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"Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" is Depeche Mode's twelfth UK single and first double A-side single, released on 29 October 1984.[2][3]Both A-side songs are from the album Some Great Reward.

"Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Some Great Reward
Released	29 October 1984
Recorded	June 1984 Music Works in Highbury, Hansa Mischraum in West Berlin
Genre	New wave[1]
Length	5:06 (Blasphemous Rumours) 6:20 (Blasphemous Rumours, 12" version) 4:19 (Somebody) 4:27 (Somebody, album version)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Master and Servant" (1984) "Blasphemous Rumours"/"Somebody" (1984) "Shake the Disease" (1985)

Song information

Blasphemous Rumours

The verses to "Blasphemous Rumours" describe a 16-year-old girl who attempts suicide but fails. She experiences a religious revival but then "Hit by a car / Ended up / On a life support machine" (from the lyrics). The chorus uses these incidents to conclude, "I don't want to start any blasphemous rumours / But I think that God's got a sick sense of humour / And when I die, I expect to find him laughing." Like other songs on Some Great Reward, the song uses a dense sound with extensive sampled percussion. The song stems from the times that Martin Gore would go with bandmate Andy Fletcher and former bandmate Vince Clarke to the church.[4] When Martin initially showed Andy the song, he found it quite offensive and said, "It certainly verges on the offensive."[4]

When Depeche Mode announced that they were planning to release "Blasphemous Rumours" as a single, pushback from the religious community[5] resulted, and consequently, the band decided as a compromise to release the single as a double-A side with "Somebody."[5]

Somebody

"Somebody", which was sung by Martin Gore in the studio in the nude,[6] includes one of Gore's "little twists", where the song builds as if it is a song about finding your perfect love, only to have him reveal at the end "though things like this make me sick / in a case like this I'll get away with it."[7]

A significant moment in the Tour of the Universe at the Royal Albert Hall, Alan Wilder made a surprise appearance accompanying by playing the piano while Martin Gore sung 'Somebody'.[8]

Track listings

All songs written by Martin Gore except:

• "Ice Machine" by Vince Clarke
• "Two Minute Warning" by Alan Wilder

7": Mute / 7Bong7 (UK)

1. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:06
2. "Somebody (Remix)" – 4:19

7" EP: Mute / 7Bong7E (UK)

1. "Somebody (Remix)" – 4:19
2. "Everything Counts (Live)" - 5:53
3. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 5:06
4. "Told You So (Live Version)" - 4:54

12": Mute / 12Bong7 (UK)

1. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 6:20
2. "Somebody (Live)" – 4:26
3. "Two Minute Warning (Live)" – 4:36
4. "Ice Machine (Live)" – 3:45
5. "Everything Counts (Live)" – 5:53

• This version of the single was also released on CD. Intercord 826.839. No Bong number, same cover as the vinyl version.

CD: Mute / CDBong7 (UK)

1. "Blasphemous Rumours" – 6:20
2. "Told You So (Live)" – 4:56
3. "Somebody (Remix)" – 4:19
4. "Everything Counts (Live)" – 5:53

• The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations.

All live tracks recorded at the Empire Theatre in Liverpool, England on 29 September 1984.

Charts

Chart performance for "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody"

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9]	24
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	8
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	34
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12]	19
UK Singles (OCC)[13]	16
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	22

References

External links

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Allmusic review

На других языках

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[de] Blasphemous Rumours

Blasphemous Rumours ist ein Lied von Depeche Mode. Es erschien im Oktober 1984 als Doppel-A-Seite mit dem Song Somebody als dritte Single aus dem Album Some Great Reward.

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- [en] Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody

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[es] Blasphemous Rumours/Somebody

«Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody» (en español, Rumores blasfemos / Alguien) es el duodécimo disco sencillo del grupo inglés de música electrónica Depeche Mode, el tercero desprendido de su álbum Some Great Reward y su primer sencillo doble, publicado en 7 y en 12 pulgadas solo en Europa en 1984.[1][2][3]

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[ru] Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody

«Blasphemous Rumours» / «Somebody» (в переводе с англ. — «Богохульные слухи» / «Кто-нибудь») — третий и последний сингл британской группы Depeche Mode из их четвёртого студийного альбома Some Great Reward и двенадцатый в дискографии группы. Первый двойной сингл группы[1]. Первый релиз группы, одним из вариантов издания которого стал формат мини-альбома (.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}@media(hover:none){.mw-parser-output .ts-comment-commentedText:not(.rt-commentedText){border-bottom:0;cursor:auto}}EP)[1]. Записан на студиях Music Works (Хайбери) и Hansa Mischraum (Берлин), вышел 29 октября 1984 года. В США оригинального коммерческого релиза не было.

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