“Enola Gay”
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark from the album Organisation
B-side	"Annex"
Released	September 26, 1980 (1980-09-26)
Format	7", 12"
Recorded	Ridge Farm Studios, Dorking, 1980
Genre	Post-punk Electronica Synthpop
Length	3:33
Label	DinDisc
Writer(s)	Andy McCluskey
Producer	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and Mike Howlett
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Messages" (1980) "Enola Gay" (1980) "Souvenir" (1981)

"Enola Gay" is a song by British synthpop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (normally abbreviated to OMD). Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula Organisation is an Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1980 A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) A gramophone Dorking is an historic Market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Post-punk was a popular musical movement in the mid to late 1970s following on the heels of the initial Punk rock explosion of the early 1970s Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music DinDisc was a short-lived subsidiary label of Virgin Records during the beginning of the 1980s A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Andy McCluskey (born George Andrew McCluskey, 24 June 1959, Heswall, then Cheshire now Merseyside, England) is the In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Mike Howlett (born April 27, 1950) is a Fijian -born Musician and producer based in the United Kingdom. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula " Messages " is the third single of the Synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. " Souvenir " is a song written by Paul Humphreys and Martin Cooper of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and released as the first single off The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Synthpop is a subgenre of New Wave and Pop music in which the Synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (often abbreviated to OMD) are a Synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula It was written by frontman Andy McCluskey, and appears on the band's second album, Organisation (DinDisc/Virgin, 1980). Andy McCluskey (born George Andrew McCluskey, 24 June 1959, Heswall, then Cheshire now Merseyside, England) is the Organisation is an Album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1980 Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) It was released as a 7" single on 26 September 1980, and reached number 8 in the UK chart ^[1] , also topping the charts in several European countries. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry An early version with a slightly different arrangement appears on the group's Peel Sessions 1979-1983 album.

In 1998 David Guetta & Joachim Garraud and Sash! made remixed versions of the song for the intended second disc of The OMD Singles. David Guetta (born November 7 1967 in Paris) is a French DJ. Guetta began mixing his first vinyls at home at age 13 and Joachim Garraud, was born in 1968 in Nantes, is a French DJ, but he is also a remixer and producer. Sash! is a German DJ / producer team fronted by Sascha Lappessen (born 10 June 1970, Nettetal, Germany The OMD Singles is a singles compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1998 The second disc was dropped, and eventually only the Sash! remix appeared on The OMD Remixes EP's. The OMD Singles is a singles compilation album by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in 1998 In 2003 the double disc version was released in France only, which included the remixed versions by Guetta and Garraud as well. The Guetta and Garraud remixes were released on a limited 12" to promote the compilation album.

A live performance of this song, recorded at Guildhall, Portsmouth, England on September 19, 1980 (1980-09-19), is featured in the film Urgh! A Music War. Portsmouth Guildhall is the biggest events venue in the Hampshire city of Portsmouth in England. History See also History of Portsmouth There have been settlements in the area since before Roman times mostly being offshoots of Portchester, which England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Urgh! A Music War is a British Film released in 1981 featuring performances by Punk rock, New Wave, and Post-punk ^[2]

Contents 1 Title 2 Lyrics 3 Track listing 4 Chart positions 5 Cover versions 6 References 7 External links

Title

The song is named after the aeroplane, a USAAF B-29 Superfortress called Enola Gay which dropped "Little Boy" the first atomic bomb to be used in an act of War on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, to bring an end to the Second World War. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Little Boy was the Codename of the Atomic bomb, developed via the "Manhattan Project" which was dropped on Hiroshima, on August 6 1945 by the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Japanese city of ( is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshū, the largest of Japan 's Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Lyrics

The lyrics attack the decision to use the bomb, making use of sardonic black humour ("Is mother proud of Little Boy today?") and suggesting that the bombing was unnecessary ("It shouldn't ever have to end this way"). Black comedy, also known as black humor or dark comedy, is a sub-genre of Comedy and Satire where topics and events that are usually regarded ^[3]

Track listing

1. "Enola Gay" – 3:33
2. "Annex" – 4:33

Unusually, the 12" single contained no additional material or alternative mixes, only the same tracks as on the 7".

Chart positions

Chart (1980)	Peak position
French Singles Chart	1
Irish Singles Chart [4]	14
Italian Singles Chart	1
Portuguese Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart [5]	2
UK Singles Chart	8
US Hot Dance Club Play	34

Cover versions

The song was covered several times in 2007. Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Swedish artist Sommarkillen made a cover of the song called Sommartjej with new Swedish lyrics; the Danish electro-pop trio, Oliver North Boy Choir (formerly called Pierre) also recorded it. This track was posted on many MP3 blogs. An MP3 blog is a type of Blog in which the creator makes music files normally in the MP3 format available for download In June 2007, José Galisteo released his cover of it on his debut album, Remember. José Antonio Galisteo García (born 24 February, 1977 in Viladecans, Barcelona) was a contestant in the fifth season of the Spanish reality television German techno group Scooter also covered the song on their 2007 album Jumping All Over the World. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Techno is a form of Electronic dance music (EDM that emerged in Detroit, Michigan, USA during the mid to late 1980s Scooter are a German Techno and Hardcore techno band from Hamburg, who have sold over 14 million records and have earned 80 gold and platinum Jumping All Over The World is the thirteenth studio album by German Techno group Scooter, released in Germany in 2007 There was also a 2007 dance version (with multiple remixes) of the single recorded by a French band Digital Air. In 2008, York band One Night Only produced "Just for Tonight" which arguably uses the same melody and bassline. One Night Only are a British Indie pop band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003. One Night Only are a British Indie pop band from Helmsley, North Yorkshire formed in 2003.

References

External links

Music video

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