So Cruel
So Cruel
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| Song | So Cruel |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Paul Hewson |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode |
| Length (mm:ss) | 6:02 |
| Recorded | 2011 |
| Originally released | 26 October 2011 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"So Cruel" is a cover of the U2 song of the same name recorded by Depeche Mode for the tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. The tribute album was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2011, and was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.
Notes
Martin Gore: "We first heard Achtung Baby working on Songs Of Faith And Devotion with Flood. It was the closest our bands ever got: U2 had become more electronic while Depeche Mode were working on a new rock vision. But there was never a rivalry. Bono used reverse psychology in his email, saying he totally understood why we'd say no. We just thought, Why not? 'So Cruel' is Bono at his best, words-wise. And we couldn't tackle 'One' - that would be almost sacrilegious."
Dates where So Cruel was played
So Cruel has never been played live.
