Day 10: No Strings Attached

Day ten of the  30-day Depeche Mode challenge – A Song off the Album you Think is Underrated

This one has to be from Exciter, all the way. The song choice is difficult, though, because there are so many tracks on it I love. I’m going to go with “Freelove.” While not my favorite track from the album (that will appear later), it’s certainly my favorite single. Exciter came out when I was in between relationships – on the tail end of recovery from one breakup, to the curious fancy that precedes a new relationship. I was really kind of gun shy about going out with anyone again, but this album, particularly this song, brought me a lot of comfort, peace and courage during that time. Though this song seems to be more about open relationships, the one I entered a few months after this album came out is the one I am still in 10.5 years later. 🙂

It also has one of the best videos of the naughties! Third behind “Suffer Well” and “Wrong”, in my book.