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
Confessions of a Pop Group (2008) "shares the passionate schizophrenia" as "Confessions of a Pop Group" and the Beatles' "White Album", an opinion echoed by Lewis who felt that "22 Dreams" was Weller's most adventurous album since "Confessions". Jason Fox of the "NME" also cited the raga instrumental "Spring (at Last)", from 2002's "Illumination", as falling "almost in "Confessions of a Pop Group" territory." All tracks written by Paul Weller, except where noted. Note : The above is the tracklisting for the UK release. In the US, the original halves of the album were reversed, with tracks 6-11 above coming first, followed by tracks 1-5.