Dreaming of Me


"Dreaming of Me" is the first single by Depeche Mode. It was recorded at Blackwing Studios and originally released in February 1981 in the UK. It was not commercially released in the United States.
Two mixes of the song have been released, one which fades out, and one which does not. The cold end version is on the original 7" and on the 1988 CD re-release of Speak and Spell in Europe, while the American Speak and Spell has the fade-out version. The re-release of Speak and Spell in 2006 also has the cold end version and was released in all regions.
The B-side, "Ice Machine", is similarly available in a fading version, and one with a cold end. The 1988 and 2006 CD re-releases of Speak and Spell use the cold end version. A live version of "Ice Machine" is available on the 12" version of the 1984 single "Blasphemous Rumours".
Due to a poor chart placement in the UK, "Dreaming of Me" did not originally appear on Speak and Spell, but did show up in the CD re-release as a bonus track. However, in the United States, "Dreaming of Me" was on the original pressing of the album, replacing "I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead". On the 2006 re-release of Speak and Spell, it was placed at the end of the album, with the original UK track list preceding it.
Exactly 30 years after "Dreaming of Me" was first released in the UK, a flash mob action tried to push the track back into the charts by downloading it online. The action failed except in Germany, where the track entered the singles charts for the first time at number 45 giving the band its 47th chart entry.

Formats and track listings

All songs written by Vince Clarke. These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Dreaming of Me":
7": Mute / 7Mute13
  1. "Dreaming of Me" – 4:03
  2. "Ice Machine" – 4:06
CD: Mute / CDMute13 released in 1991
  1. "Dreaming of Me" – 3:46
  2. "Ice Machine" – 3:54
CD: Sire 40289-2 released in 1991
  1. "Dreaming of Me" – 3:46
  2. "Ice Machine" – 3:54