“In Your Room” by Depeche Mode is a dark, sensual, and emotionally intense track from their 1993 album Songs of Faith and Devotion. Released as a single in January 1994, it showcases the band’s exploration of industrial rock, gospel influences, and deeply personal themes during one of their most turbulent creative periods.
Written by Martin Lee Gore, the song blends atmospheric electronics with moody guitar work and slow-burning tension, creating a hypnotic soundscape. Dave Gahan’s vocals are both intimate and tormented, perfectly fitting the song’s tone of obsession, longing, and submission. The lyrics hint at a power dynamic in a relationship—perhaps romantic, perhaps metaphorical—where the narrator is willingly consumed or controlled by another.
The single version, known as the “Zephyr Mix” (remixed by Butch Vig and the band Garbage before they were formally known), is more rock-oriented and radio-friendly than the brooding album version. This remix was used for the music video, which was directed by Anton Corbijn. The video is a surreal montage filled with symbolic references to earlier Depeche Mode visuals, reflecting on the band’s identity and internal struggles.
“In Your Room” was the last single released with Alan Wilder before his departure in 1995, marking the end of an era. It reached the Top 10 in several countries, including a strong showing on the U.S. Modern Rock Tracks chart, and it remains a fan favorite, particularly in live performances, where it’s often extended or reimagined.