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{{Song infobox
|title=One Caress
|screen=hd
|screenshot=Album-SOFAD.jpg
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]]
|album=[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]
|songwriter=[[Martin L. Gore]]
|producer=[[Depeche Mode]]<br>[[Flood]]
|studio=Madrid, Spain<br>Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany)
|tempo=100
|timesignature={{music|time|3|4}}
|key=A Minor
|label=[[Mute Records]]
|length=3:32
|recordingdate=February 1992 – January 1993
|releasedate=22 March 1993
|colorscheme=SOFAD
}}
{{S|One Caress}} is a song from the 1993 album <i>[[Songs Of Faith And Devotion]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]].
== Notes ==
== Notes ==


During the Songs Of Faith And Devition tour, a string quartet appeared on stage for this song at these concerts: [[1993-06-14 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany]], [[1993-06-29 Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy, Paris, France]], [[1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK]], and [[1993-12-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK]].
[[Alan Wilder]] on the recording of [[One Caress]]:
<blockquote>Once we decided we wanted "real" strings, there was only really one or two choices as to who should arrange them. Will Malone arranged the strings for Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', a particular favourite of both myself and [[Martin L. Gore|Martin Gore]]. The strings were recorded at Olympic Studios in London, using a 28 piece sting section, to which Martin sang the vocal "live" - thus equalling the fastest ever recording of any one [[Depeche Mode]] track, the other being [[Somebody]].<ref>Source: [http://recoil.co.uk/oldside/forum/qa/area.htm Shunt - Q&A on Depeche Mode]</ref>
</blockquote>
 
[[Andrew Fletcher]] told the [https://www.newspapers.com/image/88843892 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]:
<blockquote>"That was meant to be just a B-side, but it turned out so well we thought we'd put it on the album."</blockquote>
 
[[Martin L. Gore|Martin Gore]] told Swedish magazine "POP" in 1993 (translated from Swedish):
<blockquote>"The best thing about it was that it was so spontaneous. [The string quartet] came in and played and I sang with them live. We recorded the song in three hours, usually every song takes about a month. I don’t share the belief that synthesizers and samplers aren’t real instruments, but there’s something special with musicians, real string players. They’ve studied many years to play their instruments. I felt within me that my music was suddenly taken more seriously. I know I shouldn’t feel that way. But however stupid it might sound, suddenly hearing ”real” musicians who have studied music for years  performing your song makes it, in a way, come off as more serious. It’s just a feeling, and a false one. But it’s there."</blockquote>
 
During the [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|1993 Devotional Tour]] and the [[:Category: 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe|2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe]], [[One Caress]] was performed with additional live strings on stage on the following dates:  
*[[1993-06-14 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany]]
*[[1993-06-29 Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy, Paris, France]]
*[[1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK]]
*[[1993-10-11 The Summit, Houston, TX, USA]]
*[[1993-10-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA]]
*[[1993-12-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK]]
*[[2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK]]
 
{{Template:Lyrics|One Caress|
Well I'm down on my knees again
 
And I pray to the only one
 
Who has the strength
 
To bear the pain
 
To forgive all the things that I've done
 
 
Oh girl
 
Lead me into your darkness
 
When this world is trying it's hardest
 
To leave me unimpressed
 
Just one caress
 
From you and I'm blessed
 
 
When you think you've tried every road
 
Every avenue
 
Take one more look
 
At what you found old
 
And in it you'll find something new
 
 
I'm shying from the light
 
I always loved the night
 
And now you offer me eternal darkness
 
 
I have to believe that sin
 
Can make a better man
 
It's the mood that I am in
 
That's left us back where we began
 
 
Oh girl
 
Lead me into your darkness
 
When this world is trying it's hardest
 
To leave me unimpressed
 
Just one caress
 
From you and I'm blessed
 


== Dates with available recordings of One Caress ==
Oh girl
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== Dates where One Caress was played ==
Lead me into your darkness


=== [[:Category:1993 Devotional Tour|1993 Devotional Tour]] ===
When this world is trying it's hardest
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=== [[:Category:1994 Exotic Tour|1994 Exotic Tour]] ===
To leave me unimpressed
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=== [[:Category:1997 Ultra Parties|1997 Ultra Parties]] ===
Just one caress
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=== [[:Category:1998 The Singles Tour|1998 The Singles Tour]] ===
From you and I'm blessed
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|Martin L. Gore|©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.}}


=== [[:Category:2001 Exciter Tour|2001 Exciter Tour]] ===
== Music video ==
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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) ===
== Live performances ==
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{{Live section}}


=== [[:Category:2005-2006 Touring The Angel|2005-2006 Touring The Angel]] ===
== Live versions ==  
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=== [[:Category:2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe|2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe]] ===
This section provides an example of a live version of [[One Caress]] from each tour that it was played.
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=== [[:Category:2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour|2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour]] ===
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1993-10-19.aud.AtomicRecords.low-gen.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 1993 Devotional Tour (Regular): [[1993-10-19 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA]]
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* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1993-12-20.aud.unknown.low-gen-retransfer.flac1644/10.m4a</sm2> 1993 Devotional Tour (Additional live strings): [[1993-12-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK]]
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1994-03-08.aud.BrentGraham.0.flac1644/08.m4a</sm2> 1994 Exotic Tour: [[1994-03-08 Tennis Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia]]
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2009-11-23.STC-11.DrBBalls.0.flac1644/18.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe (Regular): [[2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France]]
* <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm2010-02-17.CSB.fer101.0.flac1644/09.m4a</sm2> 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe (Additional live strings): [[2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK]]


=== [[:Category:2015 "Angels and Ghosts" Tour|2015 "Angels & Ghosts" Tour]] ===
== References ==
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<references />


=== [[:Category:2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour|2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour]] ===
[[Category:Depeche Mode songs]]
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[[Category:Songs of Faith and Devotion songs]]
[[Category:Songs in A Minor]]
[[Category:Songs between 100-104 BPM]]
[[Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore]]
[[Category:Songs with official music videos]]


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One Caress
Album-SOFAD.jpg
Song One Caress
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Produced by Depeche Mode
Flood
Recorded at Madrid, Spain
Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany)
Length (mm:ss) 3:32
Tempo 100 BPM
Time signature 3
4
Key A Minor
Recorded February 1992 – January 1993
Originally released 22 March 1993
Live performances as Depeche Mode 73 times *
Total live performances 73 times *

"One Caress" is a song from the 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode.

Notes

Alan Wilder on the recording of One Caress:

Once we decided we wanted "real" strings, there was only really one or two choices as to who should arrange them. Will Malone arranged the strings for Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', a particular favourite of both myself and Martin Gore. The strings were recorded at Olympic Studios in London, using a 28 piece sting section, to which Martin sang the vocal "live" - thus equalling the fastest ever recording of any one Depeche Mode track, the other being Somebody.[1]

Andrew Fletcher told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

"That was meant to be just a B-side, but it turned out so well we thought we'd put it on the album."

Martin Gore told Swedish magazine "POP" in 1993 (translated from Swedish):

"The best thing about it was that it was so spontaneous. [The string quartet] came in and played and I sang with them live. We recorded the song in three hours, usually every song takes about a month. I don’t share the belief that synthesizers and samplers aren’t real instruments, but there’s something special with musicians, real string players. They’ve studied many years to play their instruments. I felt within me that my music was suddenly taken more seriously. I know I shouldn’t feel that way. But however stupid it might sound, suddenly hearing ”real” musicians who have studied music for years performing your song makes it, in a way, come off as more serious. It’s just a feeling, and a false one. But it’s there."

During the 1993 Devotional Tour and the 2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe, One Caress was performed with additional live strings on stage on the following dates:

Lyrics


One Caress

Well I'm down on my knees again

And I pray to the only one

Who has the strength

To bear the pain

To forgive all the things that I've done


Oh girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed


When you think you've tried every road

Every avenue

Take one more look

At what you found old

And in it you'll find something new


I'm shying from the light

I always loved the night

And now you offer me eternal darkness


I have to believe that sin

Can make a better man

It's the mood that I am in

That's left us back where we began


Oh girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed


Oh girl

Lead me into your darkness

When this world is trying it's hardest

To leave me unimpressed

Just one caress

From you and I'm blessed


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Music video

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "One Caress"
Main article: List of dates where "One Caress" was played

Live versions

This section provides an example of a live version of One Caress from each tour that it was played.

References

  1. ↑ Source: Shunt - Q&A on Depeche Mode

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