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Length
  
70:37

Release date
  
28 September 1998

Producer
  
Various

Label
  
Virgin Records

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Released
  
28 September 1998 (1998-09-28)

The OMD Singles (1998)
  
Peel Sessions 1979–1983 (2000)

Artist
  
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Genres
  
Synth-pop, Electronic dance music

Similar
  
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark albums, Synth-pop albums

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The OMD Singles is a singles compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1998. It reached No. 16 in the UK charts. Originally, the compilation was to include a second disc of new remixes; however, this idea was abandoned due to budget limitations. The few remixes that were produced were released separately as The OMD Remixes. In 2003, The OMD Singles was reissued in France with the remix disc finally included, comprising the 1998 remixes as well as additional remixes. In the same year Virgin also released a two-disc box set comprising The OMD Singles and Navigation: The OMD B-Sides.

Contents

Single disc issue

  • CD: Virgin / CDV 2859 (UK)
  • MiniDisc: Virgin / MDV2859 (UK)
  • Compact Cassette: Virgin / TCV2859 (UK)
    1. "Electricity" – 3:32 from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    2. "Messages" – 4:46 from Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    3. "Enola Gay" – 3:32 from Organisation
    4. "Souvenir" – 3:37 from Architecture & Morality
    5. "Joan of Arc" – 3:47 from Architecture & Morality
    6. "Maid of Orleans" – 4:12 from Architecture & Morality
    7. "Tesla Girls" – 3:34 from Junk Culture
    8. "Locomotion" – 3:57 from Junk Culture
    9. "Talking Loud and Clear" – 3:56 from Junk Culture
    10. "So in Love" – 3:30 from Crush
    11. "If You Leave" – 4:30 from Pretty in Pink
    12. "(Forever) Live and Die" – 3:36 from The Pacific Age
    13. "Dreaming" – 3:58 from The Best of OMD
    14. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" – 3:45 from Sugar Tax
    15. "Pandora's Box" – 4:06 from Sugar Tax
    16. "Call My Name" – 4:15 from Sugar Tax
    17. "Dream of Me" – 3:53 from Liberator
    18. "Walking on the Milky Way" – 4:02 from Universal

    French issue with remix disc

  • CD: Virgin / 724358285925 (France, 2003)

    • Disc one

    1. "Electricity" – 3:32
    2. "Messages" – 4:46
    3. "Enola Gay" – 3:32
    4. "Souvenir" – 3:37
    5. "Joan of Arc" – 3:47
    6. "Maid of Orleans" – 4:12
    7. "Tesla Girls" – 3:34
    8. "Locomotion" – 3:57
    9. "Talking Loud and Clear" – 3:56
    10. "So in Love" – 3:30
    11. "If You Leave" – 4:30
    12. "(Forever) Live and Die" – 3:36
    13. "Dreaming" – 3:58
    14. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" – 3:45
    15. "Pandora's Box" – 4:06
    16. "Call My Name" – 4:15
    17. "Dream of Me" – 3:53
    18. "Walking on the Milky Way" – 4:02

    Disc two

    1. "Enola Gay" (remix by David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) – 3:05
    2. "Enola Gay" (OMD vs. Sash!) – 5:03
    3. "Souvenir" (7am version) – 6:47
    4. "Souvenir" (Me & Us remix) – 11:32
    5. "Souvenir" (Hard House version) – 5:47
    6. "Souvenir" (Moby remix) – 4:41
    7. "Electricity" (The Micronauts remix) – 8:45
    8. "Apollo XI" (@440 Northern Electronic Soul remix) – 6:15
    9. "Joan of Arc" (Organ mix by Mulu) – 6:12
    10. "Maid of Orleans" (Afterhours mix by Mulu) – 6:12
    11. "Enola Gay" (Dancefloor Killa remix by David Guetta & Joachim Garraud) – 9:02
  • Track 2 is the full unedited version of the Sash! remix, excluding the vocal samples.
  • Tracks 9 and 10 were reversed on the album packaging, correct positions are listed here.

    • The OMD Remixes

    The OMD Remixes were released two weeks before The OMD Singles compilation album. The highest UK singles chart position was No. 35.

    CD: Virgin / VSCDT 1694 (UK)

    1. "Enola Gay" (OMD vs. Sash! radio edit) – 4:04
    2. "Souvenir" (Moby remix) – 4:41
    3. "Electricity" (The Micronauts remix) – 8:44

    12": Virgin / VST 1694 (UK)

    Side one

    1. "Enola Gay" (OMD vs. Sash!) – 5:18
    2. "Souvenir" (7am version) – 6:47

    Side two

    1. "Souvenir" (Hard House version) – 5:47

    12": Virgin / VSTX 1694 (UK)

    Side one

    1. "Electricity" (The Micronauts remix) – 8:45

    Side two

    1. "Apollo XI" (@440 Northern Electronic Soul remix) – 6:15
    2. "Enola Gay" (OMD vs Sash! Radio Edit) – 4:04

    Promo CD: Virgin / VSCDJ1694 (UK)

    1. "Enola Gay" (OMD vs Sash!) – 4:08
    2. "Souvenir" (Moby Remix) – 4:40
    3. "Electricity" (The Micronauts Remix Edit) – 4:03

    Promo double 12": Virgin / VSTDJ 1694 (UK)

    Side one

    1. "Enola Gay" (OMD Vs Sash!) – 6:11
    2. "Souvenir" (7AM Version) – 6:47

    Side two

    1. "Souvenir" (Me & Us Mix) – 11:34
    2. "Souvenir" (Hard House Version) – 5:47

    Side three

    1. "Electricity" (The Micronauts Remix) – 8:44

    Side four

    1. "Apollo XI" (@440 Northern Electronic Soul Remix) – 6:15
  • The "Enola Gay" mix sampled news broadcasts announcing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as well as the J. Robert Oppenheimer quote, "Now I am become death, destroyer of worlds."
  • The "Electricity" mix sampled the song "Bunker Soldiers" from OMD's self-titled debut album.

    • Songs

    1Electricity3:32
    2Messages4:46
    3Enola Gay3:32

    References

    The OMD Singles Wikipedia
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