In Chains
Notes
Dave Gahan says in the 'Sounds Of The Universe' EPK:
"'In Chains' is another [song off the album] which I really like which I think is a classic soul song, its got that kind of feel about it, that it could have been something that Marvin Gaye performed, that kind of soul-y song, its got beautiful lyrics and it was great to sing, it was one of the most challenging songs for me to get where I wanted it to be vocally with my voice but we got there in the end."
Martin Gore told Keyboard magazine:
"I think it's in my warped head, there's something Stevie Wonder-like about 'Little Soul', like there's something Marvin Gaye-like about 'In Chains'. [...] I had a dream about the tuning up of the synths, as an orchestra tunes up. It so happened that 'In Chains' starts in the key of A minor. So we were able to start the beginning of the album with the A440 tuning tone from the Minimoog, and just recorded, gradually tuning a load of synths to that A. We thought that only real keyboard aficionados would recognize that initial, little click of the Minimoog [powering up], then the A440 going on."
And Martin Gore told newspaper Ouest France (translated from French):
"I dreamt of starting the album with the sound of an orchestra of synthesizers tuning up, like a classical orchestra before a concert. We translated this idea with an old Mini Moog. But the rest of the song is more inspired by soul. It's as if Marvin Gaye was singing with an electro band."
Lyrics
In Chains
The way you move
Has got me yearning
The way you move
Has left me burning
I know you know what you're doing to me
I know my hands will never be free
I know what it's like to be
In chains
The way you move
Is meant to haunt me
The way you move
To tempt and taunt me
I know you knew on the day you were born
I know somehow I should have been warned
I know I walk every midnight till dawn
In chains
You've got me dying for you
It's you that I'm living through
You've got me praying to you
Saying to you
Anything you want me to
You've got me reaching for you
My soul's beseeching me to
You've got me singing to you
Bringing to you
Anything you ask me to
The way you move
Is mesmerising
The way you move
Is hypnotising
I know I crumble when you are around
Stutter, mumble, a pitiful sound
Stagger, stumble, shackled and bound
In chains
You've got me dying for you
It's you that I'm living through
You've got me praying to you
Saying to you
Anything you want me to
You've got me reaching for you
My soul's beseeching me too
You've got me singing to you
Bringing to you
Anything you ask me to
I'm in chains
In chains
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 In Chains
There are currently 62 recordings of In Chains available.
- 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 1
- 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 2
- 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg/Source 3
- 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy/Source 1
- 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
- 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark/Source 1
- 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada/Source 1
- 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2009-08-04 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA/Source 1
- 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA/Source 1
- 2009-08-27 Red Rocks, Denver, CO, USA/Source 1
- 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru/Source 1
- 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru/Source 2
- 2009-10-15 Club Hipico, Santiago, Chile/Source 1
- 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Source 1
- 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Source 2
- 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Source 3
- 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina/Source 4
- 2009-10-31 Kopi Arena, Oberhausen, Germany/Source 1
- 2009-11-03 TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany/Source 1
- 2009-11-07 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany/Source 1
- 2009-11-10 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland/Source 1
- 2009-11-10 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland/Source 2
- 2009-11-12 Recinto Ferial, Valencia, Spain/Source 1
- 2009-11-14 Lisbon Pavilion Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal/Source 1
- 2009-11-16 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
- 2009-11-17 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain/Source 1
- 2009-11-20 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
- 2009-11-20 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 2
- 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain/Source 1
- 2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 1
- 2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France/Source 2
- 2009-11-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy/Source 1
- 2009-11-30 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands/Source 1
- 2009-12-01 Arena, Nuremberg, Germany/Source 1
- 2009-12-03 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria/Source 1
- 2009-12-06 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
- 2009-12-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland/Source 1
- 2009-12-10 The O2, Dublin, Ireland/Source 1
- 2009-12-13 LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
- 2009-12-13 LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 2
- 2010-01-09 O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany/Source 1
- 2010-01-11 Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary/Source 1
- 2010-01-14 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic/Source 1
- 2010-01-19 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2010-01-20 Bercy, Paris, France/Source 1
- 2010-01-23 Sportspaleis, Antwerp, Belgium/Source 1
- 2010-01-25 Arena, Malmö, Sweden/Source 1
- 2010-01-25 Arena, Malmö, Sweden/Source 2
- 2010-01-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden/Source 1
- 2010-01-29 Vestlandshallen, Bergen, Norway/Source 1
- 2010-01-31 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden/Source 1
- 2010-02-02 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland/Source 1
- 2010-02-04 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia/Source 1
- 2010-02-06 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia/Source 1
- 2010-02-08 Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine/Source 1
- 2010-02-10 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland/Source 1
- 2010-02-11 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland/Source 1
- 2010-02-14 Arena, Zagreb, Croatia/Source 1
- 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK/Source 1
- 2010-02-22 Forum, Horsens, Denmark/Source 1
- 2010-02-23 Forum, Horsens, Denmark/Source 1
Dates where In Chains was played
2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe
In Chains was played 103 times during this tour.
- 2009-05-06 Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- 2009-05-10 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel
- 2009-06-08 Zentralstadion, Leipzig, Germany
- 2009-06-10 Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany
- 2009-06-12 Commerzbank Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2009-06-13 Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany
- 2009-06-16 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy
- 2009-06-18 Stadio San Siro, Milan, Italy
- 2009-06-20 TW Classic Festival, Werchter, Belgium
- 2009-06-22 Inter Stadium, Bratislava, Slovakia
- 2009-06-23 Puskas Ferenc Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
- 2009-06-25 Slavia Stadium, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2009-06-27 Stade de France, Paris, France
- 2009-06-28 Zenith Amphitheatre, Nancy, France
- 2009-06-30 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark
- 2009-07-01 HSH Nordbank Arena, Hamburg, Germany
- 2009-07-03 Arvika Festival, Arvika, Sweden
- 2009-07-06 Esplanade Gambetta, Carcassonne, France
- 2009-07-08 Jose Zorilla Stadium, Valladolid, Spain
- 2009-07-09 Bilbao BBK Live Festival, Bilbao, Spain
- 2009-07-24 Molson Amphitheatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2009-07-25 Bell Centre, Montréal, PQ, Canada
- 2009-07-28 Nissan Pavilion, Washington DC, MD, USA
- 2009-07-31 Comcast Center, Boston, MA, USA
- 2009-08-01 Borgata, Atlantic City, NJ, USA
- 2009-08-03 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2009-08-04 Madison Square Garden, New York, NY, USA
- 2009-08-07 Lollapalooza, Chicago, IL, USA
- 2009-08-10 Key Arena, Seattle, WA, USA
- 2009-08-16 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2009-08-17 Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- 2009-08-19 Honda Center, Anaheim, CA, USA
- 2009-08-20 Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- 2009-08-22 Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, NV, USA
- 2009-08-23 US Air, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- 2009-08-25 E Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
- 2009-08-27 Red Rocks, Denver, CO, USA
- 2009-08-29 Superpages, Dallas, TX, USA
- 2009-08-30 Woodlands Pavilion, Houston, TX, USA
- 2009-09-01 Lakewood Amphitheater, Atlanta, GA, USA
- 2009-09-04 Ford Amphitheater, Tampa, FL, USA
- 2009-09-05 Bank Atlantic Center, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
- 2009-10-01 Arena V.F.G., Guadalajara, Mexico
- 2009-10-03 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2009-10-04 Foro Sol, Mexico City, Mexico
- 2009-10-06 Arena Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
- 2009-10-08 Autodromo La Guacima, San Jose, Costa Rica
- 2009-10-10 Parque Simon Bolivar, Bogota, Colombia
- 2009-10-13 Explanada del Estadio Monumental, Lima, Peru
- 2009-10-15 Club Hipico, Santiago, Chile
- 2009-10-17 Personal Fest, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 2009-10-31 Kopi Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
- 2009-11-01 AWD Dome, Bremen, Germany
- 2009-11-03 TUI Arena, Hannover, Germany
- 2009-11-07 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
- 2009-11-08 Schleyerhalle, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2009-11-10 Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2009-11-12 Recinto Ferial, Valencia, Spain
- 2009-11-14 Lisbon Pavilion Atlantico, Lisbon, Portugal
- 2009-11-16 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 2009-11-17 Palacio de los Deportes, Madrid, Spain
- 2009-11-20 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 2009-11-21 Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain
- 2009-11-23 Tony Garnier, Lyon, France
- 2009-11-25 Palamalaguti, Bologna, Italy
- 2009-11-26 Palaolimpico, Torino, Italy
- 2009-11-28 Messehalle, Erfurt, Germany
- 2009-11-30 Ahoy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- 2009-12-01 Arena, Nuremberg, Germany
- 2009-12-03 Stadthalle, Vienna, Austria
- 2009-12-06 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2009-12-07 Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
- 2009-12-10 The O2, Dublin, Ireland
- 2009-12-12 SECC, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- 2009-12-13 LG Arena, Birmingham, England, UK
- 2009-12-15 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2009-12-16 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2009-12-18 MEN, Manchester, England, UK
- 2010-01-08 Rehearsal, O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany
- 2010-01-09 O2 Arena, Berlin, Germany
- 2010-01-11 Sports Arena, Budapest, Hungary
- 2010-01-14 O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
- 2010-01-17 Stade Couvert, Liévin, France
- 2010-01-19 Bercy, Paris, France
- 2010-01-20 Bercy, Paris, France
- 2010-01-23 Sportspaleis, Antwerp, Belgium
- 2010-01-25 Arena, Malmö, Sweden
- 2010-01-26 Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
- 2010-01-29 Vestlandshallen, Bergen, Norway
- 2010-01-31 Globe, Stockholm, Sweden
- 2010-02-02 Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland
- 2010-02-04 SKK Arena, St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2010-02-06 Olympiski, Moscow, Russia
- 2010-02-08 Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine
- 2010-02-10 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland
- 2010-02-11 Łódź Arena, Łódź, Poland
- 2010-02-14 Arena, Zagreb, Croatia
- 2010-02-17 Royal Albert Hall, London, England, UK
- 2010-02-20 O2 Arena, London, England, UK
- 2010-02-22 Forum, Horsens, Denmark
- 2010-02-23 Forum, Horsens, Denmark
- 2010-02-26 Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
- 2010-02-27 Esprit Arena, Dusseldorf, Germany
2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour
- In Chains was not played during this tour.
2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour
- In Chains was not played during this tour.
