This Delicate Thing We've Made

This Delicate Thing We've Made
Studio album by Darren Hayes
Released 20 August 2007
Recorded 2006–2007
Genre Pop, electronic
Length 61:06 (Side 1)
51:20 (Side 2)
112:26 (Total)
Label Powdered Sugar
Producer Justin Shave
Darren Hayes chronology
The Tension and the Spark
(2004)		 This Delicate Thing We've Made
(2007)		 Secret Codes and Battleships
(2011)
Alternative cover
Limited edition album cover
Singles from This Delicate Thing We've Made
  1. "Step into the Light"
    Released: 9 April 2007
  2. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
    Released: 28 July 2007
  3. "Me, Myself and (I)"
    Released: 10 November 2007
  4. "Who Would Have Thought"
    Released: 10 November 2007
  5. "Casey"
    Released: 3 March 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard 2007
The Guardian 2007
Stylus MagazineB- 2007
Sputnikmusic 2007

This Delicate Thing We've Made is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hayes. It is a double album that was released on his own label Powdered Sugar on 20 August 2007. The first single from the album, "On the Verge of Something Wonderful", was released in Australia on 28 July 2007 and in the UK and online on 6 August 2007.

Background

The album has been made with the help of a 1983 Fairlight CMI synthesizer, and the ex-Savage Garden frontman has said it is a cinematic and theatrical album. It reached number 5 on the Top Albums chart of the Australian iTunes Store on the day of release and number 3 later in its first week. Hayes later said of the album in a 2011 interview that "it was my rebellious streak. It was a strange 25-song double album with only one or two songs that could be played on the radio. It was a bit sobering."[1]

Hayes released a companion DVD, This Delicate Film We've Made, containing music videos for fifteen of the songs on the album, with the audio remastered in 5.1 surround sound. A number of the videos were animations in which Hayes did not appear.

Singles

"Step into the Light" was first revealed via an album teaser on Hayes' official website and MySpace profile. On 14 May 2007, Hayes released an animated video for the song, and in June 2007, a promotional remix EP was released to clubs in the United States in promotion of the album. The single was only ever issued promotionally. "Who Would Have Thought" was released as a promotional single alongside the release of "Me, Myself and (I)". The song was accompanied by an animated video, which was premiered as a teaser on his official website, as well as his MySpace profile, on 9 April 2007. The track was co-written with Guy Chambers.

Charts

This Delicate Thing We've Made spent just two weeks in the Australian top 50 and the UK top 75: it entered the Australian Albums Top 50 at #19 before falling to #38 the following week, and entered the UK Albums Chart at #14 before falling to #72 the following week.[3]

Track listing

Disc one
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "A Fear of Falling Under"  Hayes, Justin ShaveJustin Shave 4:09
2. "Who Would Have Thought"  Hayes, Guy ChambersGuy Chambers 4:30
3. "Waking the Monster"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:07
4. "How to Build a Time Machine"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 5:51
5. "Casey"  Hayes, Peter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese 6:26
6. "Step into the Light"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:57
7. "Sing to Me"  Hayes, Matthew WilderMatthew Wilder 4:56
8. "A Conversation with God"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 5:08
9. "The Sun Is Always Blinding Me"  Hayes, Eg WhiteEg White 4:24
10. "Listen All You People"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 5:00
11. "The Only One"  Hayes, George MuranyiGeorge Muranyi 3:42
12. "Bombs Up in My Face"  Hayes, Justin ShaveJustin Shave 3:39
13. "The Great Big Disconnect"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:17
Disc two
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
14. "The Future Holds a Lion's Heart"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:03
15. "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:02
16. "Neverland"  Hayes, Justin ShaveJustin Shave 4:04
17. "Walk Away"  Hayes, George MuranyiGeorge Muranyi 4:46
18. "Maybe"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:16
19. "Me, Myself and (I)"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 4:05
20. "Lucky Town"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 3:50
21. "I Just Want You to Love Me"  HayesRobert Conley 4:00
22. "Setting Sun"  Hayes, Justin ShaveJustin Shave 4:12
23. "A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do"  Hayes, Robert ConleyRobert Conley 5:01
24. "Words"  Hayes, Stuart BrawleyStuart Brawley 4:34
25. "The Tuning of Violins"  Hayes, Justin ShaveJustin Shave 4:30

Track listing for This Delicate Film We've Made

1. A Fear of Falling Under
2. Who Would Have Thought
3. Waking the Monster
4. How to Build a Time Machine
5. Neverland
6. Step into the Light
7. Casey
8. Setting Sun
9. Words
10. A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do
11. Maybe
12. A Conversation With God
13. Bonus Music Videos
14. On the Verge of Something Wonderful
15. Me Myself & I

Chart performance

Chart (2007) Peak
position
ARIA Top Albums 19
UK Albums Chart 14
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums[4] 44

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ Darren Hayes' official MySpace
  3. ↑ This Delicate Thing We've Made: Chart Trajectory
  4. ↑ Darren Hayes Billboard history
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