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Fly On The Windscreen
Album-Black.jpg
Song
Artist
Depeche Mode
Album
Songwriter
Produced by
Recorded at
Westside
Genetic (London)
Hansa Mischraum
Label
Length (mm:ss)
5:18
Tempo
N/A BPM
Time signature
N/A
Key
N/A
Engineering assistance
Richard Sullivan
Peter Schmidt
Mastering
Tim Young
Recording
Dave Allen
Recording assistance
Phil Tennant
Photography
Brian Griffin
Photography assistance
Stuart Graham
Recorded
November 1985 - January 1986
Originally released
March 17, 1986
Played live
221 times *
Total live plays
221 times *


Notes

Gareth Jones said in this interview:

"In this track, you can hear a rather young sounding Daniel [Miller] saying "over and done with." The breath sample noise at the start is interesting too. I can't remember who it was - really it could have been anyone."

From Shunt Q&A:

From: Richard Blomqvist
E-mail: [email protected]

What is the most unusual thing that you ever have sampled?

Dan Miller saying 'Horse' repeatedly very fast (as used in 'Fly On The Windscreen').

This "horse" sample is the "breath sample noise" that Gareth Jones mentions above.

Martin Gore told Electronics and Music Magazine in 1986:

"There's a Black & Decker drill in the opening of 'Fly on the Windscreen' [...]."

Lyrics


Fly On The Windscreen

Death is everywhere

There are flies on the windscreen

For a start

Reminding us

We could be torn apart

Tonight


Death is everywhere

There are lambs for the slaughter

Waiting to die

And I can sense

The hours slipping by

Tonight


Come here

Kiss me

Now

Come here

Kiss me

Now


Death is everywhere

The more I look

The more I see

The more I feel

A sense of urgency

Tonight


Come here

Touch me

Kiss me

Touch me

Now

Touch me

Touch me


There are flies on the windscreen

There are lambs for the slaughter

There are flies on the windscreen


Come here

Touch me

Kiss me

Touch me

Now

Touch me

Touch me


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1985 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Fly On The Windscreen

There are currently 150 recordings of Fly On The Windscreen available.

Dates where Fly On The Windscreen was played

1986 Black Celebration Tour

Fly On The Windscreen was played 76 times during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

Fly On The Windscreen was played 78 times during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

Fly On The Windscreen was played 2 times during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

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

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

Fly On The Windscreen was played 65 times during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

  • Fly On The Windscreen was not played during this tour.
1. Black Celebration
2. Fly On The Windscreen
List of Black Celebration songs
3. A Question Of Lust