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Background & HistoryOrigins:
The track is a holdover from Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys' pre-OMD group, The Id.
Recording Versions:
The original 1979 single was produced by Martin Hannett for Factory Records. Dissatisfied with that mix, the band re-recorded and reworked the song multiple times, leading to the polished DinDisc 1980 version featuring an extended instrumental section.
Themes:
The lyrics offer an early electronic critique of excessive power consumption, fossil fuel dependence, and a call toward sustainable alternatives like solar energy.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic band formed in Meols, Merseyside in 1978 by Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboards, vocals). Regarded as pioneers of electronic music, the group combined an experimental, minimalist ethos with pop sensibilities, becoming key figures in the emergence of synth-pop. OMD were Britain's first performing, two-piece synthesizer band and have been described as the "original synth-pop duo"; despite a shifting line-up, the central pairing of McCluskey and Humphreys remains the group's primary identifier. In the United States, the band were an early presence in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion.