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| releasedate = 17 October 2005
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<i>[[Playing The Angel]]</i> is the eleventh studio album by [[Depeche Mode]]. It was released in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2005 by [[Mute Records]] and was supported by the [[:Category:2005-2006 Touring The Angel|Touring The Angel]] tour.
'''''Playing The Angel''''' is the eleventh studio album by [[Depeche Mode]]. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by [[Mute Records]] and was supported by the [[:Category:2005-2006 Touring The Angel|Touring The Angel]] tour.
 
== Mastering ==
 
The Compact Disc release of ''[[Playing The Angel]]'' is often described as a victim of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudness_war loudness war], which is a trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music.<ref>[http://brianstagg.co.uk/p_t_a_clipressed/ Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel - Another victim of the loudness race]</ref><ref>[https://www.sharoma.com/loudness_war.htm Sharoma > The Loudness War]</ref>
 
:''See more: [[Playing The Angel mastering analysis]]''


== Track list ==
== Track list ==
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#[[The Darkest Star]]
#[[The Darkest Star]]


For a full list of songs, [[:Category:Playing_The_Angel_singles|singles]], and B-sides produced for this album, see the [[:Category:Playing_The_Angel_songs|list of <i>Playing The Angel</i> songs]].
For a full list of songs, [[:Category:Playing The Angel singles|singles]], and B-sides produced for this album, see the [[:Category:Playing The Angel songs|list of ''Playing The Angel'' songs]].


== Singles ==
== Singles ==
#[[Precious]] - <small>October 3, 2005</small>
 
#[[A Pain That I'm Used To]] - <small>December 12, 2005</small>
#[[Precious]] – <small>3 October 2005</small>
#[[Suffer Well]] - <small>March 27, 2006</small>
#[[A Pain That I'm Used To]] – <small>9 December 2005</small>
#[[John The Revelator]] / [[Lilian]] - <small>June 5, 2006</small>
#[[Suffer Well]] – <small>20 March 2006</small>
#[[John The Revelator]] / [[Lilian]] – <small>4 June 2006</small>


== Statistics ==
== Statistics ==


{{BPM analysis inverted|
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track3=Suffer Well|
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track4=The Sinner In Me|
| track3 = Suffer Well
track5=Precious|
| track4 = The Sinner In Me
track6=Macro|
| track5 = Precious
track7=I Want It All|
| track6 = Macro
track8=Nothing's Impossible|
| track7 = I Want It All
track9=Introspectre|
| track8 = Nothing's Impossible
track10=Damaged People|
| track9 = Introspectre
track11=Lilian|
| track10 = Damaged People
track12=The Darkest Star|
| track11 = Lilian
numberofsongs=12|
| track12 = The Darkest Star
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| numberofsongs = 12
 
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track1=A Pain That I'm Used To|
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track2=John The Revelator|
| track1 = A Pain That I'm Used To
track3=Suffer Well|
| track2 = John The Revelator
track4=The Sinner In Me|
| track3 = Suffer Well
track5=Precious|
| track4 = The Sinner In Me
track6=Macro|
| track5 = Precious
track7=I Want It All|
| track6 = Macro
track8=Nothing's Impossible|
| track7 = I Want It All
track9=Introspectre|
| track8 = Nothing's Impossible
track10=Damaged People|
| track9 = Introspectre
track11=Lilian|
| track10 = Damaged People
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| track11 = Lilian
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| track12 = The Darkest Star
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
*The total number of live song plays from ''Playing The Angel'' is {{#expr: {{SongLivePlays|A Pain That I'm Used To}}+{{SongLivePlays|John The Revelator}}+{{SongLivePlays|Suffer Well}}+{{SongLivePlays|The Sinner In Me}}+{{SongLivePlays|Precious}}+{{SongLivePlays|Macro}}+{{SongLivePlays|I Want It All}}+{{SongLivePlays|Nothing's Impossible}}+{{SongLivePlays|Introspectre}}+{{SongLivePlays|Damaged People}}+{{SongLivePlays|Lilian}}+{{SongLivePlays|The Darkest Star}}}}. This figure is found by summing the number of individual performances for each album track.
*The total number of live song plays from ''Playing The Angel'' is {{#expr: {{SongLivePlays|A Pain That I'm Used To}}+{{SongLivePlays|John The Revelator}}+{{SongLivePlays|Suffer Well}}+{{SongLivePlays|The Sinner In Me}}+{{SongLivePlays|Precious}}+{{SongLivePlays|Macro}}+{{SongLivePlays|I Want It All}}+{{SongLivePlays|Nothing's Impossible}}+{{SongLivePlays|Introspectre}}+{{SongLivePlays|Damaged People}}+{{SongLivePlays|Lilian}}+{{SongLivePlays|The Darkest Star}}}}. This figure is found by summing the number of individual performances for each album track.
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== References ==


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[[Category:Albums released between 2000-2009]]


<metadesc>Playing The Angel is the eleventh studio album by Depeche Mode. It was released in the United Kingdom on 13 October 2005 by Mute Records.</metadesc><nowiki/>
<metadesc>Playing The Angel is the eleventh studio album by Depeche Mode. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and was supported by the Touring The Angel tour.</metadesc><nowiki/>

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For information on this album's singles, see the Singles section.
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This article is about the album. To view a list of its songs and B-sides, see Playing The Angel songs.
Playing The Angel
Album-PTA.jpg
Album Playing The Angel
By Depeche Mode
Catalogue number CDStumm260
No Cat #
No Cat #
Stumm260
Release date 17 October 2005
Recorded January–July 2005
Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
Stratosphere Sound (New York City)
Whitfield Street (London)
Produced by Ben Hillier
Engineered by Richard Morris
Number of tracks 12

Playing The Angel is the eleventh studio album by Depeche Mode. It was released in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records and was supported by the Touring The Angel tour.

Mastering

The Compact Disc release of Playing The Angel is often described as a victim of the loudness war, which is a trend of increasing audio levels in recorded music.[1][2]

See more: Playing The Angel mastering analysis

Track list

  1. A Pain That I'm Used To
  2. John The Revelator
  3. Suffer Well
  4. The Sinner In Me
  5. Precious
  6. Macro
  7. I Want It All
  8. Nothing's Impossible
  9. Introspectre
  10. Damaged People
  11. Lilian
  12. The Darkest Star

For a full list of songs, singles, and B-sides produced for this album, see the list of Playing The Angel songs.

Singles

  1. Precious – 3 October 2005
  2. A Pain That I'm Used To – 9 December 2005
  3. Suffer Well – 20 March 2006
  4. John The Revelator / Lilian – 4 June 2006

Statistics

Album BPM range by song
108
130
131
169
104
91
76
110
74
144
130
164

Average:
119.25
  • BPM values are plotted from 1 to 184 BPM.
  • In cases where a song features a change in tempo, the tempo at which the majority of the song
    plays takes precedence.
  • Unless noted otherwise, BPMs are estimated values determined by Spotify's Audio Analysis
    algorithm and as such are not guaranteed to be 100% accurate.
Album live plays by song
482
225
124
82
518
26
78
31
0
51
0
0

Average:
134.75
  • Song live play values are plotted from zero to 1,100.
  • All values are determined by summing the number of times each song has been performed
    live by Depeche Mode per tour.
  • These totals do not reflect live plays performed by individual members of Depeche Mode
    as part of solo projects, solo tours, or known one-off performances.

Trivia

  • The total number of live song plays from Playing The Angel is 1617. This figure is found by summing the number of individual performances for each album track.


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1983-1986: Construction Time Again • Some Great Reward • Black Celebration
1987-1993: Music For The Masses • Violator • Songs Of Faith And Devotion
1997-2001: Ultra • Exciter
2005-2013: Playing The Angel • Sounds Of The Universe • Delta Machine
2017-2023: Spirit • Memento Mori
1986-1988: 1 + 2 • Hydrology
1992-2000: Bloodline • Unsound Methods • Liquid
2007: SubHuman
2003-2007: Paper Monsters • Hourglass
2012-2015: The Light The Dead See • Angels & Ghosts
2021: Imposter
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2012-2015: Ssss • MG
2021: The Third Chimpanzee
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References

  1. ↑ Depeche Mode - Playing The Angel - Another victim of the loudness race
  2. ↑ Sharoma > The Loudness War
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