Any Second Now

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Any Second Now
Song	Any Second Now
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Vince Clarke
Produced by	Depeche Mode Daniel Miller
Recorded at	Blackwing Studios (London)
Length (mm:ss)	2:35
Tempo	173 BPM
Time signature	4 4
Key	G Major
Engineered by	Eric Radcliffe John Fryer
Originally released	6 November 1981
Live performances as Depeche Mode	11 times *
Total live performances	11 times *

"Any Second Now" is a song from the 1981 album Speak & Spell by Depeche Mode.

Lyrics

Any Second Now

She remembered all the shadows and the doubts

The same film

Vivid pictures like a wall that's standing empty

And the night so still

Such a small affair a relapse someone closing

Like the nightclub door

Here again and when you speak I watch you move away

And seem so sure

She is hoping to forget and the moment

Almost slips away

When the colours move apart and I wonder

If you want to stay

And I need to change you like the words I'm reading

Don't you understand

This the warning and the message I remember

As you touch my hand

Songwriter: Vince Clarke
Publishing Information: ©1981 Musical Moments Ltd./Sony Music Publishing Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Dates with available recordings of Any Second Now

There are currently 9 recordings of Any Second Now available.

• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 2
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands/Source 3
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 1
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 2
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France/Source 3
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK/Source 1
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK/Source 1

Dates where Any Second Now was played

1981 Tour

Any Second Now was played 11 times during this tour.

• 1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK
• 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany
• 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• 1981-09-28 Disco Rouge, Brussels, Belgium
• 1981-09-29 Les Bains Douches, Paris, France
• 1981-11-03 Fagins, Manchester, England, UK
• 1981-11-04 Locarno, Birmingham, England, UK
• 1981-11-06 University, Liverpool, England, UK
• 1981-11-07 Polytechnic, Sheffield, England, UK
• 1981-11-11 Top Rank, Brighton, England, UK
• 1981-11-12 Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK

1982 See You Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1982-1983 A Broken Frame Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1983-1984 Construction Time Again Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1984-1985 Some Great Reward Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1986 Black Celebration Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1987-1988 Music For The Masses Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1990 World Violation Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1993 Devotional Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1994 Exotic Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1997 Ultra Parties

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

1998 The Singles Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2001 Exciter Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2003 Paper Monsters Tour (Dave Gahan solo)

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

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

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2005-2006 Touring The Angel

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2009-2010 Tour Of The Universe

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2013-2014 Delta Machine Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

2017-2018 Global Spirit Tour

• Any Second Now was not played during this tour.

Depeche Mode B-sides 1981-1985: Ice Machine • Shout • Any Second Now • Now, This Is Fun • Oberkorn (It's A Small Town) • The Great Outdoors • Work Hard • Fools • In Your Memory • (Set Me Free) Remotivate Me • Flexible • Fly On The Windscreen 1986-1989: But Not Tonight • Breathing In Fumes • Black Day • Christmas Island • Agent Orange • Pimpf • Pleasure, Little Treasure • Route 66 • Stjärna • Sonata No. 14 in C • Dangerous 1990-1998: Memphisto • Sibeling • Kaleid • Happiest Girl (Jack Mix) • Sea Of Sin (Tonal Mix) • My Joy • Death's Door • Painkiller • Slowblow • Surrender • Headstar 2001-2009: Easy Tiger • Dirt • Zenstation • Free • Newborn • Better Days • Oh Well 2013-2017: All That's Mine Recoil B-sides 2000-2008: New York Nights • Don't Look Back Dave Gahan solo B-sides 2003-2008: Stand Up • Maybe • Closer • Tomorrow • Love Will Leave Martin Gore solo B-sides 2003-2015: Life Is Strange • Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys • De Nada • Gifting