Ghosts Again

"Ghosts Again" is a song by English electronic band Depeche Mode. It was released on 9 February 2023 as the lead single from their fifteenth studio album Memento Mori.

"Ghosts Again"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Memento Mori
Released9 February 2023 (2023-02-09)
GenreSynth-pop
Length3:58
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"Cover Me"
(2017)		 "Ghosts Again"
(2023)
Music video
"Ghosts Again" on YouTube

Background

The song marks the first single release since the death of co-founder and keyboardist Andy Fletcher in May 2022.[1] To Dave Gahan, the song "captures this perfect balance of melancholy and joy", while Martin Gore added that the song has "such an upbeat feel to it" and how rare it is for the band to record a song that "I just don't get sick of listening to".[2][3]

Composition

In light of the death of Fletcher, the "reflective, mid-tempo"[4] synth-pop song[5] sees the two members commenting on motives of death: the fragility of life and the possibility of an afterlife.[2] Throughout the song, the duo keeps reminding the listener that every life will eventually turn into "ghosts again".[6] However, it also gives the idea of being reunited with one another in some form, possibly as "ghosts".[7]

Richard Butler of Psychedelic Furs is co-credited with lyrics and composition.[8]

Music video

The music video was released on 9 February 2023. It was directed by longtime visual collaborator Anton Corbijn.[9] The story focuses on Gore and Gahan reenacting the chess game with Death in Ingmar Bergman's The Seventh Seal (1958) on an urban rooftop.[6] It alternates with scenes of the two performing in a cemetery.[10]

Track listing
  • Digital download
  • 7"
No.TitleLength
1."Ghosts Again"3:58
7" (German edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Ghosts Again"3:58
2."Never Let Me Down Again"4:20

References
  1. Reis, Samantha (10 February 2023). "Depeche Mode share 'Ghosts Again', the first single from upcoming album". We Rave You. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  2. Potter, Jordan (10 February 2023). "Depeche Mode share promising new single 'Ghosts Again'". Far Out. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. JorgeM93 (10 February 2023). "Depeche Mode Release New Single 'Ghosts Again', Share Details on Upcoming Album". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. Rowley, Glenn (9 February 2023). "Depeche Mode Finally Drops New Single 'Ghosts Again,' Reveals Album Release Date". Billboard. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. "Depeche Mode und "Ghosts Again": Das sind die Musik-Highlights der Woche". Blick.de (in German). 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  6. "Depeche Mode, Ghosts Again: the lyrics & their meaning". Auralcrave. 10 February 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. Ivie, Devon (9 February 2023). "Depeche Mode Say Good-bye With 'Ghosts Again'". Vulture. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  8. Brandon, Chris (9 February 2023). ""Ghosts Again" is Depeche Mode's best song in years". Synthpop Fanatic. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  9. Trendell, Andrew (9 February 2023). "Depeche Mode share new single 'Ghosts Again' and details of new album 'Memento Mori'". NME. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  10. Bloom, Madison; Arcand, Rob (9 February 2023). "Depeche Mode Detail New Album, Share Video for New Song "Ghosts Again": Watch". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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