What's Your Name?

What's Your Name?
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Speak & Spell Working title 'Pretty Boy' Songwriter Vince Clarke Produced by Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Recorded at Blackwing Studios (London) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 2:41 Tempo 157 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key A Major Engineering Eric Radcliffe John Fryer Originally released October 5, 1981 Played live 57 times * Total live plays 57 times *

Notes

Martin Gore and Andrew Fletcher confirmed in a 2005 interview for Channel 4's Popworld and in numerous subsequent interviews that the Clarke-penned 'What's Your Name?' is their least favourite Depeche Mode song.

A working title for this song was 'Pretty Boy' and Dave refers to the song by this title during several gigs during the autumn dates of the 1981 Tour.

Lyrics

What's Your Name

Sometimes watch you walk the street at midnight

Sometimes I can feel you in the air

Looking good

Knew you would

All the time I understood

Hey, you're such a pretty boy

Hey, you're such a pretty boy

Hey, you're such a pretty boy

You're so pretty

Everybody seems to look your way now

(Everybody seems to look your way)

Everybody wants to know your name

(Hey, hey, what's your name)

Feeling right

Just tonight

Hear them say you're out of sight

All the boys we got to get together

All the boys together we can stand

We can go

Never know

All the things we need to show

Hey you're such a pretty boy (you're so pretty)

Hey you're such a pretty boy (you're so pretty)

Hey you're such a pretty boy

You're so pretty (p-r-e, double-t-y)

Songwriter: Vince Clarke
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of What's Your Name?

There are currently 32 recordings of What's Your Name? available.

• 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK/Source 2
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 3
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 2
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 3
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK/Source 3
• 1982-02-16 University, Exeter, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
• 1982-02-27 Bridge House, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 1982-03-05 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 1982-03-25 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-03-26 Metropol, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 1982-04-02 Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1982-05-07 The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 1998-10-13 Kempinski Four Seasons Hotel, Munich, Germany/Source 1

Dates where What's Your Name? was played

1981 Tour

What's Your Name? was played 18 times during this tour.

• 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK
• 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
• 1981-07-29 Bridge House, London, England, UK
• 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK
• 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK
• 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK
• 1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK
• 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK
• 1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK
• 1981-12-03 Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester, England, UK

1982 See You Tour

What's Your Name? was played 39 times during this tour.

• 1982-01-20 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK
• 1982-01-22 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1982-01-23 The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
• 1982-02-10 BBC Paris Studio, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-12 Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales, UK
• 1982-02-13 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-14 Guildshall, Portsmouth, England, UK
• 1982-02-15 The Pavilion, Bath, England, UK
• 1982-02-16 University, Exeter, England, UK
• 1982-02-18 Victoria Hall, Hanley, England, UK
• 1982-02-19 University, Leeds, England, UK
• 1982-02-20 City Hall, Newcastle, England, UK
• 1982-02-21 Tiffany's, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
• 1982-02-22 The Tower, Hull, England, UK
• 1982-02-24 U.E.A., Norwich, England, UK
• 1982-02-25 Kent University, Canterbury, England, UK
• 1982-02-26 Polytechnic, Oxford, England, UK
• 1982-02-27 Bridge House, London, England, UK
• 1982-02-28 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK
• 1982-03-05 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1982-03-06 Rockola, Madrid, Spain
• 1982-03-20 The Ritz, Stockholm, Sweden
• 1982-03-24 Trinity Hall, Hamburg, Germany
• 1982-03-25 Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, Germany
• 1982-03-26 Metropol, Berlin, Germany
• 1982-03-28 De Lantaren, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 1982-03-30 Rainbow Club, Oberkorn, Luxembourg
• 1982-04-02 Théâtre Le Palace, Paris, France
• 1982-04-03 Volksbelang, Brussels, Belgium
• 1982-04-10 Fort Regent, St. Helier, Jersey, UK
• 1982-04-12 Beau Sejour, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, UK
• 1982-05-07 The Ritz, New York City, NY, USA
• 1982-05-08 East Side Club, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 1982-05-09 Concert Hall, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 1982-05-10 Stages, Chicago, IL, USA
• 1982-05-12 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 1982-05-14 Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 1982-05-15 Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA, USA
• 1982-05-16 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

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

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• What's Your Name? was not played during this tour.

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