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, Robert Conley
Darren Hayes chronology
The Tension and the Spark (2004) This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007) We Are Smug (2009)
Alternative cover
Limited edition album cover

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"A Fear of Falling Under"	Hayes, Justin Shave	Justin Shave	4:09
2.	"Who Would Have Thought"	Hayes, Guy Chambers	Guy Chambers	4:30
3.	"Waking the Monster"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:07
4.	"How to Build a Time Machine"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	5:51
5.	"Casey"	Hayes, Peter-John Vettese	Peter-John Vettese	6:26
6.	"Step into the Light"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:57
7.	"Sing to Me"	Hayes, Matthew Wilder	Matthew Wilder	4:56
8.	"A Conversation With God"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	5:08
9.	"The Sun Is Always Blinding Me"	Hayes, Eg White	Eg White	4:24
10.	"Listen All You People"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	5:00
11.	"The Only One"	Hayes, George Muranyi	George Muranyi	3:42
12.	"Bombs Up in My Face"	Hayes, Justin Shave	Justin Shave	3:39
13.	"The Great Big Disconnect"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:17

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"The Future Holds a Lion's Heart"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:03
15.	"On the Verge of Something Wonderful"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:02
16.	"Neverland"	Hayes, Justin Shave	Justin Shave	4:04
17.	"Walk Away"	Hayes, George Muranyi	George Muranyi	4:46
18.	"Maybe"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:16
19.	"Me, Myself and (I)"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:05
20.	"Lucky Town"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	3:50
21.	"I Just Want You to Love Me"	Hayes	Robert Conley	4:00
22.	"Setting Sun"	Hayes, Justin Shave	Justin Shave	4:12
23.	"A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	5:01
24.	"Words"	Hayes, Stuart Brawley	Stuart Brawley	4:34
25.	"The Tuning of Violins"	Hayes, Justin Shave	Justin Shave	4:30

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus material

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
26.	"Love Is in Everything"	Hayes, Robert Conley	Robert Conley	4:14
27.	"EPK 2007 – This Delicate Film We've Made" (video)			2:56
28.	"On the Verge of Something Wonderful" (music video)			4:03

Outtakes, B-sides and demos

No.	Title	Availability	Length
1.	"Love Is in Everything"	As a bonus track via the pre-order of the iTunes EP for the single "On the Verge of Something Wonderful", and as a bonus track on the iTunes version of the album
2.	"Fallen Angel"	B-side to the physical single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
3.	"God Is in the Room"	B-side to the digital single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
4.	"Ocean"	B-side to the digital single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
5.	"Let's Go" (Demo)	B-side to the physical single of "Me, Myself and (I)", an out-take from The Tension and the Spark
6.	"Slow Down"	B-side to the physical single of "Me, Myself and (I)", an out-take from the album
7.	"Every Little Thing" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Me, Myself and (I)"
8.	"Breathless"	B-side to the digital single of "Who Would Have Thought"
9.	"The Only One" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Who Would Have Thought", significantly different from the album version
10.	"Words" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
11.	"Casey" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Casey", significantly different from the album version
12.	"Walk Away" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
13.	"In Your Mother's Eyes" (Demo)	B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
14.	"Mystery"	Unreleased track, has not appeared in any form
15.	"I've Been There"	Unreleased track that leaked onto the internet in 2008
16.	"The Wrong Way" (Demo)	Unreleased track that Hayes added to his MySpace page for a short period
17.	"Song for the Disenfranchised"	A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
18.	"Glad to See You Back Again"	A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
19.	"Fairlight"	A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
20.	"Anyone's Guess"	A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version

This Delicate Film We've Made DVD

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 and (I)

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 No. 19 before falling to No. 38 the following week, and entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 14 before falling to No. 72 the following week. ^[4]

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [5]	19
UK Albums (OCC) [6]	14
US Billboard Top Independent Albums [7]	44

References

1. Flint, Tom (October 2007). "Darren Hayes & Justin Shave - Recording This Delicate Thing We've Made". Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
2. "Darren Hayes Talks Coming Out & Coming Back".
3. Darren Hayes' official MySpace
4. This Delicate Thing We've Made: Chart Trajectory
5. "Australiancharts.com – Darren Hayes – This Delicate Thing We've Made". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
6. "Darren Hayes | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved July 16, 2016.
7. Darren Hayes Billboard history