I Am You
|
12. I Am You List of Exciter songs |
|
I Am You
| |
| |
| Song | I Am You |
|---|---|
| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Depeche Mode Mark Bell |
| Recorded at | RAK and Sarm West (London) Sound Design (Santa Barbara) Electric Lady Sony (New York City) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:10 |
| Tempo | 136 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | A♭ Minor |
| Engineered by | Gareth Jones |
| Engineering assistance | Boris Aldridge Andrew Davies Andrew Griffiths Nick Sevilla Lisa Butterworth Jonathan Adler Alissa Myhowich James Chang |
| Pre-production | Gareth Jones |
| Additional production | Gareth Jones |
| Mixed by | Steve Fitzmaurice |
| Mastered by | Mike Marsh |
| Art direction | Anton Corbijn |
| Photography | Anton Corbijn |
| Sleeve design | Form |
| Recorded | June 2000 - February 2001 |
| Originally released | 14 May 2001 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 0 times * |
| Total live performances | 0 times * |
"I Am You" is a song from the 2001 album Exciter by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Author Jonathan Miller interviewed late Exciter producer Mark Bell in 2001, who said:
I don't think much of what Christian did is actually on the album. Most of the percussion you hear is electronic stuff I did myself, either on the MPC or in Cubase. I just got loads of silly noises from the analog stuff and then made layers in the sampler so the sound would change depending on velocity. It sounds more organic that way, though it's definitely electronic. I didn't really copy Christian's parts, but rather I was influenced by the feel of his playing - be it aggressive or light, or the frequency he played in to fit with the track. That way, we could EQ the original electronic percussion into that range.
Martin Gore said in the May 2001 issue of Keyboard magazine:
"[The high synth parts in the last verse] was Mark Bell doing some high string thing on the [E-mu] Emulator. He's such a great conceptualist of sound. I think he could take any sound and make it into whatever he wants."
Lyrics
I Am You
You have bound my heart with subtle chains
So much pleasure that it feels like pain
So entwined now that we can't shake free
I am you and you are me
No escaping from the mess we're in
So much pleasure that it must be sin
I must live with this reality
I am yours eternally
There's no turning back
We're in this trap
No denying the facts
No, no, no
No excuses to give
I'm the one you're with
We've no alternative
No, no, no
Dark obsession in the name of love
This addiction that we're both part of
Leads us deeper into mystery
Keeps us craving endlessly
Strange compulsions that I can't control
Pure possession of my heart and soul
I must live with this reality
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
I am you and you are me
There's no turning back
We're in this trap
No denying the facts
No, no, no
No excuses to give
I'm the one you're with
We've no alternative
No, no, no
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2001 EMI Music Publishing Ltd. London WC2H 0EA. Assigned by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. All rights Reserved.
Dates where I Am You was played
I Am You has never been played live.
