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{{Song infobox | |||
| title = Now, This Is Fun | |||
| screen = hd | |||
| screenshot = Single-SeeYou.jpg | |||
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]] | |||
| songwriter = [[Martin L. Gore]] | |||
| workingtitle = "Reason For Fun" | |||
| producer = [[Daniel Miller]]<br>[[Depeche Mode]] | |||
| studio = Blackwing Studios (London) | |||
| length = 3:27 <small>(7"/single version)</small><br>4:45 <small>(extended version)</small> | |||
| tempo = 101 | |||
| timesignature = {{music|time|4|4}} | |||
| key = F♯ Minor | |||
| engineeredby = John Fryer<br>Eric Radcliffe | |||
| design = Martyn Atkins | |||
| photographyby = Brian Griffin | |||
| calligraphy = Ching Ching Lee | |||
| recordingdate = December 1981 | |||
| releasedate = 29 January 1982 | |||
| colorscheme = SeeYou | |||
}} | |||
{{S|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 {{S|See You}} single on 29 January 1982. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Now_This_Is_Fun_master_tape.jpg|300px|thumb|right|On [https://www.facebook.com/depechemode/photos/pcb.10157561796495329/10157561792115329/?type=3&theater this photo of the mastertape], its title was originally 'Reason For Fun'.]] | |||
[[Andrew Fletcher]] in the 1982-01-21 issue of ''Smash Hits'': | |||
<blockquote> | <blockquote> | ||
"On the new B-side, 'Reason To Be' [working title, ed.], we tried to sound… really… mean! Didn't work though." | "On the new B-side, 'Reason To Be' [working title, ed.], we tried to sound… really… mean! Didn't work though." | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
{{Template: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 | |||
|Martin L. Gore|©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |||
== Live performances == | |||
{{Live section}} | |||
{{B-sides}} | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode songs]] | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode B-sides]] | |||
[[Category:A Broken Frame songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs in F♯ Minor]] | |||
[[Category:Songs between 100-104 BPM]] | |||
[[Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore]] | |||
[[Category:Songs with working titles]] | |||
<metadesc>"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.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
Latest revision as of 16:05, 25 February 2023
Now, This Is Fun
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| Song | Now, This Is Fun |
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| 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
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