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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2017}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = This Delicate Thing We've Made
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[Darren Hayes]]
| cover      = ThisDelicateThing.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 20 August 2007
| recorded   = 2006–2007
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]
| length     = 61:06 (Side 1)<br />51:20 (Side 2)<br />112:26 (Total)
| label      = [[Powdered Sugar (record label)|Powdered Sugar]]
| producer   = Justin Shave
| prev_title = [[The Tension and the Spark]]
| prev_year  = 2004
| next_title = [[We Are Smug (album)|We Are Smug]]
| next_year  = 2009
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
| header  = Alternative cover
| type    = studio
| cover   = ThisDelicateThingLimited.jpg
| border  =
| alt     =
| caption = Limited edition album cover
}}
{{Singles
| name        = This Delicate Thing We've Made
| type        = studio
| single1     = [[Step into the Light (Darren Hayes song)|Step into the Light]]
| single1date = 9 April 2007
| single2     = [[On the Verge of Something Wonderful]]
| single2date = 28 July 2007
| single3     = [[Me, Myself and (I)]]
| single3date = 10 November 2007
| single4     = [[Who Would Have Thought]]
| single4date = 10 November 2007
| single5     = [[Casey (song)|Casey]]
| single5date = 3 March 2008
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 61/100 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/this-delicate-thing-weve-made/darren-hayes]
| rev1      = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev1Score = {{Rating|8|10}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016191219/http://billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3iac3834f34d131f6c50db12cd2af4e68b 2007]
| rev2      = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}} [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/reviews/story/0,,2154865,00.html 2007]
| rev3      = [[Stylus Magazine]]
| rev3Score = B− [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/darren-hayes/this-delicate-thing-weve-made.htm 2007]
| rev4      = Sputnikmusic
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}} 2007}}
'''''This Delicate Thing We've Made''''' is the third studio album by Australian singer-songwriter [[Darren Hayes]]. It is a [[double album]] released on his label [[Powdered Sugar (record label)|Powdered Sugar]] on 20 August 2007. The first single from the album, "[[On the Verge of Something Wonderful]]", was released in Australia on 28 July 2007 and in the UK and online on 6 August 2007.
==Background==
The album has been made with the help of a 1982 [[Fairlight CMI]] synthesizer, and the ex-[[Savage Garden]] frontman has said it is a cinematic and theatrical album. It reached number 5 on the Top Albums chart of the Australian [[iTunes Store]] on the day of release and number 3 later in its first week.{{cn|date=October 2024}} Hayes later said of the album in a 2011 interview that "it was my rebellious streak. It was a strange 25-song double album with only one or two songs that could be played on the radio. It was a bit sobering."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/62030120.html|title = Darren Hayes Talks Coming Out & Coming Back}}</ref>
Hayes released a companion DVD, ''This Delicate Film We've Made'', containing music videos for fifteen of the songs on the album, with the audio remastered in 5.1 surround sound.{{cn|date=October 2024}} A number of the videos were animations in which Hayes did not appear.
==Singles==
"[[On the Verge of Something Wonderful]]" was released as the album's first official single on 1 July 2007, with the music video premiering on 9 July. A short clip of the song had previously been revealed in an album teaser on Hayes' official website. On 4 August 2007, "[[Me, Myself and (I)]]" was revealed as the album's second single.<ref name="myspace">[https://www.myspace.com/darrenhayes Darren Hayes' official MySpace]</ref> The music video was released on 25 September 2007. A short clip of the song had previously been revealed in an album teaser on Hayes' official website. "[[Casey (song)|Casey]]" became the album's third and final single in March 2008, and was backed by a plethora of B-sides and remixes on various digital bundles, none of which featured the original version of the song. The partly animated music video was released in December 2007.
"[[Step into the Light (Darren Hayes song)|Step into the Light]]" was first revealed via an album teaser on Hayes' official website and MySpace profile. On 14 May 2007, Hayes released an animated video for the song, and in June 2007, a promotional remix EP was released to clubs in the United States in promotion of the album. The single was only issued promotionally. "[[Who Would Have Thought]]" was released as a promotional single alongside the release of "Me, Myself and (I)". The song was accompanied by an animated video, which was premiered as a teaser on his official website, as well as his [[Myspace]] profile, on 9 April 2007. The track was co-written with [[Guy Chambers]].
==Track listing==
{{track listing
| headline        = Disc one
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| title1  = A Fear of Falling Under
| writer1 = Hayes, [[Justin Shave]]
| extra1  = Justin Shave
| length1 = 4:09
| title2  = [[Who Would Have Thought]]
| writer2 = Hayes, [[Guy Chambers]]
| extra2  = Guy Chambers
| length2 = 4:30
| title3  = Waking the Monster
| writer3 = Hayes, [[Robert Conley (music producer)|Robert Conley]]
| extra3  = Robert Conley
| length3 = 4:07
| title4  = How to Build a Time Machine
| writer4 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra4  = Robert Conley
| length4 = 5:51
| title5  = [[Casey (song)|Casey]]
| writer5 = Hayes, [[Peter-John Vettese]]
| extra5  = Peter-John Vettese
| length5 = 6:26
| title6  = [[Step into the Light (Darren Hayes song)|Step into the Light]]
| writer6 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra6  = Robert Conley
| length6 = 4:57
| title7  = Sing to Me
| writer7 = Hayes, [[Matthew Wilder]]
| extra7  = Matthew Wilder
| length7 = 4:56
| title8  = A Conversation With God
| writer8 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra8  = Robert Conley
| length8 = 5:08
| title9  = The Sun Is Always Blinding Me
| writer9 = Hayes, [[Eg White]]
| extra9  = Eg White
| length9 = 4:24
| title10 = Listen All You People
| writer10= Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra10 = Robert Conley
| length10= 5:00
| title11 = The Only One
| writer11= Hayes, George Muranyi
| extra11 = George Muranyi
| length11= 3:42
| title12 = Bombs Up in My Face
| writer12= Hayes, Justin Shave
| extra12 = Justin Shave
| length12= 3:39
| title13 = The Great Big Disconnect
| writer13= Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra13 = Robert Conley
| length13= 4:17
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = Disc two
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| title14  = The Future Holds a Lion's Heart
| writer14 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra14  = Robert Conley
| length14 = 4:03
| title15  = [[On the Verge of Something Wonderful]]
| writer15 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra15  = Robert Conley
| length15 = 4:02
| title16  = Neverland
| writer16 = Hayes, Justin Shave
| extra16  = Justin Shave
| length16 = 4:04
| title17  = Walk Away
| writer17 = Hayes, George Muranyi
| extra17  = George Muranyi
| length17 = 4:46
| title18  = Maybe
| writer18 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra18  = Robert Conley
| length18 = 4:16
| title19  = [[Me, Myself and (I)]]
| writer19 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra19  = Robert Conley
| length19 = 4:05
| title20  = Lucky Town
| writer20 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra20  = Robert Conley
| length20 = 3:50
| title21  = I Just Want You to Love Me
| writer21 = Hayes
| extra21  = Robert Conley
| length21 = 4:00
| title22  = Setting Sun
| writer22 = Hayes, Justin Shave
| extra22  = Justin Shave
| length22 = 4:12
| title23  = A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do
| writer23 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra23  = Robert Conley
| length23 = 5:01
| title24  = Words
| writer24 = Hayes, Stuart Brawley
| extra24  = Stuart Brawley
| length24 = 4:34
| title25  = The Tuning of Violins
| writer25 = Hayes, Justin Shave
| extra25  = Justin Shave
| length25 = 4:30
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = [[iTunes Store]] deluxe edition bonus material
| extra_column    = Producer(s)
| title26  = Love Is in Everything
| writer26 = Hayes, Robert Conley
| extra26  = Robert Conley
| length26 = 4:14
| title27  = EPK 2007 – This Delicate Film We've Made
| note27   = video
| length27 = 2:56
| title28  = On the Verge of Something Wonderful
| note28   = music video
| length28 = 4:03
}}
{{track listing
| headline        = Outtakes, B-sides and demos
| extra_column    = Availability
| title1          = Love Is in Everything
| extra1          = 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
| title2          = Fallen Angel
| extra2          = B-side to the physical single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
| title3          = God Is in the Room
| extra3          = B-side to the digital single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
| title4          = Ocean
| extra4          = B-side to the digital single of "On the Verge of Something Wonderful"
| title5          = Let's Go
| note5           = Demo
| extra5          = B-side to the physical single of "Me, Myself and (I)", an out-take from ''[[The Tension and the Spark]]''
| title6          = Slow Down
| extra6          = B-side to the physical single of "Me, Myself and (I)", an out-take from the album
| title7          = Every Little Thing
| note7           = Demo
| extra7          = B-side to the digital single of "Me, Myself and (I)"
| title8          = Breathless
| extra8          = B-side to the digital single of "Who Would Have Thought"
| title9          = The Only One
| note9           = Demo
| extra9          = B-side to the digital single of "Who Would Have Thought", significantly different from the album version
| title10         = Words
| note10          = Demo
| extra10         = B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
| title11         = Casey
| note11          = Demo
| extra11         = B-side to the digital single of "Casey", significantly different from the album version
| title12         = Walk Away
| note12          = Demo
| extra12         = B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
| title13         = In Your Mother's Eyes
| note13          = Demo
| extra13         = B-side to the digital single of "Casey"
| title14         = Mystery
| extra14         = Unreleased track, has not appeared in any form
| title15         = I've Been There
| extra15         = Unreleased track that leaked onto the internet in 2008
| title16         = The Wrong Way
| note16          = Demo
| extra16         = Unreleased track that Hayes added to his MySpace page for a short period
| title17         = Song for the Disenfranchised
| extra17         = A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
| title18         = Glad to See You Back Again
| extra18         = A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
| title19         = Fairlight
| extra19         = A track which appeared on the demo track listing for the album, but not included on the final version
| title20         = Anyone's Guess
| extra20         = 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==
# A Fear of Falling Under
# Who Would Have Thought
# Waking the Monster
# How to Build a Time Machine
# Neverland
# Step into the Light
# Casey
# Setting Sun
# Words
# A Hundred Challenging Things a Boy Can Do
# Maybe
# A Conversation With God
# Bonus Music Videos
# On the Verge of Something Wonderful
# 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.<ref>[http://acharts.us/album/27404 This Delicate Thing We've Made: Chart Trajectory]</ref>
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! scope="col"| Chart (2007)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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{{album chart|Australia|19|artist=Darren Hayes|album=This Delicate Thing We've Made|rowheader=|accessdate=July 16, 2016}}
|-
{{album chart|UK|14|artist=Darren Hayes|accessdate=July 16, 2016|rowheader=}}
|-
|US ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' [[Top Independent Albums]]<ref>[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=darren hayes|chart=Independent Albums}} Darren Hayes Billboard history]</ref>
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==References==
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{{Darren Hayes}}
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[[Category:2007 albums]]
[[Category:Darren Hayes albums]]
[[Category:Electronica albums by Australian artists]]