Call My Name (OMD song)
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"Call My Name" is the name of a song by the synthpop
group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
. It was released from their album Sugar Tax. It was also released as the fourth (and last) single from the album. The single made the Top 100 on the UK Singles Chart
at #50. The B-side to the 7" single, "Walk Tall" is featured as the tenth track on Sugar Tax.
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
. It was released from their album Sugar Tax. It was also released as the fourth (and last) single from the album. The single made the Top 100 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at #50. The B-side to the 7" single, "Walk Tall" is featured as the tenth track on Sugar Tax.
7": Virgin / VS 1380 (UK)
- "Call My Name" (Remix) - 4:23
- "Walk Tall" - 3:55
- also available on MC (Virgin / VSC 1380)
12": Virgin / VST 1380 (UK)
- "Call My Name" (12" version)
- "Brides of FrankensteinBrides of Frankenstein"Brides of Frankenstein" is a medley of excerpts from various Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark songs mixed with dance rhythms by Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Steve "Silk" Hurley.It was released as a 12-inch single in 1988 in the United States and Canada...
" (The Hitman & Silk Mega Mix)
CD: Virgin / VSCDT 1380 (UK)
- "Call My Name" (Remix)
- "Call My Name" (12" Version)
- "Brides of Frankenstein" (The Hitman & Silk Mega Mix)
- "Brides of Frankenstein" (Dub)
- "Call My Name" mixes done by Mark McGuire
- "Brides of Frankenstein" mixes done by Mike "Hitman" Wilson and Steve "Silk" Hurley
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 28 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
50 |