Ghosts Again

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Ghosts Again
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Song Ghosts Again
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Richard Butler
Produced by James Ford
Marta Salogni
Recorded at Electric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara)
Shangri-La (Malibu)
Length (mm:ss) 3:58
Tempo 115 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key F♯ Minor
Programmed by James Ford
Marta Salogni
Engineered by Marta Salogni
Engineering assistance Gregg White
Francine Perry
Grace Banks
Mixed by Marta Salogni
Mix engineering Marta Salogni
Mixed at Studio Zona (London)
Mastering engineer Matt Colton
Keyboards James Ford
Piano James Ford
Solo cello Davide Rossi
Strings Davide Rossi
Percussion James Ford
Drums James Ford
Additional vocal engineering Adrian Hierholzer
Art direction Anton Corbijn
Recorded July–October 2022
Originally released 9 February 2023
Live performances as Depeche Mode 121 times *
Total live performances 121 times *

"Ghosts Again" is a song from the 2023 album Memento Mori by Depeche Mode. The song's music video premiered on YouTube on 9 February 2023 at 4:00PM GMT.

Notes

Initial snippets of the song were heard as part of the Berlin press conference to announce Memento Mori on 4 October 2022. On 8 February 2023, the day prior to the song's music video debut, the song leaked on the internet as a 256kbps MP3 file, with a duration of 3:31 compared to the album version's 3:58.

Dave Gahan told Zane Lowe: "When I first heard that song, I was like, 'Okay. I'm in.' The demo made me feel instant joy. I remember dancing around my living room, and my daughter came in and she was looking at me weird, like, 'What's going on?' I was like, 'Don't you love this?' She kind of started bopping along with me and she was like, 'I get it. It's a really good song.'"

Engineer Marta Salogni told Sound On Sound: "With 'Ghost[s] Again', I started with the drums, because the track is based on a drum loop from Martin [Gore]'s demo, and then we built on that. I would have started by making the loop sound good, because that is one of the first things that gets you hooked in, and then the bass, which is quite driving. The bass comes from the Moog modular, and the drums are made up of different elements, including the loop, a Roland TR-606 drum machine, and the Eurorack Noise Engineering Basimilus Iteritas module. We also layered the guitar a few times. It was played by Martin, and we recorded it through two amps and a DI. The guitar also went through tape machines, the Korg MS-20 used as an effect, the Mu-Tron, a Dimension-D and an AMS RMX16, all outboard."

Postcard

On 26 January 2023 at 5:00PM GMT at https://www.depechemode.com/mementomori/, a 7-day countdown timer began, counting down to 5:00PM GMT on 2 February 2023, after which 'Ghosts Again' was announced and another 7-day countdown timer began, counting down to 5:00PM GMT on 9 February 2023, at which time the song's music video debuted.

A sign-up form was also located at https://www.depechemode.com/mementomori/. This URL loaded a frame of https://forms.sonymusicfans.com/campaign/depeche-mode-memento-mori-signup/, which was titled "Depeche Mode - Memento Mori - Postcard Mailing Address Form". Around 8 February 2023, postcards were mailed to individuals who signed up on this form. As of 15 February 2023, fans have reported receiving postcards in the US, UK, and Europe. High-resolution scans of the webmaster's postcard are available below:

The QR code on the back of the postcard leads to an Instagram effect titled "Memento Mori by depechemode" at this URL: https://www.instagram.com/ar/1895865857432556/

Lyrics


Ghosts Again

Wasted feelings

Broken meanings

Time is fleeting

See what it brings

Helloes, goodbyes

A thousand midnights

Lost in sleepless lullabies

Heaven's dreaming

Thoughtless thoughts, my friends

We know we'll be ghosts again


Sunday's shining

Silver linings

Weightless hours

All my flowers

A place to hide

The tears that you cried

Everybody says goodbye

Faith is sleeping

Lovers, in the end

Whisper we'll be ghosts again


Heaven's dreaming

Thoughtless thoughts, my friends

We know we'll be ghosts again

Faith is sleeping

Lovers, in the end

Whisper we'll be ghosts again


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore / Richard Butler
Publishing Information: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) o/b/o Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS) / Universal - Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc. (BMI)

Music video

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Ghosts Again"
Main article: List of dates where "Ghosts Again" was played


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