World in My Eyes

Depeche Mode met in 1989 to record new material. The band invited Mark Ellis, known professionally as Flood, to be co-producer of the new album. Early recording sessions in Milan resulted in the song "Personal Jesus", which was released as a single in August 1989 before the rest of the album was completed. Following the Milan sessions, the band moved to Puk Recording Studios in Denmark to record the rest of their new material. ==Recording==

At the request of the rest of the band, Martin Gore brought in simpler, less-complete demos of the new songs for the band to work from. "World in My Eyes" was the first song the band worked on at Puk, although recording started during their sessions at Logic Studios in Milan. Parts of the song, including the inclusion of its third verse and vocal doubles, were completed at sessions at The Church Studios in London in late 1989. Flood later recalled how he wasn't happy with how he and band member Alan Wilder had originally recorded the song, and had mentioned that fact to both Wilder and lead singer Dave Gahan. In 1998, Gore explained the stages it went through in terms of the original demo version: Gore called the track a very positive song, saying "It's saying that love and sex and pleasure are positive things." ==Release and promotion==

"World in My Eyes" was released as a single on 17 September 1990 by Mute Records in the UK. It was released on a variety of formats, including 7" vinyl designated with catalogue number 7BONG20, 12" vinyl (12BONG20) and a limited-edition 12" vinyl single designated L12BONG20. The limited-edition 12" vinyl single came sealed in a blue translucent plastic sleeve, which had to be cut open to play the record. Promotionally, Mute released a 7" promotional single (BONG20R) and a CD single (CDBONG20R). Intercord released the single in Germany, and Sire Records released the single in the US. Remixes of the song and its B-sides "Happiest Girl" and "Sea of Sin" were made by François Kevorkian, Jon Marsh and Kris Weston. Both B-sides were written by Gore, and although "Happiest Girl" was briefly considered for inclusion on the album directly, "Sea of Sin" was always intended to be a B-side track. On the album, "World in My Eyes" was slotted as the opening track of the album, the first song on side one. Music video The music video for "World in My Eyes" was directed by Anton Corbijn. There are two versions of the video; the original music video features more footage from the World Violation Tour and the second features the band in the car instead, more live footage, and the silent ending with Gahan is longer. Versions of the video appear on the compilations Strange Too (1990), The Videos 86–98 (1998) and Video Singles Collection (2006). Live performances "World in My Eyes" has been performed on every one of Depeche Mode's tours since 1990, including the World Violation Tour (1990), Devotional Tour (1993), Touring the Angel (2005–06), Tour of the Universe (2009–2010), The Delta Machine Tour (2013–14), Global Spirit Tour (2017–18), and Memento Mori World Tour (2023–24). ==Track listings==

All songs were written by Martin Gore. UK 7-inch and cassette single • "World in My Eyes" – 3:58 • "Happiest Girl" (Jack mix) – 4:57 • "Sea of Sin" (Tonal mix) – 4:43 UK 12-inch single :A1. "World in My Eyes" (Oil Tank mix) – 7:29 :B1. "Happiest Girl" (Kiss-A-Mix) – 6:15 :B2. "Sea of Sin" (Sensoria) – 6:06 UK limited-edition 12-inch single :A1. "World in My Eyes" (Dub in My Eyes) – 6:55 :B1. "World in My Eyes" (Mode to Joy) – 6:32 :B2. "Happiest Girl" (The Pulsating Orbital mix) – 6:28 UK CD single • "World in My Eyes" (7-inch version) – 4:00 • "World in My Eyes" (Oil Tank mix) – 6:53 • "Happiest Girl" (Kiss-A-Mix) – 5:24 • "Sea of Sin" (Tonal mix) – 3:37 UK limited-edition CD single • "World in My Eyes" (Dub in My Eyes) – 6:57 • "World in My Eyes" (Mode to Joy) – 6:31 • "Happiest Girl" (The Pulsating Orbital vocal mix) – 8:01 • "Sea of Sin" (Sensoria) – 6:07 • "World in My Eyes" (Mayhem Mode) – 4:58 • "Happiest Girl" (Jack mix) – 4:57 US 12-inch and maxi-cassette single • "World in My Eyes" (Oil Tank mix) – 7:29 • "World in My Eyes" (Dub in My Eyes mix) – 6:54 • "Sea of Sin" (Sensoria mix) – 6:07 • "World in My Eyes" (Mode to Joy mix) – 6:32 • "Happiest Girl" (Jack mix) – 4:58 US maxi-CD single • "World in My Eyes" (single version) – 3:59 • "World in My Eyes" (Oil Tank mix) – 7:29 • "Happiest Girl" (Pulsating Orbital mix) – 6:28 • "Sea of Sin" (Tonal mix) – 4:44 • "World in My Eyes" (Mode to Joy mix) – 6:32 • "Happiest Girl" (Jack mix) – 4:58 • "Sea of Sin" (Sensoria mix) – 6:07 Japanese CD EP • "World in My Eyes" (7-inch version) • "Happiest Girl" (Jack mix) • "Sea of Sin" (Tonal mix) • "World in My Eyes" (Oil Tank mix) • "Happiest Girl" (Kiss-A-Mix) • "Sea of Sin" (Sensoria) • "World in My Eyes" (Dub in My Eyes) • "World in My Eyes" (Mode to Joy) • "Happiest Girl" (the Pulsating Orbital mix) • "World in My Eyes" (Mayhem Mode) ==Charts==

Weekly charts Year-end charts ==Release history==