Now, This Is Fun

Now, This Is Fun
Song	Now, This Is Fun
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Working title	"Reason For Fun"
Produced by	Daniel Miller Depeche Mode
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	3:27 (7"/single version) 4:45 (extended version)
Tempo	101 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	F♯ Minor
Engineered by	John Fryer Eric Radcliffe
Photography	Brian Griffin
Calligraphy	Ching Ching Lee
Recorded	December 1981
Originally released	29 January 1982
Live performances as Depeche Mode	87 times *
Total live performances	87 times *

"Now, This Is Fun" is a song recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 1982 album A Broken Frame. It was released as a B-side on the "See You" single on 29 January 1982.

Notes

On this photo of the mastertape, its title was originally 'Reason For Fun'.

Andrew Fletcher in the 1982-01-21 issue of Smash Hits:

"On the new B-side, 'Reason To Be' [working title, ed.], we tried to sound… really… mean! Didn't work though."

Lyrics

Now, This Is Fun

Here speaks the voice of reason

It's talking to me

Loud and clearly

And obviously

It's something to say

Here comes another sentence

It is relentless

It tries my patience

But nevertheless

It's for our concern

We can't see the benefits

So we'll ignore it

Or disobey it

And then we'll say that

This is fun

This is real fun

This is fun

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Now, This Is Fun"

Main article: List of dates where "Now, This Is Fun" 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