Reference page
The following is a list of OMD Singles and B-sides issued since 1979 to the present.
Definition:
- OMD - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (group)
- Single - track or song issued as individual release, usually 7", 10" 12" or CDS format.
- B-side - track or tracks issued as flipside to 7" or 12" singles or as 'bonus tracks' on CD issues of singles.
- Lists original and previously unreleased tracks only, no re-mixes, album tracks or live versions of previously released songs.
- UK releases only, unless otherwise stated.
- for full track listings see individual singles pages by clicking on titles.
Part I (1979-1988)[]
| Year | Single release | B-side | Cat no. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Electricity | Almost (prod Martin Zero) | FAC 6 | Produced by Paul Collister |
| Almost (prod Martin Zero) | DIN 2 | Produced by 'Martin Zero' (Martin Hannett) | ||
| 1980 | Almost | DIN 2 | Both tracks remixes of MZ versions. Same as album. | |
| Red Frame / White Light | I Betray My Friends | DIN 6 | ||
| Messages | Taking Sides Again | DIN 15
DIN 15-10 |
'dub' version of Messages | |
| Waiting For The Man | DIN 15-10 | cover version of 'I'm Waiting For the Man' - velvet Underground | ||
| Enola Gay | Annex | DIN 22, DIN 22-12 | ||
| 1981 | Souvenir | Motion & Heart (Amazon version) | DIN 24, DIN 24-10 | Same versions on 7" & 10" |
| Sacred Heart | ||||
| Joan of Arc | The Romance Of The Telescope (Unfinished) | DIN 36, DIN 36-12 | Same version on 7" & 12" | |
| 1982 | Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan Of Arc) | Navigation | DIN 40, DIN 40-12 | |
| Of All The Things We've Made | DIN 40-12 | Sleeve erroneously lists 'Experiments in Vertical Take Off' | ||
| 1983 | Genetic Engineering | 4-Neu | VS 527, VS 527-12 | Same version on 7" & 12" |
| Telegraph | 66 and Fading | VS 580, VS 580-12 | Same version on 7" & 12" | |
| 1984 | Locomotion | Her Body in my Soul | VS 660, VS 660-12 | Same version on 7" & 12" |
| The Avenue | VS 660-12 | |||
| Talking Loud and Clear | Julia's Song | VS 685 | re-recorded version of song first featured on 1980 debut album. | |
| VS 685-12 | 12" features a 'dub' version followed by the 7" version | |||
| Tesla Girls | Telegraph (live) | VS 705, VS 705-12 | ||
| Garden City | VS 705-12 | |||
| Never Turn Away | Wrapupp | VS 727 / 727-12 | ||
| 1985 | So In Love | Concrete Hands | VS 766 | |
| Concrete Hands (extended) | VS 766-12 | |||
| Maria Gallante | VS 766-12, VS 766 (2x7" only) | |||
| White Trash (live) | VS 766 (2x7" only) | |||
| Secret | Drift | VS 796, VS 796-12 | ||
| La Femme Accident | Firegun | VS 811, VS 811-12, VSD811-12 | also features 12" version of La Femme Accident, | |
| Locomotion (live) | VSD811-12 | |||
| Enola Gay | ||||
| If You Leave | 88 Seconds in Greensboro | VS 843, 843-12 | album track | |
| Locomotion (live version) | VS 843-12 | |||
| 1986 | (Forever) Live and Die | This Town | VS 888, VS 888-12 | 12" has extended version and 7" version of (Forever) Live and Die |
| We Love You | none | VS 911 / 911-12 | ||
| 1987 | Shame (Re-Recorded Version) | Goddess of Love | VS 938, VS 938-12, MIKE 938 12 (CD) | album track |
| 1988 | Dreaming | Satellite | VS 987, VS 987-12, VSY 987-12 | |
| Gravity Never Failed | VS 987-12, VSY 987-12 | originally recorded in 1981 |
Part II (1991-1996)[]
| Year | Single release | B-side | Cat no. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Sailing on the Seven Seas | Sugartax, Burning | VSCDT1310, VSC 1310, VSCDX 1310 | Floating on the Seven Seas is a remix of lead track |
| Pandora's Box | All She Wants Is Everything | VSCDT 1331 | ||
| Then You Turn Away | Sugar Tax, Vox Humana, Area | VS 1368, VSCDG 1368, VSCDT 1368 | ||
| Call My Name | Brides Of Frankenstein (Mix), Brides Of Frankenstein (Dub), Walk Tall | VSCDT1380 | ||
| 1993 | Stand Above Me | Can I Believe You | VS 1444, VSCDT 1444 | also feat remixes of Stand Above Me |
| Dream Of Me (Based On Love's Theme) | Strange Sensations, The Place You Fear The Most | VS 1461, VSCDT 1461 | also feat. remixes of Dream of Me. | |
| Everyday | Every Time | VSCDT 1471 | Dream Of Me (Interstella Mix)/Everyday (Invisible Man Mix) | |
| 1996 | Walking on the Milky Way | Mathew Street, The New Dark Age. | VS 1599 | VSCDT 1599 features live tracks |
| Universal | none | VSCDT1606, VSCDG 1606 | features the album version of Universal and live tracks. |
Part III (2010 - )[]
| Year | Single release | B-side | Cat no. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | If You Want It | Alone, Idea 1 | BNL002T, BNL002CD1 | |
| Sister Marie Says (Radio Edit) | The Grand Deception, History Of Modern (Part III & IV) | |||
| 2011 | History of Modern Pt. 1 | VCR, The Grand Deception | BNL004T, BNL004CD | |
| 2013 | Metroland | The Great White Silence | ||
| Dresden | Time Burns | |||
| Night Café | Kill Me, No Man's Land, Frontline | 100CD31 | 10 track CD single, also incl. The Great White Silence, Time Burns. | |
| 2017 | Isotype | Skin | ||
| The Punishment of Luxury | Lampe Licht | |||
| What Have We Done | HAHAHA | |||
| 2019 | Don't Go | none | ||
| 2023 | Bauhaus Staircase | none |
See also[]
- The Best of OMD (1988)
- The OMD Singles (1998)
- Navigation The OMD B-Sides (2001)
- Messages: Greatest Hits (2008)
- Souvenir - The Singles Collection 1979-2019 (2019)