A Photograph Of You

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A Photograph Of You
Song	A Photograph Of You
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Daniel Miller Depeche Mode
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	3:04
Tempo	145 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	F♯ Major
Engineered by	John Fryer Eric Radcliffe
Photography	Brian Griffin
Calligraphy	Ching Ching Lee
Recorded	December 1981 - July 1982
Originally released	September 27, 1982
Live performances as Depeche Mode	44 times *
Total live performances	44 times *

'A Photograph Of You' is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode.

Notes

You can read more about the inspiration and creation of 'A Photograph Of You' here.

Lyrics

A Photograph Of You

What good is a photograph of you

Everytime I look at it

It makes me feel blue

What use is a souvenir

Of something we once had

When all it ever does is

Make me feel bad

I wish I could tear it up

But then again I haven't the guts

I wish I could throw it on the fire

I wish I could

But to say I would

I'd be a liar

What good is a colour print

Of a little baby doll

When just one little glance

Is enough to make me feel dull

I hoped I would misplace it

But then I take such good care of it

I wish it would disappear

I say I wish

But then I relish

It being here

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of A Photograph Of You

There are currently 10 recordings of A Photograph Of You available.

• 1982-10-12 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-22 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-11-26 Saltlageret, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany/Source 1
• 1983-02-07 Messehalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1

Dates where A Photograph Of You was played

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

A Photograph Of You was played 44 times during this tour.

• 1982-10-04 Golddiggers, Chippenham, England, UK
• 1982-10-06 National Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
• 1982-10-07 City Hall, Cork, Ireland
• 1982-10-08 Leisure Land, Galway, Ireland
• 1982-10-10 Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
• 1982-10-11 De Montford Hall, Leicester, England, UK
• 1982-10-12 The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
• 1982-10-13 Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, England, UK
• 1982-10-15 Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
• 1982-10-16 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1982-10-17 Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1982-10-19 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• 1982-10-20 Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
• 1982-10-21 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
• 1982-10-22 Empire Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1982-10-24 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-10-27 Apollo, Manchester, England, UK
• 1982-10-28 City Hall, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1982-10-29 Coliseum, St. Austell, England, UK
• 1982-11-25 Draken, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1982-11-26 Saltlageret, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 1982-11-28 Zeche, Bochum, Germany
• 1982-11-29 Mulheim Stadthalle, Cologne, Germany
• 1982-11-30 Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1982-12-02 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany
• 1982-12-03 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
• 1982-12-04 Odeon, Goslar, Germany
• 1982-12-05 Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany
• 1982-12-07 Oz, Stuttgart, Germany
• 1982-12-09 University Aula, Saarbrücken, Germany
• 1982-12-10 Grille Disco, Minden, Germany
• 1982-12-12 Le Mirano, Brussels, Belgium
• 1982-12-14 Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht, The Netherlands
• 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
• 1983-04-09 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1983-04-10 Napalai Hall, Bangkok, Thailand

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

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

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• A Photograph Of You was not played during this tour.