Little 15

Notes

Dave Gahan told KROQ radio in 1987:

"'Little 15' is actually about a guy. It's about a boy. See, a lot of people have taken that song already in the wrong way, they think it's about a small girl, but it's not. It's actually about a boy, and his mother is talking to him. She's saying, "Look, you're gonna grow up and everything, and this is what it's gonna be like. It's not a bed of roses, and you're gonna be going out into the big, bad world soon". It's about a boy and his mother, his older mother. To be honest, when Martin wrote the song and he brought it to us and I read the lyrics and stuff - it's actually one of my favourite songs on the album - but when he brought it to me I thought immediately it was about a little girl, one of his, you know, things... But we won't talk about those!"

Martin Gore in Bong issue no. 37, 1998:

"This was the only ever single in France. We were convinced by our French record company that it was a great single for France and that it had all the right ingredients to be a massive hit in France. We just looked at them and said ‘you’re mad, Little 15 is not a single’, but as it was Mute France at that time and we knew the people very well, we basically gave in to them and let them have their way. And was it a massive hit? No! Was it a hit? No!"

Dates with available recordings of Little 15

There are currently 5 recordings of Little 15 available.

• 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
• 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA/Source 2
• 1990-07-31 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 1990-10-23 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1998-10-13 Kempinski Four Seasons Hotel, Munich, Germany/Source 1

Dates where Little 15 was played

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

Little 15 was played 3 times during this tour.

• 1990-06-18 Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA
• 1990-07-31 San Diego Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA
• 1990-10-23 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy, Paris, France

1993 Devotional Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

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

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Little 15 was not played during this tour.