Ghosts Again
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Ghosts Again
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| Song | Ghosts Again |
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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) | 3:58 |
| Tempo | 115 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | F♯ Minor |
| Programmed by | James Ford Marta Salogni |
| Engineered by | Marta Salogni |
| Engineering assistance | Gregg White Francine Perry Grace Banks |
| Mixed by | Marta Salogni |
| Mix engineering | Marta Salogni |
| Mixed at | Studio Zona (London) |
| Mastering engineer | Matt Colton |
| Keyboards | James Ford |
| Piano | James Ford |
| Solo cello | Davide Rossi |
| Strings | Davide Rossi |
| Percussion | James Ford |
| Drums | James Ford |
| Additional vocal engineering | Adrian Hierholzer |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Recorded | July–October 2022 |
| Originally released | 9 February 2023 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 121 times * |
| Total live performances | 121 times * |
"Ghosts Again" is a song from the 2023 album Memento Mori by Depeche Mode. The song's music video premiered on YouTube on 9 February 2023 at 4:00PM GMT.
Notes
Initial snippets of the song were heard as part of the Berlin press conference to announce Memento Mori on 4 October 2022. On 8 February 2023, the day prior to the song's music video debut, the song leaked on the internet as a 256kbps MP3 file, with a duration of 3:31 compared to the album version's 3:58.
Dave Gahan told Zane Lowe: "When I first heard that song, I was like, 'Okay. I'm in.' The demo made me feel instant joy. I remember dancing around my living room, and my daughter came in and she was looking at me weird, like, 'What's going on?' I was like, 'Don't you love this?' She kind of started bopping along with me and she was like, 'I get it. It's a really good song.'"
Engineer Marta Salogni told Sound On Sound: "With ‘Ghost Again’, I started with the drums, because the track is based on a drum loop from Martin’s demo, and then we built on that. I would have started by making the loop sound good, because that is one of the first things that gets you hooked in, and then the bass, which is quite driving. The bass comes from the Moog modular, and the drums are made up of different elements, including the loop, a Roland TR-606 drum machine, and the Eurorack Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas module. We also layered the guitar a few times. It was played by Martin, and we recorded it through two amps and a DI. The guitar also went through tape machines, the Korg MS-20 used as an effect, the Mu-Tron, a Dimension-D and an AMS RMX16, all outboard."
Postcard
On 26 January 2023 at 5:00PM GMT at https://www.depechemode.com/mementomori/, a 7-day countdown timer began, counting down to 5:00PM GMT on 2 February 2023, after which 'Ghosts Again' was announced and another 7-day countdown timer began, counting down to 5:00PM GMT on 9 February 2023, at which time the song's music video debuted.
A sign-up form was also located at https://www.depechemode.com/mementomori/. This URL loaded a frame of https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/depeche-mode-memento-mori-signup/, which was titled "Depeche Mode - Memento Mori - Postcard Mailing Address Form". Around 8 February 2023, postcards were mailed to individuals who signed up on this form. As of 15 February 2023, fans have reported receiving postcards in the US, UK, and Europe. High-resolution scans of the webmaster's postcard are available below:
Front of postcard
Back of postcard
(mailing address redacted)
The QR code on the back of the postcard leads to an Instagram effect titled "Memento Mori by depechemode" at this URL: https://www.instagram.com/ar/1895865857432556/
Live versions
This section provides examples of live versions of Ghosts Again from each tour that it was played. The recording from 2023-04-14 New York is generally regarded as the best sounding version out of these examples.
2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour
- Play 2023-02-14 Taratata, France 2, Studios du Lendit, Saint-Denis, France (Soundboard)
- Play 2023-02-16 BBC Radio 2's Piano Room, BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England, UK (pre-FM broadcast)
- Play 2023-02-19 Alte Kongresshalle, Munich, Germany (FM broadcast)
- Play 2023-03-23 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, USA (in-ear monitor/audience matrix)
- Play 2023-03-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA (in-ear monitor/audience matrix)
- Play 2023-04-14 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA (in-ear monitor/audience matrix)
Lyrics
Ghosts Again
Wasted feelings
Broken meanings
Time is fleeting
See what it brings
Helloes, goodbyes
A thousand midnights
Lost in sleepless lullabies
Heaven's dreaming
Thoughtless thoughts, my friends
We know we'll be ghosts again
Sunday's shining
Silver linings
Weightless hours
All my flowers
A place to hide
The tears that you cried
Everybody says goodbye
Faith is sleeping
Lovers, in the end
Whisper we'll be ghosts again
Heaven's dreaming
Thoughtless thoughts, my friends
We know we'll be ghosts again
Faith is sleeping
Lovers, in the end
Whisper we'll be ghosts again
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
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Ghosts Again"
- Main article: List of dates where "Ghosts Again" was played
