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Dressed In Black
Song	Dressed In Black
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Depeche Mode Gareth Jones Daniel Miller
Recorded at	Westside Genetic (London) Hansa Mischraum
Length (mm:ss)	2:32
Tempo	93 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	A Minor
Programmed by	Martin L. Gore
Engineering assistance	Richard Sullivan Peter Schmidt
Additional engineering	Kevin Paul Kevin Vanbergen Roger Johnson
Additional mixing	Kevin Paul
Mastered by	Tim Young
Mastering engineer	Tim Young
Remastering engineer	Simon Heyworth
Recording	Dave Allen
Recording assistance	Phil Tennant
Photography	Brian Griffin
Photography assistance	Stuart Graham
Recorded	November 1985 - January 1986
Originally released	17 March 1986
Live performances as Depeche Mode	31 times *
Total live performances	31 times *

"Dressed In Black" is a song from the 1986 album Black Celebration by Depeche Mode.

Lyrics

Dressed In Black

She's dressed in black again

And I'm falling down again

Down to the floor again

I'm begging for more again

But oh what can you do

When she's dressed in black

My mind wanders endlessly

On paths where she's leading me

With games that she likes to play

And words that she doesn't say

Not when whe're alone

And she's dressed in black

As a picture of herself

She's a picture of the world

A reflection of you

A reflection of me

And it's all there to see

If you only give in

To the fire within

Dressed in black again

Shadows fall onto me

As she stands there over me

And waits to encompass me

I lay here helplessly

But oh what can you do

When she's dressed in black

Dressed in black again

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1986 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Dressed In Black"

Main article: List of dates where "Dressed In Black" was played