Where's the Revolution

“Where’s the Revolution” is the lead single from Depeche Mode’s album Spirit. The song is produced by Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford but it maintains Depeche Mode’s signature sound. It is not the first time Depeche Mode touch political themes in their songs. ‘Everything Counts’, ‘Get The Balance Right’, ‘People Are People’, ‘Master And Servant’, ‘New Dress’ are all political songs. The theme of the song brings back the more political side of the band and it encourages people to start a revolution.

You can sense a kind of deception in the song lyrics as Dave goes on describing all the things we (as a society) are suffering and how we haven’t done anything yet. Dave Gahan revealed on Rolling Stone that Martin L. Gore’s is beign sarcastic on the song: "Martin wrote it in a very sarcastic, English way."

Dave Gahan on Rolling Stone:"We’re living in a time of real change. As I get older, the things going on in the world affect me more. I think about my kids and what they’re growing up into. My daughter, Rosie, was deeply affected by the election last year. … She just sobbed, and I was like, ‘Wow.’ I know to some people, this will come off as rich rock stars living in their big houses in Santa Barbara with not a care in the world, and it’s true that we’re very fortunate. But that doesn’t mean you stop caring about what’s going on in the world. It’s really affecting me."