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| Song | Fragile Tension |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Ben Hillier |
| Recorded at | Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Chung King (New York) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 4:09 (album version) 3:36 (radio mix) |
| Tempo | 130 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | A♭ Minor |
| Programmed by | Luke Smith |
| Engineered by | Ferg Peterkin |
| Engineering assistance | Josh Garcia Jesse Gladstone Anthony Palazzole |
| Pre-production assistance | Sie Medway-Smith |
| Mastered by | Stephen Marcussen |
| Drums | Christian Eigner |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Design | ShaughnessyWorks Tea Design |
| Recorded | May - December, 2008 |
| Originally released | 7 December 2009 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 1 times * |
| Total live performances | 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 7 December 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.
Music video
The music video for "Mandrill" was uploaded to YouTube by Mute Records on 17 November 2020.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "Fragile Tension"
- Main article: List of dates where "Fragile Tension" was played
