Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

Originally released 29 April 1985, “Shake The Disease” is the 13th single (the seventh in the US) by Depeche Mode. It’s the second non-album single and one of two previously unreleased tracks on the compilation “The Singles 81>85”.


7-inch – UK
Mute – 7 BONG 8 (released 29 April 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease 4:48
  • B1 Flexible 3:11

12-inch – UK
Mute – 12 BONG 8 (released 29 April 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended) 8:44
  • B1 Flexible (Remixed Extended) 6:15

12-inch limited edition – UK
Mute – L12 BONG 8 (released 29 April 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Edit The Shake) 7:10
  • A2 Master And Servant (Live in Basel 1984) 5:37
  • B1 Flexible (Pre-deportation Mix) 4:40
  • B2 Something To Do (Metal Mix) 7:26

7-inch – red transparent vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 7 BONG 8 – Intercord Ton – INT 111.827 (released 29 April 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease 4:47
  • B1 Flexible 3:09

12-inch – grey marbled vinyl edition – Germany
Mute – 12 BONG 8 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.828 (released 29 April 1985, reissue released in 1987 or 1988 as part of the “Colour Collection”)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended) 8:44
  • B1 Flexible (Remixed Extended) 6:15

12-inch – grey marbled vinyl special edition – Germany
Mute – L12 Bong 8 – Intercord Ton – INT 126.829 (released 29 April 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Edit The Shake) 7:10
  • A2 Master And Servant (Live in Basel 1984) 5:35
  • B1 Flexible (Pre-deportation Mix) 4:38
  • B2 Something To Do (Metal Mix) 7:25

7-inch promo – US
Mute – Sire – 7-28835 (released in 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Fade) 3:59
  • B1 Shake The Disease (Fade) 3:59

7-inch – US
Mute – Sire – 7-28835 (released 30 October 1985)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  • A1 Shake The Disease (Fade) 3:59
  • B1 Flexible 3:09

CD – France
Mute – Virgin – 30135 (released in 1988)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  1. Shake The Disease (Edit The Shake) 7:10
  2. Master And Servant (Live in Basel 1984) 5:37
  3. Flexible (Pre-deportation Mix) 4:39
  4. Something To Do (Metal Mix) 7:26
  5. Shake The Disease (7-inch Version) 4:49

CD – Germany
Mute – CD L12 Bong 8 – Intercord Ton – INT 826.829 (release in 1990)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  1. Shake The Disease (Edit The Shake) 7:09
  2. Master And Servant (Live in Basel 1984) 5:38
  3. Flexible (Pre-deportation Mix) 4:40
  4. Something To Do (Metal Mix) 7:25

CD – UK / US
Mute – CD BONG 8 / Mute – Sire – 40314-2 (released 25 November 1991 / 3 December, as part of the Singles Box 3 and separately)

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease

  1. Shake The Disease (7-inch Version) 4:47 / 4:48
  2. Flexible (7-inch Version) 3:10 / 3:11
  3. Shake The Disease (Remixed Extended) 8:45 / 8:46
  4. Flexible (Remixed Extended) 6:16 / 6:16
  5. Shake The Disease (Edit The Shake) 7:10 / 7:11
  6. Something To Do (Metal Mix) 7:27 / 7:27

Music video – Worldwide
Mute – no catalogue number (directed by Peter Care, released in April 1985)

  1. Shake The Disease (7-inch Version) 4:44

Depeche Mode – Shake The Disease