Listen to People Are People by Depeche Mode

People Are People

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Depeche Mode

Performer

Gore

Keyboards

Alan Wilder

Keyboards

Andy Fletcher

Keyboards

Dave Gahan

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Martin Gore

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gore

Producer

Ben Ward

Assistant Engineer

Colin McMahon

Assistant Engineer

Stefi Marcus

Assistant Engineer

Alan Wilder

Producer

Andy Fletcher

Producer

Dave Gahan

Producer

Gareth Jones

Producer

Miller Daniel

Producer

Lyrics

[Chorus]

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

[Verse 1]

So we're different colours

And we're different creeds

And different people have different needs

It's obvious you hate me

Though I've done nothing wrong

I've never even met you, so what could I have done?

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Chorus]

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

[Chorus]

Help me understand

Help me understand (Help me understand)

[Verse 2]

Now you're punching and you're kicking

And you're shouting at me

I'm relying on your common decency

So far, it hasn't surfaced, but I'm sure it exists

It just takes a while to travel from your head to your fists (Head to your fists)

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Chorus]

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

People are people, so why should it be

You and I should get along so awfully?

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man

Hate another man

Help me understand

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand

[PreChorus]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand

[Outro]

I can't understand

What makes a man (Why should it be?)

Hate another man

Help me understand

Written by: Martin Gore

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