CD-R + DVD-R album advance promo – US
Mute – Reprise Records – no catalogue number (bundled with “The Exciter” DVD-R containing additional 5.1 mixes and bonus tracks, issued in September or October 2007)

1. Dream On 4:18
2. Shine 5:29
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:40
4. When The Body Speaks 6:00
5. The Dead Of Night 4:48
6. Lovetheme 2:00
7. Freelove 6:07
8. Comatose 3:22
9. I Feel Loved 4:18
10. Breathe 5:16
11. Easy Tiger 2:05
12. I Am You 5:05
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48

CD – various remastered editions
Europe: Mute CDXSTUMM190 (reissued release 1 October 2007)

Europe: Sony Music 88883751302 (reissued release 15 August 2013)

US: Reprise Records RR2 47960 (reissued release 30 June 2017)*

Europe: Sony Music 88883751302 (reissued release 2020)

1. Dream On 4:21 / 4:19*
2. Shine 5:33 / 5:32*
3. The Sweetest Condition 3:43 / 3:42*
4. When The Body Speaks 6:01 / 6:01*
5. The Dead Of Night 4:50 / 4:50*
6. Lovetheme 2:03 / 2:02*
7. Freelove 6:11 / 6:10*
8. Comatose 3:24 / 3:24*
9. I Feel Loved 4:21 / 4:20*
10. Breathe 5:18 / 5:17*
11. Easy Tiger 2:05 / 2:05*
12. I Am You 5:10 / 5:10*
13. Goodnight Lovers 3:48 / 3:48*

2xLP – various remastered and limited editions
Europe: Mute DMLP10 (reissued release 8 October 2007)
US: Mute – Reprise Records WBA1-234300 (reissued release 22 January 2008)

Europe: BMG / Music On Vinyl MOVLP949 (reissued release 22 May 2014)
US: Mute – Reprise Records WBA1-234300 (reissued release 28 May 2014)

Europe: Sony Music 88985336931 (reissued release 10 February 2017)

• A1 Dream On 4:18
• A2 Shine 5:29
• A3 The Sweetest Condition 3:40
• B1 When The Body Speaks 6:00
• B2 The Dead Of Night 4:48
• B3 Lovetheme 2:00

• C1 Freelove 6:07
• C2 Comatose 3:22
• C3 I Feel Loved 4:18
• D1 Breathe 5:16
• D2 Easy Tiger 2:05
• D3 I Am You 5:05
• D4 Goodnight Lovers 3:48

Note: “Exciter” was also released on cassette and mini-disc.

Depeche Mode – Exciter

• all tracks written by Martin L. Gore, except ♫ by The Stooges
• produced by Mark Bell and Depeche Mode
• highest chart position 9 (UK) 8 (US)
• 2001 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin L. Gore