Playing the Angel

Summary

Playing the Angel is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Playing the Angel's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Playing the Angel's genre is synth-pop^[4].
• Playing the Angel was produced by Ben Hillier^[5].
• Playing the Angel was performed by Depeche Mode^[6].
• Playing the Angel's record label is recorded as Mute Records^[7].
• Playing the Angel's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• Playing the Angel is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order^[9].
• Playing the Angel's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• Playing the Angel was distributed by compact disc^[11].
• Playing the Angel was distributed by CD+DVD^[12].
• Playing the Angel was distributed by LP record^[13].
• Playing the Angel was distributed by music download^[14].
• Playing the Angel was distributed by music streaming^[15].
• Playing the Angel's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Santa Barbara Sound Design^[16].
• Playing the Angel's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Stratosphere Sound^[17].
• Playing the Angel's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Whitfield Street Studios^[18].
• Playing the Angel was released on October 17, 2005^[19].
• Playing the Angel's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Playing the Angel'}^[20].
• Playing the Angel's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3132'}^[21].
• Playing the Angel's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[22].
• Playing the Angel's recording location is recorded as Santa Barbara^[23].
• Playing the Angel's recording location is recorded as New York City^[24].
• Playing the Angel's recording location is recorded as London^[25].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Album^[26]

• First release date: 2005-10-11^[27]

• Genre(s): alternative dance, alternative rock, ambient, blues, dance, dark wave, electronic, experimental, jazz, pop, post-industrial, rock, synth-pop, trance^[28]

• Community tags: alternative dance, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, ambient, blues, britannique, dance, dark wave, electronic, experimental, jazz, pop, pop/rock, post-industrial, q recommends, rhythm and blues, rock, synth pop, synth-pop, synthpop, trance^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 27727210-39da-369c-b717-53dac0597946^[30]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Playing the Angel was Depeche Mode^[6]. It was produced by Ben Hillier^[5].

Publication

Playing the Angel was released on October 17, 2005^[19]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom^[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is synth-pop^[4]. It is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order^[9]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[11], CD+DVD^[12], LP record^[13], music download^[14], and music streaming^[15].

Why It Matters

Playing the Angel ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,158 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]