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New Life

1981 single by Depeche Mode
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Summary

New Life is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • New Life's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • New Life's composer is recorded as Vince Clarke[4].
  • New Life's genre is synth-pop[5].
  • New Life followed Dreaming of Me[6].
  • New Life was followed by Just Can't Get Enough[7].
  • New Life was produced by Depeche Mode[8].
  • New Life was performed by Depeche Mode[9].
  • New Life's record label is recorded as Mute Records[10].
  • New Life is part of Speak & Spell[11].
  • New Life's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • New Life was published on May 29, 1981[13].
  • New Life's lyricist is recorded as Vince Clarke[14].
  • New Life's single taken from the album or EP is recorded as Speak & Spell[15].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[16]

  • Genre(s): electronic, synth-pop[17]

  • Community tags: electronic, synth-pop[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f3271769-4779-3189-bf48-73367d958cf1[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

New Life was performed by Depeche Mode[9]. It was produced by Depeche Mode[8].

Publication

New Life was published on May 29, 1981[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is synth-pop[5]. It is part of Speak & Spell[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

New Life followed Dreaming of Me[6]. It was followed by Just Can't Get Enough[7].

Why It Matters

New Life ranks in the top 3% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (637 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Depeche Mode Mute Records Vince Clarke

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · ערן · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Speak & Spell
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Part of: Speak & Spell, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/bc99ae1e9286|details]])"
  2. 28d ago · ערן · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Composer → Vince Clarke
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Composer: Vince Clarke, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/498ce95a2d85|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · ערן · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Language of work or name: English, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789290304435"
  4. 7w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → single
    Single taken from the album or ep → Speak & Spell
    Lyricist → Vince Clarke
    Genre → synth-pop
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||hu, he */ import labels from sitelinks; cleanup"
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