Wagging Tongue
[2] It is the fourth track that Dave Gahan and Martin Gore collaborated on together (along with "Oh Well", "Long Time Lie" and "You Move"), and the first to be released as a single.And then Martin sends it back with these beautiful Kraftwerk-esque chords and arpeggiated synths and stuff, and I'm like, 'Oh, okay...' But that then takes me to another place, you see, because that changes the perception again."[4] Joe Muggs of The Arts Desk stated, "The opening brace of tracks 'My Cosmos Is Mine' and 'Wagging Tongue' have synth patterns and deliberately simple melodies that hark all the way back to 1981 and DM's first work with Vince Clarke still in the band."[5] Kory Grow of Rolling Stone commented, "On 'Wagging Tongue', a rare Gahan–Gore songwriting collaboration, Gahan sings about feeling sadness 'when you watch another angel die' over sparkly New Wave synths that recall the group's earliest work.[9] On 6 July 2023, British indie rock group Wet Leg remixed the song, featuring new, haunting vocals and an ethereal feel.