One Caress
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One Caress
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| Song | One Caress |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Flood |
| Recorded at | Madrid, Spain Chateau du Pape (Hamburg, Germany) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 3:32 |
| Tempo | 100 BPM |
| Time signature | 3 4 |
| Key | G Minor |
| Recorded | February 1992 – January 1993 |
| Originally released | 22 March 1993 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 73 times * |
| Total live performances | 73 times * |
"One Caress" is a song from the 1993 album Songs Of Faith And Devotion by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Alan Wilder on the recording of "One Caress":
Once we decided we wanted "real" strings, there was only really one or two choices as to who should arrange them. Will Malone arranged the strings for Massive Attack's 'Unfinished Sympathy', a particular favourite of both myself and [Martin Gore]. The strings were recorded at Olympic Studios in London, using a 28 piece sting section, to which Martin sang the vocal "live" - thus equalling the fastest ever recording of any one [Depeche Mode] track, the other being "Somebody".[1]
Andrew Fletcher told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
"That was meant to be just a B-side, but it turned out so well we thought we'd put it on the album."
Martin Gore told Swedish magazine "POP" in 1993 (translated from Swedish):
"The best thing about it was that it was so spontaneous. [The string quartet] came in and played and I sang with them live. We recorded the song in three hours, usually every song takes about a month. I don’t share the belief that synthesizers and samplers aren’t real instruments, but there’s something special with musicians, real string players. They’ve studied many years to play their instruments. I felt within me that my music was suddenly taken more seriously. I know I shouldn’t feel that way. But however stupid it might sound, suddenly hearing ”real” musicians who have studied music for years performing your song makes it, in a way, come off as more serious. It’s just a feeling, and a false one. But it’s there."
During the 1993 Devotional tour, a string quartet performed "One Caress" on the following dates:
- 1993-06-14 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
- 1993-06-29 Palais Omnisport De Paris Bercy, Paris, France
- 1993-07-31 Crystal Palace Sports Ground, London, England, UK
- 1993-10-11 The Summit, Houston, TX, USA
- 1993-10-20 Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL, USA
- 1993-12-20 Wembley Arena, London, England, UK
Lyrics
One Caress
Well I'm down on my knees again
And I pray to the only one
Who has the strength
To bear the pain
To forgive all the things that I've done
Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed
When you think you've tried every road
Every avenue
Take one more look
At what you found old
And in it you'll find something new
I'm shying from the light
I always loved the night
And now you offer me eternal darkness
I have to believe that sin
Can make a better man
It's the mood that I am in
That's left us back where we began
Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed
Oh girl
Lead me into your darkness
When this world is trying it's hardest
To leave me unimpressed
Just one caress
From you and I'm blessed
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1992 Grabbing Hands Music Overseas/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Music video
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "One Caress"
- Main article: List of dates where "One Caress" was played
References
- ↑ Source: Shunt - Q&A on Depeche Mode
