The Singles 86-98

*The correct title of this article is* **The Singles 86>98***. The substitution of any* brackets *is due to* technical restrictions*.*

***The Singles 86>98*** is a compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on September 28, 1998 by Mute Records. It serves as a follow-up to the band's previous compilation, *The Singles 81→85*, which was also reissued in the same year. The compilation covers the band's seven-inch single releases spanning five studio albums (from 1986's *Black Celebration* to 1997's *Ultra*), while including the new song "Only When I Lose Myself". It also includes "Little 15" (from *Music for the Masses*, released as a single in Europe) and the live version of "Everything Counts" (from the live album *101*), which was released as a single in 1989. All tracks on *The Singles 86>98* were newly remastered, as was the case with the re-release of *The Singles 81→85*.

The band decided to release the album as a close follow-up to *Ultra*, Depeche Mode's first studio album after Alan Wilder's departure and Dave Gahan's drug addiction and resulting health problems, to maintain interest in the band. The four-month The Singles Tour that followed marked the first time Depeche Mode had toured since the 1993–1994 Devotional/Exotic Tour, since they had declined to tour *Ultra* a year earlier, playing only a few songs at a handful of shows instead.

*The Singles 86>98* has sold 500,000 units in the United States (double albums count as two units), achieving platinum certification. The album was also listed on *Blender* magazine's "500 CDs You Must Own: Alternative Rock" list.

## *The Videos 86>98*

Main article: The Videos 86>98

To coincide with the release of *The Singles 86>98*, the band released a VHS/DVD called *The Videos 86>98* featuring the music videos for all of the songs, and more. In 2002, the DVD was re-released as *The Videos 86-98+*, which included more videos and some electronic press kits.

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Gore.

Disc 3 (limited edition)

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of *The Singles 86>98*.

### Depeche Mode

* Alan Wilder
* David Gahan – lead vocals (disc 1: tracks 1, 3–10; disc 2: 1–6, 8–11)
* Martin Gore – lead vocals (disc 1: track 2; disc 2: track 7)
* Andy Fletcher

### Technical

* Depeche Mode – production (disc 1: all tracks; disc 2: 1–4, 10, 11); mixing (disc 1: track 10; disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
* Daniel Miller – production (disc 1: tracks 1–3, 5, 8; disc 2: track 10)
* Gareth Jones – production (disc 1: tracks 1–3)
* Phil Harding – remix (disc 1: track 3)
* Dave Bascombe – production (disc 1, tracks 4–6; disc 2, track 10)
* Shep Pettibone – remix (disc 1: track 6)
* Flood – production (disc 1: tracks 7–10; disc 2: tracks 1–4)
* François Kevorkian – mixing (disc 1: tracks 7, 9, 10)
* Phil Legg – mixing (disc 1: track 8)
* Mark Stent – mixing (disc 2: tracks 1, 2)
* Alan Wilder – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 3)
* Steve Lyon – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 3)
* Butch Vig – additional production, remix (disc 2: track 4)
* Tim Simenon – production (disc 2: tracks 5–9); mixing (disc 2: tracks 5–7, 9)
* Q – mixing (disc 2: tracks 5–7)
* Alan Moulder – remix (disc 2: track 8)
* Mike Marsh – compiling, remastering
* Roland Brown – compiling, remastering

### Artwork

* Mat Cook – concept, art direction
* Rick Guest – sleeve photography
* Elaine Macintosh – stills production
* Lee Collins – photo shoot technician
* P.A. Taylor – photo shoot technician
* Anton Corbijn – Depeche Mode 86 photograph (taken from "A Question of Time" video)
* Marina Chavez – Depeche Mode 98 photograph

## Charts

### Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for The Singles 86-98

## Bibliography

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The\_Singles\_86%E2%80%9398