"Should Be Higher" is a song by the English
electronic music
Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. It includes both music ...
band
Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980. Originally formed with the line-up of Dave Gahan, Martin Gore, Andy Fletcher (musician), Andy Fletcher and Vince Clarke, the band currently consists ...
from their thirteenth studio album, ''
Delta Machine
''Delta Machine'' is the thirteenth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 22 March 2013 by Columbia and Mute Records. It is the band's first album released under Columbia. Recorded in 2012 in Santa Barbara, Ca ...
''. The song was written by
Dave Gahan and Kurt Uenala. It was released as the album's third single on 11 October 2013 in Germany, and
14 October 2013 in the UK and France. The release date for North America was 15 October 2013. It is the third Depeche Mode single co-written by lead singer Dave Gahan.
It debuted at number 81 in the
UK Singles Chart on 20 October 2013 and has hit the Top 20 in 3 countries.
Music video
The video for the song, directed by
Anton Corbijn
Anton Johannes Gerrit Corbijn van Willenswaard (; born 20 May 1955) is a Dutch photographer, film director, and music video director. He is the creative director behind the visual output of Depeche Mode and U2,Pitman, Joanna"The silent partner" ...
, premiered on
Vevo
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on 22 August 2013. The video comprises live footage from the
Delta Machine Tour shows in Berlin, Leipzig, and Munich.
Track listing
These are the following listings for every release of "Should Be Higher".
Charts
References
External links
Single information from the official Depeche Mode website
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2013 singles
2013 songs
Columbia Records singles
Depeche Mode songs
Music videos directed by Anton Corbijn
Song recordings produced by Ben Hillier
Songs written by Dave Gahan