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===''Sounds of the Universe'' (2008–2011)===
{{See also|Sounds of the Universe|Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09|Remixes 2: 81–11}}
[[File:Depeche Mode Milano 18 06 2009 (3641921971).jpg|thumb|Depeche Mode in 2009]]
In May 2008, the band returned to the studio with producer [[Ben Hillier]] to work on some songs that Martin Gore had demoed at his home studio in [[Santa Barbara, California]]. Later that year it was announced that Depeche Mode were splitting from their long-term US label, Warner Music, and signing with [[EMI]] Music worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode sign worldwide exclusive deal with EMI Music – to include the US for the first time |publisher= [[EMI]] Music |date= 7 October 2008 |url= http://www.emimusic.com/news/2008/depeche-mode-sign-worldwide-exclusive-deal-with-emi-music-to-include-the-us-for-the-first-time/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130623164214/http://www.emimusic.com/news/2008/depeche-mode-sign-worldwide-exclusive-deal-with-emi-music-to-include-the-us-for-the-first-time/ |archive-date= 23 June 2013}}</ref> The album was created in four sessions, two in New York and two in Santa Barbara. A total of 22 songs were recorded, with the standard album being 13 songs in length while many of the others were released in subsequent deluxe editions.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Peter |last= Kirn |title= Depeche Mode: Exploring Deeper Space on Sounds of the Universe |date= May 2009 |magazine= [[Keyboard (magazine)|Keyboard]] |url= http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/depeche-mode-exploring/may-09/95777 |archive-date= 5 May 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090505172209/http://www.keyboardmag.com/article/depeche-mode-exploring/may-09/95777}}</ref>

In 2009, Depeche Mode allowed their likeness to be used in [[Valve Corporation|Valve]]'s ''[[Left 4 Dead 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first= Richard |last= Mitchell |title= Depeche Mode is all over ''Left 4 Dead 2'' |website= [[Engadget]] |date= 29 July 2009 |access-date= 5 July 2020 |url= https://www.engadget.com/2009-07-29-depeche-mode-is-all-over-left-4-dead-2.html}}</ref>

[[File:Depeche Mode O2 15 12 09.JPG|right|thumb|[[Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe]] concert at London's O<sub>2</sub> Arena, December 2009]]
On 15 January 2009, the official Depeche Mode website announced that the band's twelfth studio album would be called ''[[Sounds of the Universe]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode Announces the Release of Sounds of the Universe 21 April 2009 |website= DepecheMode.com |date= 15 January 2009 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090115203008/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-date= 15 January 2009}}</ref> The album was released on 14 April 2009, also made available through an iTunes Pass, where the buyer received individual tracks in the weeks leading up to the official release date. Fletcher said the idea for their iTunes Pass was a combination of the band's and iTunes': "I think the digital and record companies are starting to get their act together. They were very lazy in the first 10 years when downloads came in. Now they're collaborating more and coming up with interesting ideas for fans to buy products."<ref>{{cite news |title= Depeche Mode on new CD out today and tour |date= 21 April 2009 |newspaper= [[USA Weekend]] |url= http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2009/04/depeche-mode-on-new-cd-out-today-and-tour/ |archive-date= 16 July 2012 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20120716083139/http://whosnews.usaweekend.com/2009/04/depeche-mode-on-new-cd-out-today-and-tour/ |access-date= 10 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The album went to number one in 21 countries. Critical response was generally positive and it was nominated for a Grammy in the [[Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album|Best Alternative Album]] category.<ref>{{cite web|title= depeche mode dot com |website= DepecheMode.com |access-date= 22 July 2010 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090907005656/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-date= 7 September 2009}}</ref> "[[Wrong (Depeche Mode song)|Wrong]]" was the first single from the album, released digitally in February 2009. Subsequent singles were "[[Peace (Depeche Mode song)|Peace]]" and the double A-side "[[Fragile Tension / Hole to Feed]]". In addition, "Perfect" was released as a promotional-only (non-commercial) single in the United States.

On 23 April 2009, Depeche Mode performed for the television program ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' at the [[Hollywood and Vine|famed corner]] of [[Hollywood Boulevard]] and [[Vine Street]], drawing more than 12,000 fans, which was the largest audience the program had seen since its 2003 premiere, with a performance by [[Coldplay]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Shirley |last= Halperin |title= Depeche Mode Shut Down Hollywood Blvd for "Kimmel" |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 24 April 2009 |access-date= 10 May 2011 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/depeche-mode-shut-down-hollywood-blvd-for-kimmel-20090424}}</ref>

In May 2009, the band embarked on a concert tour in support of the album, called [[Tour of the Universe (tour)|Tour of the Universe]]; it had been announced at a press conference in October 2008 at the [[Olympiastadion (Berlin)|Olympiastadion]] in Berlin.<ref>{{cite news|first= Georgie |last= Rogers |title= Depeche Mode tour |publisher= [[BBC Radio 6 Music]] |date= 7 October 2008 |access-date= 19 October 2010 |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/news/20081007_depeche_mode.shtml}}</ref> There was a warm up show in [[Luxembourg]] and it officially started on 10 May 2009 in [[Tel Aviv]]. The first leg of the tour was disrupted when Dave Gahan was struck down with [[gastroenteritis]]. During treatment, doctors found and removed a low-grade tumour from the singer's bladder. Gahan's illness caused 16 concerts to be cancelled, but several of the shows were rescheduled for 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Andre |last= Paine |title= Depeche Mode Cancels More Dates as Singer Recovers from Surgery |magazine= Billboard |date= 28 May 2009 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/268523/depeche-mode-cancels-more-dates-as-singer-recovers-from-surgery}}</ref> The band headlined the [[Lollapalooza]] festival during the North American leg of the tour. The tour also took the band back to South America for the first time since 1994's [[Exotic Tour/Summer Tour '94|Exotic Tour]]. During the final European leg, the band played a show at London's [[Royal Albert Hall]] in aid of the [[Teenage Cancer Trust]], where former member Alan Wilder joined Martin Gore on stage for a performance of "[[Blasphemous Rumours / Somebody|Somebody]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|title= Depeche Mode joined by former band member at Teenage Cancer Trust show |magazine= [[NME]] |date= 18 February 2010 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= https://www.nme.com/news/depeche-mode/49827}}</ref><ref name="Chart Attack">{{cite magazine|title= Alan Wilder Rejoins Depeche Mode for One Song in London |magazine= [[ChartAttack]] |date= 18 February 2010 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= http://www.chartattack.com/news/2010/02/18/alan-wilder-rejoins-depeche-mode-for-one-song-in-london/ |archive-date= 5 March 2016 |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160305011218/http://www.chartattack.com/news/2010/02/18/alan-wilder-rejoins-depeche-mode-for-one-song-in-london/}}</ref> In total the band played to more than 2.7 million people across 32 countries and the tour was one of the most profitable in America in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|title= 'Tour of the Universe – Live in Barcelona' – New Live Video |website= DepecheMode.com |date= 23 September 2010 |access-date= 26 September 2010 |url= http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |url-status= dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090907005656/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html |archive-date= 7 September 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|title= Top 25 Tours of 2009 |magazine= Billboard |date= 11 December 2009 |access-date= 4 July 2011 |url= https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266418/top-25-tours-of-2009 |quote= 20. Depeche Mode<br/>Total Gross: $45,658,648<br/>Number of Shows: 31<br/>Total Attendance: 690,936<br/>Number of Sell-Outs: 9}}</ref> The concerts held at [[Palau Sant Jordi]], [[Barcelona|Barcelona, Spain]] were filmed and later released on DVD and [[Blu-ray]] release entitled ''[[Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Tour of the Universe: Barcelona 20/21.11.09 CD+DVD |publisher= [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]] |access-date= 4 June 2011 |url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00445JSWS}}</ref> In March 2010, Depeche Mode won the award for "Best International Group – Rock / Pop" at the [[Echo Music Prize|Echo Awards]] in Germany.<ref>{{cite web|title= Robbie Williams und Depeche Mode gewinnen ECHO 2010, Doppelerfolge für Jan Delay und Silbermond |website= [[Echo (music award)|Echopop.de]] |date= 5 March 2010 |url= http://www.echopop.de/pop-presse-einzelansicht/hash/64e7ed8fe937b65ae687db4b00ea9fa4/news/xuid58-robbie-williams-und-depeche-mode-gewinnen-echo-2010-doppelerfolge-fuer-jan-delay-und-silberm/ |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20141106030611/http://www.echopop.de/pop-presse-einzelansicht/hash/64e7ed8fe937b65ae687db4b00ea9fa4/news/xuid58-robbie-williams-und-depeche-mode-gewinnen-echo-2010-doppelerfolge-fuer-jan-delay-und-silberm/ |archive-date= 6 November 2014 |language= de}}</ref>

On 6 June 2011, as the final commitment to their contract with EMI,<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Marc |last= Spitz |title= Q&A: Martin Gore of Depeche Mode |magazine= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date= 7 June 2011 |access-date= 11 June 2011 |url= https://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2011/06/depeche-mode-qa}}</ref> the band released a [[Remix album|remix]] [[compilation album]], entitled ''[[Remixes 2: 81–11]]'' that features remixes by former members [[Vince Clarke]] and [[Alan Wilder]].<ref name="CoS">{{cite web |first= Alex |last= Young |title= Depeche Mode members to reunite for new remix album |website= [[Consequence of Sound]] |date= 18 November 2010 |access-date= 7 December 2010 |url=https://consequence.net/2010/11/depeche-mode-members-to-reunite-for-new-remix-album/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title= Vince Clarke, Alan Wilder remixing Depeche Mode tracks for CD expected next year |website= [[Slicing Up Eyeballs]] |date= 16 November 2010 |access-date= 7 December 2010 |url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2010/11/16/depeche-mode-remix-album-vince-clarke-alan-wilder/}}</ref> Other remixers involved with the project were [[Nick Rhodes]] of [[Duran Duran]],<ref>{{cite web|first= B. |last= Van Isacker |title= Duran Duran remix 'Personal Jesus' for upcoming Depeche Mode remix album |website= Side-Line |date= 28 November 2010 |url= http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=45484_0_2_0_C |archive-date= 6 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130906062409/http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=45484_0_2_0_C}}</ref> [[Röyksopp]], Karlsson & Winnberg of [[Miike Snow]], [[Eric Prydz]], [[Clark (musician)|Clark]] and more.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode "Remixes 2: 81–11" Coming 6 June |website= DepecheMode.com |url= http://www.depechemode.com/news.html#news_133 |url-status= dead |archive-date= 7 September 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090907005656/http://www.depechemode.com/news.html#news_133}}</ref> A new remix of "Personal Jesus" by [[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]], entitled "[[Personal Jesus 2011]]", was released as a single on 30 May 2011, in support of the compilation.

Depeche Mode contributed their cover of the U2 song "[[So Cruel]]" to the tribute album ''[[AHK-toong BAY-bi Covered]]'' honouring the 20th anniversary of ''[[Achtung Baby]]'', a 1991 album by [[U2]]. The compilation CD was released with the December 2011 issue of ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title= Depeche Mode, Jack White, Patti Smith, Glasvegas help cover U2's 'Achtung Baby' |website= [[Slicing Up Eyeballs]] |date= 4 September 2011 |access-date= 15 September 2011 |url= http://www.slicingupeyeballs.com/2011/09/04/depeche-mode-glasvegas-u2-covers-achtung-baby/}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first= Karen |last= Bliss |title= Bono Announces 'Achtung Baby' Covers Album |magazine= Rolling Stone |date= 9 September 2011 |access-date= 5 November 2014 |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bono-announces-achtung-baby-covers-album-20110909}}</ref>