Martyr (song)

This article is about the Depeche Mode song. For other songs with this title, see Martyr (disambiguation) § Songs.

"Martyr"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1
B-side"Never Let Me Down Again" (Digitalism remix)
Released30 October 2006 (2006-10-30)[1]
Length
  • 3:23 (album/single version)
  • 3:07 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"John the Revelator" / "Lilian"
(2006) 		"Martyr"
(2006) 		"Wrong"
(2009)
Music video
"Martyr" on YouTube

"Martyr" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as a non-album single to promote the band's eighth greatest hits compilation album, The Best of, Volume 1.[2] The single was released on 30 October 2006 in three formats: CD single, CD maxi and DVD single. There was also a limited-edition double 12-inch single featuring four remixes of previous Depeche Mode tracks.

Following its release, "Martyr" topped the singles charts of Italy and Spain while attaining a peak of number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and entering the top 20 in six other European nations. It debuted and peaked at number two on the Eurochart Hot 100, and in the United States, it reached number 22 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The single became Depeche Mode's 35th and last UK top-20 hit until 2023's "Ghosts Again", which reached number 20 on the UK chart.[3]

  1. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 28 October 2006. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Depeche Mode releases for the rest of the year!". Depechemode.com. 2 August 2006. Archived from the original on 27 August 2006.
  3. ^ "Depeche Mode". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 December 2020.