It's No Good

"It's No Good" is Depeche Mode's 32nd UK single, released on 31 March 1997 (15 April in the US), and the second single for the album Ultra. It was very successful, reaching number-one in Denmark, Spain, Sweden and on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. Additionally, it managed to climb into the Top 10 in Finland, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Scotland and the UK, where it peaked at number 5.

"It's No Good"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
B-side"Slowblow"
Released31 March 1997
Recorded
GenreSynth-pop[1][2]
Length
  • 5:58 (album version)
  • 4:06 (radio edit)
LabelMute
Songwriter(s)Martin Gore
Producer(s)Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Barrel of a Gun"
(1997)		 "It's No Good"
(1997)		 "Home"
(1997)
Audio sample
Depeche Mode - "It's No Good"
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Music video
"It's No Good" on YouTube

On 15 May 1997, the band went on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and performed the song, a recording made available at the official Depeche Mode website.[3] The B-side is an instrumental, called "Slowblow". It was the last actual B-side from the Ultra era, making the album the only one by Depeche Mode to not have a non-remix/non-live vocal B-side track (Although if you exclude non-exclusive songs, Black Celebration can count as well).

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard stated that the song is "considerably more low-key" than their "more caustic" previous hit, "Barrel of a Gun". He added, "In fact, this is the single that diehard Depeche Mode disciples have been starved for, in that it somewhat revisits the stylistic days of "Master and Servant". The music cruises at a funky, electro-pop pace with minimal sound-effect clutter. Rather, the focus is on Dave Gahan's forlorn performance and Martin Gore's sensitive lyrics."[4] Dominic Pride from Music & Media noted that the band "return with a sound which programmers and audiences can instantly recognise and identify with", adding that Gahan's voice "soars above the minimal electronics, which are interspersed with some spartan synth interludes, in a song that glides along smoothly to its conclusion."[5] Sunday Mirror wrote, "Although the first verse sounds scarily like Jimmy Nail to me, by the time the chorus sets in you recognise that proper Mode sound right away. Not as noisy as the last single but there's a stackful of harder remixes to please the mental, mental crowd".[6]

Music video

The music video for the song depicts the band as a low-rent lounge act at a number of sleazy gigs. It was directed by Dutch photographer, music video director, and film director Anton Corbijn. At the beginning of the video, he makes a cameo appearance introducing the band at the club they perform at. "It's No Good" was published on YouTube in March 2009. By November 2020, the video has been viewed over 18,8 million times.[7]

Track listings

All songs written by Martin Gore.

12", Mute / 12Bong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
  2. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)
  3. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (3:53) (Philippe Zdar (later of Cassius) and Étienne de Crécy)
  4. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
  5. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14) (remixed by Dom T)
  • The "Motor Bass Mix" is a vinyl edit, and not the same as the ones on the CDs.
CD, Mute / CDBong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good" (6:00)
  2. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
  3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)
  4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)
CD, Mute / LCDBong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
  2. "Slowblow" (5:27)
  3. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
  4. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (3:47)
CD, Mute / CDBong26X (EU)
  1. "It's No Good" (5:59)
  2. "Slowblow" (5:27)
  3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)
  4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:01)
  5. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
  6. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
  7. "It's No Good (Andrea Parker Mix)" (6:12)
  8. "It's No Good (Motor Bass Mix)" (3:47)
  • This CD is the 2004 re-release
Promo 12", Mute / PL12Bong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" (8:35)
  2. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Dub)" (7:06)
  3. "It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Dub)" (5:06)
Radio Promo CD, Mute / RCDBong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good (Radio Edit)" (4:06)
  2. "It's No Good (Album Version)" (5:58)
Promo CD, Mute / XLCDBong26 (UK)
  1. "It's No Good (Live)" (4:07)
7", Reprise / 17390-7 (US)
  1. "It's No Good" (5:58)
  2. "Slowblow" (5:25)
CD, Reprise / 17390-2 (US)
  1. "It's No Good" (5:58)
  2. "Slowblow (Darren Price Mix)" (6:29)
  3. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:14)
CD, Reprise / 9 43845-2 (US)
  1. "It's No Good" (5:58)
  2. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:43)
  3. "Slowblow" (5:24)
  4. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:05)
  5. "It's No Good (Bass Bounce Mix)" (7:15)
Promo 12", Reprise / PRO-A-8662-A (US)
  1. "It's No Good (Speedy J Mix)" (5:04)
  2. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix)" (6:44)
  3. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Mix)" (8:05)
  4. "It's No Good (Club 69 Future Dub)" (7:06)
  5. "It's No Good (Club 69 Funk Dub)" (5:06)
  • "Club 69 Future Mix" on the US promo is shorter than the UK's, despite the label falsely saying they have the same length.
Promo CD, Reprise / PRO-CD-8662 (US)
  1. "It's No Good (Radio Edit)" (4:01)
  2. "It's No Good" (5:59)
CD-R, Reprise / n/a (US)

Several versions of these exist, with different track lists, each with one or two of the following:

  1. "It's No Good (Club 69 Mix/BRAT Radio Edit)" (4:08)
  2. "It's No Good (Dom T Mix/BRAT Radio Edit)" (3:52)
  3. "It's No Good (Hardfloor Mix/BRAT Radio Edit)" (3:18)

Charts

See also

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