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===''Music for the Masses'' (1987–1989)===
{{See also|Music for the Masses|101 (album)}}
For 1987's ''[[Music for the Masses]]'', the band's sound and working methods continued to develop. It was the first time they worked with a producer not related to Mute Records. Dave Bascombe was called to assist with the recording sessions; although, according to Alan Wilder, Bascombe's role ended up being more that of engineer.<ref name="Shunt">{{cite web |title= Music for the Masses – Depeche Mode |website= Recoil.co.uk |access-date= 16 October 2010 |url= http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/report/edit/dm8698/mftm1.htm |archive-date= 11 August 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220811203305/http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/report/edit/dm8698/mftm1.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> In making the album, the band largely eschewed [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] in favour of [[synthesiser]] experimentation.<ref>{{cite web |title= Music for the Masses – Depeche Mode |website= Recoil.co.uk |access-date= 16 October 2010 |url= http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/report/edit/dm8698/mftm2.htm |archive-date= 24 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210924165134/http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/report/edit/dm8698/mftm2.htm |url-status= dead }}</ref> While chart performance of the singles "[[Strangelove (song)|Strangelove]]", "[[Never Let Me Down Again]]" and "[[Behind the Wheel]]" proved to be disappointing in the UK, they performed well in countries such as Canada, Brazil, West Germany, South Africa, Sweden and Switzerland, often reaching the top 10. ''[[Record Mirror]]'' described ''Music for the Masses'' as "the most accomplished and sexy Mode album to date".<ref>{{cite news|first= Eleanor |last= Levy |title= Depeche Mode 'Music for the Masses' (Mute STUMM 47) |newspaper= [[Record Mirror]] |date= 3 October 1987 |url= http://www.sacreddm.net/1980s/rmi031087/rmi031087main.htm |archive-date= 26 August 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110826141031/http://www.sacreddm.net/1980s/rmi031087/rmi031087main.htm}}</ref> The album also reached No. 35 on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Billboard 200 |magazine= Billboard |date= 21 November 1987 |access-date= 28 August 2020 |url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/1987-11-21}}</ref>

The Music for the Masses Tour began 22 October 1987. On 7 March 1988, with no previous announcement that they would be the headlining act, Depeche Mode played in the [[Werner-Seelenbinder-Halle]], East Berlin,<ref>{{cite news|first1= Nadja |last1= Erb |first2= Steven |last2= Geyer |title= Wir wären besser nicht aufgetreten |newspaper= [[Frankfurter Rundschau]] |date= 27 October 2009 |access-date= 21 October 2010 |url= http://www.fr-online.de/panorama/andy-fletcher-im-interview--wir-waeren-besser-nicht-aufgetreten-,1472782,3213288.html |language= de}}</ref> becoming one of the few Western groups to perform in [[East Germany]]. They also performed concerts in Budapest and Prague in 1988.<ref>{{cite web|first= Michal |last= Horáček |title= Černá revoluce : Praha 1988 (díl 4.) |website= Depeche.cz |date= 11 March 1988 |access-date= 6 February 2013 |url= http://depeche.cz/web/novinky/cerna-revoluce-praha-1988-dil-4}}</ref> 

The world tour ended on 18 June 1988 with a concert at the [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]] [[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]]. Paid attendance of 60,453{{sfn|Miller|2004|p=265|ps=: Jonathan Kessler quoted in the [[101 (album)|101 film]]. "$1,360,192.50. Paid attendance was 60,453 people, tonight at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 18 June 1988. We're getting a load of money. A lot of money; a load of money – ''tons'' of money!"}} was the highest in eight years for the venue.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} Its massive success{{citation needed|date=September 2017}} marked a breakthrough for the band in the United States.{{citation needed|date=September 2017}}. The event was documented in ''[[101 (album)|101]]'', a concert film by [[D. A. Pennebaker]] and its accompanying soundtrack album. The film is notable for its portrayal of fan interaction.<ref>{{cite web |first= Víctor R. |last= Villar |title= Especial Depeche Mode: 101 |work= Hipersónica |date= 1 April 2009 |access-date= 22 July 2010 |url= http://www.hipersonica.com/2009/04/especial-depeche-mode-101/ |url-status= dead |archive-date= 6 November 2014 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20141106002936/http://www.hipersonica.com/2009/04/especial-depeche-mode-101/ |language= es }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= The Beginning of Depeche Mode's History |website= Pimpfdm.com |access-date= 22 July 2010 |url= http://www.pimpfdm.com/History.html}}</ref> Alan Wilder came up with the title, noting that it was the 101st and final performance of the tour.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} On 7 September 1988, Depeche Mode performed "Strangelove" at the [[1988 MTV Video Music Awards]] at the [[Universal Amphitheatre]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title= MTV Video Music Awards – Performers |publisher= [[MTV]] |access-date= 4 December 2011 |url= http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/archive/performers.jhtml |archive-date= 4 August 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130804065222/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/archive/performers.jhtml |url-status= dead }}</ref>