Trivia / Songs of Faith and Devotion

• Creative Differences: Between Martin Gore and Alan Wilder. They resulted in the departure of Wilder.
• Creator Breakdown: The album is strongly influenced by the personal tribulations the band were going through during its recording, namely drug addiction and Creative Differences spilling over.
• Executive Meddling: Averted in this case. After Violator, the band had creative control over their work.
• Reality Subtext: The lyric "will I always be here?" from "In Your Room"; at the time, Dave Gahan was so deep into his heroin addiction that regular music video collaborator Anton Corbijn was unsure if Dave would even be alive in the near future.
• Troubled Production: Mostly disputes were arising between Gore and Wilder, plus Dave Gahan's heroin addiction. In the end, Wilder quit.

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