Band
Holds writing credit on 165 of 165 tracks
Martin Gore, on 139 of the 165 tracks across fifteen albums, and 133 of those carry his name alone. Vince Clarke wrote nine of the eleven songs on the 1981 debut and then left the band. Dave Gahan, who sings almost everything, took his first writing credits in 2005 and has 16 in total.
Across all 165 tracks: how many Depeche Mode wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.
Share of all 165 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.
Percentage of all 165 tracks, across every album, where each member holds a credit - split by role.
| Member | Period | Lyrics | Music | Production | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Gahan | 1980-present | 10% |
10% |
0% |
0% |
| Martin Gore | 1980-present | 84% |
84% |
0% |
0% |
| Andy Fletcher | 1980-2022 | 0% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
| Vince Clarke | 1980-1981 | 5% |
5% |
0% |
0% |
| Alan Wilder | 1982-1995 | 2% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
Depeche Mode's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.
Where Depeche Mode sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.
Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.
None of the signature songs above fall in this category.
All fifteen studio albums. The live albums, remix collections and singles compilations sit outside this catalogue.
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Depeche Mode165 tracksBubble size = tracks worked on together. DM Daniel Miller · BH Ben Hillier · JF James Ford · GJ Gareth Jones · F Flood · MB Mark Bell
Data Insight
Vince Clarke wrote nine of the eleven songs on the debut and was gone by the end of 1981. Martin Gore replaced him and never stopped: 139 credits across the fifteen albums, and on 133 of those he is the only name. Dave Gahan sings all of it and writes none of it until Playing the Angel in 2005, then takes 16 credits across the last five records.
Quick Facts
Creative Fingerprint
One writer for four decades, with the singer arriving late and taking a small share.
The Story
The band's first songwriter left after one album. Martin Gore took over and wrote 139 of the 165 album tracks, 133 of them alone, while the singer waited 24 years to write anything.