Fail

Notes

\ Martin Gore told Myśliwiecka 3/5/7:

"I think that if you ask each of the members of the band why we named the album 'Spirit', they would give you a different reason. But for me, it was kind of like that, because there's a line in the song 'Fail' that says "our spirit is gone". And I'm hoping that by pointing out that humanity is kind of gone astray, lost its way, that it helps us to find that path again. That it helps us find out spirit again."

Dave Gahan told Paradiso:

"That song [Fail] is quite pessimistic, but there's also one phrase which it ends on where it kind of says 'Yes, we're fucked, but at the same time it also gives us - at the end - this hope'. And I also think 'Fail' is an interesting song because for me, the heart of it is actually in the melody. It's quite an uplifting melody. When you get to the end of the song, I always felt like, melodically, it was a complete contrast to the lyrical content."

Dates with available recordings of Fail

• There are currently no recordings of Fail available to download.

Dates where Fail was played

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

Fail was played only once during this tour.

• 2017-02-20 Global Spirit Tour Rehearsals, Avatar Studios, New York, NY, USA