Violator (album)

Violator
Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released	19 March 1990 (1990-03-19)[1]
Recorded	1989
Studio	Logic (Milan) Puk (Gjerlev) The Church (London) Master Rock (London) Axis (New York City)
Genre	Synth-pop electropop alternative rock dance gothic rock
Length	47:02
Label	Mute
Producer	Depeche Mode Flood
Depeche Mode chronology
101 (1989) Violator (1990) Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993)
Singles from Violator
"Personal Jesus" Released: 29 August 1989 "Enjoy the Silence" Released: 5 February 1990 "Policy of Truth" Released: 7 May 1990 "World in My Eyes" Released: 17 September 1990

Violator is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 19 March 1990 by Mute Records internationally, and by Sire and Reprise Records in the United States.

Preceded by the singles "Personal Jesus" and "Enjoy the Silence" (a top-10 entry in both the United Kingdom and the United States), the album propelled the band into international stardom, and also yielded the singles "Policy of Truth" and "World in My Eyes". Violator reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and was the band's first album to chart inside the top 10 of the Billboard 200, peaking at number seven. The album was supported by the World Violation Tour.