Everything Counts
"Everything Counts" is a song by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode from their third studio album, Construction Time Again (1983).The single was released at a time when the band itself was not under a formal contract with Mute Records (Gore publishes his songs under the name "Grabbing Hands Music").All live tracks from the release were recorded on 18 June 1988 at the Pasadena Rose Bowl during the final performance of the aforementioned Music for the Masses tour.The video not only includes portions of the live performance but also various references to the money made from merchandise and ticket sales at the concert, humorously connected to the song's theme of corruption and greed.The original release's B-side, "Work Hard", is notable in that it is the first Depeche Mode song (excluding instrumentals) that is credited to both Gore and Wilder (the only other case of this is 1986's "Black Day", an alternate version of "Black Celebration", credited to Gore, Wilder, and Daniel Miller).Ned Raggett of AllMusic said that "Depeche's proto-industrial/dance/breakbeat anthem still cuts right to the quick, a note-perfect combination of electronic innovation," and complimented Gahan's "increasing abilities with a fuller singing voice.Club described the song as "a clouded pop gem that dissolves from crystalline, sophisticated synthesizer patterns into lullaby-level singsong."In 2011, the song was covered by DMK, a band featuring Colombian artist Dicken Schrader and his children Milah and Korben, playing toys and common utensils as musical instruments.