It's unclear if Depeche Mode made the shift because they realized they were "Wrong" to mix and match songs on a single or because they wanted to replace psychedelic college rock with something more befitting "Peace." What we do know is that instead of MGMT's "Fragile Tension" backing the Sound Of The Universe soul searcher as was the initial plan, folks who purchase the "Peace" single on CD now get the "Peace (SixToes Remix)" by baroque London folkies SixToes. More interesting to Sigur Rós fans? Frontman Jónsi Birgisson's "Come Back (Jónsi Remix)" supports "Peace" on the 7" version. (There's also an extended CD that includes remixes by Hervé, Sander Van Doorn, Justus Köhncke, etc., because you can never remix a song too many times.) Listen to Jonsi's take at Boomkat, though the track's interrupted every 30 seconds to remind you that you don't own it. All versions of the "Peace" single are out via Mute, but reportedly won't see release in the US.
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