"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "My Cosmos Is Mine" by Depeche Mode. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. dense layered composition, atmospheric complexity. Mood: contemplative, heavy, intense, introspective, melancholy. Visual style: contemporary editorial aesthetic. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Real momentum, more energetic than 87% of our 19,209 measured songs.
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My Cosmos Is Mine by Depeche Mode is 90 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 45 BPM · Double-time 180 BPM · released 2023
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Song DNA
Notes: Heavy industrial opening with ominous bass and distorted electronic sounds creates an unsettling sonic landscape. Dave Gahan's eerie baritone delivery contrasts with Martin Gore's floating backing vocals, creating tension that ebbs and flows before subsiding into a subdued ending.
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Recommended for: deep listening emotional release meditation
An industrial-tinged album opener exploring themes of inner protection and resistance to external chaos, featuring menacing electronic production and haunting vocal interplay.
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Moods: contemplative, heavy, intense, introspective, melancholy
Traditions: electronic, industrial, synthpop
Volume Warning
"My Cosmos Is Mine" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Depeche Mode built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.
Texture: complex.
Predictability is low — this song does not follow standard verse-chorus form closely, and rewards active listening more than passive listening.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Depeche Mode's catalog
We have 38 songs from Depeche Mode in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 30 Moderate, and 7 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 6.6, making it the #17 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Memento Mori
We have 11 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Ghosts Again — moderate DR 6
- Wagging Tongue — moderate DR 6
- Soul With Me — moderate DR 5
- Don't Say You Love Me — moderate DR 6
- Speak to Me — moderate DR 7
- My Favourite Stranger — moderate DR 7
- Before We Drown — moderate DR 7
- People Are Good — moderate DR 6
- Caroline's Monkey — moderate DR 6
- Always You — moderate DR 6
2023 context
Released in 2023. We have 188 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.1/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2020s.
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How fast is "My Cosmos Is Mine"?
90 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
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When "My Cosmos Is Mine" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 90 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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67/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-14. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 87% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
ATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts — The Smashing Pumpkins · 95%I. Crawl — Childish Gambino · 95%Anything We Want — Fiona Apple · 93%If 6 Was 9 — Jimi Hendrix · 93%
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype5/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2023 in context
The 188 songs we’ve measured from 2023 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
I. Crawl — Childish GambinoATUM: A Rock Opera in Three Acts — The Smashing PumpkinsAnything We Want — Fiona Apple
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity67
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "My Cosmos Is Mine"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "My Cosmos Is Mine" by Depeche Mode?
"My Cosmos Is Mine" by Depeche Mode has a tempo of 90 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 45 BPM, and at double-time 180 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "My Cosmos Is Mine" by Depeche Mode?
"My Cosmos Is Mine" by Depeche Mode rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, moderate sudden changes, complex texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "My Cosmos Is Mine" — what is its dynamic range?
"My Cosmos Is Mine" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "My Cosmos Is Mine" have sudden or surprising changes?
Yes. "My Cosmos Is Mine" uses surprise as a compositional feature. Expect unsignaled transitions.
What is "My Cosmos Is Mine" best for?
In our library "My Cosmos Is Mine" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release, meditation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "My Cosmos Is Mine" released?
"My Cosmos Is Mine" is from 2023, on the album "Memento Mori". It appears in our 2020s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "My Cosmos Is Mine"?
We tag "My Cosmos Is Mine" as contemplative, heavy, intense, introspective, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "My Cosmos Is Mine"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "My Cosmos Is Mine" good for running?
Not really — at 90 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "My Cosmos Is Mine" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "My Cosmos Is Mine" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "My Cosmos Is Mine"?
"My Cosmos Is Mine" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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