Joan of Arc (OMD song)

"Joan of Arc" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their third studio album Architecture & Morality. It became an international hit, reaching the Top 5 in the UK and Canada and number 13 in Ireland.

Critic Dave Thompson in AllMusic lauded the track, writing: "[T]he power of this song is almost equal to Joan's own...A revelation of a single."^[1] Colleague Ned Raggett described it as "a towering heartbreaker, with Andy McCluskey and band in full flight."^[2]

Track listings

7" vinyl single

UK: DinDisc DIN 36

Side one

"Joan of Arc" (Andy McCluskey)

Side two

"The Romance of the Telescope (Unfinished)" (Paul Humphreys/McCluskey)

12" vinyl single

UK: DinDisc DIN 36-12

"Joan of Arc" (Andy McCluskey)

Side two

"The Romance of the Telescope (Unfinished)" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

Chart performance

Chart (1981)	Peak position	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Canadian RPM Singles Chart^[3]	4
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	13
UK Singles Chart^[5]	5	BPI: Silver^[6]

References

↑ Joan of Arc at AllMusic
↑ Architecture & Morality at AllMusic.
↑ "collectionscanada.gc.ca".
↑ "irishcharts.ie search results for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". Retrieved 2008-03-23.
↑ "Chartstats.com". Retrieved 2009-01-15.
↑ "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2010.

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Andy McCluskey Paul Humphreys Malcolm Holmes Martin Cooper Dave Hughes Michael Douglas Graham Weir Neil Weir Phil Coxon Nigel Ipinson Abe Juckes Stuart Kershaw

Studio albums	Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Organisation Architecture & Morality Dazzle Ships Junk Culture Crush The Pacific Age Sugar Tax Liberator Universal History of Modern English Electric

Compilation albums	The Best of OMD The OMD Singles The OMD Remixes Navigation: The OMD B-Sides Messages: Greatest Hits

Live albums	Peel Sessions 1979–1983 OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More

Singles and EPs	"Electricity" "Red Frame/White Light" "Messages" "Enola Gay" "Souvenir" "Joan of Arc" "Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" "Genetic Engineering" "Telegraph" "Locomotion" "Talking Loud and Clear" "Tesla Girls" "Never Turn Away" "So in Love" "Secret" "La Femme Accident" "If You Leave" "(Forever) Live and Die" "We Love You" "Shame" "Dreaming" "Brides of Frankenstein" "Sailing on the Seven Seas" "Pandora's Box" "Then You Turn Away" "Call My Name" "Stand Above Me" "Dream of Me (Based on Love's Theme)" "Everyday" "Walking on the Milky Way" "Universal" "If You Want It" "Sister Marie Says" "History of Modern (Part I)" "Metroland" "The Future Will Be Silent" "Dresden"

Videography	Live at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane Crush the Movie The Best of OMD Souvenir OMD Live: Architecture & Morality & More Messages: Greatest Hits Electricity: OMD with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

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