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Fragile Tension
Song Artist Depeche Mode Album Sounds Of The Universe Songwriter Martin L. Gore Produced by Ben Hillier Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Chung King (New York) Label Mute Records Length (mm:ss) 4:09 (album version) 3:36 (radio mix) Tempo 130 BPM Time signature 4/4 Key A♭ Minor Programming Luke Smith Engineering Ferg Peterkin Engineering assistance Josh Garcia Jesse Gladstone Anthony Palazzole Pre-production assistance Sie Medway-Smith Mastering Stephen Marcussen Drums Christian Eigner Art direction Anton Corbijn Design ShaughnessyWorks Tea Design Recorded May - December, 2008 Originally released December 7, 2009 Played live 1 times * Total live plays 1 times *

'Fragile Tension' is a song written by Martin L. Gore for the 2009 album Sounds Of The Universe by Depeche Mode. It was released as a double A-side single alongside 'Hole To Feed' on December 7, 2009.

Lyrics

Fragile Tension

There's a fragile tension

That's keeping us going

It may not last forever

But oh when it's flowing

There's something magical in the air

Something so tragic we have to care

There's a strange obsession

That's drawing us nearer

We don't understand it

It never gets clearer

There's something mystical in our genes

So simplistic it kicks and screams

Oh when we're teetering

On the edge of collapse

Nothing can keep us down

There's a dizzying feeling

That's keeping us flying

Through glittering galas

Without even trying

There's something radical in our hands

Nothing logical to our plans

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2009 EMI Music Publishing Ltd licensed by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Fragile Tension

There is currently 1 recording of Fragile Tension available.

• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1

Dates where Fragile Tension was played

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

Fragile Tension was played only once during this tour.

• 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Fragile Tension was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Fragile Tension was not played during this tour.

Depeche Mode songs released as singles 1981-1985: Dreaming Of Me • New Life • Just Can't Get Enough • See You • The Meaning Of Love • Leave In Silence • Get The Balance Right • Everything Counts • Love In Itself • People Are People • Master And Servant • Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody • Shake The Disease • It's Called A Heart 1986-1989: Stripped • But Not Tonight • A Question Of Lust • A Question Of Time • Strangelove • Never Let Me Down Again • Behind The Wheel • Little 15 • Personal Jesus 1990-1998: Enjoy The Silence • Policy Of Truth • World In My Eyes • I Feel You • Walking In My Shoes • Condemnation • In Your Room • Barrel Of A Gun • It's No Good • Home • Useless • Only When I Lose Myself 2001-2009: Dream On • I Feel Loved • Freelove • Goodnight Lovers • Precious • A Pain That I'm Used To • Suffer Well • John The Revelator / Lilian • Martyr • Wrong • Peace • Fragile Tension / Hole To Feed 2013-2017: Heaven • Soothe My Soul • Should Be Higher • Where's The Revolution • Going Backwards • Cover Me 2023: Ghosts Again Recoil songs released as singles 1992-1998: Faith Healer • Drifting • Stalker / Missing Piece 2000-2008: Strange Hours • Jezebel • Prey • Allelujah Dave Gahan songs released as singles 2003-2008: Dirty Sticky Floors • I Need You • Bottle Living / Hold On • A Little Piece • Kingdom • Saw Something / Deeper And Deeper 2012-2015: Longest Day • Take Me Back Home • All Of This And Nothing • Shine Martin Gore solo songs released as singles 1989-2003: Compulsion • Stardust • Loverman 2012-2015: Spock • Single Blip • Aftermaths • Europa Hymn • "Pinking" (Christoffer Berg Remix) Official releases Studio albums • Live albums • Compilation albums • Video albums • Singles