Only When I Lose Myself

"Only When I Lose Myself"
"Only When I Lose Myself"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 86>98
B-side	"Surrender"; "Headstar";
Released	7 September 1998
Genre	Alternative rock; trip hop;
Length	4:41 (album version); 4:34 (single version); 3:52 (radio edit);
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon, Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode singles chronology
Music video
	"Only When I Lose Myself" on YouTube

"Only When I Lose Myself" is a 1998 song by British band Depeche Mode and was taken from their greatest hits album The Singles 86>98. It topped the single charts in Denmark, Hungary and Spain. It also made number 34 in Australia, number 61 in the United States, number 17 in the United Kingdom, number 5 in Canada and number 3 in Italy.

Track listing

All songs were written by Martin L. Gore

UK and Australian CD1^[3]^[4]

"Only When I Lose Myself"
"Surrender"
"Headstar"

UK and Australian CD2; UK 12-inch single^[5]^[6]^[7]

"Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix)
"Only When I Lose Myself" (Dan the Automator remix)
"Headstar" (Luke Slater remix)

UK and Australian CD3^[8]^[9]

"Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play mix)
"Painkiller" (Kill the Pain mix – DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)
"Surrender" (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix)
"Only When I Lose Myself" (Gus Gus Short Play mix)
"World in My Eyes" (Safar mix)

UK limited-edition 12-inch single^[10]

A1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play mix)

B1. "Painkiller" (Kill the Pain mix – DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)

B2. "Surrender" (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix)

UK cassette single^[11]

A1. "Only When I Lose Myself"

A2. "Surrender"

A3. "Headstar"

B1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix)

B2. "Only When I Lose Myself" (Automator remix)

B3. "Headstar" (Luke Slater remix)

US and Canadian maxi-CD single (grey cover)^[12]^[13]

"Only When I Lose Myself" (Dan the Automator remix) – 4:56
"Headstar" – 4:25
"Surrender" – 6:17
"Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix) – 7:03
"Headstar" (Luke Slater remix) – 5:47

US and Canadian maxi-CD single (green cover)^[14]^[15]

"Only When I Lose Myself" (Gus Gus Longplay mix) – 11:18
"Painkiller" (Kill the Pain mix – DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode) – 6:31
"Surrender" (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix) – 6:54
"Only When I Lose Myself" (Gus Gus Short Play mix) – 4:58
"World in My Eyes" (Safar mix) – 8:30

US 2×12-inch single^[16]

A1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (Dan the Automator remix) – 4:56

A2. "Painkiller" (Kill the Pain mix – DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode) – 6:31

B1. "Headstar" (Luke Slater remix) – 5:47

B2. "Surrender" (Catalan FC Out of Reach mix) – 6:54

C1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (Gus Gus Longplay mix) – 11:18

C2. "Headstar" – 4:23

D1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (Subsonic Legacy remix) – 7:00

D2. "Surrender" – 6:18

References

↑ "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
↑ Lemieux, Kelly (26 November 1998). "In a Depeche Mode". Westword. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD1 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. CDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD1 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD2 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. LCDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD2 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. 12Bong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD3 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. XLCDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD3 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK limited 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. L12Bong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (UK cassette single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. C Bong 29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44546-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. CD 44546.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44562-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. CD 44562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Only When I Lose Myself (US 2×12-inch single vinyl disc). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44562-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[1] "The 88 Best Alternative Rock Songs of 1998". Spin. p. 4. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[2] Lemieux, Kelly (26 November 1998). "In a Depeche Mode". Westword. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[3] Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD1 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. CDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD1 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD2 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. LCDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD2 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.5.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Only When I Lose Myself (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. 12Bong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[8] Only When I Lose Myself (UK CD3 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. XLCDBong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[9] Only When I Lose Myself (Australian CD3 liner notes). Depeche Mode. Liberation Records, Mute Records. 1998. MUSH01781.3.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[10] Only When I Lose Myself (UK limited 12-inch single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. L12Bong29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[11] Only When I Lose Myself (UK cassette single sleeve). Depeche Mode. Mute Records. 1998. C Bong 29.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[12] Only When I Lose Myself (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44546-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[13] Only When I Lose Myself (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. CD 44546.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[14] Only When I Lose Myself (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44562-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[15] Only When I Lose Myself (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. CD 44562.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[16] Only When I Lose Myself (US 2×12-inch single vinyl disc). Depeche Mode. Mute Records, Reprise Records. 1998. 9 44562-0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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