Little Soul

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Little Soul
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Song Little Soul
By Depeche Mode
Songwriter Martin L. Gore
Working title "Footprint"
Produced by Ben Hillier
Recorded at Sound Design (Santa Barbara)
Chung King (New York)
Length (mm:ss) 3:31
Tempo 117 BPM
Time signature 4
4
Key C Major
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
Art direction Anton Corbijn
Design ShaughnessyWorks
Tea Design
Recorded May - December, 2008
Originally released 17 April 2009
Live performances as Depeche Mode 22 times *
Total live performances 22 times *

"Little Soul" is a song from the 2009 album Sounds Of The Universe by Depeche Mode.

Notes

Martin Gore told Billboard:

"I wrote ['Little Soul' and 'Peace'] back to back, and the flow of the album started to make more sense. I really felt they had a spirituality to them. That somehow set a cornerstone for the rest of the writing."

In one of the Sounds Of The Universe documentaries, a whiteboard can be seen with a list of the working titles of the songs: this song was originally called 'Footprint'. Dave Gahan confirms that in this interview.

Lyrics


Little Soul

My little light

Is going to shine

Shine out so bright

And illuminate your mind

My little soul will leave a footprint


This little voice

Is going to sing

I have no choice

It will infinitely ring

My little soul will leave a footprint


I'm channelling the universe

That's focusing itself

Inside of me

A singularity


My little words

Are going to sting

Haven't you heard

The pain and joy they bring

My little soul will leave a footprint


I'm channelling the universe

That's focusing itself

Inside of me

A singularity


Your little eyes

They're going to see

I can't disguise

The beauty inside me

My little soul will leave a footprint


Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©2009 EMI Music Publishing Ltd licensed by Grabbing Hands Music Ltd All rights reserved.

Live performances

Main article: Available recordings of "Little Soul"
Main article: List of dates where "Little Soul" was played