Walking In My Shoes

is a song from the 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 26 April 1993.
== Notes ==
Martin Gore in Bong issue no. 37, 1998: 
If I really had to stick my neck out and choose my all time favourite song, it would probably be "Walking In My Shoes". I think it has a great melody—the words and the subject matter really complement each other perfectly. The instrumentation is also interesting.
As part of a programme of talks and films at the Mute Short Circuit event in May 2011, producer Flood delivered a presentation discussing the production of several Depeche Mode tracks, including "Walking In My Shoes":
[If] I'm being honest, the track that I was most disappointed by—I mean, I say "most disappointed"—but it was "Walking In My Shoes", because I never felt that the recorded version lived up to the way I imagined the song could be. I know I'm probably the only person in the universe who thinks like that, but I felt that the original demo—the potential wasn't realized, so."Flood Answers the Question [Soundedit 2011]." youtube.com, uploaded by de-mo ralizacja, 11 Nov. 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WY9XnNJWEh8. Accessed 14 July 2023.
Q&A from Alan Wilder's Shunt:
Xavi Martí: I'm fascinated with the darker-pretty-magical-elegant-emotive-cleanest-perfect sound of the DM song 'Walking In My Shoes'. What was the process you used to construct this song?
A: It was constructed using an unusual method for us, i.e. jamming together. Martin played the guitar, I played bass and we ran a rhythm machine—this was just to get the basic feel for the track—and after much trial and error, the chorus bass line and guitar pattern fell into place. From that point onwards, Flood and I began to construct the various drum loops, the string arrangements, the main riff (which combined a piano and harpsichord through a distorted guitar amp) and all the other bits and pieces. By contrast, the bass line for the verses was much more problematic and in fact didn't get written until the very last moment.
Alan Wilder also told author Jonathan Miller for his book Stripped:
"One of the first Songs Of Faith And Devotion tracks to be recorded, and one that went through many incarnations. [It] is probably the best example of the new multi-layered DM sound. The more organic feel was created with the use of live bass and guitar, plus a dynamic string arrangement and a series of different drum loops, blended with both old and new Mode techniques. The e-bow guitar (playing the end melody) endowed the track with a haunting quality, which was also evident in Dave's voice mirroring the distorted piano and harpsichord riff. Electro elements were still present, but their role had shifted and they were used more in the form of bubbling synth parts to provide atmospherics, rather than to carry lead melodies. The result was a unique emotional experience."
Alan Wilder said in the May 1993 issue of Keyboard magazine:
"The piano part at the beginning of 'Walking In My Shoes' was put through a guitar processor, which distorted it and made it more edgy. We added a harpsichord sample on top of that."
== Music video ==
== Live performances ==
== Live versions == 
This section provides an example of a live version of Walking In My Shoes from each tour that it was played. 
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1993-07-31.FM.BBC2-gadget242-Stealth71.0.flac1648/03.m4a</sm2> 1993 Devotional Tour: 1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1994-05-14.sbd.ER.0.flac1648/06.m4a</sm2> 1994 Exotic Tour: 1994-05-14 Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountainview, San Francisco, CA, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1998-12-12.sbd.LiveInLosAngeles.0.flac1644/05.m4a</sm2> 1998 The Singles Tour: 1998-12-12 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2001-10-11.sbd.mute.0.flac1644/06.m4a</sm2> 2001 Exciter Tour: 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/mlg2003-05-06.at933.Chrisedge.0.flac1644/CD1/11.m4a</sm2> 2003 A Night With Martin L. Gore: 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dg2003-06-12.fm.unknown.0.flac1648/06.m4a</sm2> 2003 Paper Monsters Tour: 2003-06-12 Hultsfred Festival, Hultsfred, Sweden
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2006-06-04.sbd.unknown.unknown.mp2256/05.m4a</sm2> 2005-2006 Touring The Angel (Regular): 2006-06-04 Rock Am Ring, Nurburgring, Germany
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2005-12-11.sbd-PreFM.0.flac1644/02.m4a</sm2> 2005-2006 Touring The Angel (Acoustic): 2005-12-11 KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas, Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2009-04-xx.Pre-FM.unknown.0.flac1644/05.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe: 2009-04-xx Tour Of The Universe Tour Rehearsals
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2013-10-11.sbd.acl.webstream.aac256/03.m4a</sm2> 2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour: 2013-10-11 Austin City Limits Festival, Austin, TX, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dg-ss.sbd.YahooScreen.0.aac128/16.m4a</sm2> 2015 Angels and Ghosts Tour: 2015-10-19 The Theatre at Ace Hotel, Los Angeles, CA, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2018-06-26.sbd.VoltFestival.0.m4a128/15.m4a</sm2> 2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour: 2018-06-26 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2023-04-14.matrix.ryanj-anonymous.0.flac1644/04.m4a</sm2> 2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour (Regular): 2023-04-14 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
*<sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2023-02-16.sbd.BBC.m4a320/02.m4a</sm2> 2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour (Orchestral): 2023-02-16 BBC Radio 2's Piano Room, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England, UK
== References ==
Category:Singles
Category:Depeche Mode songs
Category:Depeche Mode singles
Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion songs
Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion singles
Category:Songs in D Minor
Category:Songs between 90-94 BPM
Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore
Category:Songs with official music videos
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