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{{Song infobox | |||
|title=Two Minute Warning | |||
|screen=hd | |||
|screenshot=Album-CTA.jpg | |||
|artist=[[Depeche Mode]] | |||
|album=[[Construction Time Again]] | |||
|songwriter=[[Alan Wilder]] | |||
|producer=[[Daniel Miller]]<br>[[Depeche Mode]] | |||
|studio=The Garden (London) | |||
|label=[[Mute Records]] | |||
|length=4:13 | |||
|tempo=111 | |||
|timesignature={{music|time|4|4}} | |||
|key=G Minor | |||
|mixedat=Hansa Mischraum | |||
|engineeredby=[[Gareth Jones]] | |||
|masteredby=Christian Stegmaier | |||
|masteredat=Teldec-Studio (Berlin) | |||
|tonmeister=[[Gareth Jones]] | |||
|designby=Martyn Atkins<br>Town & Country Planning | |||
|photography=Brian Griffin | |||
|illustrationsby=Ian Wright | |||
|releasedate=22 August 1983 | |||
|colorscheme=CTA | |||
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{{S|Two Minute Warning}} is a song from the 1983 album <i>[[Construction Time Again]]</i> by [[Depeche Mode]]. | |||
== Notes == | |||
Alan Wilder said in [http://www.recoil.co.uk/evidence/qa-vault/qa-depeche-mode/qa-depeche-mode-construction-time-again/ the Q&A on Shunt]: "It was about the nuclear arms race of the eighties." | |||
In the 1983-08-20 issue of Sounds Magazine, he also said: | |||
<blockquote>It's almost surreal – the possibility of a nuclear holocaust is so terrifying, but to actually turn it round and try to make it beautiful – and the tune is very light and bouncy – is more of a challenge than making it doomy. I really like the idea of people humming "Two Minute Warning" without realising what it's about. | |||
</blockquote> | |||
{{Template:Lyrics|Two Minute Warning| | |||
We're lying by the orange sky | |||
Two million miles across the land | |||
Scattered to the highest high | |||
Expect they'll either laugh or cry | |||
No sex, no consequence, no sympathy | |||
You're good enough to heat | |||
Two minute warning | |||
Two minutes later | |||
When time has come | |||
My days are numbered | |||
The dawning of another year | |||
Marks time for those who understand | |||
One in four still here | |||
While you and I go hand in hand | |||
No radio, no sound, no sin, no sanctuary | |||
So welcome to your last | |||
The sun, the solitude, the cemetary | |||
So welcome to your last | |||
|Alan Wilder|©1983 RCA Music Ltd. All rights reserved.}} | |||
== Live performances == | |||
{{Live section}} | |||
[[Category:Depeche Mode songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs written by Alan Wilder]] | |||
[[Category:Construction Time Again songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs in G Minor]] | |||
[[Category:Songs between 110-114 BPM]] | |||
<metadesc>"Two Minute Warning" is a song from the 1983 album Construction Time Again by Depeche Mode.</metadesc><nowiki/> | |||
Latest revision as of 15:19, 22 August 2024
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5. Two Minute Warning List of Construction Time Again songs |
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Two Minute Warning
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| Song | Two Minute Warning |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Alan Wilder |
| Produced by | Daniel Miller Depeche Mode |
| Recorded at | The Garden (London) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 4:13 |
| Tempo | 111 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | G Minor |
| Engineered by | Gareth Jones |
| Tonmeister | Gareth Jones |
| Mixed at | Hansa Mischraum |
| Mastered by | Christian Stegmaier |
| Design | Martyn Atkins Town & Country Planning |
| Illustrations | Ian Wright |
| Originally released | 22 August 1983 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 125 times * |
| Total live performances | 125 times * |
"Two Minute Warning" is a song from the 1983 album Construction Time Again by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Alan Wilder said in the Q&A on Shunt: "It was about the nuclear arms race of the eighties."
In the 1983-08-20 issue of Sounds Magazine, he also said:
It's almost surreal – the possibility of a nuclear holocaust is so terrifying, but to actually turn it round and try to make it beautiful – and the tune is very light and bouncy – is more of a challenge than making it doomy. I really like the idea of people humming "Two Minute Warning" without realising what it's about.
Lyrics
Two Minute Warning
We're lying by the orange sky
Two million miles across the land
Scattered to the highest high
Expect they'll either laugh or cry
No sex, no consequence, no sympathy
You're good enough to heat
Two minute warning
Two minutes later
When time has come
My days are numbered
The dawning of another year
Marks time for those who understand
One in four still here
While you and I go hand in hand
No radio, no sound, no sin, no sanctuary
So welcome to your last
The sun, the solitude, the cemetary
So welcome to your last
Songwriter: Alan Wilder
Publishing Information: ©1983 RCA Music Ltd. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Two Minute Warning"
- Main article: List of dates where "Two Minute Warning" was played
