Master and Servant

"Master and Servant" is a 1984 song by British band Depeche Mode and is the second single from their fourth studio album Some Great Reward. It went to number 9 in the United Kingdom, number 87 in the United States, number 8 in Switzerland, number 6 in Ireland and Belgium, number 4 in Denmark, number 7 in Sweden and number 13 in the Netherlands.

"Master and Servant"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Some Great Reward
B-side	"(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me"
Released	20 August 1984 (1984-08-20)
Recorded	May 1984
Studio	Music Works (Highbury, London) Hansa Mischraum (Berlin)
Genre	Synth-pop industrial
Length	3:46 (7″/single version) 3:27 (radio edit) 9:38 (12″ version) 4:12 (album version)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)	Daniel Miller Depeche Mode Gareth Jones
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"People Are People" (1984) "Master and Servant" (1984) "Blasphemous Rumours" / "Somebody" (1984)
Music video
"Master and Servant" on YouTube

Track listings

All tracks written by Martin L. Gore.

• 7-inch single

A. "Master and Servant" – 3:46

B. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" – 4:12

• US 7-inch single

A. "Master and Servant" (edit) – 3:27

B. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" – 4:12

• 12-inch single

A. "Master and Servant" (Slavery Whip Mix/12" Version) – 9:38

B1. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" (Release Mix) – 8:49

B2. "Master and Servant" (Voxless) – 4:00

• UK and German limited-edition 12-inch single

A. "Master and Servant" (An ON-USound Science Fiction Dance Hall Classic) – 4:34

B1. "Are People People?" – 4:29

B2. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" (7″ Mix) – 4:12

Track 1 was re-released on the 2- and 3-disc CD versions of Remixes 81–04, while track 2 only appears on the 3-disc version.

• US 12-inch single

A. "Master and Servant" (US Black & Blue Version) – 8:02 (edited by Joseph Watt)

B1. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" (12" Mix) – 7:59 (edited by Joseph Watt)

B2. "Are People People?" – 4:29

• CD single (1990)

1. "Master and Servant" (Slavery Whip Mix) – 9:38
2. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" (Release Mix) – 8:49
3. "Master and Servant" (Voxless) – 4:00
4. "Master and Servant" (7" Version) – 3:46

• CD single (1991)

1. "Master and Servant" – 3:46
2. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" – 4:12
3. "Master and Servant" (Slavery Whip Mix) – 9:38
4. "(Set Me Free) Remotivate Me" (Release Mix) – 8:49
5. "Master and Servant" (Voxless) – 4:00

Released as part of the 2 (Singles 7–12) box set.