Barrel of a Gun

"Barrel of a Gun"
Single by Depeche Mode
from the album Ultra
B-side	"Painkiller"
Released	3 February 1997 (1997-02-03)
Studio	Abbey Road, Eastcote, Westside, Strongroom, RAK (London) Electric Lady (New York City) Larrabee West (Los Angeles)
Genre	Industrial rock dance-rock[1]
Length	5:35 (album version) 5:29 (single version) 4:00 (radio edit)
Label	Mute
Songwriter(s)	Martin L. Gore
Producer(s)	Tim Simenon
Depeche Mode singles chronology
"In Your Room" (1994) "Barrel of a Gun" (1997) "It's No Good" (1997)
Music video
"Barrel of a Gun" on YouTube

"Barrel of a Gun" is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released as the first single from their ninth studio album, Ultra (1997), on 3 February 1997. The song reached number one in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and Sweden while reaching the top 10 in several other countries, including Finland, Germany, Norway and the United Kingdom. In North America, the song reached number 47 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Canadian Singles Chart.