Precious (Depeche Mode song)

"Precious"
"Precious"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Playing the Angel
B-side	"Free"
Released	3 October 2005
Studio	Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California)
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	4:10
Label	Mute; Sire; Reprise;
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
Music video
	"Precious" on YouTube

"Precious" is a 2005 song by British band Depeche Mode and is the leading single from their 11th studio album Playing the Angel. It went to number 4 in the United Kingdom and Scotland, number 71 in the United States and number 1 in Sweden, Spain, Italy and Denmark.

Track listing

UK and European CD single^[3]^[4]

"Precious" (album version) – 4:10
"Precious" (Sasha's Spooky mix single edit) – 5:45

European limited 7-inch picture disc^[3]

A. "Precious" (album version)

B. "Precious" (Michael Mayer Ambient mix)

European 12-inch single^[5]

A. "Precious" (Sasha's Spooky mix full length) – 10:32

AA. "Precious" (Sasha's Gargantuan vocal mix full length) – 9:40

European enhanced CD single^[6]

"Precious" (album version)
"Free"
"Precious" (video)

European maxi-CD single^[3]

"Precious (Sasha's Gargantuan vocal mix edit) – 7:11
"Precious (Misc. full vocal mix) – 5:44
"Free – 5:12

US and Canadian maxi-CD single^[7]^[8]

"Precious (Sasha's Spooky mix) – 7:33
"Precious (Sasha's Gargantuan vocal mix) – 7:10
"Precious (Michael Mayer Balearic mix) – 7:18
"Precious (Misc. full vocal mix) – 5:41
"Precious (Misc. Crunch mix) – 6:51
"Precious (Motor mix) – 6:37

US digital download (radio version)^[9]

"Precious" (US radio version) – 4:07
"Free" – 5:10

DVD single^[3]

"Precious" (video)
"Precious" (Motor remix)
"Precious" (Michael Mayer Ambient mix)

References

↑ Terich, Jeff (5 March 2013). "Celebrate the Catalog: Depeche Mode". Treble. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
↑ Rolland, David (4 October 2023). "10 Songs That Show Depeche Mode Are Synth-Pop Masters". Miami New Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Depeche Mode – Precious" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (UK CD single liner notes). Mute Records. CDBONG35, 0094634208222.
↑ Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Mute Records. 12BONG35.
↑ Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (European enhanced CD single liner notes). Mute Records. eintCDBONG35.
↑ Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. 42831-2.
↑ Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. CDW 42831.
↑ "Precious (Radio Version) – Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

[1] Terich, Jeff (5 March 2013). "Celebrate the Catalog: Depeche Mode". Treble. Retrieved 22 January 2020.

[Rolland_2023-2] Rolland, David (4 October 2023). "10 Songs That Show Depeche Mode Are Synth-Pop Masters". Miami New Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.

[aut-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 "Depeche Mode – Precious" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.

[ukcd-4] Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (UK CD single liner notes). Mute Records. CDBONG35, 0094634208222.

[5] Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (European 12-inch single vinyl disc). Mute Records. 12BONG35.

[6] Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (European enhanced CD single liner notes). Mute Records. eintCDBONG35.

[7] Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (US maxi-CD single liner notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. 42831-2.

[8] Depeche Mode (2005). Precious (Canadian maxi-CD single liner notes). Sire Records, Reprise Records, Mute Records. CDW 42831.

[usdd-9] "Precious (Radio Version) – Single". Apple Music. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2020.

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