| "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" | ||||
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| Single by Depeche Mode | ||||
| from the album Playing the Angel | ||||
| Released | 5 June 2006[1] | |||
| Studio | Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) | |||
| Genre | Synth-pop[2] | |||
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| Label | Mute | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martin Gore | |||
| Producer(s) | Ben Hillier | |||
| Depeche Mode singles chronology | ||||
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| "John the Revelator" on YouTube | ||||
"John the Revelator" / "Lilian" is the second double A-side single released by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, issued on 5 June 2006. Both songs are included on the band's eleventh studio album, Playing the Angel (2005), and served as the fourth single from the album. The single became another UK top-20 hit for the band, reaching number 18. "John the Revelator" was edited down several seconds for the single, while "Lilian" was slightly remixed and the introduction was shortened.
The single is the first UK double A-side release by the band since "Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody" in 1984. "John the Revelator" was played during Depeche Mode's Touring the Angel tour and can be watched on the tour's DVD. Dave Gahan also performed "John the Revelator" on his Imposter shows with the band Soulsavers.[3]
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 3 June 2006. p. 27.
- ^ Rolland, David (4 October 2023). "10 Songs That Show Depeche Mode Are Synth-Pop Masters". Miami New Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Buljeta, Marija (9 December 2021). "LIVE REVIEW: Dave Gahan And Soulsavers 'Imposter' At O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London". XS Noize. Retrieved 25 June 2023.