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"Only When I Lose Myself"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album The Singles 86>98
B-side(s)	"Surrender", "Headstar"
Released	May 9, 1998
Format	12", CD
Recorded	1998
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:35
Label	Mute Records
Writer(s)	Martin Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon
Chart positions
#17 (UK) #61 (US Hot 100) #36 (US Modern Rock)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Useless" (1997)	"Only When I Lose Myself" (1998)	"Dream On" (2001)

"Only When I Lose Myself" is Depeche Mode's thirty-fifth UK single, released on May 9, 1998, exclusive to The Singles 86>98. It's the first non-studio album single since "It's Called a Heart" in 1985. It's also one of the rare singles having two limited editions ("L12/LCD Bong" and "XL12/XLCD Bong" - other being Enjoy The Silence and In Your Room).

"Only When I Lose Myself" is a return to the slow moody electronica of Depeche Mode, but it still has hard rock portions in it.

There are two B-sides. "Surrender" is the first exclusive vocal B-side since "My Joy" in 1993 from the "Walking in My Shoes" single. The other, is an instrumental called "Headstar", which is like a mix of "Slowblow" from the "It's No Good" single, and "Painkiller" from the "Barrel of a Gun" single. Incidentally, a rare remix of "Painkiller" from 1997 is rereleased as a B-side on some versions of "Only When I Lose Myself". The "Kill the Pain - DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode" mix also appears on Remixes 81 - 04 in 2004. There is also a new remix of World In My Eyes, which starts with Dave Gahan greeting the fans on a Devotional show - which he always did right before World In My Eyes started on that tour...

The music video for "Only When I Lose Myself" was directed by Brian Griffin.

Contents 1 Track listings 1.1 12": Mute / 12Bong29 (UK) 1.2 CD: Mute / CDBong29 (UK) 1.3 12": Mute / L12Bong29 (UK) 1.4 CD: Mute / LCDBong29 (UK) 1.5 CD: Mute / XLCDBong29 (UK) 1.6 CD: Mute / CDBong29X (EU) 1.7 CD: Reprise / 44546-2 (US) 1.8 CD: Reprise / 44562-2 (US) 1.9 CD: Reprise / PRO-CD-9362 (US) 2 Trivia 3 External links

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy Remix)" (7:00)
2. "Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator Remix)" (4:45)
3. "Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)" (5:47)

1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (4:35)
2. "Surrender" (6:19)
3. "Headstar" (4:23)

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)" (11:21)
2. "Painkiller (Kill the Pain Mix - DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)" (6:34)
3. "Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach Mix)" (6:55)

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy Remix)" (7:00)
2. "Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator Remix)" (4:47)
3. "Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)" (5:47)

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)" (11:21)
2. "Painkiller (Kill the Pain Mix - DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)" (6:34)
3. "Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach Mix)" (6:55)
4. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Short Play Mix)" (5:06)
5. "World in My Eyes (Safar Mix)" (8:30)

1. "Only When I Lose Myself" (4:35)
2. "Surrender" (6:19)
3. "Headstar" (4:23)
4. "Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy Remix)" (7:00)
5. "Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator Remix)" (4:45)
6. "Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)" (5:47)
7. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)" (11:21)
8. "Painkiller (Kill the Pain Mix - DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)" (6:34)
9. "Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach Mix)" (6:55)
10. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Short Play Mix)" (5:06)
11. "World in My Eyes (Safari Mix)" (8:30)

• The fourth CD is the 2004 re-release

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Dan the Automator Remix)" (4:45)
2. "Headstar" (4:23)
3. "Surrender" (6:19)
4. "Only When I Lose Myself (Subsonic Legacy Remix)" (7:00)
5. "Headstar (Luke Slater Remix)" (5:47)

• Released September 15, 1998

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Long Play Mix)" (11:21)
2. "Painkiller (Kill the Pain Mix - DJ Shadow vs Depeche Mode)" (6:34)
3. "Surrender (Catalan FC Out of Reach Mix)" (6:55)
4. "Only When I Lose Myself (Gus Gus Short Play Mix)" (5:06)
5. "World in My Eyes (Safar Mix)" (8:30)

• Released October 13, 1998

1. "Only When I Lose Myself (Radio Version)" (3:53)
2. "Only When I Lose Myself" (4:34)

• All songs written by Martin L. Gore

• "Surrender"'s working title was "Tempt". On some promo copies, the song was accidentally released as "Tempt".

• Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site

Depeche Mode
David Gahan | Martin Gore | Andrew Fletcher Vince Clarke | Alan Wilder
Depeche Mode discography
Studio albums: Speak & Spell | A Broken Frame | Construction Time Again | Some Great Reward | Black Celebration | Music for the Masses | Violator | Songs of Faith and Devotion | Ultra | Exciter | Playing the Angel Compilations: People Are People | The Singles 81>85 | Catching Up with Depeche Mode | The Singles 86>98 | Remixes 81 - 04 | The Best Of, Volume 1 | The Complete Depeche Mode Live Albums: 101 | Songs of Faith and Devotion Live | Recording the Angel Tribute Albums: For the Masses | A Techno Tribute to Depeche Mode | Color Theory presents Depeche Mode Singles: Dreaming of Me | New Life | Just Can't Get Enough | See You | The Meaning of Love | Leave in Silence | Get the Balance Right | Everything Counts | Love, in Itself | People Are People | Master and Servant | Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody | Shake the Disease | It's Called a Heart | Stripped/ But Not Tonight | A Question of Lust | A Question of Time | Strangelove | Never Let Me Down Again | Behind the Wheel | Little 15 | Everything Counts (Live) | Personal Jesus | Enjoy the Silence | Policy of Truth | World in My Eyes | I Feel You | Walking in My Shoes | Condemnation | In Your Room | Barrel of a Gun | It's No Good | Home | Useless | Only When I Lose Myself | Dream On | I Feel Loved | Freelove | Goodnight Lovers | Enjoy the Silence 04 | Precious | A Pain That I'm Used To | Suffer Well | John the Revelator / Lilian | Martyr
Videography
Videos: The World We Live In and Live in Hamburg | Some Great Videos | Strange | 101 | Strange Too | Devotional | The Videos 86>98 | One Night in Paris | Touring the Angel: Live in Milan
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Synthpop | Depeche Mode Tours | Mute Records | Paper Monsters | Counterfeit e.p. | Counterfeit² | Toast Hawaii | Recoil
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