Editing Depeche Mode (section)

===Influence===
Many major artists have cited the band as an influence, including: [[Arcade Fire]],<ref>{{citation|title= Win & Régine from Arcade Fire interviewed (July 2010) |via= YouTube |date= 13 July 2010 |access-date= 6 February 2013 |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOQv4Fo4Kkw |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TOQv4Fo4Kkw |archive-date= 11 December 2021 |url-status= live}} {{cbignore}}</ref> [[the Killers]],<ref name="Gigwise">{{cite web|first= Andrew |last= Trendell |title= From Crosses to Muse and The Killers: 10 bands inspired by Depeche Mode |website= [[Gigwise]] |date= 11 February 2014 |access-date= 31 August 2016 |url= http://www.gigwise.com/photos/88451/depeche-mode-the-bands-they-inspired---muse-the-killers-crosses}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Ken |last= Scrudato |title= Dave Gahan and Brandon Flowers |magazine= Working Class Magazine |issue= 7 |access-date= 16 March 2011 |url= http://www.workingclassmag.com/007/daveGahan.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= 18 July 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110718113225/http://www.workingclassmag.com/007/daveGahan.html}}</ref> [[Nine Inch Nails]],<ref name="Stylus"/> [[Chvrches]],<ref>{{cite news|first= Mark |last= Savage |title= BBC Sound of 2013: Chvrches |work= [[BBC News Online]] |date= 31 December 2012 |access-date= 2 September 2014 |url= https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-20780332}}</ref> [[the Smashing Pumpkins]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Damian |last= Jones |title= The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on being a reformed control freak: "I drove myself with my insecurities" |magazine= NME |date= 1 December 2020 |access-date= 20 September 2021 |url= https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/billy-corgan-the-smashing-pumpkins-cyr-glastonbury-mellon-collie-2825845}}</ref> [[Coldplay]],<ref name="Gigwise"/> [[Muse (band)|Muse]],<ref name="Gigwise"/> [[Metric (band)|Metric]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turnerpublished |first=Danny |date=2015-09-16 |title=Interview: Metric's sideways step into electronic pop |url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/interview-metrics-sideways-step-into-electronic-pop-627850 |access-date=2023-01-29 |website=MusicRadar |language=en}}</ref> [[No Doubt]],<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Holly |last= Frith |title= Gwen Stefani: No Doubt Recording Depeche Mode Inspired Album |magazine= [[Gigwise]] |date= 12 April 2011 |access-date= 26 October 2016 |url= http://www.gigwise.com/news/62467/gwen-stefani-no-doubt-recording-depeche-mode-inspired-album}}</ref> [[A Perfect Circle]],<ref>{{cite web|author= jomatami |title= Howerdel: New APC Album Will Be 'Dancey' & Depeche Mode Influenced, Very Different from Our Debut |website= [[Ultimate Guitar]] |date= 4 May 2017 |access-date= 4 July 2020 |url= https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/upcoming_releases/howerdel_new_apc_album_will_be_dancey__depeche_mode_influenced_very_different_from_our_debut.html}}</ref> [[Marilyn Manson]],<ref name="Grow"/> [[Linkin Park]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Corey |last= Apar |title= Chester Bennington – Artist Biography |publisher= AllMusic |access-date= 9 September 2007 |url= https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chester-bennington-mn0000111882}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode "Remixes 81-04" |publisher= [[Mute Records|Mute]] |url= http://www.mutelibtech.com/depechemode/remixes8104.html |archive-date= 11 October 2007 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071011070105/http://www.mutelibtech.com/depechemode/remixes8104.html}}</ref> [[the Crystal Method]],<ref>{{cite web|title= The Crystal Method |website= [[Answers.com]] |access-date= 22 July 2010 |url= http://www.answers.com/topic/the-crystal-method}}</ref> [[Fear Factory]],<ref>{{cite web|title= An exclusive interview with Fear Factory's Raymond Herrera |website= Prog4you.com |url= http://www.prog4you.com/Band_Interviews/Raymond_Herrera.htm |archive-date= 5 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120105174414/http://www.prog4you.com/Band_Interviews/Raymond_Herrera.htm}}</ref> [[La Roux]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Kim |last= Wøien |title= Et intervju med La Roux |website= Musikknyheter.no |date= 4 September 2009 |access-date= 5 April 2015 |url= http://www.musikknyheter.no/interview/5782 |language= no}}</ref> [[Gotye]],<ref>{{cite web|first= Jeff |last= Giles |title= Gotye's Biggest Influences: Depeche Mode, Ween + More |date= 20 June 2012 |website= Diffuser.fm |access-date= 11 June 2015 |url= http://diffuser.fm/gotye-depeche-mode-ween/}}</ref> [[Amanda Palmer]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Music From The Dolls House: Amanda Palmer’s Favourite Albums
|first=Matt |last=Evans |url=https://thequietus.com/interviews/bakers-dozen/amanda-palmer-interview-favourite-albums/ |work=[[The Quietus]] |date=23 August 2012 |access-date=20 January 2025}}</ref> [[Rammstein]],<ref name="Grow"/><ref>{{cite web|first= Richard |last= Kruspe |title= Rammstein Pounding the European Metal Hammer |website= Jam Magazine Online |date= 20 May 2011 |url= http://jammagazineblog2010.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/rammstein-pounding-the-european-metal-hammer-jam-magazine-speaks-with-guitarist-richard-kruspe-interview/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110626041335/http://jammagazineblog2010.wordpress.com/2011/05/20/rammstein-pounding-the-european-metal-hammer-jam-magazine-speaks-with-guitarist-richard-kruspe-interview/ |archive-date= 26 June 2011}}</ref> [[a-ha]],<ref>{{cite web|first= B. |last= Van Isacker |title= A-ha cover Depeche Mode's 'A question of lust' |date= 28 July 2009 |website= Side-Line |url= http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43321_0_2_0_c |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110914103317/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=43321_0_2_0_c |archive-date= 14 September 2011}}</ref> [[Tegan and Sara]] (on ''[[Sainthood (album)|Sainthood]]'')<ref>{{cite web|first= Rachel |last= Fox |title= VIA's Polaris Music Project! The Fan on @TeganandSara's "Sainthood" |website= Vancouver Is Awesome |date= 22 September 2010 |access-date= 30 July 2020 |url= https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/events-and-entertainment/vias-polaris-music-project-the-fan-on-tegan-and-saras-sainthood-1921313}}</ref> and [[Paul van Dyk]].<ref>{{cite web |first= Miguel |last= Ramirez |title= Paul van Dyk: "Atlantis is driven by the pure sense of what electronic music is" |website= The Trance Project |date= 2015 |access-date= 9 October 2020 |url= https://www.thetranceproject.com.au/paul-van-dyk-atlantis-interview/ |archive-date= 20 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210420034342/https://www.thetranceproject.com.au/paul-van-dyk-atlantis-interview/ |url-status= dead }}</ref> Depeche Mode contemporaries [[Pet Shop Boys]],<ref>{{cite web|title= Absolutely Pet Shop Boys |url= http://www.petshopboys.net/html/interviews/behaviuor009.shtml |archive-date= 5 March 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120305143134/http://www.petshopboys.net/html/interviews/behaviuor009.shtml}}</ref> [[Tears for Fears]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-03-03 |title=Why Tears For Fears' new album took seven years to make |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-60601910 |access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref> and [[Gary Numan]]<ref>{{cite magazine|first= David |last= Buckley |title= Last night a record saved my life: Gary Numan |magazine= [[Mojo (magazine)|Mojo]] |date= March 2012 |issue= 220 |page= 29}}</ref> have also cited the band as an influence. Colombian singer [[Shakira]] described "[[Enjoy the Silence]]" as the song that first sparked her passion for pop music.<ref>{{cite news|first= Will |last= Hodgkinson |title= Soundtrack of my life: Shakira |newspaper= [[The Guardian]] |date= 19 February 2006 |access-date= 20 September 2021 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2006/feb/19/24}}</ref>

The dark themes and moods of Depeche Mode's lyrics and music have been enjoyed by several [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] artists, and the band influenced acts such as [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] and [[Deftones]].<ref name="Grow">{{cite magazine|first= Kory |last= Grow |title= Are Depeche Mode Metal's Biggest Secret Influence? |date= 11 August 2015 |magazine= Rolling Stone |access-date= 28 August 2016 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/are-depeche-mode-metals-biggest-secret-influence-20150811}}</ref> [[Trent Reznor]] of [[Nine Inch Nails]] also cited Depeche Mode, in particular their 1986 album ''[[Black Celebration]]'', as a major influence on his beginnings.<ref name="Stylus" /> They have also been named as an influence on [[Detroit techno]]<ref name="Stylus"/> and [[indie rock]].<ref>{{cite news|first= J. |last= Freedom du Lac |title= Depeche Mode |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date= 11 September 2005 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/09/09/AR2005090900464.html}}</ref>