Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark discography | |
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Studio albums | 14 |
Live albums | 10 |
Compilation albums | 9 |
Video albums | 9 |
Music videos | 49 |
EPs | 5 |
Singles | 46 |
The discography of English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) includes 14 studio albums and 46 singles, among other releases. The group issued their debut single, " Electricity", in 1979, and achieved several international top 10 hits during the 1980s and 1990s, including their signature songs " Enola Gay" (1980) and " If You Leave" (1986). [1] [2] OMD's albums Architecture & Morality (1981), The Best of OMD (1988) and Sugar Tax (1991) were certified platinum or higher in the UK; the gold-certified Dazzle Ships (1983) became one of the band's more influential works. [3] [4]
OMD disbanded in 1996 but reformed in 2006, and have since re-established themselves as a top 10 presence on international album charts. The group's overall record sales stand in excess of 40 million, [5] [6] [7] with sales of 15 million albums and 25 million singles as of 2019. [8]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [9] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] |
GER [12] |
NL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SPA [15] [16] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] |
US [19] | |||
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | 27 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||
Organisation |
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6 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Architecture & Morality |
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3 | 62 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 28 | — | 144 | |
Dazzle Ships |
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5 | 100 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 38 | — | 162 |
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Junk Culture |
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9 | 54 | 74 | 32 | 12 | — | 27 | 32 | 28 | 182 |
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Crush |
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13 | — | 36 | 23 | 15 | 23 | — | 38 | — | 38 | |
The Pacific Age |
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15 | 36 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 47 | |
Sugar Tax |
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3 | 96 | 76 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | |
Liberator |
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14 | — | — | 17 | 59 | — | — | 20 | 32 | 169 | |
Universal |
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24 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 34 | 28 | — | |
History of Modern |
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28 | — | — | 5 | 97 | — | — | — | 63 | — | |
English Electric |
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12 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 60 | — | 46 | — | |
The Punishment of Luxury |
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4 | — | — | 9 | 95 | — | — | — | 44 | — | |
Bauhaus Staircase |
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2 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details |
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Peel Sessions 1979–1983 |
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OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More |
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The History of Modern Tour – Live in Berlin |
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Dazzle Ships at the Museum of Liverpool |
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Access All Areas |
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Architecture & Morality/Dazzle Ships – Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 06/10/18 |
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Live with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra 07/10/18 |
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Live at the Liverpool Empire |
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Live at Eventim Hammersmith Apollo |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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UK [9] |
AUS [10] |
CAN [11] |
GER [12] |
NL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SPA [15] |
SWI [18] |
US [19] | |||
O.M.D. |
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The Best of OMD |
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2 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 16 | 46 | |
The OMD Singles |
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16 | — | — | 30 | 50 | — | — | — | — |
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Navigation: The OMD B-Sides |
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Messages: Greatest Hits |
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So80s (Soeighties) Present OMD – Curated by Blank & Jones |
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The Punishment of Luxury: B Sides & Bonus Material |
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Souvenir – The Singles 1979–2019 |
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18 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | 70 | — | |
Architecture & Morality – The Singles |
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45 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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UK [9] | ||
The Unreleased '78 Tapes |
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The OMD Remixes |
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35 |
History of Modern (Part I) |
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The Future Will Be Silent |
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Dazzle Ships at the Museum of Liverpool |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [9] |
AUS [10] |
BEL (FL) [28] |
GER [12] |
IRE [29] |
NL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SPA [15] |
US [30] |
US Dance [31] | |||||
" Electricity" (released twice) | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
" Red Frame/White Light" | 1980 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 [A] | Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||
" Electricity" (third release) | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Messages" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 [A] | ||||
" Enola Gay" | 8 | 47 | — | — | 14 | — | 31 | 1 | — | 34 | Organisation | |||
" Souvenir" | 1981 | 3 | 57 | 16 | 39 | 9 | 38 | — | 1 | — | — | Architecture & Morality | ||
" Joan of Arc" | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
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" Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" | 1982 | 4 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | |||
"She's Leaving" (Benelux-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Genetic Engineering" | 1983 | 20 | — | 18 | 20 | 11 | — | — | 6 | — | — | Dazzle Ships | ||
" Telegraph" | 42 | — | — | 39 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Locomotion" | 1984 | 5 | 30 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 32 | — | — | 61 | Junk Culture | ||
" Talking Loud and Clear" | 11 | — | 6 | 18 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Tesla Girls" | 21 | — | 32 | — | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | ||||
" Never Turn Away" | 70 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
" So in Love" | 1985 | 27 | 56 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 26 | 16 | Crush | ||
" Secret" | 34 | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | 63 | — | ||||
" La Femme Accident" | 42 | — | 17 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||||
" If You Leave" | 1986 | 48 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — |
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Pretty in Pink soundtrack | |
" (Forever) Live and Die" | 11 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 14 | — | 19 | — | The Pacific Age | |||
" We Love You" | 54 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 16 | ||||
" Shame" | 1987 | 52 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
" Dreaming" | 1988 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 26 | — | — | 37 | — | 16 | 6 | The Best of OMD | ||
" Brides of Frankenstein" (US and Canada-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Non-album single | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [9] |
UK Indie [33] |
AUS [10] |
BEL (FL) [28] |
GER [12] |
IRE [29] |
NL [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWE [34] |
US Dance [31] | |||
" Sailing on the Seven Seas" | 1991 | 3 | — | 77 | 39 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 9 | Sugar Tax |
" Pandora's Box" | 7 | — | 53 | 19 | 11 | 19 | — | — | 7 | 11 | ||
" Then You Turn Away" | 50 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Call My Name" | 50 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Stand Above Me" | 1993 | 21 | — | — | 29 | 33 | — | — | 39 | 28 | 6 | Liberator |
" Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" | 24 | — | — | — | 53 | — | 22 | — | — | — | ||
" Everyday" | 59 | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" Walking on the Milky Way" | 1996 | 17 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | 49 | — | Universal |
" Universal" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" If You Want It" | 2010 | 176 | 21 | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | History of Modern |
" Sister Marie Says" | 169 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Metroland" | 2013 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | English Electric |
"Dresden" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Night Café" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Julia's Song" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Junk Culture (deluxe edition) |
"Isotype" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Punishment of Luxury |
"The Punishment of Luxury" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"What Have We Done" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"One More Time" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Don't Go" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Souvenir – The Singles 1979–2019 |
"Electricity" (fourth release) [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Bauhaus Staircase" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bauhaus Staircase |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Additional information |
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Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane | Live concert. A DVD of this concert came with the 2007 reissue of Architecture & Morality. | |
Crush – The Movie |
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Documentary on the band during the recording of Crush, with promo videos of the album's singles. |
The Best of OMD |
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Promo videos |
Souvenir |
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Documentary on the history of the band, including the reformation in 2006/2007. |
OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More |
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Live concert |
Messages: Greatest Hits |
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Promo videos |
Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Live concerts |
Architecture & Morality/Dazzle Ships – Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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Live concert |
Access All Areas |
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Live concert |
Title | Year | Director |
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"Electricity" | 1979 | Unknown |
"Red Frame/White Light" | 1980 | Russell Mulcahy |
"Messages" | ||
"Enola Gay" (version 1) | Unknown | |
"Enola Gay" (version 2) | ||
"Souvenir" | 1981 | Peter Saville |
"Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" | 1982 | Steve Barron |
"Genetic Engineering" | 1983 | |
"Telegraph" | Peter Sinclair | |
"Locomotion" | 1984 | Jean-Pierre Berckmans |
"Talking Loud and Clear" (version 1) | Simon Milne | |
"Talking Loud and Clear" (version 2) | Unknown | |
"Tesla Girls" | Simon Milne | |
"Never Turn Away" | ||
"So in Love" | 1985 | Andy Morahan |
"Secret" | ||
"La Femme Accident" | ||
"Hold You" | ||
"If You Leave" | 1986 | Ian Fletcher |
"(Forever) Live and Die" | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams | |
"We Love You" | Unknown | |
"Shame" (version 1) | 1987 | Leslie Libman & Larry Williams |
"Shame" (version 2) | Unknown | |
"Dreaming" | 1988 | |
"Sailing on the Seven Seas" (UK version) | 1991 | Martha Fiennes |
"Sailing on the Seven Seas" (US version) | Unknown | |
"Pandora's Box" (UK version) | Andrew Doucette | |
"Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long, Way)" (US version) | Unknown | |
"Then You Turn Away" | ||
"Call My Name" | Andrew Doucette | |
"Stand Above Me" (Smoking version) | 1993 | Marcus Nispel |
"Stand Above Me" (Non-smoking version) | ||
"Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" | Pedro Romhanyi | |
"Everyday" | Mr. Reindherr | |
"Walking on the Milky Way" | 1996 | Howard Greenhalgh |
"Universal" | ||
"Enola Gay" ( Sash! remix) | 1998 | Unknown |
"If You Want It" | 2010 | Lilah Vandenburgh |
"Sister Marie Says" | ||
"History of Modern (Part 1)" | Danilo Giannini, Bo Nordin, Björn Skallström | |
"Please Remain Seated" | 2013 | Henning M. Lederer |
"Decimal" | ||
"Atomic Ranch" | ||
"Metroland" | David O'Byrne | |
"Dresden" | ROBisROB | |
"Night Café" | Unknown | |
"Isotype" | 2017 | Henning M. Lederer |
"The Punishment of Luxury" | Luca Monterosso Wittmann | |
"What Have We Done" | Unknown |
Song | Year | Soundtrack |
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"Enola Gay" | 1981 | Urgh! A Music War |
"Enola Gay" | 1983 | Party Party |
"Tesla Girls" | 1985 | Weird Science |
"Sealand" | Static | |
"If You Leave" | 1986 | Pretty in Pink |
"We Love You" | Playing for Keeps | |
"Secret" | 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks |
Film score (unreleased) | 1991 | For the Greater Good (TV) |
"Locomotion" | 1997 | Thank God He Met Lizzie |
"Enola Gay" | 2008 | Waltz with Bashir |
"Enola Gay" | 2009 | 1981 |
"Electricity" | 2010 | Worried About the Boy |
"If You Leave" | 2014 | Back in the Day |
"Secret" | The Skeleton Twins | |
"So in Love" | The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them | |
"If You Leave" | Horrible Bosses 2 | |
"Enola Gay" | Ex Machina | |
"So in Love" | 2015 | The D Train |
"Souvenir" | Mistress America | |
"Thrill Me" | Eddie the Eagle | |
"Enola Gay" | 2017 | Rock'n Roll |
"Electricity", "Enola Gay" | 2021 | Happily |
In 1983 [OMD] released the slightly bonkers but deeply influential Dazzle Ships.
A lot of bands now cite Dazzle Ships as an influence.
Organisation went gold in both the UK and France.