Sounds of the Universe

Sounds of the Universe
Studio album by Depeche Mode
Released	17 April 2009 (2009-04-17)
Recorded	2008
Studio	Sound Design (Santa Barbara, California) Chung King (New York City)
Genre	Synth-pop[1] electro-rock[2]
Length	60:52
Label	Mute
Producer	Ben Hillier
Depeche Mode chronology
The Best of Depeche Mode Volume 1 (2006) Sounds of the Universe (2009) Remixes 2: 81–11 (2011)
Singles from Sounds of the Universe
"Wrong" Released: 6 April 2009 "Peace" Released: 15 June 2009 "Perfect" Released: 15 June 2009 (US) "Fragile Tension" / "Hole to Feed" Released: 7 December 2009

Sounds of the Universe is the twelfth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. The album was supported by the 2009–10 Tour of the Universe. Three singles were released from the album: "Wrong", "Peace", and a double A-side of "Fragile Tension" and "Hole to Feed". "Perfect" was also released in the United States as a promotional single.

The album was released by Virgin Records and Capitol Records in the United States and by EMI in Canada and Mexico, marking the first time in the band's catalog that saw distribution from EMI within North America, where previous albums were released by Sire Records and Reprise Records, both divisions of Warner Music Group.