Violator

Violator

CD

Violator

Album by Depeche Mode

Released 5 February 1990

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synth-pop electronic alternative dance

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Tracklist

1
World in My Eyes
4:27
4.0 ★
2
Sweetest Perfection
4:44
3.4 ★
3
Personal Jesus
4:56
4.1 ★
4
Halo
4:30
3.6 ★
5
Waiting for the Night
6:07
3.8 ★
6
Enjoy the Silence / Interlude #2: Crucified
6:12
4.5 ★
7
Policy of Truth
4:55
3.9 ★
8
Blue Dress / Interlude #3
5:40
3.4 ★
9
Clean
5:31
4.0 ★

Recent reviews

ko_creations24 14 Mar 2026

♥︎

great album, just not for me

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Violator

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Release credits

Daniel Miller
mix [6]
Dave Gahan
additional [2], lead vocals [1, 3-7, 9]
Depeche Mode
producer [3]
Flood
mix [6], producer [3]
François K
mix [1-5, 7-9]
Martin L. Gore
lead vocals [2, 8]

Issues

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(Combined release view)
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12" Vinyl
5 February 1990
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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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2x CD (Violator & Enjoy the Silence)
19 March 1990
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CD
19 March 1990
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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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12" Vinyl
1990
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1990
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1990
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12" Vinyl
1990
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12" Vinyl
1990
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CD (Columbia House)
1990
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CD (Columbia House)
1990
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CD
1990
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1990
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CD
1995
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CD
13 September 1996
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CD
1996
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CD (2005 reissue EMI uDEN)
2005
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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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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
2007
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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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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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CD (BMG Music Club)
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CD
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Digital Media (2006 digital remaster)
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Blu-spec CD, DVD
2019