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Marshall, Olivia (14 November 2020). "OMD discuss their upcoming tour, Covid-19 and Enola Gay". The Argus . Retrieved 23 March 2023. Being in Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark right now is just the most blessed thing... it's like being 19 again. We can do what the hell we want." Sister Marie Says": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com . Retrieved 26 July 2022. OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Locomotion" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 April 2009.

In 2006, OMD reformed with McCluskey and Humphreys revisiting the experimental territory of their early work. Although sometimes identified as a cult band, the group have achieved 14 top-20 entries on the UK Albums Chart, as well as global sales of 40 million records. Their 20th century output yielded 18 top-40 appearances on the UK Singles Chart, along with four top-40 entries on the US Billboard Hot 100. Described as one of the most influential synth-pop acts in history, OMD have inspired many artists across diverse genres and disciplines. Further TV promotional work at the time of the release of Locomotion seems scarce, although a video recording also exists of OMD miming to the song on the Australian TV show Countdown, on 05 August 1984. [1] Versions and availability [ ] Houghton, Richard. OMD: Pretending to See the Future (hardcover). This Day in Music Books. 2018. ISBN 1999592727 Slingerland, Calum (15 May 2017). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Return with 'The Punishment of Luxury' ". Exclaim! . Retrieved 15 May 2017.Locomotion has become one of OMD's best known songs and especially of the period, when it was one of the biggest selling singles of 1981. It has been included on every OMD singles and greatest hits compilation album, and also appeared on compilation albums such as Now that's What I Call Music 3. It re-established OMD as a commercially viable act, capable of producing hit singles but with their own particular twist. Kot, Greg (15 March 2018). "OMD: Dystopian electro-pop and the Chicago connection". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved 27 February 2021. originally been intended as a song about the problems of mobility for disabled people...the lyric lost most of its original intention.", AM in Houghton, 2018, p.180 Style and content [ ]

Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 10 April 2019. forever) live and die | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. a b "1981". Britain's Favourite 80s Songs. Season 2. Episode 2. 5 March 2021. 6–9 minutes in. Channel 5. OMD Release New 'Dresden' Single". Music-News.com. 16 May 2013 . Retrieved 14 July 2023– via Noise 11.Turner, Luke (24 September 2013). "Corrupting Sonic DNA: Moby's Favourite Albums". The Quietus . Retrieved 6 March 2021. a b c d "charts.nz > OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien . Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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McCluskey-led OMD and disbandment [ edit ] Keyboardist and co-founder Paul Humphreys departed in 1989 a b c Ware, Gareth (4 March 2013). "OMD: Of All the Thing We've Made: 'Dazzle Ships' At 30". DIY. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016 . Retrieved 21 February 2021. {{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( link) Locomotion went straight into the UK charts, as announced on 10 April, at no.28, and was the fourth highest new entry. It went up to no.19 the following week, then to no.10, no.6 and reached its peak position of no.5 in the chart revealed on 09 May, the same week as Junk Culture entered the UK album charts at no.9. It was OMD's fifth Top 10 single, equalling the position of Joan of Arc in 1981. Grammy Nominations 2021: See the Full List of Nominees Here". Pitchfork. 24 November 2020 . Retrieved 21 February 2021.Hopper, David (1 September 2022). "Alphaville's Marian Gold Talks New Symphonic Double LP". 360°Sound . Retrieved 9 September 2023. Stamp, Tony (6 April 2017). "The past and present of Future Islands". Radio New Zealand . Retrieved 2 April 2021. Wade, Ian (8 April 2013). "Souvenirs: Andy McCluskey Of OMD's Favourite Albums". The Quietus . Retrieved 1 November 2013.