Photographic

is a song from the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode.
== Notes ==
There are four versions of this song: 
# A demo version recorded by Vince Clarke around May or June 1980; a snippet of this version is available to listen to below.
# A demo version recorded by Depeche Mode around June, July or August 1980; this entire demo version is available to listen to below.
# A version of Photographic for the Some Bizarre compilation album around November 1980.Jonathan Miller, Stripped, page 58.Simon Spence, Just Can't Get Enough, page 135. According to the album artwork, this version of Photographic for the Some Bizzare album was recorded at Stage One recording studios, owned by John Bassett, located at 14 Sebert Road, Forest Gate, London E7 0NP.
# A version of Photographic for DM's first album Speak & Spell in early 1981. The album version was recorded at Blackwing Studios.
== Demo versions ==
=== Vince Clarke demo ===
A one-minute, 30-second snippet from Vince's original demo for this track can be heard below:
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Three other tracks from this demo tape are available to listen to here.
=== Depeche Mode demo ===
The second demo version of this track, with Dave Gahan on vocals, appears on the Summer 1980 demo tape. You can listen to the entire track below:
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== Live performances ==
== Live versions ==
This section provides an example of a live version of Photographic from each tour that it was played.
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1980-11-14.aud.unknown.unknown.flac1644/08.m4a</sm2> 1980 Tour: 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-06-11.sbd.unknown.0.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> 1981 Tour: 1981-06-11 Richard Skinner Session, BBC Radio 1, London, England, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1982-02-21.FM.malcolmb.0.flac2448/16.m4a</sm2> 1982 See You Tour: 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1983-05-28.aud.minimax.0.flac1644/15.m4a</sm2> 1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour: 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1983-10-08.pre-fm+fm.rework.RevA.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour: 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1984-11-02.preFM.AQuickOne-RevA.0.flac1644/11.m4a</sm2> 1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour: 1984-11-02 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1986-06-24.PZM.DanHalvorson.0.RevA.flac1644/16.m4a</sm2> 1986 Black Celebration Tour: 1986-06-24 St. Paul Civic Center, St. Paul, MN, USA
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2006-06-04.sbd.unknown.unknown.mp2256/17.m4a</sm2> 2005-2006 Touring The Angel: 2006-06-04 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2010-02-17.CSB.fer101.0.flac1644/20.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe: 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK
== Trivia ==
*As of 2024, Photographic and Just Can't Get Enough are the only Depeche Mode songs performed live which feature keyboard performances from former members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder during their respective periods of membership with Depeche Mode, as well as from live touring musician Peter Gordeno who has been part of the live line-up since the 1998 The Singles Tour.
**Tangentially, Just Can't Get Enough is the only Depeche Mode song to feature live backing vocal performances during the choruses and harmonies from each musician for their respective time with the band. For Photographic, Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder contributed live vocals, whereas Peter Gordeno did not for live performances of the song he was involved with during the 2005-2006 Touring The Angel and 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe.
***During live performances, Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder both whispered "I take pictures / photographic pictures" and sang the "bright light / dark room" for the chorus, whereas Martin Gore provided the backing vocals for the verses. For the 2005-2006 Touring The Angel and 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe live performances, Martin sang all backing vocal parts.
Category:Depeche Mode songs
Category:Speak & Spell songs
Category:Songs in A Major
Category:Songs between 145-149 BPM
== References ==
<metadesc>"Photographic" is a song from the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode.</metadesc>