Walking in My Shoes
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{{Infobox Single |
| Name = Walking in My Shoes
| Cover = DepecheModeWalkingInMyShoes.jpg
| Artist = [[Depeche Mode]]
| from Album = [[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]
| B-side = "My Joy"
| Released = [[April 26]] [[1993]]
| Format = [[Vinyl record]] 7", 12", [[CD]]
| Recorded = [[1992]]
| Genre = [[Alternative Dance]]
| Length = 4:59
| Label = [[Mute Records]]
| Writer = [[Martin Gore]]
| Producer = [[Depeche Mode]] and [[Flood (producer)|Flood]]
| Chart position = <nowiki></nowiki>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>8 <small>([[Sweden]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>14 <small>([[UK Singles Chart|UK]], [[Germany]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>23 <small>([[France]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>26 <small>([[Switzerland]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>29 <small>([[Austria]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>69 <small>([[Billboard Hot 100|US Hot 100]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>1 <small>([[Modern Rock Tracks chart|US Modern Rock]])</small>
* <nowiki>#</nowiki>74 <small>([[ARIA Charts|Australia ARIA Charts]])</small>
| Reviews = <nowiki></nowiki>
* [[All Music Guide|allmusic]] [[Image:4hv out of 5.png]] [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8z841v08zzuat link]
| Last single = "[[I Feel You]]"<br />(1993)
| This single = "Walking in My Shoes"<br />(1993)
| Next single = "[[Condemnation (song)|Condemnation]]"<br />(1993)
}}
"'''Walking in My Shoes'''" is [[Depeche Mode]]'s twenty-eighth [[United Kingdom|UK]] single, released on [[April 26]], [[1993]], and the second single for the album ''[[Songs of Faith and Devotion]]''.
The 7" version of "Walking in My Shoes" is not the same as the one in the ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' album. The sound has been made more noisy and dirty, especially the drums in the verse, and the intro has been shortened.
The B-side is "My Joy", the only exclusive B-Side from the ''Songs of Faith and Devotion'' album, and is a rock track in the vein of "I Feel You".
The music video for "Walking in My Shoes" was directed by [[Anton Corbijn]]. At the beginning of the second verse, there's a shot of [[Martin Gore]], [[Andrew Fletcher (musician)|Andrew Fletcher]], and [[Alan Wilder]] with naked women on their laps. This was removed in the [[MTV]] version in the US and replaced with footage the three members standing still, alone, from earlier in the video. The uncut version is on [[The Videos 86-98]], the [[Devotional (video)|Devotional]] and [[The Best Of, Volume 1]] DVDs. The song was covered by [[Canadian]] [[Grunge]] Band, [[Finger Eleven]] and was placed on their [[2000]] album [[The Greyest of Blue Skies]].
==Track listings==
===7": Mute / Bong22 (UK) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Seven Inch Mix]" (4:59) (remixed by [[Mark Stent]])
# "My Joy" (3:57)
*Released as a promo only, not commercially released, hence why both songs appear on the 12" version. "Walking in My Shoes" is the first Depeche Mode single not to have a commercial 7" release in the UK.
===12": Mute / 12Bong22 (UK) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Grungy Gonads Mix]" (6:24) (remixed by [[Johnny Dollar]] with [[Portishead]])
# "Walking in My Shoes [Seven Inch Mix]" (4:59)
# "My Joy" (3:57)
# "My Joy [Slow Slide Mix]" (5:11) (remixed by [[Steve Lyon]] and [[Depeche Mode]])
* also released on CD (Mute / CDBong22)
===12": Mute / L12Bong22 (UK) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Extended Twelve Inch Mix]" (6:54) (remixed by [[Mark Stent]])
# "Walking in My Shoes [Random Carpet Mix Edit]" (6:35) (remixed by [[William Orbit]])
# "Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]" (6:11) (remixed by [[Spirit Feel]])
# "Walking in My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix]" (4:54) (remixed by [[Mark Stent]])
* also released on CD (Mute / LCDBong22)
===CD: Mute / CDBong22X (EU) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Seven Inch Mix]" (4:59)
# "My Joy" (3:57)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Grungy Gonads Mix]" (6:24)
# "My Joy [Slow Slide Mix]" (5:11)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Extended Twelve Inch Mix]" (6:54)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Random Carpet Mix Edit]" (6:35)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]" (6:11)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix]" (4:54)
*The third CD is the 2004 re-release
===12": Sire/Reprise / 40852-0 (US) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Extended Twelve Inch Mix]" (6:54)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Random Carpet Mix Edit]" (6:35)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Grungy Gonads Mix]" (6:24)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]" (6:11)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix]" (4:54)
# "My Joy [Slow Slide Mix]" (5:11)
*Released [[May 4]] [[1993]]
===CD: Sire/Reprise / 40852-2 (US) ===
# "Walking in My Shoes [Seven Inch Mix]" (4:59)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Grungy Gonads Mix]" (6:24)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Random Carpet Mix Edit]" (6:10)
# "My Joy [Slow Slide Mix]" (5:11)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Extended Twelve Inch Mix]" (6:54)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]" (6:11)
# "My Joy" (3:57)
# "Walking in My Shoes [Ambient Whale Mix]" (4:54)
*Released [[April 27]] [[1993]]
* the full version of the "Random Carpet Mix" was officially released on ''[[Remixes 81 - 04]]''.
*All songs written by [[Martin L. Gore]]
==External links==
*[http://archives.depechemode.com/discography/singles/33_walkinginmyshoes.html Single information from the official Depeche Mode web site]
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| before = "[[Regret (song)|Regret]]" by [[New Order]]
| title = [[Modern Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks]] [[List of number-one modern rock hits (United States)|number-one single]]
| years = [[May 15]], [[1993 in music|1993]]
| after = "[[Regret (song)|Regret]]" by [[New Order]]
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