Get The Balance Right

Get The Balance Right
Song	Get The Balance Right
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	3:12 (7"/single version) 7:56 (12" version)
Time signature	4 4
Recorded	December 1982
Originally released	31 January 1983
Live performances as Depeche Mode	61 times *
Total live performances	61 times *

Lyrics

Get The Balance Right!

There's more besides

Joyrides

The little house in the countryside

Understand

Learn to demand

Compromise

And sometimes lie

Get the balance right

Get the balance right

Be responsible

Respectable

Stable but gullible

Concerned and caring

Help the helpless

But always remain

Ultimately selfish

When you think you've got a hold of it all

You haven't got a hold at all

When you reach the top

Get ready to drop

Prepare yourself for the fall

You're gonna fall

It's almost predictable

Almost

Don't turn this way

Don't turn that way

Straight down the middle until next Thursday

First to the left

Then back to the right

Twist and turn 'til you've got it right

Get the balance right

Get the balance right

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1983 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Get The Balance Right

There are currently 35 recordings of Get The Balance Right available.

• 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-04-03 New Latin Quarter, Tokyo, Japan/Source 1
• 1983-04-06 A.C. Hall, Hong Kong, British Hong Kong/Source 1
• 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 2
• 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
• 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
• 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain/Source 1
• 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 1
• 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany/Source 2
• Something Went Wrong (compilation)

Dates where Get The Balance Right was played

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

Get The Balance Right was played 13 times during this tour.

• 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 1983-03-24 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1983-03-25 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 1983-03-26 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA
• 1983-03-28 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 1983-03-29 Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 1983-03-30 Beverly Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 1983-04-02 Pithecantropus, Tokyo, Japan
• 1983-04-03 New Latin Quarter, Tokyo, Japan
• 1983-04-06 A.C. Hall, Hong Kong, British Hong Kong
• 1983-04-09 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1983-04-10 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1983-05-28 Euro Festival, Vechtewiese, Schüttorf, Germany

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

Get The Balance Right was played 48 times during this tour.

• 1983-09-07 Regal, Hitchin, England, UK
• 1983-09-09 SFX, Dublin, Ireland
• 1983-09-10 Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1983-09-12 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
• 1983-09-13 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
• 1983-09-14 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
• 1983-09-15 Apollo, Coventry, England, UK
• 1983-09-16 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1983-09-18 Capitol, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
• 1983-09-19 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• 1983-09-20 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• 1983-09-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
• 1983-09-23 Empire, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1983-09-24 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
• 1983-09-25 Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham, England, UK
• 1983-09-26 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK
• 1983-09-28 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1983-09-30 St. David's Hall, Cardiff, Wales, UK
• 1983-10-01 Apollo, Oxford, England, UK
• 1983-10-03 Guildhall, Portsmouth, England, UK
• 1983-10-06 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1983-10-07 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1983-10-08 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1983-12-01 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1983-12-02 Saga, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1983-12-03 Foreningen Akademy, Lund, Sweden
• 1983-12-05 Hof Ter Lo, Antwerp, Belgium
• 1983-12-06 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1983-12-08 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
• 1983-12-10 Musensaal, Mannheim, Germany
• 1983-12-11 University Haula, Saarbrucken, Germany
• 1983-12-12 Ausstellungshalle, Sindelfingen, Germany
• 1983-12-13 Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
• 1983-12-15 Sartory Saal, Cologne, Germany
• 1983-12-16 Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
• 1983-12-17 Stadthalle, Borken, Germany
• 1983-12-19 Hallemünsterland, Münster, Germany
• 1983-12-20 Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany
• 1983-12-21 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1983-12-22 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1983-12-23 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1984-02-03 Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1984-03-05 Teatro Tenda, Bologna, Italy
• 1984-03-06 Orfeo Music Hall, Milan, Italy
• 1984-03-08 Pacha Club, Valencia, Spain
• 1984-03-09 Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
• 1984-03-10 University, Madrid, Spain
• 1984-06-02 Suedwest Stadium, Ludwigshafen, Germany

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

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

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Get The Balance Right was not played during this tour.

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