When The Body Speaks

When The Body Speaks
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) 6:01 Tempo 103 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key D Major 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 String arrangements Knox Chandler Solo cello Knox Chandler Strings Todd C. Reynolds Joyce Hammann Natalie Cenovia Cummins Ralph H. Farris Leo Grinhauz Art direction Anton Corbijn Photography Anton Corbijn Sleeve design Form Recorded June 2000 - February 2001 Originally released May 14, 2001 Played live 103 times * Total live plays 103 times *

Notes

Mark Bell said in the May 2001 issue of Keyboard Magazine:

"'When the Body Speaks' was recorded in Electric Lady in New York, in an intimate live room where Jimmy the studio cat sleeps. I got Martin and Dave to just play together without headphones and enjoy the song. The results were really beautiful - the innocent guitar line with the 'knowing' lyrics and Dave's feeling - I love it! All the beats and sounds just followed the route."

Martin Gore said in same magazine issue:

"That's right [that there are live strings on this track]. We were recording in New York and Dave [Gahan] wanted to get one of his friends there, Knox Chandler, involved in some way. So we had Knox arrange that track, which we thought was suitable because it's one of the more organic-sounding tracks. It was based around the guitar and vocal, really. A lot of the songs on this record have a kind of '50s or '60s influence, in a strange sort of way. They sound sort of current, but there are definitely references to the '50s and '60s in there. I guess ['When The Body Speaks'] reminds me of the Righteous Brothers playing next door to a rave, because it's got that incessant beat - the bass and the drums going through it. But the actual solo on the top reminds of the Righteous Brothers. It was more because this was one of the more organic-sounding tracks [that this song got live strings on it], one of the tracks that was based more on guitar and vocals. It just seemed more natural to continue that sort of thing with some so-called real instruments... I hate that term [laughs]."

Lyrics

When The Body Speaks

To the soul's desires

The body listens

What the flesh requires

Keeps the heart imprisoned

What the spirit seeks

The mind will follow

When the body speaks

All else is hollow

I'm just an angel

Driving blindly

Through this world

I'm just a slave here

At the mercy

Of a girl

Oh I need your tenderness

Oh I need your touch

Oh I dream of one caress

Oh I pray too much

To the soul's desires

The body listens

What the flesh requires

Keeps the heart imprisoned

What the spirit seeks

The mind will follow

When the body speaks

All else is hollow

You keep me waiting

For the promise

That is mine

Please stop debating

Please stop wasting

Your time

Oh I need your tenderness

Oh I need your touch

Oh I dream of one caress

Oh I pray too much

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Dates with available recordings of When The Body Speaks

There are currently 108 recordings of When The Body Speaks available.

• 2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 2
• 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA/Source 2
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia/Source 1
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia/Source 1
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania/Source 1
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland/Source 1
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 2
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 2
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 3
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 2
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 1
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 2
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
• 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 2
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany/Source 3
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 2
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain/Source 1
• 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
• 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
• 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece/Source 1
• 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey/Source 1
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany/Source 2
• 2013-05-28 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2013-05-29 O2 Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• Something Went Wrong (compilation)

Dates where When The Body Speaks was played

2001 Exciter Tour

When The Body Speaks was played 86 times during this tour.

• 2001-05-30 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-06-01 Exciter Tour Rehearsals, Sound Design Studios, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-06-04 The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-06-11 Colisee Pepsi Arena, Quebec City, QC, Canada
• 2001-06-13 Corel Centre, Ottawa, ON, Canada
• 2001-06-15 Molson Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada
• 2001-06-16 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
• 2001-06-19 XCEL Energy Center, St. Paul, MN, USA
• 2001-06-20 Marcus Amphitheatre, Milwaukee, WI, USA
• 2001-06-22 World Music Theatre, Chicago, IL, USA
• 2001-06-23 DTE Energy Music Theater, Detroit, MI, USA
• 2001-06-24 Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
• 2001-06-27 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2001-06-30 First Union Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA
• 2001-07-01 Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts, Boston, MA, USA
• 2001-07-03 Jones Beach Amphitheatre, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 2001-07-05 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD, USA
• 2001-07-07 National Car Rental Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
• 2001-07-08 Ice Palace, Tampa, FL, USA
• 2001-07-09 Hi Fi Buys Amphitheatre, Atlanta, GA, USA
• 2001-07-13 UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA, USA
• 2001-07-14 Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA
• 2001-07-17 Smirnoff Music Center, Dallas, TX, USA
• 2001-07-19 Pan American Center, Las Cruces, NM, USA
• 2001-07-20 Journal Pavilion, Albuquerque, NM, USA
• 2001-07-21 Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre, Denver, CO, USA
• 2001-07-23 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
• 2001-07-27 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR, USA
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 2001-07-29 Gorge Amphitheatre, Seattle, WA, USA
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 2001-08-03 Chronicle Pavilion, Concord, CA, USA
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2001-08-05 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2001-08-10 America West Arena, Phoenix, AZ, USA
• 2001-08-11 Coors Amphitheatre, San Diego, CA, USA
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-08-15 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-08-18 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2001-08-19 Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, CA, USA
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2001-08-29 Skonto Stadium, Riga, Latvia
• 2001-08-31 Vingis Park, Vilnius, Lithuania
• 2001-09-02 Horse Race Track, Warsaw, Poland
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 2001-09-06 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 2001-09-08 Trabrennbahn, Hamburg, Germany
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
• 2001-09-11 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
• 2001-09-16 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 2001-09-21 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
• 2001-09-23 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France
• 2001-09-26 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
• 2001-09-27 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2001-09-30 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2001-10-02 Eishalle, Nürnberg, Germany
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 2001-10-04 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
• 2001-10-06 Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
• 2001-10-07 Sport Paleis, Antwerp, Belgium
• 2001-10-09 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2001-10-10 Bercy, Paris, France
• 2001-10-11 Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2001-10-13 Palau Saint Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
• 2001-10-14 Palacio De Vistalegre (Plaza De Toros De Vistalegre), Madrid, Spain
• 2001-10-17 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2001-10-20 MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK
• 2001-10-21 NEC, Birmingham, England, UK
• 2001-10-23 Halle Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
• 2001-10-24 Forum, Milan, Italy
• 2001-10-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy
• 2001-10-28 Basket Ball Arena, Athens, Greece
• 2001-10-30 Abdi Ipekci Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2001-11-05 Maimarkthalle, Mannheim, Germany

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• When The Body Speaks was not played during this tour.

2003 "A Night With Martin L. Gore" (Martin L. Gore solo)

• When The Body Speaks was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• When The Body Speaks was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• When The Body Speaks was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

When The Body Speaks was played 17 times during this tour.

• 2013-05-07 HaYarkon Park, Tel Aviv, Israel
• 2013-05-10 Terra Vibe, Athens, Greece
• 2013-05-12 Lokomotiv Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria
• 2013-05-15 National Stadium, Bucharest, Romania
• 2013-05-19 Usce Park, Belgrade, Serbia
• 2013-05-21 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
• 2013-05-23 Zagreb Arena, Zagreb, Croatia
• 2013-05-25 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 2013-05-28 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
• 2013-05-29 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
• 2013-06-01 Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany
• 2013-06-03 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
• 2013-06-05 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
• 2013-06-07 Stade De Suisse, Bern, Switzerland
• 2013-07-09 Moon and Stars (Piazza Grande Locarno), Locarno, Switzerland
• 2013-09-08 Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, Wantagh, NY, USA
• 2013-09-20 Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, TX, USA

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• When The Body Speaks was not played during this tour.

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