List of Depeche Mode sample sources by album/Violator

Glossary Terms used in this article

In audio production, sampling refers to the use of a portion (or sample) from a sound within another recording. As pioneers of the electronic music genre, Depeche Mode were among the most prolific acts to make use of sampling technology within a traditional pop music format. Among the many original samples recorded and utilized by Depeche Mode to enhance the atmosphere of their musical output are many that originated elsewhere, including brief passages of musical recordings by other artists, snippets of audio from television shows, radio broadcasts, films, environmental sounds, and more. Analysis of these sample sources and how they are manipulated is a popular topic of discussion amongst fans of the group.

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Official	The sample is confirmed to have been used in the specified song by a past/present member of Depeche Mode, an individual involved in its production, or band archivist Daniel "BRAT" Barassi.
Confirmed	The sample is independently confirmed to have been used in the specified song.
Likely	The sample is likely to have been used in the specified song but has not yet been confirmed.
Unconfirmed	The sample is not yet confirmed to have been used in the specified song.
Disproven	The sample is confirmed to not have been used in the specified song.
Unknown	It is unclear if the sample was used in the specified song.

Information

This page aims to document all verifiable sound sources for many of the musical parts used by Depeche Mode in the production of their 1990 album Violator.

Due to the manipulated nature of the samples described in this article, there is unavoidable potential for error or sample misattribution. To ensure accuracy, this article strives to use verified quotes from band members and recording personnel with citations wherever possible, audio examples, and independent research voluntarily contributed by Depeche Mode and Recoil fans worldwide. This article provides an interesting document on this topic in a tabular format that is organized, well-researched, and reasonably accurate. Please bear in mind that due to the limited number of relevant quotes for each sample from band members or associates involved in producing the music described on this page, audio samples that lack official confirmation are not guaranteed to be accurate.

This article differentiates samples by origin: Self-made samples, which describe any material initially recorded by Depeche Mode or Recoil, and Sourced samples, which describe samples not initially recorded by either group. In addition to confirmed samples, this article also covers samples commonly misreported as having been used but directly refuted by a member or associate of Depeche Mode or Recoil.

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Violator (1990)

1. "World In My Eyes"

"World In My Eyes" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Synthesizer elements	The origin of the bass is a combination of a series of unique synthesized parts. According to Wilder, the bass parts are likely to have originated from the Minimoog and Flood's ARP 2600.			✖
	Vocal elements	A series of solo vocal "ahh" samples likely derived from vocals by Martin Gore play an oscillating melody during the outro of "World In My Eyes".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum, snare drum elements	Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites - "Newsreel" - 7 November 1980	Confirmed	A manipulated snare derived from the opening moments of "Newsreel" from the 1980 Fad Gadget album Fireside Favourites is utilised throughout "World In My Eyes". Notably, this sample would also see use in the outro of "Personal Jesus". Former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder recalled the snare drum sound of "World In My Eyes" in an undated Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil project site: "[...] I think we made it from scratch or it could be a combination of analogue and a sample."	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Fleetwood Mac - "Black Magic Woman" - 29 March 1968	Confirmed	A guitar chord featured in the intro of Fleetwood Mac's 1968 single "Black Magic Woman" is utilised sporadically throughout "World In My Eyes". The guitar sound was performed by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, who achieved its distinct shimmering effect by playing a D minor triad on the 17th fret with vibrato. A manipulated copy of the sample is played with an oscillating pitch bend layered with a separate sample (derived from Emulator II factory library disk #37: Electric Guitar) to produce a wavering verse section riff. A second copy of the sample appears on the first beat after each chorus section.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls - "Don't Stop The Dance" - 1985	Confirmed	A drum element derived from the album version of Bryan Ferry's "Don't Stop The Dance" is utilised throughout "World In My Eyes" as a drum fill.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Synthesizer elements	Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless - "She Blinded Me with Science" - 1982	Confirmed	A synth hit derived from the final moments of Thomas Dolby's 1982 single "She Blinded Me with Science" is utilised as an orchestral hit during the final bar of each chorus section of "World In My Eyes".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine - "The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine") - May 1978	Confirmed	"World In My Eyes" utilises a timestretched "clicking" percussion rhythm throughout its verse, chorus, and outro sections that is derived from the opening moments of Kraftwerk's "The Man-Machine".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Kraftwerk - Computer World - "Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer") - 1981	Confirmed	"World In My Eyes" employs a manipulated sample derived from the latter half of Kraftwerk's "Home Computer".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Bass elements	Sound Ideas - Series 1000 General Effects Library - CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles - Track #35 "SHIP, HORN" (filename "ShipHorn 1018_35") - 1983	Confirmed	A truncated sample of a naval ship horn derived from Sound Ideas's 1983 sound effects library Series 1000 General Effects Library CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles is utilised throughout the chorus sections of "World In My Eyes" as a bass layer. The library is notable for debuting as the first commercially available sound effects library of its kind on compact disc.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	E-mu Systems - Emulator III Factory Library Vol. 1 > Groupo Sinfonia > Monotto Strings - "Strings E2", "Strings A#2", "Strings E3", "Strings C4"	Confirmed	A series of orchestral string riffs audible during the verse, chorus, and outro sections of "World In My Eyes" are performed using Emulator III Factory Library Vol. 1 voice "Monotto Strings".	✖
	Ambient elements	E-mu Systems - Emulator II factory library disk #36: Lead Guitar	Confirmed	An electric guitar sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #36 "Lead Guitar" is played in reverse with an oscillating pitch bend and layered with a separate sample (derived from Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman") to produce the "whirl" effect that occurs during the verse sections.	✖
	Organ elements	E-mu Systems - Emax I factory library disk #ZD703: Rock Organ - SAMPLE 4	Confirmed	A manipulated sample of an organ derived from Emax I factory library disk #ZD703 "Rock Organ" is utilized throughout the chorus sections of "World In My Eyes".	✖
	Drum elements, rimshot, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat	Roland Corporation - Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer - 1980	Confirmed	A series of processed drum elements audible throughout "World In My Eyes" are derived from the Roland TR-808 drum machine.	✖

2. "Sweetest Perfection"

"Sweetest Perfection" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Drum elements, tom drum, ambient elements	A series of manipulated drum and ambient elements originally recorded for use with 1983's "Pipeline" are utilised sporadically throughout "Sweetest Perfection".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Guitar elements	Fleetwood Mac - "Black Magic Woman" - 29 March 1968	Confirmed	A manipulated, reversed, looping section of audio derived from "Black Magic Woman" by Fleetwood Mac is audible throughout the verse sections of "Sweetest Perfection.	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout "Sweetest Perfection". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus" and "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, crash cymbal	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Electric Lead - "Crash"	Confirmed	A crash cymbal derived from "Crash", a sample featured on the "Electric Lead" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 by Optical Media International is utilised sporadically throughout "Sweetest Perfection".	✖
	Drum elements, ride cymbal	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Machine Set - "MPC Ride Cym 1"	Confirmed	A ride cymbal derived from "MPC Ride Cym 1", a sample featured on the "Machine Set" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 by Optical Media International is utilised throughout the outro of "Sweetest Perfection".	✖

3. "Personal Jesus"

"Personal Jesus" Depeche Mode 1989	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Drum elements	Wilder recalls in separate Q&A and Editorial features on Shunt, the official Recoil project site: "The main stomps... [were] a recording of 2 or 3 people jumping up and down on flight cases."			✖
	Guitar, vocal elements	Album producer Flood recalled the unique slide guitar sound recorded on the second day of production on "Personal Jesus" in his 2011 Mute Short Circuit presentation: I'd said, well, I always thought that on the original demo [for Personal Jesus], [the slide guitar part] sounded like voices. Somebody going "Rahh!" And they all looked at me as though I was mad. I said [...] if we just combine the two sounds, it would be unique, it won't be just a slide guitar [...] And [Dave Gahan] finally turned around and goes "What, like this? Rahhh!" I went "Yes, exactly like that!" So Dave went, alright then, sample this then: "Rahhh!" I went "Yep, that's perfect!" They were all looking at me as though I was mad! But, that is half of the sound that you hear when you hear the finished article.			✖
	Vocal elements	Album producer Flood describes the origin of the "Personal Jesus" breathing rhythm recorded on the third day of the song's production in his 2011 Mute Short Circuit presentation: The next day, we [started] to do the famous breath. And the breath came about because we wanted to do, we were trying harmonica actually, to do the bass part and that type of sound. And the sound just wasn't right, but what we did like was the sound of someone going "Haah", and so we got a load of "Haah" from [Martin Gore], and I think [Alan Wilder] as well, and then chucked them all together. And that makes up the "ooh-ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh-ahh", it's all from trying to get the harmonica for a bass sound.			✖
	Drum elements, tom drum	An ambient drum sample originally recorded for use with 1983's "Pipeline" is utilised in combination with a tom drum sound originally recorded for use with 1987's "I Want You Now" to form a series of two unique drum fills preceding each verse section.			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements, snare drum	Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites - "Newsreel" - 7 November 1980	Confirmed	A manipulated snare sound derived from the opening moments of "Newsreel" from the 1980 Fad Gadget album Fireside Favourites is utilised throughout the outro of the album version of "Personal Jesus". Notably, this sample would also see use throughout "World In My Eyes". Former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder recalled the snare drum sound of "World In My Eyes" in an undated Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil project site: "[...] I think we made it from scratch or it could be a combination of analogue and a sample."	✖
	Orchestral elements	Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story - "The Swinging Detective" - 6 March 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed section of audio derived from Barry Adamson's 1989 instrumental "The Swinging Detective" is utilised sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus".	✖
	Drum elements	E-mu Systems - Emulator II factory library disk #71: DAS Synth	Confirmed	A lo-fi synthesizer sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #71 "DAS Synth" is played several keys above its root key to produce a metallic ticking sound that is used in place of a hi-hat starting from the second chorus section of "Personal Jesus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 2 - Tough Tones - "NOISE BURST"	Confirmed	A treated copy of a clap-like percussive sound derived from the "Tough Tones" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 2 by Optical Media International is utilised throughout "Personal Jesus" starting from the second chorus section.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Bass guitar elements	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Machine Set - "Stein Bass A1", "Stein Bass D2"	Confirmed	A series of bass guitar samples derived from the "Machine Set" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 by Optical Media International are utilised throughout "Personal Jesus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout "Personal Jesus". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Sweetest Perfection" and "Policy Of Truth".	✖

4. "Halo"

"Halo" - Depeche Mode 1990	Sample overview
	Click to display/hide audio
	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Synthesizer elements	The origin of the bass is a combination of likely two or more unique synthesized parts, including a 'dark' velocity-sensitive synth bass layered with an additional bass part. According to Wilder, these bass parts are likely to have originated from the Minimoog and producer Flood's ARP 2600.			✖
	Vocal elements	The choir stabs heard during the first chorus are comprised of a series of solo vocal "ahh" samples.			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Melodic elements	Sound Ideas - Series 1000 General Effects Library - CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles - Track #35 "SHIP, HORN" (filename "ShipHorn 1018_35") - 1983 (originally available on reel-to-reel tape, 1979)	Confirmed	The lead riff heard throughout "Halo" employs a truncated sample of a naval ship horn derived from Sound Ideas's 1983 sound effects library Series 1000 General Effects Library CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles. The library is notable for debuting as the first commercially available sound effects library of its kind on compact disc.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story - "The Swinging Detective" - 6 March 1989	Confirmed	An orchestral string element derived from Barry Adamson's 1989 instrumental "The Swinging Detective" is utilised throughout "Halo".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	Gustav Mahler, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - IV Adagietto: Sehr Langsam. V. Rondo - Finale: Allegro - 1977	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio featuring orchestral strings derived from a 1977 performance of the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra with Zubin Mehta is utilised throughout "Halo".	✖
	Orchestral elements	Gustav Mahler, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - March 1970	Confirmed	A series of manipulated sections of audio featuring orchestral strings derived from a March 1970 performance of the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Georg Solti are utilised throughout "Halo".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements	Tone Lōc - Lōc-ed After Dark - "Don't Get Close" - 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated, re-sequenced section of audio featuring drum elements audible throughout "Halo" is derived from the intro drum solo of "Don't Get Close" by American rapper Tone Lōc from his 1989 debut album Lōc-ed After Dark. The audio featured on "Don't Get Close" is itself a sample originally derived from the intro drum solo of "Rock Candy" by Montrose for their 1973 debut album of the same name. It is Depeche Mode Live Wiki's opinion that Alan Wilder mistakenly misattributed the origin of this sample to a secondhand sample of Led Zeppelin's 1971 cover of "When The Levee Breaks" in a July 2011 interview for electricityclub.co.uk: "From memory, the drums [for "Halo"] were sampled from Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks' (but secondhand from a rap record).	Click to display/hide audio example Note: In this example, the drum break as heard in "Rock Candy" by Montrose is compared to its use case in Tone Lōc's "Don't Get Close", and is then compared to relevant sections of audio in "Halo".
	Drum elements, snare drum	Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw & the Cooked - "She Drives Me Crazy" - 26 December 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated snare drum audible during the chorus sections of "Halo" is derived from the opening moments of the Fine Young Cannibals 1988 single "She Drives Me Crazy". Notably, this sound is also used throughout Wilder's 1989 "Eurotech Version" remix of Toni Halliday's "Time Turns Around", as well as the 2012 Recoil cover of Talk Talk's "Inheritance".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Orchestral elements	Edward Elgar - Unidentified composition	Unconfirmed	Wilder confirmed in a July 2011 interview for electricityclub.co.uk that "Halo" employs orchestral string elements sampled from an as yet unidentified piece of music composed by celebrated English composer Edward Elgar: For the end choruses, there are some string samples which I think were derived from Elgar. One of my techniques is to find sections of classical strings and transpose / stretch these, then add my own samples, in order to formulate new and unusual arrangements. This was a case in point. The [Depeche Mode] track "Clean" utilised classical strings in a similar way. The source of the sampled orchestral phrase would have been commercially available by September 1989 at the latest.	✖
	Vocal elements	Unidentified pornographic film	Unknown	The rhythmic vocal rhythm audible in the opening moments of "Halo" is confirmed by Violator engineer Roberto Baldi as having been sampled from a pornographic film. The film is likely to have released on VHS or Betamax cassette and would have been in circulation by May 1989.	✖

5. "Waiting For The Night"

"Waiting For The Night" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Synthesizer elements	Wilder describes the production of this bass part in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil website: Flood and I had been listening to Tangerine Dream and decided to try and create a similar atmosphere for this track. The main sequence was put together using his [ARP 2600] and the sequencer that accompanies the synth. Due to its many velocity and filtering possibilities, this unit has a unique quality which is difficult to replicate using a modern-day sequencer triggered by MIDI. Once it has been set-up, in order for the sequence to be transposed to follow the chord structure of the song, I needed to play in each chord change from an external keyboard. A similar principal was applied to achieve the bubbling bass part which, together with the main sequence, forms the backbone of the track. The charm of the ARP sequencer stems from the slight tuning and timing variations that occur each time the part is played. This gives a sense of fluidity and continual change which seems to suit the song.			✖
	Synthesized bass elements	Musician and remixer Ehron VonAllen confirmed in a YouTube analysis of his remix collaboration with Alan Wilder that Wilder employed a bass sequence originally recorded for use with "Waiting For The Night" in "Electro Blues For Bukka White".			✖
	Melodic elements, mellotron	In May 2020, fan "DMK" kindly provided DM Live Wiki with documentation for a series of Emulator II floppy disks that accompanied a collection of restored studio equipment used by Music For The Masses producer Dave Bascombe during the production of music albums for artists other than Depeche Mode in the mid to late eighties. A treated sample derived from a floppy disk labeled "Mellotron Strings (d53)" is audible as one of several layers making up a synthesized pad sound audible throughout "Waiting For The Night".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Vocal elements	Dmitry Damba-Darzhaa - "Край Артыы сайыр / Artyy Sayir Area" - 1969 or earlier	Confirmed	A looped chant-like sample used starting from the bridge section of "Waiting For The Night" is derived from a Tuvan throat singing recording performed by Dmitry Damba-Darzhaa, originally released on Melodii Tuvi - Throat Songs And Folk Tunes From Tuva, a 1969 collection of Tuvan music published in the Soviet Union.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Vocal elements	E-mu Systems - Emulator II factory library disk #12: Voices - SAMPLE 8	Confirmed	A vocal pad heard throughout "Waiting For The Night" utilises a vocal sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #12 "Voices"	Click to display/hide audio example

6. "Enjoy The Silence"

"Enjoy The Silence" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Synthesizer elements	The synthesized bassline audible throughout "Enjoy The Silence" is produced on the Roland System 700 modular analog synthesizer.			✖
	Vocal elements	The textured choral stabs heard on the first beat of every measure throughout "Enjoy The Silence" are comprised of a series of sampled choir sounds each playing individual notes of a chord. Among these sounds are two sourced samples derived from the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir's 1975 "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)", the first of which is played on the first beat per measure throughout the song, the second of which is played on the first beat of every fourth chorus measure (in time with the lyric "In my arms"); a choir sound previously used for live performances of "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth" on the Music For The Masses tour; and a series of custom vocal "ahh" samples likely produced by sampling vocal sustains sung by Martin Gore, which are notably also used to play the choir melody heard in the song's outro.			✖
	Vocal elements	The vocal "ahhs" heard during the outro of "Enjoy The Silence" are comprised of a series of solo vocal "ahh" samples likely produced by sampling vocal sustains sung by Martin Gore. For live performances of "Enjoy The Silence", these choir elements were employed from its live debut through 2009, when it was replaced with new choir parts for use on the Tour Of The Universe and later tours (with one exception in 2013, when it returned for a live performance as part of a television promotion).			✖
	Synthesizer elements	A melancholic bell or "water droplet-like" sequence audible during the intro and middle eight sections of "Enjoy The Silence" is comprised of a sample derived from the opening moments of "Blasphemous Rumours". Notably, this sample would later be utilised for a melody heard during the verse sections of "Walking In My Shoes".			Click to display/hide audio example
	Choir elements	A choir pad comprised of an organ or accordion-like sound layered with a sustained vocal originally sung by Gore for use during the middle eight section of "Waiting For The Night" is played during the chorus sections of "Enjoy The Silence" as it has been performed on all live arrangements since its live debut (as well as the intro of its World Violation tour arrangement).			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Choir elements	Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" - 1975	Confirmed	A series of choir pads which partly comprise the choir stabs audible throughout "Enjoy The Silence" are derived from the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir's 1975 "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" as performed with Bulgarian traditional singer Kalinka Valcheva. The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is notable for its membership, who are chosen from country villages for the beauty and fullness of their voices.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, snare drum, conga drum elements	Ten City - Foundation - "That's The Way Love Is (Deep House Mix / Extended Version)" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of manipulated, treated samples of audio (including a snare drum, a looped section of audio featuring a conga rhythm, and, likely, a bass drum part) derived from the "Deep House Mix / Extended Version" remix of Ten City's 1989 single "That's The Way Love Is" are utilised throughout "Enjoy the Silence". Violator producer Flood briefly described the use of sampled drum elements utilised for "Enjoy the Silence" on 14 May 2011 at the 2011 Short Circuit presents Mute festival event: So we've done a couple of songs, and then it was time to hack into "Enjoy the Silence". So, I said, "Well, why don't we just copy an old disco classic, the rhythm of it?" So we started off doing that [...] [We] started off with [the drums], here we go. [drum rhythm plays] Which are, some of them are actually lifted from the original song. I mean, I shouldn't say that, but I just did. [audience laughs] So, that's just a copy, a complete copy of this track [...] Alan Wilder would later critique the snare drum in an undated Q&A on Shunt: "Funnily enough, our most successful single ever was one of the flattest, dullest sounding mixes with a snare drum that sounds like a sticky toffee pudding."	Click to display/hide audio example
	Harpsichord elements	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 2 - Harpsichord - "B1 HARPSIC"	Confirmed	The harpsichord instrument used to accent the bassline of "Enjoy The Silence" starting from the middle eight section is partly derived from the Emulator III Universe of Sounds: Volume 2 voice "Harpsichord". The harpsichord sample is layered with a detuned copy of itself to produce a chorusing effect. A sampled bass synth part heard prominently in the opening moments of "Clean" is then layered with the harpsichord part on most notes used throughout the song. Notably, this sound is also used throughout Nitzer Ebb's "I Give To You".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Brass elements	E-mu Systems - Emax I factory library disk #ZD705: French Horn - Preset #1: "French Horns", SAMPLE 6	Confirmed	The middle eight and outro sections of "Enjoy The Silence" feature a french horn melody derived from the "French Horns" preset of Emax I factory library disk #ZD705 "French Horn".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Choir, orchestral elements	E-mu Systems - Emulator II factory library disk #12: Voices and Emulator II factory library disk #05: Marcato Strings	Likely	A choir pad featured in the chorus sections of "Enjoy The Silence" is likely comprised of samples derived from Emulator II factory library disk #12 "Voices" and Emulator II factory library disk #05 "Marcato Strings". The pad is prominently featured in the opening moments of the "Hands And Feet" remix of "Enjoy The Silence".	Click to display/hide audio example Note: In this example, the two Emulator II voices are first played separately. They are then layered together, then played with an upper mid-frequency EQ boost to approximately match the equivalent sound in the "Hands And Feet" remix of "Enjoy The Silence", which prominently features the choir pad with added phasing effects/processing.

7. "Policy Of Truth"

"Policy Of Truth" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Guitar elements	The guitar rhythm prominently used during the first two verses is produced by a single note played from a guitar, which is processed and looped to provide a built-in vibrato effect. The sample is then allocated across the keyboard for playback. Though unconfirmed, a second sample is likely used to produce the faux guitar lick-esque stab with an ascending pitch bend heard on every other bar. Wilder recalled in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil website: "It's a single note sampled from a guitar and then looped and played from a keyboard. The loop is what gives it the vibrato effect."			✖
	Hi-hat elements	"Policy Of Truth" employs sampled hi-hat rhythms sequenced in an alternating pattern to form dynamic loops. Wilder explains the benefits of using loops over one-shot samples in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil website: [...] No two snare beats sound the same when played by a drummer - I like that. That's why I prefer to use lots of drum loops with all the feel (and flaws) of the original performance. Most of the drum sounds on Violator were sampled (apart from obvious electro sounds) but the rhythms were still programmed. Some hi-hat patterns ("[Policy Of Truth]" for example) were played and sampled as loops and in the case of "Halo" and "Clean" it's all loops. Again, I prefer the looped parts because of the performance element.			✖
	Vocal elements	The lead melody of "Policy Of Truth" is comprised of a series of layered sounds, one of which is a repurposed "ahh" vocal sample most clearly heard during the outro of "Enjoy The Silence".			✖
	Orchestral elements	A processed orchestral element originally recorded for use in the outro of "Stjärna" is utilised during the refrain sections of "Policy Of Truth".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Guitar elements	Toni Halliday - Hearts And Handshakes - "Time Turns Around" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of guitar elements originally recorded for Toni Halliday's "Time Turns Around" are re-purposed for use within the chorus and outro sections of "Policy Of Truth".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Vocal elements	Hildegard of Bingen, Gothic Voices, Emma Kirkby, Christopher Page - A Feather on the Breath of God - "Columba aspexit" - April 1985 (recorded 14 September 1981)	Confirmed	A sample of an operatic vocal derived from a September 1981 performance of "Columba aspexit", a piece of sacred vocal music written in the 12th century by German abbess Hildegard of Bingen originally featured throughout Depeche Mode's 1986 instrumental "Christmas Island" and as a layer in the outro of "Stripped". Performed by the British vocal ensemble Gothic Voices with soprano Emma Kirkby, the sampled performance is re-purposed as a layer with one or more sounds to form a synth string pad heard throughout the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Tone Lōc - Lōc-ed After Dark - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare fill derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is used following the first chorus and leading up to the outro of the "Policy Of Truth (7" Version)" remix.	✖
	Organ elements	Emulator II factory library disk #38: Pipe Organ - Preset #1: "Pipe Organ"	Confirmed	Emulator II factory library disk #38 "Pipe Organ" is used to play a series of ascending pipe organ pads during the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth".	Click to display/hide audio example Note: In this example, chords played using the Emulator II factory disk #38 "Pipe Organ" are compared to the equivalent audio heard during the second chorus of "Policy Of Truth" derived from the center channel of the 2006 Violator 5.1 reissue.
	Bass guitar, piano elements	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Funk Bass - "Funk Bass E1", "Funk Bass G1", "Funk Bass A1", "Funk Bass C2", "Funk Bass D2", "Funk Bass F2"	Confirmed	A dark piano/bass guitar stab heard throughout the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth" is partly comprised of a series of bass guitar samples derived from the Emulator III Universe Of Sounds Volume 1 voice "Funk Bass".	Click to display/hide audio example Note: In this example, the raw samples are played. The samples are then layered and finally detuned.
	Ambient elements	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Bowed Psaltery - "PSALTERY B3" and Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Rebel Victory - "GIANT 5"	Confirmed	A series of samples derived from the "Bowed Psaltery" and "Rebel Victory" voices featured in Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds are combined to form a processed pad audible throughout the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth".	Click to display/hide audio example Note: In this example, two samples derived from Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds voices "Bowed Psaltery" and "Rebel Victory" are layered and played back via a sampling keyboard. The result is then compared to a selection of live audio from the first chorus section of "Policy Of Truth" as heard in the Devotional video release (played out of phase to more clearly expose the relevant sound).
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout "Policy Of Truth". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised throughout "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Melodic elements	Unknown Asian instrument sample library CD	Unknown	During a 2016 podcast with author Rob Bell, Martin Gore was asked about the origin of this sound: Martin Gore: I think it's more organic than that. I think part of the sounds that you're talking about are samples that we... even during Violator we were doing quite a bit of sampling, so it probably came from some weird Asian instrument sample CD or a classical Asian music CD, with a [pitch] bend in it.	✖

8. "Blue Dress"

"Blue Dress" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal elements	In May 2020, fan "DMK" kindly provided DM Live Wiki with documentation for a series of Emulator II floppy disks that accompanied a collection of restored studio equipment used by Music For The Masses co-producer Dave Bascombe during the production of music albums for artists other than Depeche Mode in the mid to late 1980s. One floppy disk, labeled "Falsetto Voice (19)", features a preset titled "Falsetto Vox" containing a sample of a vocalist singing a high falsetto note that is used to play a legato vocal part audible throughout "Blue Dress".			✖
	Guitar elements	A guitar-like pluck sample is layered with a separate sound to form the dramatic chorus melody. Notably, this sample is also used as a layer of the lead melody of "Never Let Me Down Again", a melodic fill throughout "Strangelove", and as a layer for the harpsichord-like lead melody of the "Spanish Taster" mix of "To Have And To Hold".			✖
	Synthesizer elements	A warm synth-like pad sample is utilised throughout "Blue Dress".			✖
	Melodic elements	A steel drum-like sample most prominently heard during the verses of "Stripped" is repurposed for use as a melodic arpeggio during the second verse section of "Blue Dress".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Ambient elements	David Lynch - Eraserhead (film audio) - 1977	Confirmed	A manipulated, partly reversed section of audio derived from the 1977 David Lynch film Eraserhead (audible around the 1:16:00 mark in the Criterion Collection release of the film) is audible throughout the instrumental "Interlude No. 3". The audio is edited to first play in reverse, then forwards.	Click to display/hide audio example

9. "Clean"

"Clean" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal elements	"Clean" employs an exhaled "ah" vocal part originally recorded for use throughout 1987's "I Want You Now". The part is performed in time with the snare starting from the second verse. Wilder recalled the performers responsible for this vocal part in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil website: "...I think it was a couple of girls who were hanging around the studio - thought we'd make use of them ;-)"			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Orchestral strings, orchestral elements	Gustav Mahler, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - March 1970	Confirmed	A series of manipulated sections of audio featuring orchestral strings derived from a March 1970 performance of the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 Adagietto (Sehr langsam) by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Georg Solti are utilised throughout the outro of "Clean".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised sporadically throughout "Clean".	✖
	Bass guitar elements	Pink Floyd - "One Of These Days" - 1971	Disproven	Wilder confirmed in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil project site that "Clean" does not employ a sample from Pink Floyd: "I recognise the similarity but It's not a Floyd sample. It was programmed using a combination of analogue synth and sampled bass [guitar]."	✖

B-sides, bonus tracks and remixes

"Dangerous"

"Dangerous" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Guitar elements	Jimi Hendrix - "Foxey Lady" - 1990	Confirmed	A series of manipulated sections of audio featuring guitar elements originally performed by Jimi Hendrix for the February 1967 BBC recording of "Foxey Lady" are utilised sporadically throughout "Dangerous".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Ambient elements	Unidentified pornographic film	Unknown	A section of manipulated, processed audio derived from an unidentified pornographic film is utilised as a rhythmic element throughout "Dangerous". The film is likely to have released on VHS or Betamax cassette and would have been in circulation by May 1989.	✖

"Memphisto"

"Memphisto" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal elements	Unlooped versions of the samples comprising the solo vocal "ahh" melody heard in the outro of "Enjoy The Silence" are re-used to dramatic effect as a vocal element in "Memphisto".			✖
	Synthesizer elements	A sampled synth bass stab most prominently heard throughout "Clean" is employed as a bass layer throughout "Memphisto". Notably, this part is used to similar effect throughout "Enjoy The Silence".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Orchestral elements	Gustav Mahler - Symphony No.5 in C sharp minor - 4. Adagietto (Sehr langsam) - Chicago Symphony Orchestra - March 1970	Confirmed	"Memphisto" employs two looped orchestral phrases sampled from the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5 Adagietto (Sehr langsam), conducted by Georg Solti and performed by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at Medinah Temple in March 1970.	✖
	Orchestral elements	Richard Strauss, Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic - Also Sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 - "Sonnenaufgang" (Sunrise) - 1968	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from a 1968 performance of "Sonnenaufgang", the opening section of Richard Strauss's 1896 tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 by the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Zubin Mehta is utilised mid-way through "Memphisto".	✖
	Orchestral elements	Barry Adamson - Moss Side Story - "The Swinging Detective" - 6 March 1989	Confirmed	A reversed, manipulated section of audio derived from Barry Adamson's 1989 instrumental "The Swinging Detective" is utilised throughout "Memphisto".	✖

"Sibeling"

"Sibeling" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Choir elements	The sampled vocal "ahhs" most clearly heard during the outro of "Enjoy The Silence" are re-purposed as a melodic layer audible throughout "Sibeling".			✖

"Kaleid"

"Kaleid" - Depeche Mode 1990	Sample overview
	Click to display/hide audio
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Throat singing, vocal elements	David Lewiston - Tibetan Buddhism - Tantras Of Gyütö: Sangwa Düpa - "Sangwa Düpa" - 1975	Confirmed	A manipulated sample of Tibetan throat singing derived from the intro of "Sangwa Düpa" as performed by the Monks Of The Monastery of Gyütö, Tibet with David Lewiston is utilised sporadically throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Message" - 1989	Confirmed	A guitar sound audible during the opening moments of Borghesia's "Message" is sampled for use as a fill throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Synthesizer elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Young Prisoners" - 1989	Confirmed	A synth string pad sound derived from the opening moments of Borghesia's "Young Prisoners" is utilised throughout "Kaleid" and its various remixes.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - The Human Menagerie - "What Ruthy Said" - 2 November 1973	Confirmed	A rhythmic tremolo guitar element heard in the opening moments of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's "What Ruthy Said" is sampled and used throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced - "Hey Joe" - 12 May 1967	Confirmed	A manipulated guitar sample derived from the 1967 Jimi Hendrix cover of "Hey Joe" is utilised throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	✖

"Kaleid (Remix)"

"Kaleid (Remix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Throat singing, vocal elements	David Lewiston - Tibetan Buddhism - Tantras Of Gyütö: Sangwa Düpa - "Sangwa Düpa" - 1975	Confirmed	A manipulated sample of Tibetan throat singing derived from the intro of "Sangwa Düpa" as performed by the Monks Of The Monastery of Gyütö, Tibet with David Lewiston is utilised sporadically throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "What Ruthy Said" - 1973	Confirmed	A rhythmic tremolo guitar element heard in the opening moments of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's "What Ruthy Said" is sampled and used throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced - "Hey Joe" - 12 May 1967	Confirmed	A manipulated guitar sample derived from the 1967 Jimi Hendrix cover of "Hey Joe" is utilised throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	✖
	Guitar elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Message" - 1989	Confirmed	A guitar sound audible during the opening moments of Borghesia's "Message" is sampled for use as a fill throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Synthesizer elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Young Prisoners" - 1989	Confirmed	A synth string pad sound derived from the opening moments of Borghesia's "Young Prisoners" is utilised throughout "Kaleid" and its various remixes.	✖
	Drum elements, hi-hats	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - HAT1MED, HAT1OPN - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed series of hi-hat drum sounds derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL602 "Ambience Set" are utilised throughout "Kaleid (Remix)".	✖
	Drum elements, hi-hats	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - STUDIO SET - SHAKER#1 - 8 December 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated shaker sound derived from Akai S1000 factory diskette "Studio Set" is utilised throughout "Kaleid (Remix)".	✖

"Kaleid (When Worlds Mix)"

"Kaleid (When Worlds Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Throat singing, vocal elements	David Lewiston - Tibetan Buddhism - Tantras Of Gyütö: Sangwa Düpa - "Sangwa Düpa" - 1975	Confirmed	A manipulated sample of Tibetan throat singing derived from the intro of "Sangwa Düpa" as performed by the Monks Of The Monastery of Gyütö, Tibet with David Lewiston is utilised sporadically throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel - "What Ruthy Said" - 1973	Confirmed	A rhythmic tremolo guitar element heard in the opening moments of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel's "What Ruthy Said" is sampled and used throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Guitar elements	Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced - "Hey Joe" - 12 May 1967	Confirmed	A manipulated guitar sample derived from the 1967 Jimi Hendrix cover of "Hey Joe" is utilised throughout all versions of "Kaleid".	✖
	Guitar elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Message" - 1989	Confirmed	A guitar sound audible during the opening moments of Borghesia's "Message" is sampled for use as a fill throughout "Kaleid".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Synthesizer elements	Borghesia - Resistance - "Young Prisoners" - 1989	Confirmed	A synth string pad sound derived from the opening moments of Borghesia's "Young Prisoners" is utilised throughout "Kaleid" and its various remixes.	✖

"Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix)"

"Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Choir pad	"Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix)" utilises a choir pad during its verse and chorus sections. The pad is comprised of an organ or accordion-like sound layered with a sustained vocal originally sung by Martin Gore for use during the middle eight section of "Waiting For The Night".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements	Tuff City Squad - Breakmania 2 - "Hard Damage" - 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated drum loop derived from the third bar of "Hard Damage" by Tuff City Squad as featured on the 1989 hip-hop instrumental album Breakmania 2 is utilised throughout all versions of "Sea Of Sin", including the "Tonal" and "Sensoria" mixes. A drum element audible in the loop derived from "Hard Damage" is itself a sample derived from Pieces Of A Dream's 1982 "Mt. Airy Groove".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL627 NATURAL & VOX SET - A_TAMB_S11 - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL627 "Natural & Vox Set" is utilised throughout all versions of "Sea Of Sin".	✖

"Sea Of Sin (Sensoria Mix)"

"Sea Of Sin" (Sensoria Mix) Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Choir pad	All versions of "Sea Of Sin" utilise a "ghostly" choir pad during its verse and chorus sections. The pad is comprised of an organ or accordion-like sound layered with a sustained vocal originally sung by Martin Gore for use during the middle eight section of "Waiting For The Night".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements	Tuff City Squad - Breakmania 2 - "Hard Damage" - 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated drum loop derived from the third bar of "Hard Damage" by Tuff City Squad as featured on the 1989 hip-hop instrumental album Breakmania 2 is utilised throughout all versions of "Sea Of Sin", including the "Tonal" and "Sensoria" mixes. A drum element audible in the loop derived from "Hard Damage" is itself a sample derived from Pieces Of A Dream's 1982 "Mt. Airy Groove".	Click to display/hide audio example
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL627 NATURAL & VOX SET - A_TAMB_S11 - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL627 "Natural & Vox Set" is utilised throughout all versions of "Sea Of Sin".	✖

"Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)"

"Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements, snare drum	Tone Lōc - Lōc-ed After Dark - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare element derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is audible sporadically throughout "Happiest Girl".	✖
	Ambient elements	Optical Media International - Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Volume 1 - Rebel Victory - "GIANT 5"	Confirmed	An ambient element partly comprised of a sample derived from Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Volume 1 by Douglas Morton for Optical Media International is utilised during the middle eight section of "Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound partly comprised of a sample derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL601 "Samba Set" is utilised throughout "Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus", "Sweetest Perfection" and "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, bass drum	Alesis - Alesis HR-16 VOICES - 10. "Electronic Kick (2)" - 1987/1988	Confirmed	A manipulated bass drum sound derived from Alesis HR-16 drum machine factory voice #10 "Electronic Kick (2)" is utilised as a fill sporadically throughout "Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)".	✖

"Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)"

"Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements, snare drum	Tone Lōc - Lōc-ed After Dark - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare element derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is audible sporadically throughout "Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)".	✖
	Ambient elements	Optical Media International - Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Volume 1 - Rebel Victory - "GIANT 5"	Confirmed	An ambient element partly comprised of a sample derived from Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Volume 1 by Douglas Morton for Optical Media International is utilised during the middle eight section of "Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound partly comprised of a sample derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL601 "Samba Set" is utilised throughout "Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus", "Sweetest Perfection" and "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL615 UK-3 SET - S2_TAMB1 - June 1989	Confirmed	A manipulated, truncated tambourine sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL615 "UK-3 Set" is utilised throughout "Happiest Girl (Kiss-A-Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements, bass drum	Alesis - Alesis HR-16 VOICES - 10. "Electronic Kick (2)" - 1987/1988	Confirmed	A manipulated bass drum sound derived from Alesis HR-16 drum machine factory voice #10 "Electronic Kick (2)" is utilised as a fill sporadically throughout "Happiest Girl (Jack Mix)".	✖

"Happiest Girl (Pulsating Orbital Mix)"

"Happiest Girl" (Pulsating Orbital Mix) Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Ambient elements	The Tornadoes - "Telstar" - 1962	Official	Credit to Daniel Barassi for this discovery.	✖
	Percussive elements	J.J. Fad - Supersonic - "Way Out" - 15 June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Way Out" by J.J. Fad is utilised throughout "Happiest Girl (Pulsating Orbital Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements	Aurra - Such A Feeling - "Such A Feeling (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix Part 3)" - 1982	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Such A Feeling (Shep Pettibone 12" Mix Part 3)" by Aurra is utilised throughout "Happiest Girl (Pulsating Orbital Mix)".	✖

"Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)"

"Personal Jesus (Pump Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal melody	A vocal melody heard sporadically throughout the "Pump Mix" of "Personal jesus" is partly comprised of a series of solo vocal "ahh" samples likely produced by sampling vocals performed by Martin Gore. For live performances of "Enjoy The Silence", these choir elements were employed from its live debut through 2009, when it was replaced with new choir parts for use on the Tour Of The Universe and later tours (with one exception in 2013, when it returned for a live performance as part of a television promotion).			✖
	Breathing rhythm	Album producer Flood describes the origin of the "Personal Jesus" breathing rhythm recorded on the third day of the song's production in his 2011 Mute Short Circuit presentation: The next day, we [started] to do the famous breath. And the breath came about because we wanted to do, we were trying harmonica actually, to do the bass part and that type of sound. And the sound just wasn't right, but what we did like was the sound of someone going "Haah", and so we got a load of "Haah" from [Martin Gore], and I think [Alan Wilder] as well, and then chucked them all together. And that makes up the "ooh-ooh-ooh-ahh-ahh-ahh", it's all from trying to get the harmonica for a bass sound.			✖
	Tom drum fills	An ambient drum sample originally recorded for use with 1983's "Pipeline" is utilised in combination with a tom drum sound originally recorded for use with 1987's "I Want You Now" to form a series of two unique drum fills preceding each verse section.			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Preaching, vocal elements	Anthony Thomas - Thy Kingdom Come... Thy Will Be Done (1988 TV Movie) - 6 April 1988 (television release)	Confirmed	A series of audio excerpts derived from filmmaker Anthony Thomas's 1988 TV movie Thy Kingdom Come... Thy Will Be Done featuring sermons delivered by American televangelists Jim Bakker, W.A. Criswell, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, James Robison, Jimmy Swaggart, and motivational speaker Zig Ziglar are utilised throughout the "Pump Mix" of "Personal Jesus". The phrases sampled for use in the "Pump Mix" of "Personal Jesus" include "[...] the lord Jesus Christ Himself" and "Listen to me!". Violator engineer Pino Pischetola describes the origin of these samples in Kevin May and David McElroy's 2022 book Halo: The Story Behind Depeche Mode's Classic Album Violator: During another mix of "Personal Jesus", I remember François listened to it many times and then he had this idea to put American-style preachers as a sample. That’s what became [the] "The Lord Jesus Christ himself" sample. In order to get that, François called a friend in Los Angeles that had a recording of everything you might want. So he calls him late at night and says, "Listen, I need something very quick. Something with preachers speaking." And his friend says, "Okay. I will FedEx it to you in a couple of hours." So two days later, using what must have used the fastest courier in the world [...] we got a cassette from LA with all the preachers on it. We spent two hours listening to all the preachers and different phrases, and then François picked up on that one and a few others to put into a sampler and fly in the song at a certain moment. That was really a fun thing to do.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Snare drum	Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites - "Newsreel" - 7 November 1980	Confirmed	A manipulated snare sound derived from the opening moments of "Newsreel" from the 1980 Fad Gadget album Fireside Favourites is utilised throughout the outro of the album version of "Personal Jesus". Notably, this sample would also see use throughout "World In My Eyes". Former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder recalled the snare drum sound of "World In My Eyes" in an undated Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil project site: "[...] I think we made it from scratch or it could be a combination of analogue and a sample."	✖
	"Metallic" hi-hat	Emulator II factory library disk #71: DAS Synth	Confirmed	A lo-fi synthesizer sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #71 "DAS Synth" is played several keys above its root key to produce a metallic ticking sound that is used in place of a hi-hat starting from the second chorus section of "Personal Jesus".	✖
	Clap-like percussion	Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Volume 2 - Tough Tones - "NOISE BURST"	Confirmed	A treated copy of a clap-like percussive sound derived from the Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds "Tough Tones" voice is utilised throughout "Personal Jesus" starting from the second chorus section.	✖

"Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)"

"Personal Jesus (Telephone Stomp Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements, rimshot snare drum	E-mu Systems - Emulator III Factory Library - Factory Sounds 1-44 > DRUMS/PERCUSSION > 20. Kyodai Bang > "Beal Rimshot 2"	Confirmed	A rimshot snare based on "Beal Rimshot 2", a sample featured on Emulator III factory library patch "Kyodai Bang" is utilised throughout the "Telephone Stomp" remix of "Personal Jesus".	✖
	Drum elements, sidestick	Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 2 - Rock&Real Drums - "STICKS"	Confirmed	A sidestick element derived from "STICKS", a sample featured on the "Rock&Real Drums" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 2 by Optical Media International is utilised throughout the "Telephone Stomp" remix of "Personal Jesus".	✖

"Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub Mix)"

"Enjoy the Silence (Ecstatic Dub Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Choir stabs	The textured choral stabs heard on the first beat of every measure throughout "Enjoy The Silence" are comprised of a series of sampled choir sounds each playing individual notes of a chord. Among these sounds are two sourced samples derived from the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir's 1975 "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)", the first of which is played on the first beat per measure throughout the song, the second of which is played on the first beat of every fourth chorus measure (in time with the lyric "In my arms"); a choir sound previously used for live performances of "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth" on the Music For The Masses tour; and a series of custom vocal "ahh" samples likely produced by sampling vocal sustains sung by Martin Gore, which are notably also used to play the choir melody heard in the song's outro.			✖
	Outro choir melody	The vocal "ahhs" heard during the outro of "Enjoy The Silence" are comprised of a series of solo vocal "ahh" samples likely produced by sampling vocal sustains sung by Martin Gore. For live performances of "Enjoy The Silence", these choir elements were employed from its live debut through 2009, when it was replaced with new choir parts for use on the Tour Of The Universe and later tours (with one exception in 2013, when it returned for a live performance as part of a television promotion).			✖
	Melodic "water droplet" sequence	A melancholic bell or "water droplet-like" sequence audible during the intro and middle eight sections of "Enjoy The Silence" is partly comprised of a sample derived from the opening moments of "Blasphemous Rumours". Notably, this sample would later be utilised for a melody heard during the verse sections of "Walking In My Shoes".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Choir elements	Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir - Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares - "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" - 1975	Confirmed	A series of choir pads which partly comprise the choir stabs audible throughout "Enjoy The Silence" are derived from the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir's 1975 "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" as performed with Bulgarian traditional singer Kalinka Valcheva. The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is notable for its membership, who are chosen from country villages for the beauty and fullness of their voices.	✖
	Punchy harpsichord bass	Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds: Volume 2 - Harpsichord - "B1 HARPSIC"	Confirmed	The harpsichord instrument used to accent the bassline of "Enjoy the Silence" as well as "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" is partly derived from the Emulator III Universe of Sounds: Volume 2 voice "Harpsichord".	✖
	Snare drum, drums, conga drum elements	Ten City - Foundation - "That's The Way Love Is (Deep House Mix / Extended Version)" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of manipulated, treated samples of audio (including a snare drum, a looped section of audio featuring a conga rhythm, and, likely, a bass drum part) derived from the "Deep House Mix / Extended Version" remix of Ten City's 1989 single "That's The Way Love Is" are utilised throughout the "Ecstatic Dub" remix of "Enjoy the Silence".	✖
	Brass melody	Emax I factory library disk #ZD705: French Horn - Preset #1: "French Horns", SAMPLE 6	Confirmed	The middle eight and outro sections of "Enjoy The Silence" feature a french horn melody derived from the "French Horns" preset of Emax I factory library disk #ZD705 "French Horn".	✖

"Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)"

"Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Percussion elements, shaker	Korg Inc. - Korg M1 - MPC-00P factory pre-load card - Programs > 09. Drums #1 > - 1988	Confirmed	A shaker sample derived from Korg M1 Internal factory preload card MPC-00P is utilised sporadically throughout "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)".	✖
	Percussion elements, whiplash	Korg Inc. - Korg M1 - MPC-00P factory pre-load card - Programs > 09. Drums #1 > - 1988	Confirmed	A whiplash sample derived from Korg M1 Internal factory preload card MPC-00P is utilised sporadically throughout "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)".	✖
	Percussion elements, water droplet	Korg Inc. - Korg M1 - MPC-00P factory pre-load card - Programs > 09. Drums #1 > - 1988	Confirmed	A water droplet sample derived from Korg M1 Internal factory preload card MPC-00P is utilised sporadically throughout "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)".	✖
	Percussion elements, clap	Korg Inc. - Korg M1 - MPC-00P factory pre-load card - Programs > 09. Drums #1 > - 1988	Confirmed	A clap sample derived from Korg M1 Internal factory preload card MPC-00P is utilised sporadically throughout "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)".	✖
	Percussion elements, snap	Korg Inc. - Korg M1 - MPC-00P factory pre-load card - Programs > 09. Drums #1 > - 1988	Confirmed	A finger snap sample derived from Korg M1 Internal factory preload card MPC-00P is utilised sporadically throughout "Enjoy the Silence (Ricki Tik Tik Mix)".	✖

"Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)"

"Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Choir stabs	Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir - "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" - 1975	Confirmed	A series of choir pads which partly comprise the choir stabs audible throughout "Enjoy The Silence" are derived from the Bulgarian State Female Vocal Choir's 1975 "Sableyalo mi Agontze (The Bleating Lamb)" as performed with Bulgarian traditional singer Kalinka Valcheva. The Bulgarian State Television Female Vocal Choir is notable for its membership, who are chosen from country villages for the beauty and fullness of their voices.	Click to display/hide audio example
	Punchy harpsichord bass	Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds: Volume 2 - Harpsichord - "B1 HARPSIC"	Confirmed	The harpsichord instrument used to accent the bassline of "Enjoy the Silence" as well as "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)" is partly derived from the Emulator III Universe of Sounds: Volume 2 voice "Harpsichord".	✖
	Drum, synthesizer elements	Ryuichi Sakamoto - Esperanto - "A Wongga Dance Song" - 1985	Confirmed	A section of audio featuring an abstract electronic drum and synthesizer pattern derived from "A Wongga Dance Song" by Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto is utilised mid-way through "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Guitar, drum, vocal elements	Bernard Parmegiani - "La Ville En Haut De La Colline II" - ?	Confirmed	A section of audio featuring guitar, drum, and vocal elements derived from "La Ville En Haut De La Colline II" by French composer Bernard Parmegiani is utilised mid-way through "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Drums, synthesizer elements	Ivo Malec - Reflets - 1961	Confirmed	A section of audio derived from Reflets by Croatian-born French composer Ivo Malec is utilised mid-way through "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Drums, synthesizer elements	Luc Ferrari - Visage V - 1958-1959	Confirmed	A section of audio derived from Visage V by French composer Luc Ferrari is utilised mid-way through "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Synthesizer elements	The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money - "Are You Hung Up?" - 1968	Confirmed	A section of audio derived from The Mothers of Invention's 1968 "Are You Hung Up?" featuring multiple elements is utilised mid-way through "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements	The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in It for the Money - "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? - Reprise" - 1968	Confirmed	A section of audio derived from the outro of The Mothers of Invention's 1968 "What's The Ugliest Part Of Your Body? - Reprise" is utilised as a drum fill sporadically throughout the mid-section of "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Drum elements	Kraftwerk - Computer World - "It's More Fun to Compute" - 1981	Confirmed	A section of audio derived from "It's More Fun to Compute" by Kraftwerk is utilised sporadically throughout the opening section of "Enjoy the Silence (The Quad: Final Mix)".	✖
	Snare drum, drums, conga drum elements	Ten City - Foundation - "That's The Way Love Is (Deep House Mix / Extended Version)" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of manipulated, treated samples of audio (including a snare drum, a looped section of audio featuring a conga rhythm, and, likely, a bass drum part) derived from the "Deep House Mix / Extended Version" remix of Ten City's 1989 single "That's The Way Love Is" are utilised throughout the "Ecstatic Dub" remix of "Enjoy the Silence".	✖

"World In My Eyes (Dub Mix)"

"World In My Eyes" (Dub Mix) Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Snare drum	Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites - "Newsreel" - 7 November 1980	Confirmed	A manipulated snare derived from the opening moments of "Newsreel" from the 1980 Fad Gadget album Fireside Favourites is utilised throughout "World In My Eyes". Notably, this sample would also see use in the outro of "Personal Jesus". Former Depeche Mode member Alan Wilder recalled the snare drum sound of "World In My Eyes" in an undated Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil project site: "[...] I think we made it from scratch or it could be a combination of analogue and a sample."	✖
	"Clicking" verse percussion rhythm	Kraftwerk - "The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine") - 1978	Confirmed	"World In My Eyes" utilises a timestretched "clicking" percussion rhythm throughout its verse, chorus, and outro sections that is derived from the opening moments of Kraftwerk's "The Man-Machine".	✖
	"Squelchy" snare accent	Kraftwerk - "Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer") - 1981	Confirmed	"World In My Eyes" employs a manipulated sample derived from the latter half of Kraftwerk's "Home Computer".	✖
	Punchy drum fill	Bryan Ferry - "Don't Stop The Dance" - 1985	Confirmed	A drum element derived from the album version of Bryan Ferry's "Don't Stop The Dance" is utilised throughout "World In My Eyes" as a drum fill.	✖
	Guitar elements	Fleetwood Mac - "Black Magic Woman" - 29 March 1968	Confirmed	A guitar chord featured in the intro of Fleetwood Mac's 1968 single "Black Magic Woman" is utilised sporadically throughout "World In My Eyes". The guitar sound was performed by Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green, who achieved its distinct shimmering effect by playing a D minor triad on the 17th fret with vibrato. A manipulated copy of the sample is played with an oscillating pitch bend layered with a separate sample (derived from Emulator II factory library disk #37: Electric Guitar) to produce a wavering verse section riff. A second copy of the sample appears on the first beat after each chorus section.	✖
	Pitch bending verse section fill	Emulator II factory library disk #36: Lead Guitar	Confirmed	An electric guitar sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #36 "Lead Guitar" is played in reverse with an oscillating pitch bend and layered with a separate sample (derived from Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman") to produce the exciting "whirl" effect that occurs during the verse sections.	✖

"World In My Eyes (Oil Tank Mix)"

"World In My Eyes" (Oil Tank Mix) Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Snare drum	Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites - "Newsreel" - 7 November 1980	Confirmed	A manipulated snare derived from the opening moments of "Newsreel" from the 1980 Fad Gadget album Fireside Favourites is utilised throughout the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes". Notably, this sample would also see use in the outro of "Personal Jesus".	✖
	"Clicking" verse percussion rhythm	Kraftwerk - "The Man-Machine" ("Die Mensch-Maschine") - 1978	Confirmed	The "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes" utilises a timestretched "clicking" percussion rhythm throughout its verse, chorus, and outro sections that is derived from the opening moments of Kraftwerk's "The Man-Machine".	✖
	"Squelchy" snare accent	Kraftwerk - "Home Computer" ("Heimcomputer") - 1981	Confirmed	The "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes" employs a manipulated sample derived from the latter half of Kraftwerk's "Home Computer".	✖
	Drum elements	Bryan Ferry - Boys and Girls - "Don't Stop The Dance" - 1985	Confirmed	A drum element derived from the album version of Bryan Ferry's "Don't Stop The Dance" is utilised throughout the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes" as a drum fill.	✖
	Synthesizer elements	Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless - "She Blinded Me with Science" - 1982	Confirmed	A synth hit derived from the final moments of Thomas Dolby's 1982 single "She Blinded Me with Science" is utilised as an orchestral hit during the final bar of each chorus section of the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes".	✖
	Guitar elements	Fleetwood Mac - "Black Magic Woman" - 29 March 1968	Confirmed	A guitar chord featured in the intro of Fleetwood Mac's 1968 single "Black Magic Woman" is utilised sporadically throughout the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes".	✖
	Bass elements	Sound Ideas - Series 1000 General Effects Library - CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles - Track #35 "SHIP, HORN" (filename "ShipHorn 1018_35") - 1983	Confirmed	A truncated sample of a naval ship horn derived from Sound Ideas's 1983 sound effects library Series 1000 General Effects Library CD #1018 Naval Boats, Ships, Motorcycles is utilised throughout the chorus sections of the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes" as a bass layer. The library is notable for debuting as the first commercially available sound effects library of its kind on compact disc.	✖
	Drum elements, rimshot, open hi-hat, closed hi-hat	Roland Corporation - Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer - 1980	Confirmed	A series of processed drum elements audible throughout the "Oil Tank" remix of "World In My Eyes" are derived from the Roland TR-808 drum machine.	✖
	Ambient elements	Emulator II factory library disk #36: Lead Guitar	Confirmed	An electric guitar sample derived from Emulator II factory library disk #36 "Lead Guitar" is played in reverse with an oscillating pitch bend and layered with a separate sample (derived from Fleetwood Mac's "Black Magic Woman") to produce the "whirl" effect that occurs during the verse sections.	✖
	N/A	Kraftwerk - "Musique Non-Stop" - 1986	Unconfirmed		✖

"Policy Of Truth (Beat Box Mix)"

"Policy Of Truth (Beat Box Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990	Self-made samples
	Sample	Notes			Audio
	Vocal elements	The lead melody of "Policy Of Truth" is comprised of a series of layered sounds, one of which is a repurposed "ahh" vocal sample most clearly heard during the outro of "Enjoy The Silence".			✖
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum, snare drum elements	Tone Lōc - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare fill derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is utilised throughout the "(7" Version)", "Beat Box Mix", "Capitol Mix", and "Pavlov's Dub" remixes of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Guitar elements	Toni Halliday - "Time Turns Around" - 1989	Confirmed	A series of guitar elements originally recorded for Toni Halliday's "Time Turns Around" are re-purposed for use within the chorus and outro sections of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Ambient elements	Emulator II factory library disk #38: Pipe Organ - Preset #1: "Pipe Organ"	Confirmed	Emulator II factory library disk #38 "Pipe Organ" is used to play a series of ascending pipe organ pads during the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Ambient elements	Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Bowed Psaltery - "PSALTERY B3" and Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds - Rebel Victory - "GIANT 5"	Confirmed	The pads performed during the chorus sections of the Devotional tour arrangement of "Policy Of Truth" utilise a series of samples derived from the "Bowed Psaltery" and "Rebel Victory" voices featured in Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds.	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout the "Beat Box" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised throughout the "Beat Box" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖

"Policy Of Truth (Capitol Mix)"

"Policy Of Truth (Capitol Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Vocal elements, "Everybody can't get what they want"	Tony Schwartz - Tony Schwartz On How To Record The Sound Of Children - "Children And God" - 1967	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Children And God", a field recording of children stating their opinions on God as recorded by sound archivist Tony Schwartz for the 1967 field recording Tony Schwartz On How To Record The Sound Of Children is utilised mid-way through the "Capitol" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum, conga drum elements	William DeVaughn - "Be Thankful for What You Got" (single edit) - March 1974	Confirmed	A manipulated conga drum rhythm performed by musician Larry Washington for American R&B/soul singer William DeVaughn's 1974 "Be Thankful for What You Got" is utilised throughout the "Pavlov's Dub" and "Capitol" remixes of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements	The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - The Black Motion Picture Experience - "Also Sprach Zarathrustra (2001)" - 1973	Confirmed	A manipulated drum fill derived from the intro of "Also Sprach Zarathrustra (2001)" by The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds is utilised throughout the "Capitol" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum, snare drum elements	Tone Lōc - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare fill derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is utilised throughout the "(7" Version)", "Beat Box Mix", "Capitol Mix", and "Pavlov's Dub" remixes of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Bass guitar elements	Emulator III OMI Universe of Sounds Volume 1 - Funk Bass - "Funk Bass E1", "Funk Bass G1", "Funk Bass A1", "Funk Bass C2", "Funk Bass D2", "Funk Bass F2"	Confirmed	A dark piano/bass guitar stab heard throughout the chorus sections of "Policy Of Truth" is partly comprised of a series of bass guitar samples derived from the Emulator III Universe Of Sounds Volume 1 voice "Funk Bass".	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout the "Capitol" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised throughout the "Capitol" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Richard Nixon vocal (spoken)	The "Checkers speech", Richard M. Nixon speech broadcast, 1952	Confirmed		✖

"Policy Of Truth (Pavlov's Dub)"

"Policy Of Truth" (Pavlov's Dub) Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	"I must not conceal from you tonight...the truth as I see it" Winston Churchill vocal (spoken)	MIT Mid-Century Convocation - Winston Churchill speech at Mass. Institute of Technology, Thursday, March 31, 1949	Confirmed		✖
	Vocal elements, "Everybody can't get what they want"	Tony Schwartz - Tony Schwartz On How To Record The Sound Of Children - "Children And God" - 1967	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio derived from "Children And God", a field recording of children stating their opinions on God as recorded by sound archivist Tony Schwartz for the 1967 field recording Tony Schwartz On How To Record The Sound Of Children is utilised in the outro of the "Pavlov's Dub" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Conga drum elements	William DeVaughn - "Be Thankful for What You Got" (single edit) - March 1974	Confirmed	A manipulated conga drum rhythm performed by musician Larry Washington for American R&B/soul singer William DeVaughn's 1974 "Be Thankful for What You Got" is utilised throughout the "Pavlov's Dub" and "Capitol" remixes of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements	Belinda Carlisle - Heaven on Earth - "Circle In The Sand" - 5 October 1987	Confirmed	A manipulated section of audio featuring drums derived from the intro of American musician Belinda Carlisle's 1987 single "Circle In The Sand" is utilised throughout the "Pavlov's Dub" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Snare drum, drum fill	Tone Lōc - "Funky Cold Medina" - March 1989	Confirmed	A snare fill derived from "Funky Cold Medina", the second single from American rapper Tone Lōc's debut album Lōc-ed After Dark, is utilised throughout the "(7" Version)", "Beat Box Mix", "Capitol Mix", and "Pavlov's Dub" remixes of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements	The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds - The Black Motion Picture Experience - "Also Sprach Zarathrustra (2001)" - 1973	Confirmed	A manipulated drum fill derived from the intro of "Also Sprach Zarathrustra (2001)" by The Cecil Holmes Soulful Sounds is utilised mid-way through the "Pavlov's Dub" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, snare drum	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988	Confirmed	A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout the "Pavlov's Dub" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised throughout the "Pavlov's Dub" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖

"Policy Of Truth (Trancentral Mix)"

"Policy Of Truth (Trancentral Mix)" Depeche Mode 1990
	Sample sources
	Sample	Source	Status	Notes	Audio
	Drum elements, tambourine	Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL630 BRUSHES - TAMBO - ?	Confirmed	A manipulated tambourine drum sound derived from Akai S1000 diskette SL630 "Brushes" is utilised throughout the "Transcentral" remix of "Policy Of Truth".	✖
	"I'm not a politician, I'm a businessman" Robert Hoskins vocal (spoken)	The Long Good Friday (film) - 1980	Confirmed		✖
	Richard Nixon vocal (spoken)	The "Checkers speech", Richard M. Nixon speech broadcast, 1952	Confirmed		✖