Wrong (Depeche Mode song)

"Wrong"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Sounds of the Universe
B-side"Oh Well"
Released6 April 2009
Studio
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Martyr"
(2006)
"Wrong"
(2009)
"Peace"
(2009)
Music video
"Wrong" on YouTube

"Wrong" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as the first single from their twelfth studio album, Sounds of the Universe (2009). It was released to radio in February 2009 and became available for purchase online on 24 February 2009. The single was physically released on 6 April 2009.[2] The 12-inch version of the single was released on 11 May 2009. B-side "Oh Well" (which also appears on the Sounds of the Universe deluxe box set edition) is the first writing collaboration between Martin Gore (music) and Dave Gahan (lyrics).

Commercially, the single reached number one in Scotland and entered the top 10 in nine countries worldwide, including France, Germany, Italy, and Sweden. In the UK, it is Depeche Mode's most recent top-40 hit, peaking at number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. It also found some chart success in North America, peaking at number 64 in Canada and number one on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart.

  1. ^ Gill, Andy (24 April 2009). "Album: Depeche Mode, Sounds of the Universe (Mute)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. ^ Bong 40 – "Wrong" (release date tbc)