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|producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Flood]] | |producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Flood]] | ||
|studio=Puk Studios, Denmark<br>Logic Studios, Milan | |studio=Puk Studios, Denmark<br>Logic Studios, Milan | ||
|tempo= | |tempo=92 | ||
|timesignature=3 | |timesignature={{music|time|3|4}} | ||
|key=G Major | |key=G Major | ||
|mixingby=[[François Kevorkian]] | |||
|engineeringby=Pino Pischetola<br>Peter Iversen<br>[[Steve Lyon]]<br>Goh Hotoda<br>Alan Gregorie<br>Dennis Mitchell<br>Phil Legg | |||
|engineeringassistance=[[Daryl Bamonte]]<br>Dick Meaney<br>David Browne<br>Mark Flannery | |||
|sleevedesignby=[[Anton Corbijn]]<br>Area | |||
|label=[[Mute Records]] | |label=[[Mute Records]] | ||
|length=5:32 (album version) | |length=5:32 (album version) | ||
|recordingdate=May 1989 – January 1990 | |recordingdate=May 1989 – January 1990 | ||
|releasedate=March | |releasedate=19 March 1990 | ||
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== | "[[Clean]]" is a song from the 1990 album ''[[Violator]]'' by [[Depeche Mode]]. | ||
== Quotes == | |||
<blockquote> | |||
I just write about things that affect me. I find it very unappealing to write songs that are safe, that go nowhere, that do nothing. I know that 'Clean' has a lot of holy imagery, and that intertwines with the sex theme, which are two ideas I find interesting to mix together. But I don't try to analyze things.<ref>Source: Faith, Hope and Depravity, Select, December 1990.</ref> | |||
— [[Martin L. Gore]] - ''Select'', December 1990</blockquote> | |||
Q&A from [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dviol2.htm Alan Wilder's Shunt]: | Q&A from [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dviol2.htm Alan Wilder's Shunt]: | ||
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Q: The opening of 'Clean' sounds exactly like that of Pink Floyd's 'One Of These Days' on 'Meddle'. Was that conscious / unconscious, sampled or programmed? (I've checked in the archives and couldn't see any mention of that, ;-)) | Q: The opening of 'Clean' sounds exactly like that of Pink Floyd's 'One Of These Days' on 'Meddle'. Was that conscious / unconscious, sampled or programmed? (I've checked in the archives and couldn't see any mention of that, ;-)) | ||
A: I recognise the similarity but | A: I recognise the similarity but [it's] not a Floyd sample. It was programmed using a combination of analogue synth and sampled bass [guitar].</blockquote> | ||
Wilder also says [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm on Shunt]: | |||
<blockquote>With 'Clean', we never had the delay bass line until the very end. | <blockquote>With 'Clean', we never had the delay bass line until the very end. | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
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|Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | ||
== Music video == | |||
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== Live performances == | |||
{{Live section}} | |||
== Trivia == | |||
*'Clean' has been covered by '''Fading Colors''' (1996), '''Converge''' (2001), '''Yelen''' (2003), '''Carpe Diem IV''' (2005), and '''Armageddon Dildos''' (2011). | |||
*'Clean' has been sampled in the following songs by other artists: | |||
**'[[Incubus]]' - [[Recoil]] (1997) | |||
**'[[Missing Piece]]' - Recoil (1997) | |||
**'Wipe the Blood Off Your Hands Heather...' - PLΔYS✞Δ✞ION|DREΔMS (2015) | |||
== References == | |||
[[Category:Song]] | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode songs]] | |||
[[Category:Violator songs]] | [[Category:Violator songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs in G Major]] | [[Category:Songs in G Major]] | ||
[[Category:Songs between 180-184 BPM]] | |||
[[Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore]] | |||
[[Category:Songs with official music videos]] | |||
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Song | Clean |
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By | Depeche Mode |
Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
Produced by | Depeche Mode Flood |
Recorded at | Puk Studios, Denmark Logic Studios, Milan |
Length (mm:ss) | 5:32 (album version) |
Tempo | 92 BPM |
Time signature | 3 4 |
Key | G Major |
Engineering assistance | Daryl Bamonte Dick Meaney David Browne Mark Flannery |
Mixed by | François Kevorkian |
Recorded | May 1989 – January 1990 |
Originally released | 19 March 1990 |
Live performances as Depeche Mode | 171 times * |
Total live performances | 171 times * |
"Clean" is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.
Quotes
I just write about things that affect me. I find it very unappealing to write songs that are safe, that go nowhere, that do nothing. I know that 'Clean' has a lot of holy imagery, and that intertwines with the sex theme, which are two ideas I find interesting to mix together. But I don't try to analyze things.[1]
— Martin L. Gore - Select, December 1990
Q&A from Alan Wilder's Shunt:
From: Michel Jouveaux
Q: The opening of 'Clean' sounds exactly like that of Pink Floyd's 'One Of These Days' on 'Meddle'. Was that conscious / unconscious, sampled or programmed? (I've checked in the archives and couldn't see any mention of that, ;-))
A: I recognise the similarity but [it's] not a Floyd sample. It was programmed using a combination of analogue synth and sampled bass [guitar].
Wilder also says on Shunt:
With 'Clean', we never had the delay bass line until the very end.
Lyrics
Clean
Clean
The cleanest I've been
An end to the tears
And the in-between years
And the troubles I've seen
Now that I'm clean
You know what I mean
I've broken my fall
Put an end to it all
I've changed my routine
Now I'm clean
I don't understand
What destiny's planned
I'm starting to grasp
What is in my own hands
I don't claim to know
Where my holiness goes
I just know that I like
What is starting to show
Sometimes
As years go by
All the feelings inside
Twist and they turn
As they ride with the tide
I don't advise
And I don't criticise
I just know what I like
With my own eyes
Sometimes
Clean
The cleanest I've been
An end to the tears
And the in-between years
And the troubles I've seen
Now that I'm clean
Sometimes
You know what I mean
I've broken my fall
Put an end to it all
I've changed my routine
Now I'm clean
Sometimes
Now I'm clean
The cleanest I've been
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Music video
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Clean"
- Main article: List of dates where "Clean" was played
Trivia
- 'Clean' has been covered by Fading Colors (1996), Converge (2001), Yelen (2003), Carpe Diem IV (2005), and Armageddon Dildos (2011).
- 'Clean' has been sampled in the following songs by other artists:
- 'Incubus' - Recoil (1997)
- 'Missing Piece' - Recoil (1997)
- 'Wipe the Blood Off Your Hands Heather...' - PLΔYS✞Δ✞ION|DREΔMS (2015)
References
- ↑ Source: Faith, Hope and Depravity, Select, December 1990.