Leave in Silence

"Leave in Silence" was released as the third single on 16 August 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/06_leaveinsilence.html|title=Depeche Mode Discography}}</ref> about a month before ''A Broken Frame''.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} It was the first Depeche Mode single in the UK to use the "BONG" [[Depeche Mode discography#Chronology|catalogue number system]], which got its name from an Australian magazine he was reading at the time, and was a reference to [[Cannabis culture|cannabis culture]], which Gore found funny.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} Every Depeche Mode single released after "Leave in Silence" received an incremented "BONG" designation, until the band's departure from the MUTE label after 2011.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} Mute records released the single on 7" and 12" vinyl with the designations 7BONG1 and 12BONG1, respectively.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=58–59}} In Germany, label Intercord released the single on red vinyl with catalogue number INT 111.806.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=59}} [[RCA Records]] released promotional 7" and 12" vinyl singles in Spain.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} "Leave in Silence" was not released in the US due to the then-recent release of their previous single, "See You";{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} the eventual US & Japanese releases of ''A Broken Frame'' instead included the 12" remix of "Leave in Silence" instead of the album version, which appeared in all other regions.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}}

"Leave in Silence" was released as the third single on 16 August 1982,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/06_leaveinsilence.html|title=Depeche Mode Discography}}</ref> about a month before ''A Broken Frame''.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} It was the first Depeche Mode single in the UK to use the "BONG" [[Depeche Mode discography#Chronology|catalogue number system]], which got its name from an Australian magazine he was reading at the time, and was a reference to [[Cannabis culture|cannabis culture]], which Gore found funny.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} Every Depeche Mode single released after "Leave in Silence" received an incremented "BONG" designation, until the band's departure from the MUTE label after 2011.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} Mute records released the single on 7" and 12" vinyl with the designations 7BONG1 and 12BONG1, respectively.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=58–59}} In Germany, label Intercord released the single on red vinyl with catalogue number INT 111.806.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=59}} [[RCA Records]] released promotional 7" and 12" vinyl singles in Spain.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} "Leave in Silence" was not released in the US due to the then-recent release of their previous single, "See You";{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}} the eventual US & Japanese releases of ''A Broken Frame'' instead included the 12" remix of "Leave in Silence" instead of the album version, which appeared in all other regions.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}}

Photography on the 7" single was taken by [[Brian Griffin]], who had taken the cover art photos for both ''Speak & Spell'' and the upcoming ''A Broken Frame'' albums.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=32,58}} Cover design was done by Martyn Atkins, his first of many for the band, and the calligraphy was done by Ching Ching Lee.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}}

Photography on the 7" single was taken by [[Brian Griffin (photographer)|Brian Griffin]], who had taken the cover art photos for both ''Speak & Spell'' and the upcoming ''A Broken Frame'' albums.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|pp=32,58}} Cover design was done by Martyn Atkins, his first of many for the band, and the calligraphy was done by Ching Ching Lee.{{sfn|Burmeister|Lange|2017|p=58}}

"Leave in Silence" was made available on later compilation albums, including ''[[People Are People (album)|People Are People]]'' (1984), ''[[The Singles 81→85]]'' (1985), and a new remix was released on ''[[Remixes 2: 81–11]]'' (2011).

"Leave in Silence" was made available on later compilation albums, including ''[[People Are People (album)|People Are People]]'' (1984), ''[[The Singles 81→85]]'' (1985), and a new remix was released on ''[[Remixes 2: 81–11]]'' (2011).