I Am You

I Am You
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Exciter 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) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 5:10 Tempo N/A BPM Time signature N/A Key N/A Engineering 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 Mixing Steve Fitzmaurice Mastering Mike Marsh Art direction Anton Corbijn Photography Anton Corbijn Sleeve design Form Recorded June 2000 - February 2001 Originally released May 14, 2001 Played live 0 times * Total live plays 0 times *

Notes

Author Jonathan Miller interviewed 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.

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