Following the much more mainstream commercial content of their previous two albums,
Savage saw Eurythmics return to a more experimental sound that their early albums incorporated. The album was recorded at Chateau de Dangu in
Normandy and mixed at Grande Armée Studios in Paris. The only other musician working on the recordings with Stewart and
Annie Lennox was drummer
Olle Romo, who handled much of the
Synclavier programming. Lennox brought more of a feminist focus to her lyrics which was made more evident by the accompanying
video album, which featured a video for each song. ==Release and reception==