Electricity (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song)
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"Electricity" is the 1979 debut single by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark （OMD）, featured on their eponymous debut album the following year.
Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys sing the lead vocals on the track together in unison.
As with single "Messages" from the same album, the song features a melodic synthesizer break instead of a sung chorus.
The track is a holdover from defunct Wirral group the Id, who were led by McCluskey and Humphreys.
Following OMD's release of "Electricity" on Factory Records, the band were offered a recording contract with Dindisc, who twice re-issued the single.
An October 2019 re-release, through Virgin EMI, topped the UK Vinyl Singles Chart.
"Electricity" has been recognised as one of the most influential songs of its era, and has been praised by multiple recording artists.
"Electricity" was the first song that Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys wrote together at the age of 16.
It addresses society's wasteful usage of energy resources.
Inspired by Kraftwerk's "Radioactivity", the track was described by McCluskey as "a faster, punkier version of 'Radioactivity' with a chorus." As with single "Messages" from the same album, a sung chorus is substituted for a melodic synthesizer break.
McCluskey and Humphreys originally recorded "Electricity" as members of OMD precursor group the Id, in early 1978.
After OMD's first concert, opening for Joy Division in a 1978 appearance at Eric's Club in Liverpool, McCluskey was inspired to send a demo of the song to Factory Records founder Tony Wilson.
They later heard that while he was not impressed with it, hi...