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Master and Servant

"Master and Servant"
12″ single cover
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Some Great Reward
B-side"(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me"
Released20 August 1984 (1984-08-20)
RecordedMay 1984
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 3:46 (7"/single version)
  • 3:27 (radio edit)
  • 9:38 (12" version)
  • 4:12 (album version)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"People Are People"
(1984)
"Master and Servant"
(1984)
"Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody"
(1984)
Music video
"Master and Servant" on YouTube

"Master and Servant" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 20 August 1984 as the second single from their fourth studio album, Some Great Reward (1984).[4] Its subject matter is BDSM relationships, which caused some controversy, though it has an underlying political theme that is often overlooked by media. It reached number 9 on the UK Singles Chart,[5] number 49 on the US Hot Dance Club Songs chart[6] and number 87 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[7]

  1. ^ Hawking, Tom (12 April 2012). "10 of Music's Most Delightfully Dark Pop Songs". Flavorwire. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ Norton, Justin M. (7 November 2012). "The 10 Best Depeche Mode Songs". Stereogum. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  3. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Depeche Mode – Master and Servant". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ "News" (PDF). Record Mirror. 18 August 1984. p. 4. ISSN 0144-5804 – via World Radio History. DEPECHE MODE are back in action this month with their single 'Master And Servant' out on August 20.
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  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference USdance was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference UShot100 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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