Singles Discography

Never Let Me Down Again

Charts

UK (22) US (63) Germany (2)

Notes

Never Let Me Down Again You can put your arms down. No seriously, put 'em down or else I'll skip talking about this single….

That's better. Here we are at the second of the trilogy - "Never Let Me Down Again". From an album full of anthems, the leadoff track still stands as THE anthem. There's no denying this song's enduring popularity with the fans from the first spins of the iconic Split Mix on the 12", to being the finale at Pasadena in 1988, or being the finale at the Ultra Party when the band came back in 1997, or when it was the finale during 2001's Excitour, or even as the pseudo-finale on the Touring the Angel tour. That's a lot of arm waving.

So you ask, "Where did the arm waving come from?" Good question, says I. It starts with the video, which picks up almost directly after "Strangelove". We get to meet Waldemar, an old friend of Dave's who worries that he's lost his way, which subsequently he does in the European countryside. Ignoring the advice of his friends, he speeds through the tall grasslands and ultimately breaks down. Alan and Fletch help him to safety and elude the shadowed evil Were-Martin who's tracking him. Anyway, it's those tall grasslands waving in the wind that Dave instinctively, not so much consciously, used as inspiration to get 70,000 fans in Pasadena to wave their arms in unison. The vision of those hands resemble those same tall grasslands waving in the wind. Over the years, it's become a force of habit for fans to cue up their waving arms after the second chorus of the song is sung. And there you have it.

As for the single itself, BONG 14 is a brilliant release with a cover that expands on the art presented from the previous BONG 13 and the "…Masses" album, combined with sections of a European map printed in Russian. The artwork turned the release into its own instant Cold War relic. "NLMDA" was paired with the B-side "Pleasure, Little Treasure", which became a bonus track on the album for CD and Cassette formats. Both songs received unforgettable remix treatments. The Split mix is a near 10 minute extended opus of the original, complete with an orchestral opening and a splendid break down and build that occurs directly in the middle of the mix. The Aggro mix focuses and builds even further on said break down. Years later, Al Jourgensen of Ministry would use the term "Aggro" to describe his band's form of industrial music. Metal producer Chris Tsangarides turned in a curious mix that bears his namesake. It sounds like the mix is an echoed to death version of the single mix. "…Treasure" got two mixes of its own with the extended Glitter mix, and the gritty Join mix. On the L12, the Tsangarides Mix and the Join Mix have company with the Spanish Taster of "To Have and To Hold". It's a more of a Spanish acoustic turn than its pseudo-Soviet album version. The Spanish Taster would also become an album bonus track.

Although the release underwhelmed on the charts, it bolstered the momentum built from the previous single which would be critical as the next single would connect greatly with Southern California and their car culture…

US Releases

	Sire 7" Single 7-28189 Never Let Me Down Again Pleasure, Little Treasure
	Sire 12" Single 20783-0 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix)
	Sire 1992 CD Reissue 40329-2 Never Let Me Down Again Pleasure, Little Treasure Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
	BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY SOUNDTRACK 25688-1 One DM track: Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix)
	JUST SAY YES (A Sire Records sampler) 25665-2 One DM track: Never Let Me Down Again (Remix) Notes:* *Actually, it's the (Split mix).
	Sire Promo 12" Single PRO-A-2847 Never Let Me Down Again Never Let Me Down Again Notes: AA-sided US promo, featuring the LP version.
	Sire Promo CD Single PRO-CD-2973 Never Let Me Down Again (CHR mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix) Notes:* Promo CD with custom front cover. *Same as the single edit.
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UK Releases

	Mute 7" Single BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again Pleasure, Little Treasure
	Mute 12" Single 12 BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
	Mute Cassette Single C BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
	Mute Limited Edition 12" Single L12 BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
	Mute 5" CD Single CD BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
	Mute 5" CD Single (1992 Reissue) CD BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again Pleasure, Little Treasure Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
	Mute White Label Promo 12" Single P12 BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Split Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Glitter Mix) Never Let Me Down Again (Aggro Mix)
	Mute White Label Promo 12" Single DT12 BONG 14 Never Let Me Down Again (Tsangarides Mix) Pleasure, Little Treasure (Join Mix) To Have and to Hold (Spanish Taster)
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