Synopsis

Depeche Mode perform in a stark, surreal landscape populated by strange creatures, masked figures, religious characters, and vividly dressed outsiders. The band appear in stark black-and-white portraits, contrasting with the video's colorful fantasy world. A bird-headed woman and other hybrid beings move through the imagery as the group delivers the song's plea for empathy and tolerance. The clip avoids a conventional narrative, instead creating a disturbing procession of human frailty, judgment, temptation, and alienation that mirrors the song's introspective mood.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Walking In My Shoes" was released as a single on April 26, 1993, from the album "Songs Of Faith And Devotion."

• The song was written by Martin Gore, while Richard Bell handled production of the video.

• The video's surreal imagery is widely associated with the paintings of Hieronymus Bosch, especially the strange hybrid creatures and bird-headed figures reminiscent of "The Garden of Earthly Delights."

• The original version included a brief scene in which three nude women sit on the laps of band members during the line "morality would frown upon." The scene was removed from the version prepared for the US market.

• The video was included on the band's 1998 compilation "The Videos 86>98," its 2002 expanded edition "The Videos 86>98+," and the 2016 "Video Singles Collection."

• Its elaborate costumes, medieval-looking setting, and grotesque characters made it one of the most visually distinctive videos associated with the "Songs Of Faith And Devotion" era.