Messages (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)

"Messages"
"Messages"
	Sleeve of the UK 7-inch single
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
B-side	"Taking Sides Again"; "Waiting for the Man";
Released	2 May 1980
Recorded	Advision, London
Genre	Synth-pop; new wave;
Length	3:59 (7" version); 4:06 (album version); 4:41 (10" version)
Label	Dindisc
Songwriter(s)	Paul Humphreys; Andy McCluskey;
Producer(s)	Mike Howlett
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
Music video
	"Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Messages" on YouTube

"Messages" is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) from their self-titled debut studio album (1980). A re-recorded version of the song was released on 2 May 1980 as the album's third and final single, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming OMD's first top-40 entry.^[1] As with their debut single "Electricity", "Messages" features a melodic synth break instead of a sung chorus.^[2]

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^ "Interview: Andy McCluskey, OMD". PRS for Music Online Magazine. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. Many of our songs use the synth melody as the chorus. There are verses but generally the melody is the chorus.

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[2] "Interview: Andy McCluskey, OMD". PRS for Music Online Magazine. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013. Many of our songs use the synth melody as the chorus. There are verses but generally the melody is the chorus.

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