Violator

Violator

CD, DVD (deluxe edition CD+DVD)

Violator

Album by Depeche Mode

Released 5 February 1990

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synth-pop electronic alternative dance

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Tracklist

CD 1
1
World in My Eyes
4:22
4.1 ★
2
Sweetest Perfection
4:40
3.4 ★
3
Personal Jesus
4:52
4.1 ★
4
Halo
4:25
3.8 ★
5
Waiting for the Night
6:05
3.8 ★
6
Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
6:12
4.5 ★
7
Policy of Truth
4:52
4.0 ★
8
Blue Dress / Interlude #3
5:42
3.5 ★
9
Clean
5:23
3.8 ★
DVD 2
1
Depeche Mode 1989–90: If You Wanna Use Guitars, Use Guitars
32:31
4.0 ★
2
World in My Eyes
4:26
3
Sweetest Perfection
4:43
4
Personal Jesus
4:55
5
Halo
4:30
6
Waiting for the Night
6:07
7
Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
6:12
8
Policy of Truth
5:02
9
Blue Dress / Interlude #3
5:42
10
Clean
5:27
11
World in My Eyes
4:26
4.1 ★
12
Sweetest Perfection
4:43
3.4 ★
13
Personal Jesus
4:55
4.1 ★
14
Halo
4:30
3.8 ★
15
Waiting for the Night
6:07
3.8 ★
16
Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
6:12
4.5 ★
17
Policy of Truth
5:02
4.0 ★
18
Blue Dress / Interlude #3
5:42
3.5 ★
19
Clean
5:27
3.8 ★
20
Dangerous
4:21
4.6 ★
21
Memphisto
4:01
4.0 ★
22
Sibeling
3:17
5.0 ★
23
Kaleid
4:17
4.0 ★
24
Happiest Girl (Jack mix)
4:58
4.0 ★
25
Sea of Sin (Tonal mix)
4:43
4.5 ★

Recent reviews

ko_creations24 14 Mar 2026

♥︎

great album, just not for me

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Violator

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Release credits

Alan Friedman
additional [24-25]
Alan Gregorie
engineer
Anton Corbijn
design/illustration
Daniel Miller
mix [2.16, 2.23, 1.6]
Daryl Bamonte
additional
Dave Gahan
additional [1.2, 2.12], lead vocals [2.11, 2.13-17, 2.19-20, 1.1, 1.3-7, 1.9]
David Browne
additional
Dennis Mitchell
engineer
Depeche Mode
producer, producer [2.13, 2.20-24, 1.3]
Dick Meaney
additional
Flood
producer, mix [1.6, 2.16, 2.20], producer [1.3, 2.13, 2.20, 2.24]
François K
mix [1.1-5, 1.7-9, 2.11-15, 2.17-19, 2.24-25]
George Holt
mix [23]
Lloyd Puckitt
engineer [24-25]
Mark Flannery
additional
Martin L. Gore
lead vocals [2.12, 2.18, 1.2, 1.8]
Peter Iversen
engineer
Phil Legg
engineer
Pino Pischetola
engineer, engineer [24]
Ricky
additional
Steve Lyon
engineer, engineer [21-24]
ゴウ・ホトダ
engineer

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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Violator
12" Vinyl
5 February 1990
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Violator
Cassette
21 February 1990
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Violator
CD (Nimbus pressing, without SID codes)
19 March 1990
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Violator
CD
19 March 1990
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Violator
2x CD (Violator & Enjoy the Silence)
19 March 1990
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Violator
CD
19 March 1990
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Violator
CD (BMG Music Club)
19 March 1990
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Violator
CD
20 March 1990
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Violator
CD (no Specialty ‘S’ logo in matrix)
20 March 1990
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Violator
12" Vinyl
16 April 1990
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Violator
CD
6 August 1990
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Violator
CD (Specialty ‘S’ logo in matrix)
1990
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Violator
12" Vinyl
1990
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Violator
CD
1990
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Violator
CD
1990
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Violator
12" Vinyl
1990
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Violator
12" Vinyl
1990
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Violator
CD (Columbia House)
1990
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Violator
CD (Columbia House)
1990
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Violator
CD
1990
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Violator
CD
1990
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Violator
CD
1995
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Violator
CD
13 September 1996
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Violator
CD
1996
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Violator
CD
2002
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Violator
CD (2005 reissue EMI uDEN)
2005
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Violator
DVD, Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, multichannel) (collectors edition)
31 March 2006
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Violator
DVD, Hybrid SACD (CD layer), Hybrid SACD (SACD layer)
31 March 2006
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Violator
CD
3 April 2006
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Violator
CD, DVD (deluxe edition CD+DVD)
6 June 2006
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Violator
Digital Media
6 June 2006
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Violator
CD
2006
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Violator
12" Vinyl
9 March 2007
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Violator
12" Vinyl
22 January 2008
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Violator
CD, DVD (collectors edition)
13 March 2009
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Violator
CD
13 August 2013
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Violator
12" Vinyl
25 March 2014
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Violator
12" Vinyl
October 2016
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Violator
Digital Media (deluxe)
18 November 2016
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Violator
CD
16 June 2017
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Violator
CD, DVD (collectors edition, CD + DVD)
2018
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Violator
CD (Copyright 2006 Venusnote)
4 April 2025
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Violator
CD
V
Violator
Digital Media (2006 digital remaster)
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Violator
Blu-spec CD, DVD
2019