Master and Servant the 3-disc version. The CD single was released in 1991 as part of the singles box set compilations. All songs written by Martin Gore. Master and Servant "Master and Servant" is Depeche Mode's eleventh UK single (released on 20 August 1984) and the second single from the "Some Great Reward" album. Its subject matter is BDSM relationships, which caused some controversy. It reached number 9 in the UK Singles Chart, number 49 in the American dance chart and number 87 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The overtly sexual, BDSM-themed lyrics of "Master and Servant" — complete with synthesized whip-and-chain sound
Pop (U2 album) Slant Magazine included the album in their list "Vital Pop: 50 Essential Pop Albums," with reviewer Sal Cinquemani saying "the reason why "Pop" wasn't a bigger hit in the U.S. is a mystery" and said the record was "better (and deeper) than anything on U2's much-ballyhooed 'return' to pop, "All That You Can't Leave Behind"." Bobby Olivier of "Billboard" believed that "Pop" was the band's "last legitimately courageous project," saying that "all we see is a group that chose not to coast." "Pop" was initially a commercial success, debuting at number one in 27 countries, including the UK and the