Master and Servant 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 effects — reportedly meant that the song was banned by many radio stations in the United States (although the song reached the "Billboard" Hot
Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two Working with Fire and Steel – Possible Pop Songs Volume Two is the second studio album by English new wave group China Crisis, released in 1983. The album spent 16 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 20 in February 1984. It includes the song "Wishful Thinking", which was a top 10 hit on the singles chart. In a review in Allmusic the album was described as "chock full of intelligent, well-written pop songs" where "even the softer moments...are full of life and excitement". The reviewer noted