Remixes 2: 81–11

Remixes 2: 81–11 is a remix compilation album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released on 6 June 2011 by Mute Records.[8] The album is the band's second remix collection, following Remixes 81–04 (2004). It spans the band's entire career up that point and includes new arrangements by former Depeche Mode members Vince Clarke and Alan Wilder.[9][10] The compilation concludes the band's recording contract with EMI.[11]

Remixes 2: 81–11
Remix album by Depeche Mode
Released	6 June 2011
Recorded	1981–2011
Length	223:32
Label	Mute
Compiler	Depeche Mode Roland Brown
Depeche Mode chronology
Sounds of the Universe (2009) Remixes 2: 81–11 (2011) Delta Machine (2013)
Singles from Remixes 2: 81–11
"Personal Jesus 2011" Released: 18 April 2011

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	56/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
Pitchfork	4.3/10[4]
PopMatters	7/10[5]
Q	[6]
Under the Radar	[7]

The album is available in two different CD formats, single or triple-disc, as well as digital downloads and a six-LP box set.[12] The album was preceded by the single "Personal Jesus 2011", with the leading remix of "Personal Jesus" by the Norwegian production team Stargate. Clarke's remix of "Behind the Wheel", titled "Behind the Wheel 2011", was released as a promotional single in the United States on 6 June 2011.

The version of the album available through Beatport replaces 10 of the tracks on the album with either instrumental or dub versions and features a different cover art.[13]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Martin L. Gore, except where noted.

One-disc version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream On" (Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix Edit)		5:22
2.	"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate Mix)		3:55
3.	"Suffer Well" (M83 Remix)	Dave Gahan Christian Eigner Andrew Phillpott	4:32
4.	"John the Revelator" (Unkle Reconstruction)		4:59
5.	"In Chains" (Tigerskin's No Sleep Remix Edit)		7:12
6.	"Peace" (SixToes Remix)		5:13
7.	"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (Karlsson + Winnberg (from Miike Snow) Remix)		7:38
8.	"Never Let Me Down Again" (Eric Prydz Remix)		7:01
9.	"I Want It All" (Roland M. Dill Remix)	Gahan Eigner Phillpott	6:43
10.	"Wrong" (Trentemøller Club Remix)		6:53
11.	"Puppets" (Röyksopp Remix)	Vince Clarke	4:40
12.	"Everything Counts" (Oliver Huntemann + Stephan Bodzin Dub)		6:53
13.	"A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)		7:53
Total length:			78:54

Three-disc version

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Dream On" (Bushwacka Tough Guy Mix)		6:08
2.	"Suffer Well" (M83 Remix)	Gahan Eigner Phillpott	4:31
3.	"John the Revelator" (Unkle Reconstruction)		4:59
4.	"In Chains" (Tigerskin's No Sleep Remix)		7:45
5.	"Peace" (SixToes Remix)		5:13
6.	"Lilian" (Chab Vocal Remix Edit)		6:14
7.	"Never Let Me Down Again" (Digitalism Remix)		4:37
8.	"Corrupt" (Efdemin Remix)		6:29
9.	"Everything Counts" (Oliver Huntemann + Stephan Bodzin Dub)		6:53
10.	"Happiest Girl" (The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix)		7:57
11.	"Walking in My Shoes" (Anandamidic Mix)		6:11
12.	"Personal Jesus" (The Stargate Mix)		3:58
13.	"Slowblow" (Darren Price Mix)		6:27

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Wrong" (Trentemøller Club Remix)	6:55
2.	"World in My Eyes" (Dub in My Eyes)	6:56
3.	"Fragile Tension" (Peter Bjorn + John Remix)	3:44
4.	"Strangelove" (Tim Simenon/Mark Saunders Remix)	6:31
5.	"A Pain That I'm Used To" (Jacques Lu Cont Remix)	7:49
6.	"The Darkest Star" (Monolake Remix)	5:43
7.	"I Feel You" (Helmet at the Helm Mix)	6:39
8.	"Higher Love" (Adrenaline Mix Edit)	4:47
9.	"Fly on the Windscreen" (Death Mix)	5:09
10.	"Barrel of a Gun" (United Mix)	6:36
11.	"Only When I Lose Myself" (Dan the Automator Mix)	4:57
12.	"Ghost" (Le Weekend Remix)	8:21

Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Personal Jesus" (Alex Metric Remix Edit)		3:27
2.	"Never Let Me Down Again" (Eric Prydz Remix)		7:00
3.	"Behind the Wheel" (Vince Clarke Remix)		6:42
4.	"Leave in Silence" (Claro Intelecto 'The Last Time' Remix)		4:56
5.	"In Chains" (Alan Wilder Remix)		7:17
6.	"When the Body Speaks" (Karlsson + Winnberg Remix)		6:55
7.	"Puppets" (Röyksopp Remix)	Clarke	4:40
8.	"Tora! Tora! Tora!" (Karlsson + Winnberg (from Miike Snow) Remix)		7:38
9.	"Freestate" (Clark Remix)		4:49
10.	"I Want It All" (Roland M. Dill Remix)	Gahan Eigner Phillpott	6:42
11.	"A Question of Time" (Joebot Presents 'Radio Face' Remix)		5:32
12.	"Personal Jesus" (Sie Medway-Smith Remix)		6:25
Total length:			223:32

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks[14]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Master and Servant" (RSS Remix)	4:47
14.	"In Chains" (Myer vs Wilder Deconstruction)	6:34

Amazon digital deluxe edition bonus tracks[15]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Sister of Night" (Ida Engberg's Giving Voice to the Flame Remix)	8:47
14.	"Sweetest Perfection" (Phil Kieran Vocal Mix)	7:10

HMV Digital UK deluxe edition bonus tracks[16]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Sun and the Rainfall" (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)	6:24
14.	"The Sinner in Me" (SixToes Remix)	5:06

WiMP deluxe edition bonus bonus track (Denmark, Norway and Sweden)[17]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Sun and the Rainfall" (Black Light Odyssey's Further Excerpts)	6:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Remixes 2: 81–11.[18]

• Depeche Mode – compilers
• Roland Brown – compiler
• Mike Marsh – mastering
• Mat Cook – design

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] 7 Croatian Albums (HDU)[22] 31 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[23] 4 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[25] 69 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 44 French Albums (SNEP)[27] 11 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] 3 Greek Albums (IFPI)[29] 34 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[30] 15 Irish Albums (IRMA)[31] 46 Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] 9 Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[33] 33 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[34] 30 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[35] 13 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[36] 14 Russian Albums (2M)[37] 13 Scottish Albums (OCC)[38] 30 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[39] 5 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 9 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[42] 24 US Billboard 200[43] 105 US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[44] 24 US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[45] 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 38

Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[47] 85 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[48] 96

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External links

• Album information from the official Depeche Mode web site
• Official album website at the Wayback Machine (archived 24 March 2012)