Shout

Shout
Song	Shout
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Vince Clarke
Produced by	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	3:44 (7"/single version) 7:31 (12" version)
Tempo	119 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	C Minor
Engineered by	Eric Radcliffe John Fryer
Photography	Brian Griffin
Originally released	13 June 1981
Live performances as Depeche Mode	164 times *
Total live performances	164 times *

"Shout" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode. It was released as a B-side on the 'New Life' single on 13 June 1981.

Lyrics

Shout

She was silent trying to be

Like the girl who acted on the TV

Always knowing when to say

Wishing for a moment so that they could see

Staring in the night

A picture in my room

And I think that she knew her lines

Break away tonight

I wanna hold your hand

We've got to get it right

We've got to understand

Carefully watching waiting as I

Stood upon the back streets and we start to play

I was screaming louder as the

Curtains fall between us in a twisted way

Staring in the night

A picture in my room

And I think that she knew her lines

Break away tonight

I wanna hold your hand

We've got to get it right

We've got to understand

Placing all the questions in the

Minutes of a game we won so long ago

Dangerous and beautiful the

Radio transmission that I have to know

You could never run

You could never stay

And I think you belong to me

Break away tonight

I wanna hold your hand

We've got to get it right

We've got to understand

Songwriter: Vince Clarke
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Shout"

Main article: List of dates where "Shout" was played

Depeche Mode B-sides 1981-1985: Ice Machine • Shout • Any Second Now • Now, This Is Fun • Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) • The Great Outdoors • Work Hard • Fools • In Your Memory • (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me • Flexible • Fly On The Windscreen 1986-1989: But Not Tonight • Breathing In Fumes • Black Day • Christmas Island • Agent Orange • Pimpf • Pleasure, Little Treasure • Route 66 • Stjärna • Sonata No. 14 in C • Dangerous 1990-1998: Memphisto • Sibeling • Kaleid • Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) • Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix) • My Joy • Death's Door • Painkiller • Slowblow • Surrender • Headstar 2001-2009: Easy Tiger • Dirt • Zenstation • Free • Newborn • Better Days • Oh Well 2013-2017: All That's Mine Recoil B-sides 2000-2008: New York Nights • Don't Look Back Dave Gahan solo B-sides 2003-2008: Stand Up • Maybe • Closer • Tomorrow • Love Will Leave Martin Gore solo B-sides 2003-2015: Life Is Strange • Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys • De Nada • Gifting