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"See You" is the fourth UK single by Depeche Mode and the first written by Martin Gore. The single was released on 29 January 1982 and was later included on the band's second album A Broken Frame. The single launched a small world tour, with extra band member Alan Wilder, although he did not contribute to the song or the album. There are two versions of "See You" -- the single version, and an extended version with a longer intro. This became the album version.
The B-side to "See You" is "Now, This Is Fun". The extended version has a bigger bridge in the middle and a longer ending, with David Gahan sometimes shouting "This is funny!" instead of "This is real fun!".
The video for "See You" was directed by Julien Temple. It was also the first video with Alan Wilder. He can be seen briefly playing the keyboards and he also appears in several photo booth strips. At the beginning of the video there is a speakerphone, much like the one on the cover of Music for the Masses, released five years later. The band did not like the video, and it did not show up on the 1985 video compilation Some Great Videos, which included the band's videos up to 1985 except the A Broken Frame singles and "Get the Balance Right".
See You Later
They told me it couldn’t be done
Just to recognise a foe without hurting anyone
They said I’d just have to learn how to cope
I said I can do the time, a little time on the road
(And) Turning away I called out, I called
See you later
La la-la-laa, la-la-laa, la-laa
See you later
They told me I couldn’t go wrong
I can recognise a friend took a little time to make it
all right yeah
Don’t believe all that I see
If you come across a joker dressed like a king
You gotta let him know, you gotta let him know now
Turning away I called out, I called
See you later
La la-la-laa, la-la-laa, la-laa
See you later
Whistle
Don’t you follow, never saw a man who was catching fire
Wasn’t catching fire for a very good reason.
Don’t you follow, never saw a man who was catching fire
Wasn’t catching fire for a very good reason.
Turning away I called out, I called
See you later
La la-la-laa, la-la-laa, la-la
See you later,
See you later, see you lay---ay---tor