Going Backwards
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Going Backwards
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| Song | Going Backwards |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | James Ford |
| Recorded at | Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Jungle City (New York) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:43 |
| Tempo | 97 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | B Minor |
| Programmed by | Matrixxman Kurt Uenala |
| Engineered by | Jimmy Robertson |
| Mixing assistance | Brendan Morawski |
| Mastered by | Brian Lucey |
| Studio assistance | Connor Long Óscar Muñoz David Schaeman Brendan Morawski |
| Drums | James Ford |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Design | SMEL |
| Recorded | April - August, 2016 |
| Originally released | 23 June 2017 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 136 times * |
| Total live performances | 136 times * |
"Going Backwards" is a song from the 2017 album Spirit by Depeche Mode. It was released as a single on 23 June 2017.
Notes
Martin Gore told Amazon:
"An album starts taking shape, for me, really, when you have about four songs together, and we had gone down a cynical path. And I thought, "Okay well, maybe I just gotta go with this." Well as I said, it was definitely one of the first songs that I had written, and I think it was actually one of the first songs that we had started working on in the studio. And I think that from an early point we all deep down knew that it would be the first track on the album, so it was an important track. Even though we never regarded it as a single or anything like that, it was more of a statement."
When Neue Zürcher Zeitung hypothesised that "'Going Backwards' is about a civilizational regression where society and technology are developing as fast as never before", Martin Gore replied:
"Yes, but that's just a reason for decay. I have long believed that new technologies would bring the world together - the world would be united by them. We were all enthusiastic about the Arab Spring, when people started organising themselves with social media and fought for their freedom. But then everything went wrong: the Middle East seems to be falling apart."
Dave Gahan told Rolling Stone:
"If we want things to change, a revolution, we need to talk about it and about caring about what goes on in the world. It doesn't seem the way things are in London. We seem to be going in another direction, and I think Martin felt like he needed to express that [with 'Going Backwards']."
Hotmix radio asked Andy Fletcher about his favourite song of 'Spirit', and he replied:
"I think it would be '[Going] Backwards'. I don't know why. I've never really given it enough attention, because I do like 'Cover Me' as well, but we open our set with 'Backwards', and it really sounds good."
Lyrics
Going Backwards
We are not there yet
We have not evolved
We have no respect
We have lost control
We're going backwards
Ignoring the realities
Going backwards
Are you counting all the casualties
We are not there yet
Where we need to be
We are still in debt
To our insanities
We're going backwards
Turning back our history
Going backwards
Piling on the misery
We can track it all with satellites
See it all in plain sight
Watch men die in real time
But we have nothing inside
We feel nothing inside
We are not there yet
We have lost our soul
The course has been set
We're digging our own hole
We're going backwards
Armed with new technology
Going backwards
To a caveman mentality
We can emulate on consoles
Killings we can control
With senses that have been dulled
Because there's nothing inside
We feel nothing inside
We feel nothing inside (we feel nothing)
Nothing inside
We feel nothing inside (we feel nothing)
Nothing inside
Because there's nothing inside
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
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Music video
Dates with available recordings of Going Backwards
There are currently 40 recordings of Going Backwards available.
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany/Source 2
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France/Source 2
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 1
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK/Source 2
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK/Source 2
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 1
- 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 2
- 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 3
- 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 4
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland/Source 2
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2017-09-11 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2017-10-18 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
- 2017-10-18 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
- 2018-02-16 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
- 2018-06-26 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary/Source 1
- 2018-06-26 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary/Source 2
- 2018-07-23 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- Something Went Wrong (compilation)
Dates where Going Backwards was played
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
Going Backwards was played 136 times during this tour.
- 2017-02-20 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-03-17 Funkhaus Nalepastrasse, Berlin, Germany
- 2017-03-21 Studios Rive Gauche, RTL2, Paris, France
- 2017-03-26 BBC 6 Music Festival, Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 2017-04-21 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, S.I.R. Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-04-26 "Special Thank You Show", Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-05-05 Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2017-05-07 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2017-05-09 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2017-05-12 Stade Charles-Ehrmann, Nice, France
- 2017-05-14 Dvorana Stožice, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- 2017-05-17 Terra Vibe Park, Athens, Greece
- 2017-05-20 Štadión Pasienky, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2017-05-22 Groupama Aréna, Budapest, Hungary
- 2017-05-24 Eden Aréna, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2017-05-27 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
- 2017-05-29 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille, France
- 2017-05-31 Telia Parken, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2017-06-03 London Stadium, London, England, UK
- 2017-06-05 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
- 2017-06-07 Ostragehege, Dresden, Germany
- 2017-06-09 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2017-06-11 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-12 HDI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2017-06-18 Letzigrund Stadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2017-06-20 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2017-06-22 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2017-06-25 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2017-06-27 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
- 2017-06-29 Stadio Renato dall'Ara, Bologna, Italy
- 2017-07-01 Stade de France, Paris, France
- 2017-07-04 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- 2017-07-06 BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain
- 2017-07-08 NOS Alive Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2017-07-13 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2017-07-15 Otkritie Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 2017-07-19 Olimpiyskiy National Sports Complex, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2017-07-21 PGE Narodowy, Warsaw, Poland
- 2017-07-23 Cluj Arena, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
- 2017-08-23 USANA Amphitheatre, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 2017-08-25 Pepsi Center, Denver, CO, USA
- 2017-08-27 DTE Energy Music Theatre, Detroit, MI, USA
- 2017-08-30 Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2017-09-01 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, CT, USA
- 2017-09-03 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2017-09-05 Centre Bell, Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2017-09-07 Verizon Center, Washington D.C., USA
- 2017-09-09 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-09-11 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2017-09-15 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL, USA
- 2017-09-18 Ascend Amphitheater, Nashville, TN, USA
- 2017-09-20 Austin360 Amphitheatre, Austin, TX, USA
- 2017-09-22 Starplex Pavilion, Dallas, TX, USA
- 2017-09-24 Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 2017-09-27 AK-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2017-09-30 T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2017-10-02 Santa Barbara County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- 2017-10-06 Mattress Firm Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
- 2017-10-08 SAP Center, San Jose, CA, USA
- 2017-10-10 Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA, USA
- 2017-10-12 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-14 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-16 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-18 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2017-10-21 KeyArena, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2017-10-23 Moda Center, Portland, OR, USA
- 2017-10-25 Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2017-10-27 Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB, Canada
- 2017-11-15 3Arena, Dublin, Ireland
- 2017-11-17 Manchester Arena, Manchester, England, UK
- 2017-11-19 Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham, England, UK
- 2017-11-22 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2017-11-24 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2017-11-26 Sportpaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2017-11-28 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2017-11-30 Mannheim Arena, Mannheim, Germany
- 2017-12-03 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2017-12-05 AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France
- 2017-12-07 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 2017-12-09 Pala Alpitour, Torino, Italy
- 2017-12-11 Pala Alpitour, Torino, Italy
- 2017-12-13 Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy
- 2017-12-16 WiZink Center, Madrid, Spain
- 2018-01-09 Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2018-01-11 BarclayCard Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2018-01-13 Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- 2018-01-15 Lanxess-Arena, Cologne, Germany
- 2018-01-17 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
- 2018-01-19 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin, Germany
- 2018-01-21 Arena Nürnburger, Nuremberg, Germany
- 2018-01-24 Bordeaux Metropol Arena, Bordeaux, France
- 2018-01-27 Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy
- 2018-01-29 Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy
- 2018-01-31 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2018-02-02 BSA, Budapest, Hungary
- 2018-02-04 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
- 2018-02-07 Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland
- 2018-02-09 Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland
- 2018-02-11 Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland
- 2018-02-13 Minsk Arena, Minsk, Belarus
- 2018-02-16 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2018-02-18 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
- 2018-02-20 Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
- 2018-02-22 Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania
- 2018-02-25 Olimpiyski Arena, Moscow, Russia
- 2018-03-11 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2018-03-13 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2018-03-16 Simon Bolivar Park, Bogota, Colombia
- 2018-03-18 Estadio Nacional, Lima, Peru
- 2018-03-21 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
- 2018-03-24 Estadio Unico de la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2018-03-27 Allianz Parque, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 2018-05-22 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA, USA
- 2018-05-24 Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, USA
- 2018-05-27 AT&T Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
- 2018-05-29 BoK Center, Tulsa, OK, USA
- 2018-06-01 United Center, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2018-06-03 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- 2018-06-06 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- 2018-06-09 TD Garden, Boston, MA, USA
- 2018-06-11 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2018-06-23 Isle of Wight Festival, Newport (Isle of Wight), England, UK
- 2018-06-26 Volt Festival, Sopron, Hungary
- 2018-06-28 Tinderbox Festival, Odense, Denmark
- 2018-06-30 OpenAir St. Gallen Festival, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- 2018-07-02 Collisioni Festival, Barolo, Italy
- 2018-07-05 Open'er Festival, Gdynia, Poland
- 2018-07-07 Main Square Festival, Arras, France
- 2018-07-09 Beauregard Festival, Herouville-St-Clair, France
- 2018-07-12 Musilac Festival, Aix-Les-Baines, France
- 2018-07-14 Mad Cool Festival, Madrid, Spain
- 2018-07-17 Paléo Festival, Nyon, Switzerland
- 2018-07-19 Vieilles Charrues Festival, Carhaix-Plouguer, France
- 2018-07-21 Lollapalooza Paris, Paris, France
- 2018-07-23 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
- 2018-07-25 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
