Playing the Angel

Playing the Angel
Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released	17 October 2005 (2005-10-17)
Studio	Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) Stratosphere Sound (New York City) Whitfield Street (London)
Genre	Electronic rock[1] synth-pop
Length	52:16
Label	Mute
Producer	Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode chronology
Remixes 81–04 (2004) Playing the Angel (2005) The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006)
Singles from Playing the Angel
"Precious" Released: 3 October 2005 "A Pain That I'm Used To" Released: 9 December 2005 "Suffer Well" Released: 20 March 2006 "John the Revelator" / "Lilian" Released: 4 June 2006

Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was first released on 17 October 2005 by Mute Records in the UK, and a day later by Sire Records and Reprise Records in the United States.^[2] It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour and the four singles "Precious", "A Pain That I'm Used To", "Suffer Well", and "John the Revelator" / "Lilian". The album reached number one in over 10 countries and entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and United States.