Originally released 31 January 1983, “Get The Balance Right!” is the seventh single (the third in the US) by Depeche Mode . It’s also the first release with Alan Wilder officially in the band.
7-inch – UK
Mute 7 BONG 2
- A1 Get The Balance Right! 3:12
- B1 The Great Outdoors! 5:01 ♬
12-inch – UK
Mute 12 BONG 2
- A1 Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) 7:56
- B1 The Great Outdoors! 5:01 ♬
- B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:00
12-inch limited edition – UK
Mute L12 BONG 2
- A1 Get The Balance Right! (7-inch Version) 3:12
- B1 My Secret Garden (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 7:28
- B2 See You (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:11
- B3 Satellite (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:28
- B4 Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon) 4:00
7-inch – Japan
Mute – Sire 1757 (released 2 April 1983)
- A1 Get The Balance Right! 3:12
- B1 The Great Outdoors! 5:01 ♬
12-inch – US
Mute – Sire 29704-0 (released 7 September 1983)
- A1 Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) 7:56
- B1 The Great Outdoors! 5:01 ♬
- B2 Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:00
- B3 Get The Balance Right! (7-inch Version) 3:12
CD – Germany / France
Mute – Intercord Ton INT 826.836 / Mute – Virgin 30141 (reissued releases 1 April 1987)
- Get The Balance Right! (7-inch Version) 3:12 / 3:12
- My Secret Garden (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 7:30 / 7:28
- See You (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:10 / 4:10
- Satellite (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:20 / 4:28
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:00 / 4:01
- Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) 7:51 / 7:56
CD – Germany
Mute CD BONG 2 – Intercord Ton INT 826.810 (reissued release 1988)
- Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) 7:56
- The Great Outdoors! 5:02 ♬
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:09
- Get The Balance Right! (7-inch Version) 3:12
CD – UK / US
Mute CDBONG 2 / Mute – Sire 40295-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 26 November, as part of the Singles Box 2 and separately)
- Get The Balance Right! (7-inch Version) 3:13 / 3:13
- The Great Outdoors! 5:02 / 5:03 ♬
- Get The Balance Right! (Combination Mix) 7:58 / 7:58
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (Live at Hammersmith Odeon 1982) 4:13 / 4:12
Depeche Mode – Get The Balance Right!
- all tracks written by Martin L. Gore, except ♬ by Gore and Alan Wilder
- produced by Daniel Miller and Depeche Mode
- highest chart position 13 (UK)
- appears on the compilations People Are People and The Singles 81→85, plus the box set Construction Time Again | The 12″ Singles
- 1983 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin L. Gore, and Alan Wilder