Released: December 7, 2009
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Producer: Ben Hillier
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
There's a fragile tension
That’s keeping us going
It may not last forever
But oh well it's flowing
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan, (Martin L. Gore)]
There's a strange obsession
That’s drawing us nearer (It's something mystical, it's so magical in the air)
We don't understand it
It never gets clearer (It's so simplistic it kicks and screams Something so tragic we have to care)
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
There's a fragile tension
That's keeping us going
It may not last forever
But oh well it's flowing
[Verse 3: Dave Gahan, (Martin L. Gore)]
There’s a dizzying feeling
That’s keeping us flying (It's something mystical, it’s so magical in the air)
Some glittering gauntlet
Without even trying (It's so simplistic it kicks and screams Something so tragic we have to care)
[Bridge: Dave Gahan]
All we will seem to reek on the edge of collapse
Nothing can keep us down
All we will seem to reek on the edge of collapse
Nothing can keep us down
[Instrumental Outro]
There's a fragile tension
That’s keeping us going
It may not last forever
But oh well it's flowing
[Verse 2: Dave Gahan, (Martin L. Gore)]
There's a strange obsession
That’s drawing us nearer (It's something mystical, it's so magical in the air)
We don't understand it
It never gets clearer (It's so simplistic it kicks and screams Something so tragic we have to care)
[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
There's a fragile tension
That's keeping us going
It may not last forever
But oh well it's flowing
[Verse 3: Dave Gahan, (Martin L. Gore)]
There’s a dizzying feeling
That’s keeping us flying (It's something mystical, it’s so magical in the air)
Some glittering gauntlet
Without even trying (It's so simplistic it kicks and screams Something so tragic we have to care)
[Bridge: Dave Gahan]
All we will seem to reek on the edge of collapse
Nothing can keep us down
All we will seem to reek on the edge of collapse
Nothing can keep us down
[Instrumental Outro]
Remixes 2. 81–11 [Limited Edition]
- John the Revelator [UNKLE Re Construction]
- The Darkest Star [Monolake Remix]
- Fly on the Windscreen (Death Mix)
- Corrupt [Efdemin Remix]
- Everything Counts [Oliver Huntemann & Stephan Bodzin Dub]
- Happiest Girl [The Pulsating Orbital Vocal Mix]
- I Feel You [Helmet at the Helm Mix]
- Fragile Tension [Peter Bjorn and John Remix]
- A Pain That I’m Used To [Jacques Lu Cont Remix]
- Barrel of a Gun [United Mix]
- Only When I Lose Myself [Dan the Automator Remix]
- Ghost [Le Weekend Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Alex Metric Remix Edit]
- Behind the Wheel [Vince Clarke Remix]
- Tora! Tora! Tora! [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- A Question of Time [Radio Face Remix]
- Personal Jesus [Sie Medway-Smith Remix]
- Lilian [Chab Vocal Remix Edit 2011]
- In Chains [Alan Wilder Remix]
- Freestate [Clark Remix]
- Dub in My Eyes
- Personal Jesus [The Stargate Mix]
- Walking in My Shoes [Anandamidic Mix]
- Peace [SixToes Remix]
- Puppets [Röyksopp Remix]
- Suffer Well [M83 Remix]
- Leave in Silence [The Last Time Remix]
- When the Body Speaks [Karlsson & Winnberg Remix]
- Wrong [Trentemøller Club Remix]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Eric Prydz Remix]
- I Want It All [Roland M. Dill Remix]
- In Chains [No Sleep Remix]
- Strangelove (Highjack Mix)
- Higher Love [Adrenaline Mix Edit]
- Never Let Me Down Again [Digitalism Remix]
- Slowblow [Darren Price Mix]
- Dream On [Tough Guy Mix]
- Enjoy the Silence
- Personal Jesus
- Policy of Truth
- Where’s the Revolution
- Strangelove
- Never Let Me Down Again
- Just Can’t Get Enough
- Wrong
- Everything Counts
- Precious
- People Are People
- Behind the Wheel
- Cover Me
- Blasphemous Rumours
- Going Backwards
- Shake the Disease
- World in My Eyes
- Stripped
- It’s No Good
- Somebody
- I Feel You
- Halo
- Scum
- So Much Love