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"So Cruel" is a cover of a U2 song. The track was made for a special tribute album to U2, for the 20th Anniversary of Achtung Baby, entitled AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. It was released in the UK on October 25, 2011. It was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.
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| songwriter = [[wikipedia:Bono|Paul Hewson]]
| producer = Depeche Mode
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| length = 6:02
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| recordingdate = 2011
| releasedate = 26 October 2011
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{{S|So Cruel}} is a cover of the [[wikipedia:So Cruel|U2 song of the same name]] recorded by [[Depeche Mode]] for the tribute album <i>[[wikipedia:AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered|AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered]]</i>. The tribute album was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2011, and was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==


Martin Gore: "We first heard Achtung Baby working on Songs Of Faith And Devotion with Flood. It was the closest our bands ever got: U2 had become more electronic while Depeche Mode were working on a new rock vision. But there was never a rivalry. Bono used reverse psychology in his email, saying he totally understood why we'd say no. We just thought, Why not? 'So Cruel' is Bono at his best, words-wise. And we couldn't tackle One - that would be almost sacrilegious."
Martin Gore: "We first heard Achtung Baby working on <i>[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]</i> with [[Flood]]. It was the closest our bands ever got: U2 had become more electronic while Depeche Mode were working on a new rock vision. But there was never a rivalry. Bono used reverse psychology in his email, saying he totally understood why we'd say no. We just thought, Why not? 'So Cruel' is Bono at his best, words-wise. And we couldn't tackle 'One' - that would be almost sacrilegious."
 
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 14 January 2023

So Cruel
Album-Achtung.jpg
Song So Cruel
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Paul Hewson
Produced by Depeche Mode
Length (mm:ss) 6:02
Recorded 2011
Originally released 26 October 2011
Live performances as Depeche Mode 0 times *
Total live performances 0 times *

"So Cruel" is a cover of the U2 song of the same name recorded by Depeche Mode for the tribute album AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered. The tribute album was released in the United Kingdom on 26 October 2011, and was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.

Notes

Martin Gore: "We first heard Achtung Baby working on Songs Of Faith And Devotion with Flood. It was the closest our bands ever got: U2 had become more electronic while Depeche Mode were working on a new rock vision. But there was never a rivalry. Bono used reverse psychology in his email, saying he totally understood why we'd say no. We just thought, Why not? 'So Cruel' is Bono at his best, words-wise. And we couldn't tackle 'One' - that would be almost sacrilegious."

Dates where So Cruel was played

So Cruel has never been played live.