Surrender

Surrender
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Exciter Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Depeche Mode Tim Simenon Recorded at Eastcote Studios Abbey Road Studios Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 6:19 Tempo 174 BPM Time signature 3/4 Key B Minor Programming Stephen Hilton Engineering Robin Hancock Philip Bagenal Tim Weidner Engineering assistance Paul Hicks Seymour Milton Mixed at Abbey Road Studios Art direction Mat Cook Designed at Intro (11) Photography Rick Guest Distributed by Vital Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Grabbing Hands Music Overseas Ltd. Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. Pressed by Nimbus – D0683 Recorded 1997-1998 Originally released September 7, 1998 Played live 20 times * Total live plays 28 times *

Notes

Martin Gore told Allstar Magazine in 1998:

"'Surrender' is quite slow. It's very melodic. It's a good song to sing. It's about surrendering to your desires - maybe you don't really have a choice. It is an extension of 'Ultra'."

When asked in 2005 about their most underrated song, Martin Gore said:

"There's one I particularly like that got lost because it was just an extra track on [the 'Only When I Lose Myself'] single, called 'Surrender'."

Tim Simenon reveals during his Depeche Mode Facebook Takeover that a working title for this track was 'Tempt'.

Lyrics

Surrender

Laying on your holy bed

By the hallowed door

Feeling like an infidel

Not worthy of your floor

Tempted by your innocence

Beckoned to my fate

I won't face the consequence

I wouldn't hesitate

I'm a man of flesh and bone

Rapture

Rushing through my veins

Passion

Flaming

In my heart

Heavenly surrender once again

Yeah

Shackled like an animal

Chained to my desires

Just another sacrifice

To love's eternal pyres

Tame me with your tenderness

And break my brittle heart

Easily and elegantly

Tear my world apart

I'm a man of flesh and bone

Rapture

Rushing through my veins

Passion

Flaming

In my heart

Heavenly surrender once again

Yeah

We're living in a world full of illusion

Everything is so unreal

My mind is in a state of confusion

But I can't deny the way I feel

I'm a man of flesh and bone

Rapture rushing through my veins

Yeah

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1998 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Surrender

There are currently 39 recordings of Surrender available.

• 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
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA/Source 1
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada/Source 1
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia/Source 1
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary/Source 2
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland/Source 1
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway/Source 1
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/Source 1
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France/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
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany/Source 1
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
• 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
• 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany/Source 1
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 1
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany/Source 2
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 1
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France/Source 2
• 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy/Source 1
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 1
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK/Source 2
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 3
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 1
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA/Source 2

Dates where Surrender was played

1998 The Singles Tour

• Surrender was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

Surrender was played 20 times during this tour.

• 2001-06-28 Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA
• 2001-07-15 South Texas Amphitheatre, San Antonio, TX, USA
• 2001-07-28 Pacific Coliseum, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• 2001-08-01 Sacramento Valley Amphitheatre, Sacramento, CA, USA
• 2001-08-04 Shoreline Amphitheatre, San Francisco, CA, USA
• 2001-08-08 The Joint, Las Vegas, NV, USA
• 2001-08-14 Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2001-08-28 Song Festival Grounds, Tallinn, Estonia
• 2001-09-04 Paegas Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
• 2001-09-05 Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
• 2001-09-09 Festwiese, Leipzig, Germany
• 2001-09-12 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
• 2001-09-18 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
• 2001-09-19 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
• 2001-09-22 Spektrum, Oslo, Norway
• 2001-09-25 Galaxy, Amneville, France
• 2001-09-29 Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
• 2001-10-03 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
• 2001-10-18 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
• 2001-11-03 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, Croatia

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Surrender was not played during this tour.

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

Surrender was played 8 times during this tour.

• 2003-04-22 Nalen, Stockholm, Sweden
• 2003-04-24 E-Werk, Cologne, Germany
• 2003-04-26 Docks, Hamburg, Germany
• 2003-04-28 La Cigale, Paris, France
• 2003-04-30 Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
• 2003-05-02 Astoria Theatre, London, England, UK
• 2003-05-06 Mayan Theater, Los Angeles, CA, USA
• 2003-05-07 Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Surrender was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Surrender was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Surrender was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Surrender was not played during this tour.