A car speeding backward, a masked driver, multiple hit-and-runs: Singer Dave Gahan talks about the super-spooky imagery in Depeche Mode's ''Wrong'' video, and why he thinks it has ''an element of black comedy.''
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A car drives in reverse with a tied-up man at the wheel.
''The song leaves a lot of questions. Throughout the video, it's very
unclear: What's going on? Why is the car moving in this direction?''
1:52
The band makes its only appearance in the clip.
''[Director Patrick Daughters] didn't intend for us to be in it in his
original concept. We said, 'We can be passersby.'''
2:02
The car gets into one of many collisions.
''It's constantly jarring, much in the same way as a good Coen brothers
movie. You're willing something different to happen, laughing at things
you shouldn't.''
3:22
We finally see the driver's face — an expression of pure terror.
''The character behind the wheel isn't in control of anything. You see
his panic about wanting to get in control.''
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