Playing the Angel is the eleventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode.
It was first released in October 2005. It was supported by the Touring the Angel tour and the four singles "Precious", "A Pain That I'm Used To", "Suffer Well", and "John the Revelator" / "Lilian".
The album reached number one in over 10 countries and entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and United States.
