Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe

Originally released in April of 2009, Sounds Of The Universe is the 12th studio album by Depeche Mode. Recorded at Santa Barbara Sound Design and Chung King Studios in New York City, it features the singles Wrong, Peace, and the double A-side Fragile Tension / Hole To Feed. Additionally, Perfect was released as a promotional single in the US only. Sounds Of The Universe marks the first-ever use of the iTunes Pass subscription-like scheme, a one-off for the band. Over the years, the album has been reissued several times.

2xLP + CD – Europe / US
Mute – STUMM300 – 5099969605512 / Mute – Capitol Records – Virgin 5099969605512 (gatefold sleeve, released 17 April 2009 in Germany, 20 April in the UK, 21 April in the US)

A1 In Chains 6:53
A2 Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
A3 Wrong 3:13
B1 Fragile Tension 4:09
B2 Little Soul 3:31
B3 In Sympathy 4:54

C1 Peace 4:29
C2 Come Back 5:15 gep
C3 Spacewalker 1:53
C4 Perfect 4:33
D1 Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
D2 Jezebel 4:41
D3 Corrupt (5:02) / hidden track (short
instrumental version of Wrong) 6:19

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

Get your original edition of Sounds Of The Universe on vinyl + CD format from eBay (subject to availability).

CD – Europe / US
Mute – CDSTUMM300 – 5099969605529 / Mute – Capitol Records – Virgin 5099969676925 (released 17 April 2009 in Germany, 20 April in the UK, 21 April in the US)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

CD + DVD (NTSC) – Europe / US
Mute – LCDSTUMM300 – 5099969676727 / Mute – Capitol Records – Virgin – 5099969677021 (released 17 April 2009 in Germany, 20 April in the UK, 21 April in the US)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

DVD

Visual

Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film – Electronic Press Kit 10:05)
Wrong (music video) 3:23

Audio

Sounds Of The Universe (in Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 Surround Sound)
In Chains (Minilogue’s Earth Remix) 7:52
Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix) 9:21
Jezebel (SixToes Remix) 5:32

Deluxe limited edition numbered box set with 3xCD + DVD (NTSC) – Europe
Mute – BXSTUMM300 – 5099969577628 (released 20 April 2009, box containing two hardback books, two booklets, a poster, an envelope with five art cards, two badges, and a numbered certificate of authenticity)

CD1 – Sounds Of The Universe

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:55
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:16 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:15 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

CD2 – Bonus tracks / remixes

Light 4:44
The Sun And The Moon And The Stars 4:41
Ghost 6:26
Esque 2:17
Oh Well 6:02 gg
Corrupt (Efdemin Remix) 6:29
In Chains (Minilogue’s Earth Remix) 7:54
Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix) 9:20
Jezebel (SixToes Remix) 5:33
Perfect (Electronic Periodic Dark Drone Mix) 5:21
Wrong (Caspa Remix) 5:04

CD3 – Demos

Little 15 (Demo) 4:16
Clean (Demo) 3:42
Sweetest Perfection (Demo) 3:23
Walking In My Shoes (Demo) 3:22
I Feel You (Demo) 4:03
Judas (Demo) 3:25
Surrender (Demo) 5:00
Only When I Lose Myself (Demo) 5:25
Nothing’s Impossible (Demo) 5:02 gep
Corrupt (Demo) 4:41
Peace (Demo) 4:34
Jezebel (Demo) 4:38
Come Back (Demo) 5:09 gep
In Chains (Demo) 4:33

DVD – Films / 5.1 mixes

Video

Making The Universe / Film 45:23
“Usual thing, try and get the question in the answer” (documentary) 54:50
Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film – Electronic Press Kit 10:07)
Wrong (music video) 3:25
Studio Sessions
1. Corrupt (studio session) 5:03
2. Little Soul (studio session) 4:06
3. Stories Of Old (studio session) 4:21
4. Come Back (studio session) 6:28 gep

Audio

Sounds Of The Universe (in Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 Surround Sound)
Bonus tracks (in Dolby Digital 5.1 & DTS 5.1 Surround Sound)
1. Light 4:43
2. The Sun And The Moon And The Stars 4:39
3. Ghost 6:27
4. Esque 2:15
5. Oh Well 5:57 gg

Get your limited edition box set of Sounds Of The Universe on triple CD + DVD format from eBay (subject to availability).

CD – Japan
Mute – TOCP-66877 (released 22 April 2009, *bonus track)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58
Oh Well 5:59* gg

CD + DVD – Japan
Mute – TOCP-66878 (released 22 April 2009, *bonus track)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58
Oh Well 5:59* gg

DVD

Visual

Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film – Electronic Press Kit 10:05)
Wrong (music video) 3:23

Audio

Sounds Of The Universe (in Dolby Digital & DTS 5.1 Surround Sound)
In Chains (Minilogue’s Earth Remix) 7:52
Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix) 9:21
Jezebel (SixToes Remix) 5:32

CD-R personal promo – UK
Mute – no catalogue number (issued in March or April 2009, alias band name used to prevent the album from being leaked)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

CD-R personal promo – UK
Mute – no catalogue number (issued in March or April 2009, alias band name used to prevent the album from being leaked)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58

CD-R promo interview – UK
Mute – no catalogue number (issued in March or April 2009)

the band answering 17 questions, all listed in the booklet 37:54

CD promo – Greece
Mute – EMI Music – Πρώτο ΘΕΜΑ – 45363 (released 3 May 2009, CD in DVD case)

Useless (The Kruder + Dorfmeister Session™) 9:08
Barrel Of A Gun (Underworld Hard Mix) 9:36
Halo (Goldfrapp Remix) 4:22
Home (Air ‘Around The Golf’ Remix) 3:55
Enjoy The Silence (Timo Maas Extended Remix) 8:41
A Question Of Lust (Flood Remix) 5:10
A Pain That I’m Used To (Jacques Lu Cont Remix) 7:51

DVD-R promo – Greece
EMI Music – no catalogue number (issued in March or April 2009)

Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film – Electronic Press Kit 10:05)
Wrong (music video) 3:18

Sound card – Germany
Mute – no catalogue number (printed in April 2009, voucher for the album as a CD or download exclusively from Media Markt)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 6:14

Digital iTunes Pass – US
Mute – iTunes – no catalogue number (released gradually from 24 February 2009 as a subscription-based scheme with the album automatically downloaded on 21 April, the pass lasted for 15 weeks and was taken down on 16 June)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:13
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:54
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:15 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:14 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:58
Oh Well (Black Light Odyssey Dub) 5:02 gg
Wrong (music video) 3:23
The Sun And The Moon And The Stars (Electronic Periodic’s Microdrum Mix) 4:04
Miles Away / The Truth Is (Lagos Boys Choir Remix) 4:06 gep
Wrong (Thin White Duke Remix) 7:41
Wrong (Magda’s Scallop Funk Remix) 6:23
Wrong (D.I.M. vs Boys Noize Remix) 5:09
Sounds Of The Universe (A Short Film – Electronic Press Kit 10:05)
Wrong (Trentemøller Remix Edit) 5:42
Jezebel (SixToes Remix) 5:31
Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Ambient Mix) 9:19
In Chains (Minilogue’s Earth Remix) 7:53
Corrupt (Studio Session – video) 4:54
Little Soul (Studio Session – video) 3:56
Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Funk Dub) 10:02
Peace (Hervé’s ‘Warehouse Frequencies’ Remix) 5:10
Peace (The Japanese Popstars Remix) 6:41
In Sympathy (Live in Tel Aviv 2009) 5:18
Walking In My Shoes (Live in Tel Aviv 2009) 6:24

Digital download – Europe / US
Mute – no catalogue number (released 20 April 2009, *iTunes bonus track)
Capitol Records – 5099969914256 (released 21 April 2009 or in 2011, **Beatport exclusive bonus track)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 3:59 gep
Wrong 3:14
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:55
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:16 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:15 gep
Jezebel 4:41
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 6:14
Oh Well (Black Light Odyssey Dub) 5:02* gg

Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Flowing Epos Mix) 10:32**

Digital downloads

Amazon exclusive – no catalogue number (released in 2009)

Little Soul (Thomas Fehlmann Feathers And Tears Mix) 5:56

Best Buy exclusive – no catalogue number (released in 2009)

In Chains (Minilogue’s Air Remix) 11:30

Digital promo – UK
I Like Music – no catalogue number (released in 2009, for broadcasters and DJs only)

In Chains (Instrumental) 6:55
Hole To Feed (Instrumental) 3:58 gep
Wrong (Instrumental) 3:11
Fragile Tension (Instrumental) 4:09
Little Soul (Instrumental) 3:32
In Sympathy (Instrumental) 4:54
Peace (Instrumental) 4:30
Come Back (Instrumental) 5:16 gep
Spacewalker (Instrumental) 1:54
Perfect (Instrumental) 4:35
Miles Away/The Truth Is (Instrumental) 4:16 gep
Jezebel (Instrumental) 4:43
Corrupt (Instrumental) 5:05
Outroduction – aka hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 0:41

CD – reissued editions – Europe
Mute – Sony Music – 88883751262 (released 5 August 2013 and in 2020)

In Chains 6:53
Hole To Feed 4:00 gep
Wrong 3:14
Fragile Tension 4:09
Little Soul 3:31
In Sympathy 4:55
Peace 4:29
Come Back 5:16 gep
Spacewalker 1:53
Perfect 4:33
Miles Away / The Truth Is 4:15 gep
Jezebel 4:42
Corrupt (5:04) / hidden track (short instrumental version of Wrong) 8:59

2xLP – reissued limited editions in gatefold sleeve
BMG – Music On Vinyl – MOVLP951 (released in 2014)
Mute – Sony Music – 88985337031 (released in 2017)