When “Blasphemous Rumours” was almost banned by the BBC, the band agreed to the compromise of releasing the much less controversial “Somebody” as another ‘A-side’ on the same release. The single peaked at #16 in the UK, and did even better in Ireland peaking at #8.

Gore decided to sing the song himself instead of having frontman Dave Gahan do it. He got naked in the studio cellar when recording it, so the band played a practical joke by sending an unsuspecting female sound board operator down to check the cable connections.