Joan of Arc (OMD song)
"Joan of Arc" | ||||
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Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
from the album Architecture & Morality | ||||
B-side | "The Romance of the Telescope" (Unfinished) | |||
Released | 9 October 1981 | |||
Format | 7" single, 12" single | |||
Recorded | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
Length | 3:48 | |||
Label | Dindisc | |||
Writer(s) | Andy McCluskey | |||
Producer(s) | OMD and Richard Manwaring | |||
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology | ||||
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"Joan of Arc" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It became an international hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and Canada and number 13 in Ireland.
Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic lauded the track, writing: "[T]he power of this song is almost equal to Joan's own...A revelation of a single."[1] Colleague Ned Raggett described it as "a towering heartbreaker, with Andy McCluskey and band in full flight."[2]
Track listings
7" vinyl single
- UK: DinDisc DIN 36
Side one
- "Joan of Arc" (Andy McCluskey)
Side two
- "The Romance of the Telescope (Unfinished)" (Paul Humphreys/McCluskey)
12" vinyl single
- UK: DinDisc DIN 36-12
- "Joan of Arc" (Andy McCluskey)
Side two
- "The Romance of the Telescope (Unfinished)" (Humphreys/McCluskey)
Chart performance
Chart (1981) | Peak position |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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Canadian RPM Singles Chart[3] | 4 | |
Irish Singles Chart[4] | 13 | |
UK Singles Chart[5] | 5 | BPI: Silver[6] |
References
- ↑ Joan of Arc at AllMusic
- ↑ Architecture & Morality at AllMusic.
- ↑ "collectionscanada.gc.ca".
- ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ↑ "Chartstats.com". Retrieved 2009-01-15.
- ↑ "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
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