Editing Depeche Mode (section)

===''Violator'' (1989–1990)===
{{See also|Violator (album)}}
In mid-1989, the band began recording in [[Milan]] with producer [[Flood (music producer)|Flood]] and engineer [[François Kevorkian]]. The initial result of this session was the single "[[Personal Jesus]]". Prior to its release, a marketing campaign was launched with advertisements placed in the [[Personal advertisement|personals columns]] of UK regional newspapers with the words "Your own personal Jesus." Later, the ads included a phone number one could dial to hear the song. The resulting furore helped propel the single to number 13 on the UK charts, becoming one of their biggest sellers to date. In the United States, it was their first gold single and their first Top 40 hit since "People Are People", eventually becoming the biggest-selling 12-inch single in [[Warner Records]]' history up to that point.{{sfn|Miller|2004|p=291}}

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|source = Martin Gore, stated to ''[[NME]]'' – July 1990.{{sfn|Tobler|1992|p=472}}
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Released in February 1990, "[[Enjoy the Silence]]" reached number six in the UK (the first Top 10 hit in that country since "Master And Servant"). A few months later it reached number eight in the US and earned the band a second gold record, and it won Best British Single at the 1991 [[Brit Awards]].<ref>{{cite web |title= The BRITs 1991 |website= Brits.co.uk |access-date= 14 October 2010 |url= http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1991 |archive-date= 13 January 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120113123508/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1991 |url-status= dead }}</ref> To promote their new album, ''[[Violator (album)|Violator]]'', the band held an in-store autograph signing at Wherehouse Entertainment in Los Angeles. The event attracted approximately 20,000 fans and turned into a near riot. Some attendees were injured while being pressed against the store's glass by the crowd.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Stacey |last= Sanner |title= Depeche has faith in new 'Songs' |magazine= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date= 21 March 1993 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= https://variety.com/1993/music/news/depeche-has-faith-in-new-songs-105172/}}</ref> As an apology to those injured, the band released a limited edition cassette tape to fans in Los Angeles, distributed through radio station [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]] (the sponsor of the Wherehouse event).

''Violator'' was the first Depeche Mode album to enter the Top 10 of the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], reaching Number 7 and staying 74 weeks in the chart. It was [[Recording Industry Association of America|certified]] triple platinum in America.<ref>{{cite web|title= Gold & Platinum – Depeche Mode – Violator |publisher= [[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date= 14 May 2016 |url= https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=depeche+mode&ti=violator}}</ref> Two more singles from the album—"[[Policy of Truth]]" and "[[World in My Eyes]]"—were hits in the UK, with the former also charting in the US.
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|quote  = "I remember going to see them in Giants Stadium, and they broke the merchandising record; of [[Bon Jovi]], [[U2]]—all these bands—Depeche Mode were the biggest!"
|source = [[Flood (music producer)|Flood]], on [[Giants Stadium]] concert.{{sfn|Miller|2004|p=299}}
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The [[World Violation Tour]] saw the band play several stadium shows in the US. 42,000 tickets were sold within four hours for a show at Giants Stadium, and 48,000 tickets were sold within half-an-hour of going on sale for a show at [[Dodger Stadium]].{{sfn|Miller|2004|pp=299–300}} An estimated 1.2 million fans saw this tour worldwide.<ref name="P93"/>