Originally released in April 2009, “Sounds Of The Universe” is the 12th studio album by Depeche Mode. It features the singles “Wrong”, “Peace”, and the double A-side single “Fragile Tension” / “Hole To Feed”. “Perfect” was released as a promotional single in the US only. Over the years, “Sounds Of The Universe” 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)
Get your original edition of “Sounds Of The Universe” in double vinyl + CD format from eBay (subject to availability).
LP
- 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
CD
- 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 – 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)
CD
- 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 (box containing two hardback books, two booklets, a poster, an envelope with five art cards, two badges, and a numbered certificate of authenticity, released 20 April 2009)
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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
- Corrupt (studio session) 5:03
- Little Soul (studio session) 4:06
- Stories Of Old (studio session) 4:21
- 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)
- Light 4:43
- The Sun And The Moon And The Stars 4:39
- Ghost 6:27
- Esque 2:15
- Oh Well 5:57 gg
CD – Japan
Mute – TOCP-66877 (with bonus track*, released 22 April 2009)
- 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 (with bonus track*, released 22 April 2009)
CD
- 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 (alias band name used to prevent the album from being leaked, issued in March or April 2009)
- 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 (alias band name used to prevent the album from being leaked, issued in March or April 2009)
- 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 (CD in DVD case, released 3 May 2009)
- 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 (voucher for the album as a CD or download exclusively from Media Markt, printed in April 2009)
- 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 – no catalogue number (released gradually from 24 February 2009 and 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 (with iTunes bonus track*, released 20 April 2009)
Capitol Records – 5099969914256 (with Beatport exclusive bonus track**, released 21 April 2009, or in 2011)
- 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 (for broadcasters and DJs only, released in 2009)
- 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)
Get your reissued “Sounds Of The Universe” in 180 gram double vinyl format from Amazon (subject to availability).
- 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) 6:43
Note: “Sounds Of The Universe” was also released on cassette in Indonesia only, and in the Blu-spec CD2 format in Japan.
Depeche Mode – Sounds Of The Universe
- all tracks written by Martin Gore, except gep by David Gahan, Christian
- Eigner, and Andrew Phillpott, gg by Gore and Gahan
- produced by Ben Hillier
- highest chart position 2 (UK) 3 (US)
- 2009 Depeche Mode was Andrew Fletcher, David Gahan, and Martin Gore