Walking in My Shoes

"Walking in My Shoes"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Songs of Faith and Devotion
B-side"My Joy"
Released26 April 1993 (1993-04-26)
Recorded
GenreAlternative rock
Electronic rock
Length
  • 5:35 (album version)
  • 4:59 (single version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"I Feel You"
(1993)
"Walking in My Shoes"
(1993)
"Condemnation"
(1993)
Music video
"Walking in My Shoes" on YouTube

"Walking in My Shoes" is a song by British electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 26 April 1993 by Mute and Sire as the second single from their eighth studio album, Songs of Faith and Devotion (1993). The song reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and matched the success of the previous single "I Feel You" on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, where it reached one. The B-side is "My Joy", the only exclusive B-side from the Songs of Faith and Devotion album, and is a rock track in the vein of "I Feel You".

The 7-inch version of "Walking in My Shoes" is not the same as the one on Songs of Faith and Devotion. The sound has been made more noisy and dirty, especially the drums in the verse, and the intro has been shortened. When performed live, elements of the "Grungy Gonads" mix are used in an extended intro and throughout the song. The song was cited by then-member Alan Wilder to be his favourite song from the album together with "In Your Room".[2] Its music video was directed by Anton Corbijn.

  1. ^ Shaw, William (April 1993). "In The Mode". Details: 90–95, 168. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. ^ "We Were Going to Live Together, Record Together And It Was Going to Be Wonderful" - Depeche Mode documentary about the album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Mute, 2006.