I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode

I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode is a tribute album to Depeche Mode, released in May 1991[1] by Swedish label Energy Rekords, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Depeche Mode's debut single, "Dreaming of Me" (1981). It was the first tribute album to Depeche Mode.[2]

I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	May 1991[1]
Genre	Synthpop, industrial, dark wave
Label	Energy

The album title refers to "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead", a song included on Depeche Mode's Speak & Spell album, also released in 1981.

Track listing

Vinyl

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore (except where noted).

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Dreaming of Me"	Vince Clarke	Page	3:52
2.	"Something to Do"		Cat Rapes Dog	4:13
3.	"My Secret Garden"		Elegant Machinery	3:31
4.	"Ice Machine"	Vince Clarke	S.P.O.C.K	3:11
5.	"Stripped"		Scene of Ritual	4:40
6.	"New Life"	Vince Clarke	Cultivated Bimbo	3:29

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Photographic"	Vince Clarke	Pouppée Fabrikk	5:25
2.	"Fly on the Windscreen"		Dead Eyes Open	5:15
3.	"Blasphemous Rumours"		Inside Treatment	5:48
4.	"Puppets"	Vince Clarke	Signal	4:13
5.	"Shouldn’t Have Done That"		Systema the Affliction	5:35
Total length:				49:12

Compact Disc

All tracks are written by Martin L. Gore (except where noted).

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"Dreaming of Me"	Vince Clarke	Page	3:49
2.	"Something to Do"		Cat Rapes Dog	4:18
3.	"My Secret Garden"		Elegant Machinery	3:33
4.	"Photographic"	Vince Clarke	Pouppée Fabrikk	5:26
5.	"Puppets"	Vince Clarke	Signal	4:20
6.	"Fly on the Windscreen"		Dead Eyes Open	5:20
7.	"Blasphemous Rumours"		Inside Treatment	5:52
8.	"New Life"	Vince Clarke	Cultivated Bimbo	3:34
9.	"Stripped"		Scene of Ritual	4:45
10.	"Ice Machine"	Vince Clarke	S.P.O.C.K	3:15
11.	"New Dress" (CD bonus)		Sol Niger	3:44
12.	"The Things You Said" (CD bonus)		One Hit Wonder	4:45
13.	"The Sun and the Rainfall" (CD bonus)		Ater Koma	5:30
14.	"To Have and to Hold" (CD bonus)		No Hotel	6:26
15.	"Never Let Me Down Again" (CD bonus)		Big Fish	5:40
16.	"Shouldn’t Have Done That"		Systema the Affliction	5:34
Total length:				75:50

References

1. Wårstad, Jonas (2004-05-01). "S.P.O.C.K." Discog.info. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
2. "Depeche Mode Tribute Compilations". The (Al)Most Complete Depeche Mode Cover Versions. MMM & Zambak Productions. Retrieved 5 May 2017.

External links

• I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode at Discogs (list of releases)
• I Sometimes Wish I Was Famous: A Swedish Tribute to Depeche Mode at MusicBrainz (list of releases)