Genetic Engineering (song)
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"Genetic Engineering" is a 1983 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single from their fourth studio album Dazzle Ships. The synthesized speech featured on the track is taken from a Speak & Spell, an educational electronic toy developed by Texas Instruments in the 1970s intended to teach children spelling.
Quick Facts Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, from the album Dazzle Ships ...
"Genetic Engineering" | ||||
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Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
from the album Dazzle Ships | ||||
B-side | "4-NEU" | |||
Released | 11 February 1983[1] | |||
Recorded | The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England | |||
Genre | New wave | |||
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Label | Telegraph (Virgin) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys | |||
Producer(s) | OMD, Rhett Davies | |||
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology | ||||
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"Genetic Engineering" reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a Top 20 hit in several European territories, and peaked at number 5 in Spain. In the US it made number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.