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{{Song
{{Song infobox
|title=So Cruel
| title = So Cruel
|screen=hd
| screen = hd
|screenshot=Album-Achtung.jpg
| screenshot = Album-Achtung.jpg
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
| artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
|album=AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered
| songwriter = [[wikipedia:Bono|Paul Hewson]]
|songwriter=Paul Hewson (Bono)
| producer = Depeche Mode
|producer=[[Depeche Mode]]
| studio =  
|label=Mercury<br>Interscope<br>Universal
| length = 6:02
|length=6:02
| tempo =  
|tempo=N/A
| timesignature =  
|timesignature=N/A
| key =  
|key=N/A
| recordingdate = 2011
|releasedate=October 26, 2011
| releasedate = 26 October 2011
|colorscheme=SoCruel
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}}
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'[[So Cruel]]' is a cover of the U2 song of the same name recorded by [[Depeche Mode]] for the tribute album <i>[[AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered]]</i>. The tribute album was released in the United Kingdom on October 25, 2011, and was subsequently released via iTunes as an album-only track.
{{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 ''[[wikipedia:AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered|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 ==
== Notes ==


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."
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."


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Revision as of 10:32, 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.