Depeche Mode – Strange

Originally released 12 July 1988, “Strange – A Black And White Mode by Anton Corbijn” is the third home video by Depeche Mode. Featuring  one single from the album “Black Celebration” and three from “Music For The Masses”, plus an additional track from that album, it’s also the band’s second music video compilation.


VHS (PAL) – UK
Mute Film – Virgin Music Video – VVC 248 / Mute Film – MF026 (released 12 July 1988 / reissue released in 1999)

Depeche Mode – Strange

  1. Strange 29:37

VHS (PAL) special limited edition – UK
Mute Film – Virgin Music Video – VVC 336 (released 12 July 1988

Depeche Mode – Strange

  1. Strange 29:37

VHS (NTSC) – US
Mute Film – Warner Reprise Video – Sire – 38147-3 (released in 1988)

Depeche Mode – Strange

  1. Strange 29:37

VHS / LaserDisc (NTSC) – Japan
Mute Film – BMG Video – BVVP-90 / Mute Film – BMG Video – BVLP-90 (released 3 February 1993)

Depeche Mode – Strange

VHS

  1. Strange 29:37

LaserDisc

  1. intro – Agent Orange / A Question Of Time 5:10
  2. monologue Rebecca / monologue Valdemar / Strangelove 5:25
  3. Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix Edit) 8:10
  4. Behind The Wheel 5:18
  5. monologue Ippolita / Pimpf / end credits 5:07

DVD & Blu-ray – Europe / US
Columbia – 19658744249 & 19658744239 / Rhino – R2 725705 & BD2 725705 (a reissue titled Strange / Strange Too, it’s combined with “Strange Too” from 1990 and features previously unseen outtake vignettes, released 8 December 2023)

Depeche Mode – Strange / Strange Too

Strange

  1. intro – part of Agent Orange 01:13
  2. A Question Of Time 03:57
  3. monologue Rebecca 00:39
  4. monologue Valdemar 00:59
  5. Strangelove 03:47
  6. Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) 08:10
  7. Behind The Wheel (Album Version) 05:18
  8. monologue Ippolita 00:42
  9. Pimpf 04:25

outtake vignettes

  1. Strangelove
  2. Behind The Wheel
  3. Behind The Wheel (Shep Pettibone Mix)

Strange Too

  1. intro 1:04
  2. Personal Jesus 3:47
  3. Policy Of Truth 4:08
  4. Enjoy The Silence 4:32
  5. Clean 5:56
  6. Halo 4:30
  7. World In My Eyes 5:53
  8. outro 1:53

outtake vignettes

  1. Personal Jesus (Acoustic)
  2. Policy Of Truth
  3. Policy Of Truth (Trancentral Mix)

Depeche Mode – Strange

  • all tracks written by Martin Gore
  • directed and filmed by Anton Corbijn
  • produced by Richard Bell
  • highest chart position 8 (UK)
  • 1988 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, Martin Gore, and Alan Wilder