Joan of Arc (OMD song)
| "Joan of Arc" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "The Romance of the Telescope" (Unfinished) |
"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 23 March 2008.
- ^ "Chartstats.com". Retrieved 15 January 2009.
- ^ "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 30 June 2010.