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!scope="col"|Chart (1990–1991)!scope="col"|Peakposition!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)BOOK, Ryan, Gavin, Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010, 2011, Moonlight Publishing, Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia, |71{{single chart|Austria|13|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|14|chartid=1264|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2019}}{{single chart|Canadadance|5|chartid=7929|rowheader=true|access-date=4 February 2019}}!scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI)MAGAZINE,weblink Top 3 Singles in Europe, Music & Media, 7, 11, VII, 17 March 1990, 22 March 2018, |1!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)MAGAZINE,weblink Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, Music & Media, 7, 13, IV, 31 March 1990, 21 September 2020, |2!scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)BOOK, Timo, Pennanen, 2006, Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972, fi, 1st, Tammi, 978-951-1-21053-5, Helsinki, |3{{single chart|France|9|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Ireland2|3|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true|access-date=17 December 2019}}!scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi)WEB,weblink Classifiche, Musica e dischi, it, 28 May 2022, Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Enjoy the silence".|5{{single chart|Dutch40|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|New Zealand|40|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}!scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE)BOOK, Salaverri, Fernando, Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002, 1st, September 2005, Fundación Autor-SGAE, Spain, 84-8048-639-2, |1{{single chart|Sweden|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|UK|6|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|date=19900224|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Billboardhot100|8|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}!scope="row"|US Cash Box Top 100WEB,weblink Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 28, 1990, 4 October 2022,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20210214101113weblink">weblink 14 February 2021, dead, |2{{single chart|Billboardalternativesongs|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|6|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=21 September 2020}}{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|2|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=1 February 2022}}{{single chart|West Germany|2|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|songid=2078|rowheader=true}}

factoids
name	Enjoy the Silence| cover = DepecheModeEnjoyTheSilence.jpg| type = single| artist = Depeche Mode Violator (album)>Violator| B-side = | recorded = 1989| studio = Puk (Gjerlev) Logic (Milan){{Citation | last=Cranna | first=Ian | title=Insidious | journal=Q Magazine |date=April 1990 | pages=77}}| genre = Synth-popWEB,weblink The 25 Best Synthpop Tracks Ever, 7 September 2015, Synthtopia, 26 January 2020, MAGAZINE,weblink Depeche Mode – Violator, Slant Magazine, 29 September 2003, 1 April 2014, Cinquemani, Sal, synth-rockMAGAZINE, Billboard Staff, The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List, Billboard (magazine), Billboard,weblink October 19, 2023, February 11, 2024, 80s veterans Depeche Mode capping a decade’s commercial growth with a truly singular synth-rock song that absolutely nobody could deny., alternative rockBOOK, Pollock, Bruce,weblink Hipper than our kids : a rock & roll journal of the baby boom generation, 1993, Schirmer Books, 0-02-872063-6, New York, 27010539, 273, WEB,weblink Ranking: Every Alternative Rock No. 1 Hit From Worst to Best, 28 March 2016, 31 January 2022, | length = 6:12 (album version) 4:15 (single version) 7:18 (12-inch version)	Mute Records>Mute| writer = Martin Gore| producer = Depeche Mode Flood| prev_title = Personal Jesus| prev_year = 1989| next_title = Policy of Truth| next_year = 1990	{{YouTube	"Enjoy the Silence"}}}}}}"Enjoy the Silence" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. Recorded in 1989, it was released as the second single from their seventh studio album, Violator (1990), on 5 February 1990. The single is certified Gold in the US and Germany.CERTIFICATION, Germany, Enjoy the Silence, The song won Best British Single at the Brit Awards 1991.WEB,weblink 1991, BRIT Awards, 20 March 2015, "Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single in 2004 for the Depeche Mode remix project Remixes 81–04, and was titled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" or, more simply, "Enjoy the Silence 04". Background Songwriter Martin Gore created a ballad-like first version of the song, which the band took into the studio in 1989. At band member Alan Wilder's insistence, the song was re-worked into the up-tempo version released on the album.Malins, pp. 143–144 Release "Enjoy the Silence" was released as a single on 5 February 1990.BOOK, Steve, Malins, Depeche Mode : A Biography, Andre Deutsch, 2001, 272, 978-0-233-99430-7, It was initially released as a 7-inch and 12-inch vinyl single as well as a cassette and CD single. There are two instrumental B-sides to "Enjoy the Silence". "Sibeling" (the 12-inch B-side) is a soft piano-tune while "Memphisto" (the 7" B-side) is a darker, eerier track. The title of "Sibeling" refers to Finnish classical composer Jean Sibelius. According to Martin Gore, "Memphisto is the name of an imaginary film about Elvis as a Devil, that I created in my mind", and is a portmanteau of "Memphis" (where Elvis lived at Graceland) and "Mephisto".WEB, Agent Orange > A Greek Depeche Mode site, Info for the masses,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20040102210801weblink">weblink 2 January 2004, 7 September 2011, "Enjoy the Silence" was Depeche Mode's highest charting single in the United States, peaking at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 in July 1990.MAGAZINE, Depeche Mode: Chart History,weblink Billboard, 21 May 2022, Critical reception In an retrospective review, Andy Healy from Albumism wrote that the song "combined much loved elements of lush synth beds, haunting melodies, and aching lyrics, which coalesced with house beats and slick guitar lines." He added, "Gahan's vocals are intimate and seductive as they draw you in, with lyrics that examine the quiet satisfaction of a relationship, those tender moments when silence fills the void and your lover is in your arms and the world ceases to exist. There was something inviting. Something powerful in those declarations. Something that you could latch on to and feel a part of."WEB, Andy, Healy, Depeche Mode's 'Violator' Turns 30: Anniversary Retrospective, Albumism, 15 March 2020, 16 November 2020,weblink AllMusic editor Tim Di Gravina stated that it is one of Depeche Mode's "greatest songs", with a "pristine and lush yet punishing musical environment", and "lyrics of violence and darkness".WEB, Di Garavnia, Tim, Review of Enjoy the Silence, AllMusic, 12 September 2014,weblink 20 March 2017, Upon the release, Bill Coleman from Billboard called it an "engaging charmer"MAGAZINE, Bill, Coleman, Dance Trax: The Beloved's 'Happiness' Breaks Out All Over, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, 17 March 1990, 31, 14 October 2020,weblink and a "more radio-viable effort" than the group's last hit, "Personal Jesus". He noted further that the track "blends [the] quintet's recognizable techno-pop melodies with trendy house grooves."MAGAZINE,weblink Bill, Coleman, Single Reviews, Billboard (magazine), Billboard, 10 March 1990, 15 February 2020, 91, Simon Reynolds from Melody Maker wrote, "Depeche studiously keep their finger on the pulse of contemporaneity (the choral synths nod to the New Age thang, the guitars to New Order), but somehow the glum, earnest vibrato in the singer's gullet make this feel very dated: New Romanticism infected with C86 miserablism."MAGAZINE, Simon, Reynolds, Melody Maker, Singles,weblink 3 February 1990, 24 February 2023, David Giles from Music Week commented, "The best Depeche Mode single in years heralds a return to the classic pop approach of their early Eighties hits like Everything Counts in contrast to the electro beat obsession of recent recordings. The song itself is heavily to the fore here, and strong enough, perhaps to furnish the band with their first number one hit."MAGAZINE, David, Giles, Singles, Music Week, 3 February 1990, 25, 29 October 2020,weblink A reviewer from People Magazine said the song is "enriched", "with a strong bass and percussive bottom overwhelming the band’s penchant for thin, ethereal synthesizer motifs."MAGAZINE,weblink Picks and Pans Review: Violator, People (magazine), People, 30 April 1990, 13 November 2020, Stephen Gore from Sputnik Music noted the juxtaposition on Violator between "Enjoy the Silence" – where the narrator wants silence from the world as words are "like violence" – and the next song "Policy of Truth", which argues that a successful relationship can only be based on lies.WEB, Gore, Stephen, Review of Violator, Sputnik Music, 3 January 2007,weblink 20 March 2017, Music videos Original versions The Anton Corbijn-directed music video for "Enjoy the Silence" references the themes and storyline of the philosophical children's book The Little Prince from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Footage of Dave Gahan dressed as a stereotypical king wandering the hillsides of the Scottish Highlands, the coast of the Algarve in Portugal and finally the Swiss Alps with a deck chair is intercut with black-and-white footage of the band posing. Brief flashes of a single rose (which is also on the album cover of Violator) appear throughout the scenes.When Corbijn presented the concept of the video to the band, which at the time was simply "Dave dressed up as a king, walking around with a deck chair", they initially rejected it. They changed their minds, when he explained that the idea was that the King (Dave) represented "a man with everything in the world, just looking for a quiet place to sit"; a king of no kingdom. Andy Fletcher joked that he favoured the video because "[he] only had to do about an hour's worth of work".The video uses a slightly different mix of the album version of the song (the most notable difference being a new and extended introduction) that has not been released in any audio format. The final long shots of the king walking through the snow are not Gahan but rather the video's producer, Richard Bell. Gahan had left the set, tired of the cold in Switzerland (recounted by Gahan in the intro to The Videos 86>98 and to the DVD of The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1).There are three edited versions of the Corbijn-directed video. The "official alternative version" begins with a group shot of the band, then Andy Fletcher looks towards his right as the song begins. Shots of Dave Gahan dressed as a king singing directly to the camera are intercut with scenes of his walking through the Scottish Highlands, the coast of Portugal and the Swiss Alps. The video ends with Gahan singing the last line, "Enjoy the silence", then putting his finger in front of his lips as if to quiet the viewer.AV MEDIA,weblinkweblink 21 December 2021, live, Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Official Music Video), 22 July 2013, YouTube, 20 March 2015, {{cbignore}}NEWS,weblink Stats / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence, 28 November 2017, en, The "official version" begins with a group shot of the band, but this time it is Martin Gore who looks to his right as the song begins. This version omits the shots of Gahan singing directly to the camera. The only verses Gahan is shown singing are "Words are very unnecessary/They can only do harm." The video ends with Gahan sitting on a deck chair in the snow while the last line, "Enjoy the silence", is sung.AV MEDIA,weblink Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence (Remastered Music Video), 26 October 2009, YouTube, 20 March 2015, {{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}} There are also differences in the group shots of the band standing together between the two versions. The "alternate" version is similar to the "official alternative version", except it omits entirely the outdoor shots of Gahan walking through nature and includes even more group shots of the band, including one of Gahan and Fletcher breaking into laughter and smiles. Promotional video On 2 December 1989, "Enjoy the Silence" was performed live on Peter's Pop Show in Germany.{{YouTube|knBL96nSUME|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► Peter's Pop Show 1989}} On 19 December 1989, a promotional single for "Enjoy the Silence" was pressed.AV MEDIA,weblink Discogs / Depeche Mode – Enjoy the Silence, In 1990, a promotional video for "Enjoy the Silence" was shot by French TV (for the TV Show "Champs-Élysées" with Michel Drucker) featuring Depeche Mode lip-synching the song while standing on the observation deck atop the South Tower of the original World Trade Center.{{YouTube|X0Hez25fFrg|DEPECHE MODE Enjoy The Silence ► WTC Twin Towers full clip}} Impact and legacy Pitchfork Media ranked "Enjoy the Silence" number 15 in their list of "Top 200 Tracks of the 90s".WEB,weblink Staff Lists, Pitchfork, 3 September 2010, 20 March 2015, 19 July 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120719223302weblink">weblink dead, Rolling Stone included it in their list of the "500 Best Songs of All Time" in 2021 at No. 415.MAGAZINE,weblink 500 Best Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone, 15 September 2021, 18 February 2022, Track listing {{col-begin}}{{col-2}}UK 7-inch and cassette singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK 7-inch single sleeve, Mute Records, Bong 18, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK cassette single sleeve, Mute Records, C Bong 18, "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:15 "Memphisto" – 4:02 UK 12-inch and mini-CD singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK 12-inch single sleeve, Mute Records, 12 Bong 18, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK mini-CD single liner notes, Mute Records, CD Bong 18, "Enjoy the Silence" (7-inch version) – 4:15 "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:18 "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54 "Sibeling" – 3:14 UK limited-edition 12-inch and mini-CD singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK limited 12-inch single sleeve, Mute Records, L12 Bong 18, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK limited mini-CD single liner notes, Mute Records, LCD Bong 18, "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40 "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:41 "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:27 "Memphisto" – 4:05 UK one-track 12-inch and mini-CD singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK single-sided 12-inch single sleeve, Mute Records, XL12 Bong 18, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, UK one-track mini-CD single liner notes, Mute Records, XLCD Bong 18, "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:30 US 7-inch and cassette singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, US 7-inch single vinyl disc, Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records, 7-19885, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, US cassette single cassette notes, Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records, 4-19885, A. "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15 B. "Memphisto" – 4:05 {{col-2}}US 12-inch and maxi-cassette singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, US 12-inch single vinyl disc, Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records, 0-21490, AV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, US maxi-cassette single cassette notes, Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records, 4-21490, A1. "Enjoy the Silence" (The Quad: Final mix) – 15:27 A2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54 B1. "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40 B2. "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20 B3. "Memphisto" – 4:05 US maxi-CD singleAV MEDIA NOTES, Enjoy the Silence, Depeche Mode, 1990, US maxi-CD single liner notes, Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records, 2-21490, "Enjoy the Silence" (single mix) – 4:15 "Enjoy the Silence" (Hands and Feet mix) – 7:20 "Sibeling" – 3:20 "Enjoy the Silence" (Bass Line) – 7:40 "Enjoy the Silence" (Ecstatic dub) – 5:54 "Memphisto" – 4:05 "Enjoy the Silence" (Ricki Tik Tik mix) – 5:35 "Enjoy the Silence" (Harmonium) – 2:39 {{col-end}} Charts {{col-begin}}{{col-2}} Weekly charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"!Chart (2004–2006)!Peakposition{{single chart|Denmark|1|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|France|15|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}!scope="row"|Greece (IFPI)WEB,weblink IFPI Greece Archive Top 50, 15 January 2005,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20050115045420weblink">weblink 15 January 2005, dead, |13{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=17 January 2020}}{{single chart|Italy|10|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Spain|1|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Sweden|20|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"!scope="col"|Chart (2008)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|Denmark|34|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Sweden|60|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"!scope="col"|Chart (2013)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|France|42|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"!scope="col"|Chart (2016)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|France|56|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"!scope="col"|Chart (2022)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|Poland|53|chartid=4044|year=2022|rowheader=true|access-date=21 March 2022}}{{col-2}}">

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!scope="col"|Chart (1990)!scope="col"|Position!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)WEB,weblink Jaaroverzichten 1990, Ultratop, 22 May 2020, |55!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)MAGAZINE,weblink Eurochart Hot 100 of 1990, Music & Media, 7, 51, 22 December 1990, 60, 29800226, 15 January 2020, American Radio History, |13!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)WEB,weblink Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts, de, GfK Entertainment, offiziellecharts.de, 22 May 2020, |10!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)WEB,weblink Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1990, Dutch Top 40, 22 May 2020, |63!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)WEB,weblink Jaaroverzichten – Single 1990, dutchcharts.nl, 22 May 2020, |48!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)WEB,weblink Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1990, hitparade.ch, 22 May 2020, |16!scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100WEB,weblink Billboard Top 100 – 1990, 15 September 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090706053853weblink">weblink 6 July 2009, dead, |66{{col-end}}

Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|id=12588|certyear=2023|access-date=21 June 2023}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=2023|accessdate=12 January 2023}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=2017|id=4511}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=23 May 2022}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=1990|certyear=2024|id=depeche-mode-enjoy-the-silence|access-date=18 February 2024}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Platinum|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=13545-1745-1|access-date=1 July 2022}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Depeche Mode|title=Enjoy the Silence|award=Gold|relyear=1990|certyear=1990}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

"Enjoy the Silence 04"

factoids

| recorded = Originally in 1989, remixed in 2004| studio =| venue =| genre =

• Nu metal
• electronic rock| length = 3:32

Mute Records>Mute| writer = Martin Gore| producer = Mike Shinoda| chronology = Depeche Mode| prev_title = Goodnight Lovers| prev_year = 2002Precious (Depeche Mode song)>Precious| next_year = 2005| misc = {hide}Extra chronology {edih}{{External music video|{{YouTube|ofrB6OCSsgk|"Enjoy the Silence 04"}}}}}}"Enjoy the Silence" was re-released as a single on 18 October 2004 for the remix project Remixes 81–04 and was entitled "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)", or "Enjoy the Silence 04". The "Reinterpreted" version was remixed by Mike Shinoda, the rapper and producer for the American band Linkin Park, who played most of the instruments.

Track listing

{{col-begin|width=74%}}{{col-2}}CD: Mute / CDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
2. "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22

CD: Mute / LCDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Remix [Radio Edit])" – 3:33
3. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11

CD: Mute / XLCDBong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
3. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
4. "Mercy in You (The BRAT Mix)" – 7:03

12-inch: Mute / 12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39

12-inch: Mute / L12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11
2. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
3. "Photographic (Rex the Dog Dubb Mix)" – 6:20

{{col-2}}12-inch: Mute / XL12Bong34 (EU)

1. "Halo (Goldfrapp Remix)" – 4:22
2. "Clean (Colder Version)" – 7:09
3. "Little 15 (Ulrich Schnauss Remix)" – 4:52

12-inch: Reprise / 42757-0 (US)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
4. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18

CD: Reprise / 42757-2 (US)

1. "Enjoy the Silence (Reinterpreted)" – 3:32
2. "Enjoy the Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix)" – 8:41
3. "Enjoy the Silence (Ewan Pearson Extended Remix)" – 8:39
4. "Enjoy the Silence (Richard X Extended Mix)" – 8:22
5. "World in My Eyes (Cicada Remix)" – 6:18
6. "Something to Do (Black Strobe Remix)" – 7:11

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Personnel

• Dave Gahan – lead vocals
• Mike Shinoda – piano, guitars, keyboards, bass, drums, synthesizers
• Martin Gore – backing vocals
• Rob Bourdon – drums

Music video

Mike Shinoda's "Enjoy the Silence 04" was a distortion guitar-driven version of the song, in which he imprinted Linkin Park's distinctive nu metal sound. Its animated music video was directed by Uwe Flade. Monitors in the animation show performances of "Enjoy the Silence" excerpted from Devotional and One Night in Paris, as well as footage from a concert from The Singles Tour filmed in Cologne in 1998 for MTV.

Charts

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Weekly charts{| class"wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2004–2005)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|Austria|48|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Austria04}}{{single chart|Flanders Tip|9|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Wallonia|25|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|CIS|14|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy The Silence (Reinterpreted By Mike Shinoda)|songid=1443|rowheader=true|access-date=6 October 2021}}{{single chart|Finland|13|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Germany|5|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|songid=6330|rowheader=true|refname=Germany04}}{{single chart|Ireland3|40|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2023|refname=release04}}!scope="row"|Italy (FIMI)WEB,weblink History, it, Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana, FIMI, 2 June 2022, Set "Ricerca per" on "Titolo", then search "Enjoy the Silence 04" and click "Classifiche".|10!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)WEB,weblink Tipparade-lijst van week 52, 2004, dutch, Dutch Top 40, 16 March 2023, |6{{single chart|Dutch100|46|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence|rowheader=true}}!scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit)WEB,weblink Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Dec 16, 2004, TopHit, 23 April 2024, |5{{single chart|Scotland|10|date=20041030|rowheader=true|access-date=2 April 2023}}{{single chart|Sweden|31|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Sweeden04}}{{single chart|Switzerland|44|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|rowheader=true|refname=Swiss04}}{{single chart|United Kingdom|7|artist=Depeche Mode|song=Enjoy the Silence 04|date=20041030|rowheader=true}}{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|25|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2024|refname="usd04"}}{{single chart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=Depeche Mode|rowheader=true|access-date=6 February 2024|refname="usdss04"}}{{col-2}}">

Year-end charts{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2004)!scope="col"|Position!scope="row"|CIS (TopHit)WEB,weblink CIS Year-End Radio Hits (2004), TopHit, 11 August 2019, |50!scope="row"|Russia Airplay (TopHit)WEB,weblink Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2004, TopHit, 23 April 2024, 23 April 2024,weblink live, |20{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"!scope="col"|Chart (2005)!scope="col"|Position!scope="row"|US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)MAGAZINE, 2005 The Year in Music & Touring: Hot Dance Singles Sales, Billboard, 117, 52, YE-58, 24 December 2005, |5{{col-end}}

Notable cover versions

Tori Amos version

Tori Amos covered the song for her 2001 concept album Strange Little Girls. Stereogum listed Amos's version as one of the 8 most memorable Depeche Mode covers.WEB, 30 July 2018, 8 Memorable Depeche Mode Covers,weblink 14 September 2020, Stereogum, WEB, Og, Seuras, 21 February 2020, Cover Classics: Tori Amos' 'Strange Little Girls',weblink 14 September 2020, Cover Me, en-US,

Lacuna Coil version

factoids
name	Enjoy the Silence| cover = Lacuna_Coil_Enjoy_the_Silence2.jpg| alt =| type = single| artist = Lacuna Coil| album = Karmacode| B-side = Virtual Environment| released = 11 July 2006| recorded = 2005| studio =| venue =| genre = Gothic metal| length =	Century Media Records>Century Media| writer = Martin Gore| producer = Waldemar Sorychta| prev_title = Our Truth| prev_year = 2006| next_title = Within Me| next_year = 2007| misc = {{Audio sample
type	single | file = Enjoy the Silence-Lacuna Coil.ogg | description = "Enjoy the Silence" from Karmacode

}}"Enjoy the Silence" is the second single by Lacuna Coil from their album Karmacode. It made the New York Post{{'}}s Top 100 Cover Songs list.NEWS, New York Post, THEY'VE GOT IT COVERED – THE 100 BEST COVER SONGS OF ALL TIME,weblink Mary, Huhn, Maxine, Shen, 18 July 2007, 7 September 2011,

Music video

There is a UK version of the video and an international one. Both videos, shot with "Closer" music video on 12 March 2006, came out in June 2006, include the band performing in a dark room, but aside from that the UK version shows live clips of the London Forum show, while the international one shows scenes of a city (Portland, Oregon), the countryside, and a bay.

Track listing

There are three "volumes" of the single.Volume I

1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:08
2. "The Edge" (live) – 3:28
3. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
4. "Video Interview" (enhanced video)

Volume II

1. "Enjoy the Silence"
2. "To the Edge" (live)
3. "Fragile" (live)
4. "Tight Rope" (live)

Volume III (picture disc)

1. "Enjoy the Silence"
2. "Silence"

Digital single

1. "Enjoy the Silence" – 4:06
2. "Virtual Environment" – 5:23
3. "To the Edge" (live) – 3:28
4. "Fragile" (live) – 4:40
5. "Tight Rope" (live) – 4:54
6. "Enjoy the Silence" (live) – 4:22

Charts{| class"wikitable plainrowheaders" style"text-align:center"

!scope="col"|Chart (2006)!scope="col"|Peakposition{{single chart|Czech Republic|13|year=2006|week=35|access-date=12 September 2018|rowheader=true}}!scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC)WEB,weblink Official Charts Company, Officialcharts.com, 20 March 2015, |41

Other cover versions

The only other version to be a hit single in the UK was by Mike Koglin. Slightly re-titled as "The Silence", it reached number 20 in 1998.WEB,weblink Official Singles Chart Top 100 – Official Charts Company, Officialcharts.com, 31 March 2019,

See also

• List of European number-one airplay songs of the 1990s

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Allmusic review {{rating|4.5|5}}
• Enjoy the Silence arranged by Eric Whitacre for SATB
• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site

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