Stripped is a song by British electronic music band Depeche Mode. It was released as the lead single from their fifth studio album, Black Celebration (1986), on 10 February 1986, through Mute Records. Written by the band’s lead songwriter Martin Gore, Stripped has been described as an ominous and intriguing pop song. It incorporates different samples into its instrumental; most notably, the sound of an idling motorcycle engine was taken, altered slightly, then used as a percussive element.

It was the band’s sixth consecutive single to enter the UK Top 20, peaking at number 15. Elsewhere, it peaked at number 4 in Germany and reached the top 10 in Finland, Sweden, and Switzerland. German metal band Rammstein later covered the song for the 1998 Depeche Mode tribute album For the Masses. Despite having a controversial music video, it would go on to peak at number 14 in Germany and receive praise from Depeche Mode band members.

Composition:
John Freeman of The Quietus described Stripped as an ominous and intriguing pop song that is lyrically akin to other songs written by Martin Gore featuring sensual lyrics about the human body. Parts of the song’s instrumental are built off of samples. The beginning of the song samples the sound of the ignition of lead singer Dave Gahan’s Porsche automobile, while the underlying beat is the sound of an idling motorcycle engine distorted and slowed down. The ending also incorporates the sound of fireworks.

Music videos:
The music video for Stripped was the last Depeche Mode video to be directed by Peter Care and was filmed outside Hansa Studios in Berlin. Two differently cut versions of Stripped Video Singles Collection.

Charts:
In Australia, Stripped missed the Kent Music Report top 100 singles chart, but was listed as one of the singles receiving significant sales reports beyond the top 100 for six non-consecutive weeks in May and June 1986, with its highest ranking being fourth on this list.