I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead

I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Speak & Spell Songwriter Vince Clarke Produced by Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Recorded at Blackwing Studios (London) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 2:16 Tempo 129 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key D Major Engineering Eric Radcliffe John Fryer Originally released October 5, 1981 Played live 56 times * Total live plays 56 times *

Notes

This song was put on a Flexidisc for the 1981-09-11 issue of Flexipop magazine, and was reissued in 2018 as part of the 12" singles vinyl boxsets, sourced from the master tape. The Flexipop version is different from the album version, which was released later in 1981 as part of "Speak & Spell". On the Flexidisc, the song is titled Sometimes I Wish I Was Dead (the positions of the first two words are swapped).

Lyrics

I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead

New sound all around

You can hear it too

Getting hot, never stop

Just for me and you

Playing on my radio and saying that you had to go

New day turn away

Wipe away the tear

New night, feel right

Knowing that you're here

Dancing with you all the time, and don't you think that it's a crime

Back street never meet

Never say goodbye

I know where you go

But I don't know why

You say that it's from above, and I say this is modern love

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

Dates with available recordings of I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead

There are currently 31 recordings of I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead available.

• 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK/Source 1
• 1980-1x-xx / 1981-02-xx Unknown Venue, England, UK
• 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 3
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 2
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 3
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 3
• 1982-02-16 University, Exeter, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-27 Bridge House, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-03-05 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 1982-03-25 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-03-26 Metropol, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-03-28 De Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1982-03-28 De Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 3
• 1982-04-02 Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1982-05-07 The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1

Dates where I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was played

1980 Tour

To the best of our knowledge, I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead is confirmed to have been played 2 times during this tour, at the below concerts.

• 1980-11-14 Technical College, Southend-On-Sea, Essex, England, UK
• 1980-1x-xx / 1981-02-xx Unknown Venue, England, UK

1981 Tour

I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was played 16 times during this tour.

• 1980-1x-xx / 1981-02-xx Unknown Venue, England, UK
• 1981-04-06 Bridge House, London, England, UK
• 1981-04-12 Bridge House, London, England, UK
• 1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK
• 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
• 1981-10-19 Lawrence Weston School, Bristol, England, UK
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK
• 1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK

1982 See You Tour

I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was played 39 times during this tour.

• 1982-01-20 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
• 1982-01-22 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1982-01-23 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-12 Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales, UK
• 1982-02-13 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-14 Guildshall, Portsmouth, England, UK
• 1982-02-15 The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK
• 1982-02-16 University, Exeter, England, UK
• 1982-02-18 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK
• 1982-02-19 University, Leeds, England, UK
• 1982-02-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
• 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• 1982-02-22 The Tower, Hull, England, UK
• 1982-02-24 U.E.A., Norwich, England, UK
• 1982-02-25 Kent University, Canterbury, England, UK
• 1982-02-26 Polytechnic, Oxford, England, UK
• 1982-02-27 Bridge House, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-28 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-03-05 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1982-03-20 The Ritz, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany
• 1982-03-25 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany
• 1982-03-26 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
• 1982-03-28 De Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1982-03-30 Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
• 1982-04-02 Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France
• 1982-04-03 Volksbelang, Brussels, Belgium
• 1982-04-10 Fort Regent, St. Helier, Jersey, UK
• 1982-04-12 Beau Sejour, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK
• 1982-05-07 The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA
• 1982-05-08 East Side Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 1982-05-09 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 1982-05-10 Stages, Chicago, IL, USA
• 1982-05-12 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 1982-05-14 Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 1982-05-15 Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA, USA
• 1982-05-16 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead was not played during this tour.

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