Agent Orange

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Agent Orange
Song Agent Orange
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Dave Bascombe
Daniel Miller
Recorded at Guillaume Tell (Paris)
Konk (London)
Length (mm:ss) 5:05
Tempo 168 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key A Minor
Recorded February–March 1987
Originally released 13 April 1987
Live performances as Depeche Mode 0 times *
Total live performances 0 times *

"Agent Orange" is an instrumental song recorded during the production of the 1987 album Music For The Masses by Depeche Mode. It was released as a B-side on the "Strangelove" single on 13 April 1987.

Notes

Andy Fletcher told Swiss fanzine New Life (translated from German):

"Martin had a demo version of 'Agent Orange'. Do you know what 'Agent Orange' is? It was the stuff that the Americans sprayed around during the Vietman war, to defoliate the trees. It reflects that kind of mood."

Dave Bascombe told Super Deluxe Edition in July 2019:

"Well, ['Agent Orange'] particularly had loads of space in it and I was thinking about that the other day. I was going through some tracks, it's one of those that was so good [you would think] that it should go on the album, but it is merely a B-side. That's what makes B-sides great, they can be that empty and sparse."

Dates where Agent Orange was played

Agent Orange has never been played live.


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