Master and Servant about the song includes a mixing duration of seven days, and after all the reworking and final mastering of the mix, they realized they left the channel with the snare drum muted during the last chorus. Some of the sounds on "Master and Servant", such as the whip effect, are based on Daniel Miller standing in the studio hissing and spitting. According to the band, they tried to sample a real whip but "it was hopeless". The "Slavery Whip Mix" was the longest 12" Depeche Mode song at the time, with the outro being turned into a swing version of
Master Blaster (Jammin') at number one on the "Billboard" R&B singles chart, reaching number five on "Billboard's" pop singles chart in the fall of 1980 and peaking at number two on the UK Singles chart. The song includes the line "hotter than July", per the album title. "Master Blaster (Jammin')" was covered by UK garage duo DJ Luck & MC Neat featuring singer JJ, initially titled as "On Da Street" which was released on the "Red Rose EP" in 1999. It was released the following year as a single and retitled as "Masterblaster 2000". Their version was a Top 5 hit, peaking at