My Favourite Stranger
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My Favourite Stranger
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| Song | My Favourite Stranger |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore Richard Butler |
| Produced by | James Ford Marta Salogni |
| Recorded at | Electric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara) Shangri-La (Malibu) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 3:57 |
| Programmed by | James Ford Marta Salogni |
| Engineered by | Marta Salogni |
| Engineering assistance | Francine Perry Grace Banks |
| Mixed by | Marta Salogni |
| Mix engineering | Marta Salogni |
| Mixed at | Studio Zona (London) |
| Mastering engineer | Matt Colton |
| Keyboards | James Ford |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Recorded | July–October 2022 |
| Originally released | 24 March 2023 20 October 2023 ("release") |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 56 times * |
| Total live performances | 56 times * |
"My Favourite Stranger" is a song from the 2023 album Memento Mori by Depeche Mode. On 20 October 2023, it became the third "release" from the album according to the official website's discography section.
Notes
Dave Gahan tells Corriere Della Sera's La Lettura (translated from Italian):
"That song is about having a shadow, someone who follows you around the clock and tells you things. Do you listen to the lie or to the truth? A fun and a little risky song. With music you need to be transported to different places, sometimes it's places that are right in front of your eyes, other times it's open spaces. This is a direct song, like Suicide's Alan Vega, it has a New York '70s punk vibe."
Lyrics
My Favourite Stranger
Some perfect stranger
Sneaks on tiptoes
Steals my shadow
And goes where I go
My favourite stranger
Stands in my mirror
Puts words in my mouth
All broke and bitter
Some perfect stranger
My imitation
Drops my name in
My conversations
Some perfect stranger
Speaks when I speak
Walks in my footsteps
And talks in my sleep
My favourite stranger
Stands where I stand
Leaves crime in my wake
And blood on my hands
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore / Richard Butler
Publishing Information: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) o/b/o Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS) / Universal - Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc. (BMI).
Music video
The music video for My Favourite Stranger first premiered at the 2023-06-06 Merkur Spiel-Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany concert as a tour projection for the song.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "My Favourite Stranger"
- Main article: List of dates where "My Favourite Stranger" was played
