Dirt

Dirt
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Exciter Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Depeche Mode Mark Bell Recorded at RAK and Sarm West (London) Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Electric Lady Sony (New York City) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 5:00 Tempo 152 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key F Major Engineering Gareth Jones Engineering assistance Boris Aldridge Andrew Davies Andrew Griffiths Nick Sevilla Lisa Butterworth Jonathan Adler Alissa Myhowich James Chang Pre-production Gareth Jones Additional production Gareth Jones Mixing Steve Fitzmaurice Mastering Mike Marsh Art direction Anton Corbijn Photography Anton Corbijn Sleeve design Form Recorded June 2000 - February 2001 Originally released July 30, 2001 Played live 0 times * Total live plays 0 times *

'Dirt' is a cover of the Iggy and the Stooges song of the same name recorded by Depeche Mode during the production of the 2001 album Exciter. It was released as a B-side on the 'I Feel Loved' single on July 30, 2001.

Notes

Martin Gore said in the commentary track on the DVD of '101' in 2003:

"I didn't discover Iggy Pop until about 1977, with 'The Idiot' and 'Lust For Life'. I went back and re-discovered some of his older stuff from The Stooges. Over the years, we haven't really covered too many songs. We covered 'Dirt' by The Stooges on one of our B-sides recently. I just think that he always had a sense of humour and this darkness to his music at the same time, which is a hard thing to marry, and I think he always has done that really well."

Lyrics

Dirt

Ooh, I've been dirt

And I don't care

Ooh, I've been dirt

And I don't care

'Cause I'm burning inside

'Cause I'm burning inside

I'm the fire of life

Yeah alright

Ooh, I've been hurt

And I don't care

Ooh, I've been hurt

And I don't care

'Cause I'm burning inside

'Cause I'm burning inside

And do you feel it

Said do you feel it when you touch me

I said do you feel it when you touch me

I'm a fire

Well there's a fire

Yeah, alright

It's just a burning inside

It's just a burning inside

Said do you feel it

Said do you feel it when you cut me

Said do you feel it when you cut me

There's a fire

There's a fire

A fire

Inside

It was just a dreaming

Songwriter: Ron Ashton, Scott Ashton, Dave Alexander and Iggy Pop
Publishing Information: ©1970. All rights reserved.

Dates where Dirt was played

Dirt has never been played live.

Depeche Mode B-sides 1981-1985: Ice Machine • Shout • Any Second Now • Now, This Is Fun • Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) • The Great Outdoors • Work Hard • Fools • In Your Memory • (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me • Flexible • Fly On The Windscreen 1986-1989: But Not Tonight • Breathing In Fumes • Black Day • Christmas Island • Agent Orange • Pimpf • Pleasure, Little Treasure • Route 66 • Stjärna • Sonata No. 14 in C • Dangerous 1990-1998: Memphisto • Sibeling • Kaleid • Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) • Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix) • My Joy • Death's Door • Painkiller • Slowblow • Surrender • Headstar 2001-2009: Easy Tiger • Dirt • Zenstation • Free • Newborn • Better Days • Oh Well 2013-2017: All That's Mine Recoil B-sides 2000-2008: New York Nights • Don't Look Back Dave Gahan solo B-sides 2003-2008: Stand Up • Maybe • Closer • Tomorrow • Love Will Leave Martin Gore solo B-sides 2003-2015: Life Is Strange • Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys • De Nada • Gifting