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}} ''Exciter'' is the tenth studio album by the English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released in the United Kingdom on 14 May 2001 by Mute Records and in the United States on 15 May by Reprise Records. The album was produced by Mark Bell of Björk and LFO fame. The album also launched the Exciter Tour, one of the band's most successful tours. ''Exciter'' debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart and at number eight on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 115,000 copies in its first week in the US. It is the only Depeche Mode album to debut higher in the US than in the UK. As of April 2006, ''Exciter'' had sold more than 426,000 copies in the US, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).〔 The album was also certified Gold in Canada for shipments of 50,000 units.〔 The remastered album was released on "deluxe" vinyl 30 March 2007 in Germany and 1 October 2007 internationally. The plant that appears on the cover of the album is part of the genus ''Agave'', used to produce ''tequila''. ==2007 re-release== On 2 October 2007 (3 October in North America) ''Exciter'' was re-released in a two-disc set, along with ''Ultra'', in the fourth and final set of Depeche Mode reissues. The first disc was a remastered version of the original, on an SACD/CD hybrid (only a CD in the US). The second disc is a DVD which features the album in DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 and PCM Stereo. The B-sides from ''Exciter'' as well as the single version of "Freelove" are included. There are also audio versions of all the live ''Exciter'' tracks played during the ''One Night in Paris'' movie. Like the other reissues, there is a documentary on the making of ''Exciter'' titled "Depeche Mode 1999–2001 (Presenting the intimate and delicate side of Depeche Mode)". The documentary begins with the talks of Martin Gore's writer's block and what they did about it. It also discusses the first three singles, the recording, the cover art and the ''Exciter'' tour (including one of the opening acts, Fad Gadget). The documentary is around 30 minutes long. The three members of the band are interviewed along with Daniel Miller, Christian Eigner, Peter Gordeno, Anton Corbijn, and Mute label representatives. The documentary ends with a "To Be Continued..." Producer Mark Bell does not appear, and although they discuss the fact that the band decided not to have Corbijn direct ''Exciters music videos, they do not interview the two who did direct them. However, John Hillcoat, who directed "I Feel Loved", "Freelove" and "Goodnight Lovers", is mentioned in passing. The plant that appears on the cover is the agave attenuata, a species of agave sometimes known as the "lion's tail", "swan's neck," or "foxtail" for its development of a curved stem, unusual among agaves. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exciter (album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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