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{{Song
{{Song infobox
|title=Sweetest Perfection
|title=Sweetest Perfection
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|studio=Puk Studios, Denmark<br>Logic Studios, Milan
|studio=Puk Studios, Denmark<br>Logic Studios, Milan
|tempo=101
|tempo=101
|timesignature=3/4
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|key=B Major
|key=B Major
|mixingby=[[François Kevorkian]]
|mixingby=[[François Kevorkian]]
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|length=4:43
|recordingdate=May 1989 – January 1990
|recordingdate=May 1989 – January 1990
|releasedate=19 March 19 1990
|releasedate=19 March 1990
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==


[[Alan Wilder]] describes the production of the outro in response to a fan question:
[[Alan Wilder]] describes how the outro came to be in a Q&A on {{Shunt}}, the official [[Recoil]] website: "The weird stuff at the end came together during the mixing stage (with [[François Kevorkian]]). It's the kind of thing you resort to when you haven't really got an ending ;-)"<ref>Source: [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm SHUNT ARCHIVES Q&A : DEPECHE MODE : VIOLATOR]</ref></blockquote>


<blockquote>
In 2006, all of Depeche Mode's studio albums were being remastered. Engineer Kevin Paul told ''{{EL|http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/remixing-depeche-mode-surround Sound On Sound}}'' magazine: "'Sweetest Perfection' was completely crazy. It has lots of tape loops, lots of phasing, all sorts of crazy sounds going on. That was really hard to emulate and I had to put my personal spin on it just to get it to work."
"The weird stuff at the end came together during the mixing stage (with François Kevorkian). It's the kind of thing you resort to when you haven't really got an ending ;-)"<ref>Source: [http://oldsite.recoil.co.uk/forum/qa/dmviol.htm SHUNT ARCHIVES Q&A : DEPECHE MODE : VIOLATOR]</ref></blockquote>
 
In 2006, all of Depeche Mode's studio albums were being remastered. Engineer Kevin Paul [http://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/remixing-depeche-mode-surround told Sound On Sound magazine]:
<blockquote>"'Sweetest Perfection' was completely crazy. It has lots of tape loops, lots of phasing, all sorts of crazy sounds going on. That was really hard to emulate and I had to put my personal spin on it just to get it to work."
</blockquote>
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|Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}}
|Martin L. Gore|©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}}


== Dates with available recordings of Sweetest Perfection ==
== Composition ==
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=== Sample sources ===
*[[2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA]] has a soundboard recording of [[Sweetest Perfection]] available for listening and download. Unfortunately, it is MP3 192kbps 32khz, but it is still definitely worth a listen.
{{#lst:List of Depeche Mode sample sources by album/Violator|DM-SS-SP}}
 
== Dates where Sweetest Perfection was played ==
 
=== [[:Category:1990 World Violation Tour|1990 World Violation Tour]] ===
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=== [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|1993 Devotional Tour]] ===
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=== [[:Category:1994 Exotic Tour|1994 Exotic Tour]] ===
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=== [[:Category:1997 Ultra Parties|1997 Ultra Parties]] ===
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=== [[:Category:1998 The Singles Tour|1998 The Singles Tour]] ===
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=== [[:Category:2001 Exciter Tour|2001 Exciter Tour]] ===
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=== [[:Category:2003 Paper Monsters Tour|2003 Paper Monsters Tour]] (Dave Gahan solo) ===
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=== [[:Category:2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore"|2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore"]] (Martin L. Gore solo) ===
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=== [[:Category:2005-2006 Touring The Angel|2005-2006 Touring The Angel]] ===
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=== [[:Category:2009-2010 Touring The Universe|2009-2010 Touring The Universe]] ===
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=== [[:Category:2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour|2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour]] ===
== Live performances ==
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{{Live section}}


== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
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== References ==
== References ==


<metadesc>'Sweetest Perfection' is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.</metadesc><nowiki/>
<metadesc>"Sweetest Perfection" is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.</metadesc><nowiki/>

Latest revision as of 22:33, 26 December 2022

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List of Violator songs
3. Personal Jesus →
Sweetest Perfection
Album-Violator.jpg
Song Sweetest Perfection
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Flood
Recorded at Puk Studios, Denmark
Logic Studios, Milan
Length (mm:ss) 4:43
Tempo 101 BPM
Time signature 3
4
Key B Major
Engineering assistance Daryl Bamonte
Dick Meaney
David Browne
Mark Flannery
Mixed by François Kevorkian
Recorded May 1989 – January 1990
Originally released 19 March 1990
Live performances as Depeche Mode 21 times *
Total live performances 29 times *

"Sweetest Perfection" is a song from the 1990 album Violator by Depeche Mode.

Notes

Alan Wilder describes how the outro came to be in a Q&A on Shunt, the official Recoil website: "The weird stuff at the end came together during the mixing stage (with François Kevorkian). It's the kind of thing you resort to when you haven't really got an ending ;-)"[1]

In 2006, all of Depeche Mode's studio albums were being remastered. Engineer Kevin Paul told Sound On Sound magazine: "'Sweetest Perfection' was completely crazy. It has lots of tape loops, lots of phasing, all sorts of crazy sounds going on. That was really hard to emulate and I had to put my personal spin on it just to get it to work."

Lyrics


Sweetest Perfection

The sweetest perfection

To call my own

The slightest correction

Couldn't finely hone

The sweetest infection

Of body and mind

Sweetest injection

Of any kind


I stop and I stare too much

Afraid that I care too much

And I hardly dare to touch

For fear that the spell may be broken

When I need a drug in me

And it brings out the thug in me

Feel something tugging me

Then I want the real thing not tokens


Things you'd expect to be

Having effect on me

Pass undetectedly

But everyone knows what has got me

Takes me completely

Touches me sweetly

Reaches so deeply

I know that nothing can stop me


Sweetest perfection

An offer was made

An assorted collection

But I wouldn't trade


The sweetest perfection

To call my own

The slightest correction

Couldn't finely hone (Nothing can stop me)

The sweetest infection (Takes me completely)

Of body and mind (Touches so sweetly)

Sweetest injection (Reaches so deeply)

Of any kind


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1990 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Composition

Sample sources

"Sweetest Perfection"
Depeche Mode
1990 		Self-made samples
Sample Notes Audio
Drum elements, tom drum, ambient elements A series of manipulated drum and ambient elements originally recorded for use with 1983's "Pipeline" are utilised sporadically throughout "Sweetest Perfection".
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Sample sources
Sample Source Status Notes Audio
Guitar elements Fleetwood Mac - "Black Magic Woman" - 29 March 1968
Confirmed
A manipulated, reversed, looping section of audio derived from "Black Magic Woman" by Fleetwood Mac is audible throughout the verse sections of "Sweetest Perfection.
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Drum elements, snare drum Akai - S1000 MIDI Stereo Digital Sampler - SL601 SAMBA SET - SN-HI3 and S1000 - SL602 AMBIENCE SET - SN HIGATE - June 1988
Confirmed
A manipulated, processed composite snare drum sound comprised of samples derived from the Akai S1000 diskettes SL601 "Samba Set" and SL602 "Ambience Set" is utilised throughout "Sweetest Perfection". Notably, this composite snare sound would also see use sporadically throughout "Personal Jesus" and "Policy Of Truth".
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Drum elements, crash cymbal Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Electric Lead - "Crash"
Confirmed
A crash cymbal derived from "Crash", a sample featured on the "Electric Lead" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 by Optical Media International is utilised sporadically throughout "Sweetest Perfection".
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Drum elements, ride cymbal Optical Media International (OMI) - Emulator III Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 - Machine Set - "MPC Ride Cym 1"
Confirmed
A ride cymbal derived from "MPC Ride Cym 1", a sample featured on the "Machine Set" voice of Universe of Sounds Master Studio Collection Volume 1 by Optical Media International is utilised throughout the outro of "Sweetest Perfection".
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Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Sweetest Perfection"
Main article: List of dates where "Sweetest Perfection" was played

Trivia

  • 'Sweetest Perfection' has been covered by Fourplay String Quartet (1998).

References

  1. ↑ Source: SHUNT ARCHIVES Q&A : DEPECHE MODE : VIOLATOR
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