Erasure FAQ

What do “Mute”, “Stumm” etc. mean?

Updated 15 May 2004

Mute is a record label, founded in the UK by Daniel Miller, to which Erasure are signed in the UK. The catalog numbers for most Mute single releases have the word “Mute” in them (e.g. the Always CD single was CD Mute 152). Album releases usually have the word “Stumm” (the German word for “mute”). Non-UK catalog numbers are Muteless.