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|key=A♭ Minor
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|engineeredby=[[Gareth Jones]]
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|masteredby=Mike Marsh
|photographyby=[[Anton Corbijn]]
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{{S|I Am You}} is a song from the 2001 album <i>[[Exciter]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]].
== Notes ==
== Notes ==


Author Jonathan Miller [http://web.archive.org/web/20020213195539/http://www.eqmag.com/0701/feature_depeche_108.html interviewed producer Mark Bell] in 2001, who said:  
Author Jonathan Miller interviewed late ''Exciter'' producer [http://web.archive.org/web/20020213195539/http://www.eqmag.com/0701/feature_depeche_108.html Mark Bell] in 2001, who said:  
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"I don't think much of what Christian did is actually on the album. Most of the percussion you hear is electronic stuff I did myself, either on the MPC or in Cubase. I just got loads of silly noises from the analog stuff and then made layers in the sampler so the sound would change depending on velocity. It sounds more organic that way, though it's definitely electronic. I didn't really copy Christian's parts, but rather I was influenced by the feel of his playing - be it aggressive or light, or the frequency he played in to fit with the track. That way, we could EQ the original electronic percussion into that range."
I don't think much of what Christian did is actually on the album. Most of the percussion you hear is electronic stuff I did myself, either on the MPC or in Cubase. I just got loads of silly noises from the analog stuff and then made layers in the sampler so the sound would change depending on velocity. It sounds more organic that way, though it's definitely electronic. I didn't really copy Christian's parts, but rather I was influenced by the feel of his playing - be it aggressive or light, or the frequency he played in to fit with the track. That way, we could EQ the original electronic percussion into that range.
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"[The high synth parts in the last verse] was Mark Bell doing some high string thing on the [E-mu] Emulator. He's such a great conceptualist of sound. I think he could take any sound and make it into whatever he wants."
"[The high synth parts in the last verse] was Mark Bell doing some high string thing on the [E-mu] Emulator. He's such a great conceptualist of sound. I think he could take any sound and make it into whatever he wants."
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{{Template:Lyrics|I Am You|
You have bound my heart with subtle chains
So much pleasure that it feels like pain
So entwined now that we can't shake free
I am you and you are me
No escaping from the mess we're in
So much pleasure that it must be sin
I must live with this reality
I am yours eternally
There's no turning back
We're in this trap
No denying the facts
No, no, no
No excuses to give
I'm the one you're with
We've no alternative
No, no, no
Dark obsession in the name of love
This addiction that we're both part of
Leads us deeper into mystery
Keeps us craving endlessly
Strange compulsions that I can't control
Pure possession of my heart and soul
I must live with this reality
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
There's no turning back
We're in this trap
No denying the facts
No, no, no
No excuses to give
I'm the one you're with
We've no alternative
No, no, no
|Martin L. Gore|©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.}}


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I Am You
Album-Exciter.jpg
Song I Am You
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Mark Bell
Recorded at RAK and Sarm West (London)
Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
Electric Lady
Sony (New York City)
Length (mm:ss) 5:10
Tempo 136 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key A♭ Minor
Engineered by Gareth Jones
Engineering assistance Boris Aldridge
Andrew Davies
Andrew Griffiths
Nick Sevilla
Lisa Butterworth
Jonathan Adler
Alissa Myhowich
James Chang
Pre-production Gareth Jones
Additional production Gareth Jones
Mixed by Steve Fitzmaurice
Mastered by Mike Marsh
Art direction Anton Corbijn
Photography Anton Corbijn
Sleeve design Form
Recorded June 2000 - February 2001
Originally released 14 May 2001
Live performances as Depeche Mode 0 times *
Total live performances 0 times *

"I Am You" is a song from the 2001 album Exciter by Depeche Mode.

Notes

Author Jonathan Miller interviewed late Exciter producer Mark Bell in 2001, who said:

I don't think much of what Christian did is actually on the album. Most of the percussion you hear is electronic stuff I did myself, either on the MPC or in Cubase. I just got loads of silly noises from the analog stuff and then made layers in the sampler so the sound would change depending on velocity. It sounds more organic that way, though it's definitely electronic. I didn't really copy Christian's parts, but rather I was influenced by the feel of his playing - be it aggressive or light, or the frequency he played in to fit with the track. That way, we could EQ the original electronic percussion into that range.

Martin Gore said in the May 2001 issue of Keyboard magazine:

"[The high synth parts in the last verse] was Mark Bell doing some high string thing on the [E-mu] Emulator. He's such a great conceptualist of sound. I think he could take any sound and make it into whatever he wants."

Lyrics


I Am You

You have bound my heart with subtle chains

So much pleasure that it feels like pain

So entwined now that we can't shake free

I am you and you are me


No escaping from the mess we're in

So much pleasure that it must be sin

I must live with this reality

I am yours eternally


There's no turning back

We're in this trap

No denying the facts

No, no, no

No excuses to give

I'm the one you're with

We've no alternative

No, no, no


Dark obsession in the name of love

This addiction that we're both part of

Leads us deeper into mystery

Keeps us craving endlessly


Strange compulsions that I can't control

Pure possession of my heart and soul

I must live with this reality


I am you and you are me

I am you and you are me

I am you and you are me

I am you and you are me


There's no turning back

We're in this trap

No denying the facts

No, no, no

No excuses to give

I'm the one you're with

We've no alternative

No, no, no


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Dates where I Am You was played

I Am You has never been played live.

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