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 (gatefold sleeve, released 14 May 2001)

Get your original edition of “Exciter” in double vinyl format from eBay (subject to availability).

Depeche Mode – Exciter

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  • 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

Depeche Mode – Exciter


CD – UK
Mute – CDSTUMM190 (released 14 May 2001)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

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

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

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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 Depeche Mode magazine – edition BONG 50, released in December 2001)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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 Depeche Mode magazine – the last edition, BONG 52, released 1 August 2002)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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 vouchers collected from the newspapers Daily Mirror & Sunday Mirror, released in 2002)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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, this box was also a promo for the single “Dream On”, released in April or May 2001)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  • 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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

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

Get your remastered collectors edition of “Exciter” in SACD + DVD format from Amazon (subject to availability).

Get your remastered collectors edition of “Exciter” in SACD + DVD format from eBay (subject to availability).

Depeche Mode – Exciter

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)

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

Additional tracks (in PCM Stereo)

  1. Easy Tiger (Full Version) 4:57 / 4:57
  2. Dirt 5:00 / 4:58 ts
  3. Freelove (Flood Mix) 4:01 (not included on the US edition)
  4. Zenstation 6:26 / 6:24
  5. 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)

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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 & reissued editions
Europe: Mute – CDXSTUMM190 (released 1 October 2007)

Europe: Sony Music – 88883751302 (released 15 August 2013 and in 2020)

US: Reprise Records – RR2 47960 (released 30 June 2017)*

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  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 & reissued limited editions in gatefold sleeve
Europe: Mute – DMLP10 (released 8 October 2007)

US: Mute – Reprise Records – WBA1-234300 (released in 2007 and 28 May 2014)

Europe: BMG – Music On Vinyl – MOVLP949 (released 22 May 2014)

Europe: Sony Music – 88985336931 (released 10 February 2017)

Get your remastered “Exciter” in 180 gram double vinyl format from Amazon (subject to availability).

Depeche Mode – Exciter

Depeche Mode – Exciter

  • 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


Note: “Exciter” was also released in the cassette and mini-disc formats, and in the Blu-spec CD2 format in Japan.


Depeche Mode – Exciter

  • all tracks written by Martin Gore, except ts 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 Gore