Been Undone

"Been Undone"
"Been Undone"
Single by Peter Gabriel
from the album O\I
Released	3 January 2026
Studio	Real World (Wiltshire); The Beehive (London);
Length	7:40
Label	Real World
Songwriter	Peter Gabriel
Producer	Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel singles chronology

Last updated January 05, 2026

"Been Undone" is a song by English musician Peter Gabriel, released on 3 January 2026 through Real World Records. Written and produced by Gabriel,^[1] it is the lead single from his forthcoming eleventh studio album O\I . Like all songs from O\I and the preceding I/O (2023), the release of "Been Undone" corresponded with a full moon, in this case the Wolf moon.^[2] The cover art for the single is Ciclotrama 156 (Palindrome) by Brazilian artist Janaina Mello Landini.^[3]

Personnel

Personnel adapted from Gabriel's website:^[4]

Musicians

Peter Gabriel – piano, synthesizer, rhythm programming, lead and backing vocals
Manu Katché – drums
Tony Levin – bass
David Rhodes – electric guitar
Richard Evans – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin
Faye Dolle – rhythm programming, additional synthesizer, percussion
Charles Hughes – percussion
Ged Lynch – percussion

Technical

Peter Gabriel – words and music, production
Tchad Blake – mixing ("Dark-side" mix)
Matt Colton – mastering
Faye Dolle, Katie May, Dom Shaw, Richard Chappell, Ben Findlay – engineering
Xav Sinden, Charles Hughes, Maisy Preece – assistant engineering
Recorded at Real World Studios (Wiltshire), The Beehive (London)
Cover art – Ciclotrama 156 (Palindrome) by Janaina Mello Landini

References

↑ Ewing, Jerry. "'I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it.' Peter Gabriel announces surprise new album and single". Louder. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ Lapatine, Scott (3 January 2026). "Peter Gabriel Announces New Album 'o\i'". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ Jones, Damian (3 January 2026). "Peter Gabriel announces new album 'o\i' and looks to the future on new single 'Been Undone'". NME. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
↑ "Been Undone". petergabriel.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

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[louder-1] Ewing, Jerry. "'I have been thinking about the future and how we might respond to it.' Peter Gabriel announces surprise new album and single". Louder. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[stereogum-2] Lapatine, Scott (3 January 2026). "Peter Gabriel Announces New Album 'o\i'". Stereogum. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[nme-3] Jones, Damian (3 January 2026). "Peter Gabriel announces new album 'o\i' and looks to the future on new single 'Been Undone'". NME. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

[pg-4] "Been Undone". petergabriel.com. Retrieved 4 January 2026.

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Discography Award and nominations
Studio albums	Peter Gabriel (Car) Peter Gabriel (Scratch) Peter Gabriel (Melt) Peter Gabriel (Security) So Us Up Scratch My Back New Blood I/O O\I
Live albums	Plays Live Plays Live Highlights Secret World Live Live Blood Back to Front: Live in London Growing Up Live Live in Athens 1987 Live at WOMAD 1982
Soundtracks	Birdy Passion OVO Long Walk Home
Compilations	Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats Revisited Hit Rated PG Flotsam and Jetsam
Singles	"Solsbury Hill" "Modern Love" "D.I.Y." "Games Without Frontiers" "No Self Control" "Biko" "I Don't Remember" "Shock the Monkey" "I Have the Touch" "Wallflower" "Walk Through the Fire" "Sledgehammer" "In Your Eyes" "Don't Give Up" "Big Time" "Red Rain" "Shaking the Tree" "Digging in the Dirt" "Steam" "Blood of Eden" "Kiss That Frog" "Lovetown" "While the Earth Sleeps" "When You're Falling" "The Barry Williams Show" "More Than This" "Growing Up "Burn You Up, Burn You Down" "Darkness" "Down to Earth" "Panopticom" "The Court" "Playing for Time" "I/O" "Four Kinds of Horses" "Road to Joy" "So Much" "Olive Tree" "Love Can Heal" "This Is Home" "And Still" "Live and Let Live" "Been Undone"
Songs	"Moribund the Burgermeister" "Humdrum" "Here Comes the Flood" "On the Air" "Mother of Violence" "Intruder" "Family Snapshot" "The Rhythm of the Heat" "San Jacinto" "Lay Your Hands on Me" "That Voice Again" "Mercy Street" "We Do What We're Told (Milgram's 37)" "This is the Picture (Excellent Birds)" "Zaar" "Come Talk to Me" "Love to Be Loved" "Secret World" "Father, Son" "The Tower That Ate People" "Sky Blue"
Concert tours	This Way Up Tour Secret World Tour Back to Front Tour i/o The Tour
Films	Secret World Live Growing Up: Live Still Growing Up: Live & Unwrapped
Video games	Xplora1: Peter Gabriel's Secret World Eve Myst IV: Revelation
Other	Genesis WOMAD Passion – Sources The Story of OVO Millennium Dome Show Play: The Videos Big Blue Ball And I'll Scratch Yours Real World Records Real World Studios Solid State Logic (SSL)