Notable Covers
- The Smashing Pumpkins recorded a cover of the song and released it as a b-side on their 1994 CD single "Rocket". Frontman Billy Corgan was introduced to the band by bassist D'Arcy Wretzky, who is a longtime fan of Depeche Mode and requested the band cover the song. In 1998, Depeche Mode invited Corgan, their opening act, onstage to perform the song together. This version of the song is also featured on the soundtrack for Not Another Teen Movie (in the soundtrack of the movie, another cover of a Depeche Mode song appears: But Not Tonight, this one covered by Stone Temple Pilots's Scott Weiland). When discussing the tribute album For the Masses, which the Smashing Pumpkins cover appears on, Martin Gore said he'd "always liked" the Pumpkins cover, while Dave Gahan said he "particularly liked it", and even thought it was "a lot better" than the Depeche Mode original.
- Farmer boys, featuring Anneke van Giersbergen (Ex-The Gathering) (Countrified, 1996)
- Berlin (4Play, 2005)
- Tre Lux (A Strange Gathering, 2006)
- The Mission have recorded a cover version of this song which is available on a compilation album Aural Delight.
- Avagami recorded a cover of this song which was released on their debut album, Metagami.
- Sylvain Chauveau covered the song for 'Down to the Bone - An Acoustic Tribute to Depeche Mode' with Ensemble Nocturne.
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