Get the Balance Right!

Depeche Mode

About Get the Balance Right!

"Get the Balance Right!" is the seventh single by Depeche Mode, released on 31 January 1983. Recorded at Blackwing Studios, it is the first Depeche Mode single with Alan Wilder as an official band member (Wilder also co-wrote the B-side track "The Great Outdoors!"). "Get the Balance Right!" was not included on the following album Construction Time Again, but does appear on the American compilation People Are People and the compilation The Singles 81–85.


Year:
1991
3:13
254 
#3

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There's more besides joyrides
Little house in the countryside
Understand, learn to demand
Compromise, sometimes lie

Get the balance right, get the balance right

Be responsible, respectable
Stable but gullible
Concerned and caring, help the helpless
But always remain ultimately selfish

Get the balance right, get the balance right

You think you've got a hold of it all
You haven't got a hold at all
When you reach the top, get ready to drop
Prepare yourself for the fall; you're gonna fall
It's almost predictable

Don't take this way, don't take that way
Straight down the middle until next Thursday
Push to the left, back to the right
Twist and turn till you've got it right

Get the balance right

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Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode ( /dɨˈpɛʃ/) are an English electronic music band formed in 1980 in Basildon, Essex. The group's original line-up consisted of Dave Gahan (lead vocals, occasional songwriter since 2005), Martin Gore (keyboards, guitar, vocals, chief songwriter after 1981), Andy Fletcher (keyboards) and Vince Clarke (keyboards, chief songwriter 1980–81). Clarke left the band after the release of their 1981 debut album, Speak & Spell, and was replaced by Alan Wilder (keyboards, drums, occasional songwriter) with Gore taking over songwriting. Wilder left the band in 1995; Gahan, Gore, and Fletcher have since continued as a trio. more »

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Written by: Martin Gore

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12 facts about this song

Album Contribution
"Get the Balance Right!" is a standalone single by Depeche Mode which was not featured in an official studio album, but it did appear on the compilations "The Singles 81→85" and "Catching Up with Depeche Mode".
Release Time
Released on January 31, 1983, it was one of the band's earliest songs.
Chart Performance
The song reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for 7 weeks.
Band Line-up
This was the first Depeche Mode single features Alan Wilder as a band member.
Song Theme
The theme of "Get the Balance Right!" revolves around maintaining equilibrium, possibly a metaphor for emotional balance.
B-side
The B-side of the single is "The Great Outdoors!", an instrumental track composed by Martin Gore.
Track Duration
The duration of the original track is around 3 minutes 15 seconds, but various remixes of the song extend up to almost 8 minutes.
Music Video
A music video was produced for the song, directed by Kevin Hewitt.
Live Performances
Despite its chart success, the song has been rarely performed live by the band, with the last performance dating back to 1984.
Critical Reception
The band has stated that they weren’t particularly fond of "Get The Balance Right!". Therefore, even with its relative commercial success, it has not been significantly promoted by the group since its release period.
Production Information
The song was produced by Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller - founder of the band's label, Mute Records.
Genre and Style
"Get the Balance Right!" falls into the synth-pop genre, a style that marked Depeche Mode's early career.

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