Stalker
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Stalker
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| Song | Stalker |
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| By | Recoil |
| Songwriter | Alan Wilder Douglas McCarthy |
| Produced by | Alan Wilder |
| Recorded at | The Thin Line (Sussex) |
| Mixed by | Alan Wilder |
| Mixing assistance | Paul Stevens Simon Shazell |
| Mastered by | Ian Cooper |
| Studio assistance | Hepzibah Sessa |
| Published by | Mute Song Not Normal Music Zoetrope Music Company Carlin Music Corp. Chappell, Inc. Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. |
| Recorded | September 1996 - June 1997 |
| Originally released | 27 October 1997 |
| Live performances as Recoil | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"Stalker" is a song from the 1997 album Unsound Methods by Recoil. It was released alongside "Missing Piece" as a double A-side single on 9 March 1998.
Lyrics
Stalker
I can make a perfect picture from a voice
Her serenity oozed into my ear
It didn't take long for her to know me
And I knew it felt good
Pick me up and use me
Pick me up and use me she was saying
You are nothing
You are nothing without me
You are nothing
You are nothing without me
If I am taken
You think that you can live again
But you are nothing
You are nothing without me
You know I'm here for you
Right here for you
See I am the punished one
She, she took all the glory
She took everything
Everything I had to give
Sucking it out of me
But I am always gonna be here
Because I am the punished one
She took everything
She took all the glory
Everything I had to give
Sucking it out of me
You are nothing
You are nothing without me
You are nothing
You are nothing without me
If I am taken
You think that you can live again
But you are nothing
You are nothing without me
Without me, you're nothing
Songwriter: Alan Wilder/Douglas McCarthy
Publishing Information: ℗ 1997 Reprise Records
Composition
Sample sources
| "Stalker" - Recoil 1997 |
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| Sample | Source | Status | Notes | Audio | |
| Choir elements | Henryk Górecki, Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus - Górecki – Miserere - "Euntes Ibant Et Flebant, Opus 32" - Recorded 25-27 April 1994 |
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A series of choral samples derived from an April 1994 performance of Henryk Górecki's "Euntes Ibant Et Flebant, Opus 32" by the Chicago Lyric Opera Chorus are utilised throughout "Stalker". | ||
| Ambient elements | Simon Fisher Turner - Shwarma - "Lower" - 1996 |
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A series of manipulated sections of audio playing both forwards and in reverse derived from the opening moments of "Lower" by Simon Fisher Turner are utilised in the intro of "Stalker".
Notably, following the identification of this sample source in September 2022, a CD copy of Shwarma was among the items sold as part of the 18 August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale, hosted at Beat The Clock Records in Brighton. This CD, sold online by Beat The Clock Records in the months following the event, was purchased by Depeche Mode Live Wiki in October 2025 and referenced throughout the process of reviewing the use of this sampled audio within "Stalker".[footnotes 1] |
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| Ambient elements | Alexander Hacke - Filmarbeiten - "Parkdeck" - 1993 |
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A manipulated section of audio derived from "Parkdeck" by Alexander Hacke of Einstürzende Neubauten is utilised in the intro section of "Stalker".
Notably, a CD copy of Filmarbeiten was among the items sold as part of the 18 August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale, hosted at Beat The Clock Records in Brighton. This CD, sold online by Beat The Clock Records in the months following the event, was purchased by Depeche Mode Live Wiki in September 2025 and referenced throughout the process of reviewing the use of this sampled audio within "Stalker".[footnotes 1] |
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| Guitar elements | Morphine - Cure For Pain - "Miles' Davis Funeral" - 1993 |
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A manipulated section of audio derived from the opening moments of "Miles' Davis Funeral" by Massachusetts band Morphine is utilised throughout "Stalker". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Woodwind, bamboo flute elements | Sépik, Various - Musiques de Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée - "Yambunagi-Aipanagui" - 1993[footnotes 2] |
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A manipulated, looping section of audio derived from "Yambunagi-Aipanagui", a field recording by sound engineer Manuel Gomes for Buda Musique as featured on the 1993 field recording CD Musiques De Papouasie Nouvelle Guinée, is utilised throughout the verse sections of "Stalker". | ||
| Guitar elements | Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire - "Year of tha Boomerang" - 16 April 1996 |
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A manipulated section of audio derived from "Year of tha Boomerang" by Rage Against the Machine is performed throughout the chorus sections of "Stalker". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Guitar, drum elements | Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine - "Freedom" - 6 November 1992 |
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A manipulated section of audio derived from "Freedom" by Rage Against the Machine is utilised throughout the chorus sections of "Stalker". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| "Versus Christus, ave Satani!" vocal chant with orchestral string and trumpet ostinato | Jerry Goldsmith - The Omen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - "Killer's Storm" - 1 October 1990[footnotes 3] |
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A series of manipulated sections of audio featuring orchestral and Latin vocal chanting elements audible mid-way through "Stalker" are derived from "Killer's Storm" as composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1976 The Omen film soundtrack. | ||
| Bass guitar elements | Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself - "Bear Hug" - 1996 |
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A manipulated bass guitar rhythm derived from "Bear Hug" by Fun Lovin' Criminals is utilised mid-way through "Stalker".
Notably, following the identification of this sample source in October 2022, a CD copy of Come Find Yourself was among the items sold as part of the 18 August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale, hosted at Beat The Clock Records in Brighton. This CD, sold online by Beat The Clock Records in the months following the event, was purchased by Depeche Mode Live Wiki in September 2025 and referenced throughout the process of reviewing the use of this sampled audio within "Stalker".[footnotes 1] |
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| Dialogue, vocal elements | John Dahl - The Last Seduction (film) - 1994 |
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A series of dialogue samples derived from the 1994 neo-noir erotic thriller The Last Seduction are utilised mid-way through "Stalker". | Click to display/hide audio example | |
| Timpani elements | Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank B, Voice #39: "Timpani" |
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The sequenced timpani performed throughout "Stalker" utilises samples derived from the Korg 01/W Bank B Voice #39 "Timpani". | ||
| Organ elements | Korg Inc. - Korg 01/W Bank B, Voice #61: "Gospel Org" |
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The organ phrases audible throughout "Stalker" are performed using Korg 01/W Bank B Voice #61 "Gospel Org". | ||
| Drum elements | AMG - HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples - Track 2 - "Crackly Loop - 114 BPM" - 1991 |
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A manipulated, truncated section of a drum break derived from AMG's 1991 sample CD HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples is performed at alternating pitches throughout "Stalker". The drum break is itself a sample originally derived from "1993" by The Soul Searchers. | ||
| Drum, 808 bass drum elements | AMG - HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples - Track 16 - "808 BD - Long" - 1991 |
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A manipulated 808 bass drum derived from AMG's 1991 sample CD HITCD08 - Pascal Gabriel's Dance Samples is utilised sporadically throughout "Stalker". |
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Music video
Dates where Stalker was played
Stalker has never been played live.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Thanks to Stuart Avis with Beat The Clock Records and Alan Wilder for coordinating the August 2024 Alan Wilder (Depeche Mode / Recoil) Personal Record and CD Collection sale.
- ↑ Recorded in December 1992 and January 1993.
- ↑ Originally published in 1976.
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