- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark discography
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark discography Releases ↙Studio albums 11 ↙Live albums 2 ↙Compilation albums 5 ↙EPs 1 ↙Singles 33 ↙Video albums 7 ↙Soundtracks 3 This is the discography of English band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.
Contents
Albums
Studio albums
Year Title Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)U.K.
[1]GER
[2]NZ
[3]U.S.
[4]NLD
[5]1980 Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - Release date: 22 February 1980
- Label: Dindisc Records
27 – 49 – – Organisation - Release date: 24 October 1980
- Label: Dindisc
6 – 18 – – - UK: Gold[6]
1981 Architecture & Morality - Release date: 8 November 1981
- Label: Dindisc
3 8 22 144 1 - UK: Platinum[6]
1983 Dazzle Ships - Release date: 4 March 1983
- Label: Virgin Records
5 11 10 162 15 - UK: Gold[6]
1984 Junk Culture - Release date: 30 April 1984
- Label: Virgin
9 32 – 182 9 - UK: Gold[6]
1985 Crush - Release date: 17 June 1985
- Label: Virgin
13 23 23 38 13 1986 The Pacific Age - Release date: 29 September 1986
- Label: Virgin
15 15 14 47 15 1991 Sugar Tax - Release date: 7 May 1991
- Label: Virgin
3 8 – – – 1993 Liberator - Release date: 14 June 1993
- Label: Virgin
14 17 – 169 36 1996 Universal - Release date: 2 September 1996
- Label: Virgin
24 39 – – – 2010 History of Modern - Release date: 20 September 2010
- Label: 100% Records
28 5 - – 97 Live albums
Year Title 2000 Peel Sessions 1979–1983 2008 OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More 2011 OMD: The History of Modern Tour - Live in Berlin Compilation albums
Year Title Chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)U.K.
[1]GER
[2]NZ
[3]U.S.
[4]NLD
[5]1988 The Best of OMD - Release date: 12 March 1988
- Label: Virgin
2 8 1 46 8 1998 The OMD Singles - Release date: 28 September 1998
- Label: Virgin
16 30 – – – - UK: Silver[6]
2001 Navigation: The OMD B-Sides - Release date: 14 May 2001
- Label: Virgin
– – – – – 2008 Messages: Greatest Hits - Release date: 29 September 2008
- Label: EMI
– – – – – 2011 So80s (Soeighties) Present OMD - Curated by Blank & Jones - Release date: 7 February 2011
- Label: EMI, Soundcolours
– – – – – Singles
Year Song Album Chart positions UK
[1]AU
[9]CA
[10]GER
[2]IE
[11]NLD
[12]NZ
[3]U.S. Hot 100 [13] U.S. Dance Play [13] 1979 "Electricity" (released twice) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark – – – – – – – – – 1980 "Red Frame/White Light" 67 – – – – – – – – "Electricity" (second re-issue) 99 – – – – – – – – "Messages" 13 – – – – – – – 67 "Enola Gay" Organisation 8 47 – – 14 – 31 – 34 1981 "Souvenir" Architecture & Morality 3 57 6 39 9 38 – – – "Joan of Arc" 5 - 4 – 13 – – – – 1982 "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" 4 78 – 1 5 1 7 – – 1983 "Genetic Engineering" Dazzle Ships 20 – – 20 11 – – – – "Telegraph" 42 – – 39 28 – – – – 1984 "Locomotion" Junk Culture 5 30 – 14 4 8 32 – 61 "Talking Loud and Clear" 11 – – 18 9 6 – – – "Tesla Girls" 21 – – – 21 33 – – – "Never Turn Away" 70 – – – 29 – – – – 1985 "So in Love" Crush 27 56 – 18 13 12 – 26 16 "Secret" 34 – 31 25 24 – – 63 – "La Femme Accident" 42 – – – – 49 – – – 1986 "If You Leave" Pretty in Pink soundtrack 48 15 5 – – – 5 4 – "(Forever) Live and Die" The Pacific Age 11 19 10 8 13 5 14 19 – "We Love You" 54 18 – – – – 26 – 16 1987 "Shame" 52 – – – – – – – – 1988 "Dreaming" The Best of OMD 50 33 22 26 – – 37 16 6 "Brides of Frankenstein" (club promo) — – – – – – – – – 7 1991 "Sailing on the Seven Seas" Sugar Tax 3 – – 9 5 – – – 9 "Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way)" 7 – – 11 19 – – – 11 "Then You Turn Away" 50 – – 56 – – – – – "Call My Name" 50 – – 28 – – – – – 1993 "Stand Above Me" Liberator 21 – – 33 – – 39 – 6 "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" 24 – – 53 – 22 – – – "Everyday" 59 – – 60 – – – – – 1996 "Walking on the Milky Way" Universal 17 – – 53 – – – – – "Universal" 55 – – – – – – – – 2010 "If You Want It" History of Modern 176 – – 49 – – – – – "Sister Marie Says" 169 – – – – – – – – Extended plays
Year Title Album Chart positions UK
[1]AU
[9]CA
[10]GER
[2]IE
[11]NLD
[12]NZ
[3]U.S. Hot 100 [13] U.S. Dance Play [13] 1998 The OMD Remixes — 35 – – – – – – – – 2011 History of Modern (Part I) History of Modern - – – – – – – – – Videography
Video albums
Release date Title Format Additional information July 1982 Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane LD (Japan only), VHS, Betamax, DVD (2007) Live concert. A DVD of this concert came with the 2007 reissue of Architecture & Morality. June 1985 Crush the Movie LD (Japan only), VHS, Betamax Documentary on the band during the recording of Crush, with promo videos of the album's singles. 12 March 1988 The Best of OMD VHS Promo videos. November 2007 Souvenir DVD Documentary on the history of the band, including the reformation in 2006/2007. 28 April 2008 OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More DVD Live concert 29 September 2008 Messages: Greatest Hits DVD Promo videos. 14 December 2009 Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra DVD Live concert Music videos
Year Title 1979 "Electricity" 1980 "Red Frame/White Light" "Messages" "Enola Gay (Version 1)" "Enola Gay (Version 2)" 1981 "Souvenir" 1982 "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" 1983 "Genetic Engineering" "Telegraph" 1984 "Locomotion" "Talking Loud and Clear (Version 1)" "Talking Loud and Clear (Version 2)" "Tesla Girls" "Never Turn Away" 1985 "So in Love" "Secret" "La Femme Accident" "Hold You" 1986 "If You Leave" "(Forever) Live and Die" "We Love You" 1987 "Shame" (version 1) "Shame" (version 2) 1988 "Dreaming" 1991 "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (UK version) "Sailing on the Seven Seas" (U.S. version) "Pandora's Box" (UK version) "Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long, Way)" (U.S. version) "Then You Turn Away" "Call My Name" 1993 "Stand Above Me (Smoking Version)" "Stand Above Me (Non-Smoking Version)" "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" "Everyday" 1996 "Walking on the Milky Way" "Universal" 1998 "Enola Gay (Sash Remix)" 2010 "If You Want It" "Sister Marie Says" Enola Gay (Version 2) appeared on the video release of "The Best of OMD" as did Talking Loud and Clear (Version 2). Enola Gay (Version 1) is in turn featured on the DVD "Messages: OMD Greatest Hits."
Soundtracks
Year Song Soundtrack 1981 "Enola Gay" Urgh! A Music War 1985 "Tesla Girls" Weird Science 1986 "If You Leave" Pretty in Pink "We Love You" Playing for Keeps 1988 "Secret" Arthur 2: On the Rocks 1991 film score (unreleased) For the Greater Good (TV) References
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- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2011-08-27. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark".
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- ^ a b c d "Allmusic - Billboard singles - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p110800. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
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