Goodnight Lovers

Goodnight Lovers
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) 3:48 Tempo 103 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key A 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 February 11, 2002 Played live 76 times * Total live plays 76 times *

Notes

Author Jonathan Miller interviewed producer Mark Bell in 2001, who said:

"[Dave]'s got a seven-month-old baby daughter now, so I suggested he sing the album's closing track 'Goodnight Lovers' as though he was really singing it to her, like a lullaby. And I think that comes across. It's not role-playing, but something he could really feel."

Andy Fletcher said in the May 2001 issue of Keyboard magazine:

"[The sound that opens the track] was on the original demo. Paul Freegard did that sound on the [Clavia] Nord Lead."

Lyrics

Goodnight Lovers

Here, somewhere in the heart of me

There is still a part of me

That cares

And I'll, I'll still take the best you've got

Even though I'm sure it's not

The best for me

When you're born a lover

You're born to suffer

Like all soul sisters

And soul brothers

I, I can see the danger signs

They only help to underline

Your beauty

I'm not looking for an easy ride

True happiness cannot be tried

So easily

When you're born a lover

You're born to suffer

Like all soul sisters

And soul brothers

Like all soul sisters

And soul brothers

You can take your time

I'll be waiting in line

You don't even have to give me

The time of day

When you're born a lover

You're born to suffer

Like all soul sisters

And soul brothers

Like all soul sisters

And soul brothers

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Goodnight Lovers

There are currently 87 recordings of Goodnight Lovers available.

• 2005-11-03 St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 3
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 4
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA/Source 5
• 2005-11-07 Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-08 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-09 SBC Center, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-11 Magness Arena, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-12 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-15 GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 2005-11-16 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-16 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-18 HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-18 HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-19 iPayOne Center, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-22 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-22 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-23 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-23 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-25 Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-25 Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-26 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2005-11-26 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 2
• 2005-11-29 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 2005-12-01 Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2005-12-03 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA/Source 1
• 2005-12-04 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada/Source 1
• 2005-12-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2005-12-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2005-12-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2005-12-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2006-01-13 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-13 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany/Source 2
• 2006-01-15 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-16 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-16 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 2006-01-18 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-20 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-21 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-21 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany/Source 2
• 2006-01-23 Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2006-01-24 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-01-29 Sports Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
• 2006-01-31 Arena, Geneva, Switzerland/Source 1
• 2006-02-01 Le Dome, Marseille, France/Source 1
• 2006-02-04 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 2006-02-04 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 2
• 2006-02-06 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 2006-02-07 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 2006-02-08 Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 1
• 2006-02-10 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2006-02-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2006-02-14 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-02-15 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-02-16 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
• 2006-02-19 Forum, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2006-02-21 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2006-02-21 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 2
• 2006-02-23 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2006-02-25 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2006-02-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 1
• 2006-02-28 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
• 2006-03-01 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2006-03-03 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
• 2006-03-04 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
• 2006-03-09 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-03-11 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
• 2006-03-14 Spodek, Katowice, Poland/Source 1
• 2006-03-16 Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia/Source 1
• 2006-03-17 Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia/Source 1
• 2006-03-18 Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania/Source 1
• 2006-03-21 Papp Laszlo Arena, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2006-03-22 Dom Sportova 1, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
• 2006-03-24 Galaxie, Amneville, France/Source 1
• 2006-03-25 Gayant Expo, Douai, France/Source 1
• 2006-03-26 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
• 2006-03-28 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
• 2006-03-30 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 2006-03-31 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 2006-04-02 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2006-04-02 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 2006-04-03 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1

Dates where Goodnight Lovers was played

2001 Exciter Tour

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

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

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

Goodnight Lovers was played 76 times during this tour.

• 2005-11-03 St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL, USA
• 2005-11-05 The Arena at Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
• 2005-11-07 Toyota Center, Houston, TX, USA
• 2005-11-08 American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX, USA
• 2005-11-09 SBC Center, San Antonio, TX, USA
• 2005-11-11 Magness Arena, Denver, CO, USA
• 2005-11-12 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 2005-11-15 GM Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 2005-11-16 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA
• 2005-11-18 HP Pavilion, San Jose, CA, USA
• 2005-11-19 iPayOne Center, San Diego, CA, USA
• 2005-11-21 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2005-11-22 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2005-11-23 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2005-11-25 Glendale Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 2005-11-26 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2005-11-29 Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL, USA
• 2005-11-30 Palace, Detroit, MI, USA
• 2005-12-01 Air Canada Center, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2005-12-03 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
• 2005-12-04 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada
• 2005-12-07 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2005-12-08 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2005-12-09 Patriot Centre, Washington, DC, USA
• 2006-01-13 Messehalle, Dresden, Germany
• 2006-01-15 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• 2006-01-16 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
• 2006-01-18 Velodrom, Berlin, Germany
• 2006-01-20 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
• 2006-01-21 LTU Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
• 2006-01-23 Sazka Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2006-01-24 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
• 2006-01-26 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2006-01-29 Sports Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2006-01-31 Arena, Geneva, Switzerland
• 2006-02-01 Le Dome, Marseille, France
• 2006-02-03 Zenith, Toulouse, France
• 2006-02-04 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
• 2006-02-06 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain
• 2006-02-07 Palacio Deportes, Madrid, Spain
• 2006-02-08 Pavilhao Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal
• 2006-02-10 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2006-02-11 Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2006-02-14 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2006-02-15 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2006-02-16 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 2006-02-18 Forum, Milan, Italy
• 2006-02-19 Forum, Milan, Italy
• 2006-02-21 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2006-02-22 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2006-02-23 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2006-02-25 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2006-02-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
• 2006-02-28 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
• 2006-03-01 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2006-03-03 SKK, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2006-03-04 Luzhniki Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
• 2006-03-06 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 2006-03-09 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 2006-03-10 Messehalle, Friedrichshafen, Germany
• 2006-03-11 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
• 2006-03-13 Stadthalle, Graz, Austria
• 2006-03-14 Spodek, Katowice, Poland
• 2006-03-16 Saku Arena, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2006-03-17 Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
• 2006-03-18 Siemens Arena, Vilnius, Lithuania
• 2006-03-21 Papp Laszlo Arena, Budapest, Hungary
• 2006-03-22 Dom Sportova 1, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2006-03-24 Galaxie, Amneville, France
• 2006-03-25 Gayant Expo, Douai, France
• 2006-03-26 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
• 2006-03-28 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2006-03-30 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK
• 2006-03-31 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK
• 2006-04-02 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2006-04-03 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Goodnight Lovers was not played during this tour.

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13. Goodnight Lovers List of Exciter songs

Depeche Mode songs released as singles 1981-1985: Dreaming Of Me • New Life • Just Can't Get Enough • See You • The Meaning Of Love • Leave In Silence • Get The Balance Right • Everything Counts • Love In Itself • People Are People • Master And Servant • Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody • Shake The Disease • It's Called A Heart 1986-1989: Stripped • But Not Tonight • A Question Of Lust • A Question Of Time • Strangelove • Never Let Me Down Again • Behind The Wheel • Little 15 • Personal Jesus 1990-1998: Enjoy The Silence • Policy Of Truth • World In My Eyes • I Feel You • Walking In My Shoes • Condemnation • In Your Room • Barrel Of A Gun • It's No Good • Home • Useless • Only When I Lose Myself 2001-2009: Dream On • I Feel Loved • Freelove • Goodnight Lovers • Precious • A Pain That I'm Used To • Suffer Well • John The Revelator / Lilian • Martyr • Wrong • Peace • Fragile Tension / Hole To Feed 2013-2017: Heaven • Soothe My Soul • Should Be Higher • Where's The Revolution • Going Backwards • Cover Me 2023: Ghosts Again Recoil songs released as singles 1992-1998: Faith Healer • Drifting • Stalker / Missing Piece 2000-2008: Strange Hours • Jezebel • Prey • Allelujah Dave Gahan songs released as singles 2003-2008: Dirty Sticky Floors • I Need You • Bottle Living / Hold On • A Little Piece • Kingdom • Saw Something / Deeper And Deeper 2012-2015: Longest Day • Take Me Back Home • All Of This And Nothing • Shine Martin Gore solo songs released as singles 1989-2003: Compulsion • Stardust • Loverman 2012-2015: Spock • Single Blip • Aftermaths • Europa Hymn • "Pinking" (Christoffer Berg Remix) Official releases Studio albums • Live albums • Compilation albums • Video albums • Singles