I Feel Loved

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Notes

Martin Gore told MTV Europe:

"I'll try and explain [the lyrics] to you. Do you know... when you feel... absolutely like shit? And you feel the worst you've ever felt in your life? And then somehow you think: 'The universe must like me, for making me feel like this'?" [laughs]

Martin Gore said in the May 2001 issue of Keyboard Magazine:

"'I Feel Loved' had a dance theme to it. It was already hinting at a dance-floor thing. But when I actually did the demo, I think it was about 109 beats per minute, and Mark sped it up to 128. We got in a percussion player, and it ended up sounding like Hamilton Bohannon [laughs]. Even though the basic song is quite similar [to the demo], it's definitely taken on a different meaning. Apart from that, Mark added this really great [TC Works] Mercury. There are all these great virtual synths at the moment, but the Mercury is fantastic. Mark used it to get that aggressive, growly sound over the top, that really took it somewhere else."

Lyrics


I Feel Loved

It's the dark night of my soul

And temptation's taking hold

But through the pain and the suffering

Through the heartache and trembling


I feel loved

I feel loved


As the darkness closes in

In my head I hear whispering

Questioning and beckoning

But I'm not taken in


I feel loved

I feel loved


From the depths of my emptiness

Comes a feeling of inner bliss

I feel wanted, I feel desired

I can feel my soul on fire


I feel loved

I feel loved


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.

Dates with available recordings of I Feel Loved

There are currently 60 recordings of I Feel Loved available.

Dates where I Feel Loved was played

2001 Exciter Tour

I Feel Loved was played 54 times during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.

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

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

  • I Feel Loved was not played during this tour.