Surrender

Surrender
Song	Surrender
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore
Produced by	Depeche Mode Tim Simenon
Recorded at	Eastcote Studios Abbey Road Studios
Length (mm:ss)	6:19
Tempo	174 BPM
Time signature	3 4
Key	B Minor
Programmed by	Stephen Hilton
Engineered by	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
Live performances as Depeche Mode	20 times *
Total live performances	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.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Surrender"

Main article: List of dates where "Surrender" was played

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