Depeche Mode - Long Time Lie (Closer Mix)

"Long Time Lie" is a song recorded during the production of the 2013 album Delta Machine by Depeche Mode. It was released as a bonus track on the deluxe edition of the album. This song is a collaboration between Martin Gore and Dave Gahan. Gahan told Spinner (archived): "He motioned toward me, 'What do you think?' and I was like, 'It's cool.' Ben [Hillier], who's producing the record, said, 'I think Martin was trying to see if you're interested in writing anything to that.' I just let it absorb into me for a few days. I came up with something and recorded it, and Martin seemed very happy." Gore told Sonic Seducer magazine (translated): "This time it really felt like a proper collaboration, even though we weren't together in the studio when we wrote it. I first wrote a slower instrumental track, but Ben [Hillier] thought that it would be a good idea if Dave were to add lyrics and melodies to it. So that's what he did, and during a recording session I took it with me and reconstructed the instrumental part around it. But it feels more as though we have created the song together."