In Chains

is a song from the 2009 album Sounds Of The Universe by Depeche Mode.
== Notes ==
Dave Gahan says in the Sounds Of The Universe EPK:
"'In Chains' is another [song off the album] which I really like which I think is a classic soul song, its got that kind of feel about it, that it could have been something that Marvin Gaye performed, that kind of soul-y song, its got beautiful lyrics and it was great to sing, it was one of the most challenging songs for me to get where I wanted it to be vocally with my voice but we got there in the end."
Martin Gore told Keyboard magazine:
"I think it's in my warped head, there's something Stevie Wonder-like about 'Little Soul', like there's something Marvin Gaye-like about 'In Chains'. [...] I had a dream about the tuning up of the synths, as an orchestra tunes up. It so happened that 'In Chains' starts in the key of A minor. So we were able to start the beginning of the album with the A440 tuning tone from the Minimoog, and just recorded, gradually tuning a load of synths to that A. We thought that only real keyboard aficionados would recognize that initial, little click of the Minimoog [powering up], then the A440 going on."
Gore told newspaper Ouest France (translated from French):
"I dreamt of starting the album with the sound of an orchestra of synthesizers tuning up, like a classical orchestra before a concert. We translated this idea with an old Mini Moog. But the rest of the song is more inspired by soul. It's as if Marvin Gaye was singing with an electro band."
In 2011, former member Alan Wilder was asked to remix a Depeche Mode song the then upcoming Remixes 2: 81–11 release. Wilder recalls the experience of remixing a post-Wilder Depeche Mode song in a news post on , the official Recoil website:
I have to say it was a tempting proposition to try and remix something for Depeche Mode after all these years, and I appreciated the gesture of being asked. It was requested that I choose something post-Songs Of Faith And Devotion which proved an interesting experience, trying to choose a track from their more recent material, and a particular challenge since I had very little time to do the mix given I was stuck in technological limbo somewhere in the French [countryside]!
To help me decide, I asked Mute to provide stems from several short-listed songs, so that I could listen to component parts and make a more informed decision. In the end I decided that "In Chains" could maybe benefit most from the Wilder treatment, hopefully expanding the dynamics and overall power. I thought the song and the existing vocal performance was strong (even though Dave’s voice arrived with all its effects bounced together, so I was stuck with those).
The general experience was a bit weird and took me back to particular recording periods we spent together years before. I could imagine, through this process of listening to individual parts, how the original recording of "In Chains" might have come together.
We ended up with two quite different versions of "In Chains" and I’m happy with the results. I hope the fans will like them too.
== Live performances ==
Category:Depeche Mode songs
Category:Songs written by Martin L. Gore
Category:Sounds Of The Universe songs
Category:Songs between 90-94 BPM
Category:Songs in A Major
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