Secret

~ Recording by Orchestral Manœuvres in the Dark

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
  • GB1985-06-17
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDV2349
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
  • GB1985-06-17
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)V2349
1.1Secret3:56Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSecretOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSingle
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VS 796
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
A&M RecordsCD 3336
1.2Secret3:57Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VL4 2333
1.2Secret3:57Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)407 207
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7 86703 2
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
A&M RecordsCD 5077, DX 725
1.2Secret3:57Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
A&M RecordsSP 5077
1.2Secret3:57Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VL 2333
1.8Secret3:57Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkHits 85 – InternationalVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past)302 594
1.1Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSecretOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSingle
A&M RecordsAM-2794
1.4Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkDreamingOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSingle
  • GB1988-06-06
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)VS 98710
1.3Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkArthur 2: On the RocksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
A&M RecordsCD 3916
1.11Secret?:??Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
A&M RecordsCS 5186
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDOMD 1
1.11Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CD 5186
1.11Secret3:56Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)208604-630, LL-208604
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDOMD 1
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)0777 7 86323 2 0
1.11Secret3:58Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
A&M RecordsSP 5186, SP-5186
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDGOLD (GSB) 83
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDOMD 1
1.11Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMD (club edition, DIDY 002804 & CRC on medium)Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
A&M Records, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CD 5186
1.12Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best Of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)CDVNC 5118
2.3Secret3:56Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkBeat of the 80's, Volume 3Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Eurostar Schallplatten GmbH398 1046 2
1.2Secret3:56Orchestral Manœuvres in the DarkCrushOrchestral Manœuvres in the DarkAlbum
DiskyVI 874762
1.15Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Very Best of Pop Music 1988-89Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Egmont Music ClubEMC8889010
1.4Secret3:58Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of 1980–1990, Volume 13Various ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • DE1998-04-17
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972)7243 4 94443 2 4
1.3Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkArthur 2: On the RocksVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Universal Music Ltda. (Brasil)393 916-2
1.12Secret3:55Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Best of OMDOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
  • -2002
DiskyVI 793582
1.3Secret3:58Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkUltime 80’s Anthology IIVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Virgin EMI Strategic Marketing7243 8 11756 2 0
1.13Secret3:58Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkMessages: Greatest HitsOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2008-09-29
EMI (EMI Records, since 1972), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)50999 2 36924 2 8, CDVX 3050
1.15Secret3:59Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSouvenirOrchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2019-10-04
Universal Music Catalogue (since early 2000s, alt name UMC used since ca. 2016; defunct since early 2023, renamed into Universal Music Recordings, don’t use it for later 2023 releases)
1.15Secret3:59Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSouvenir (40th anniversary boxset)Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2019-10-04
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)
1.15Secret3:59Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkSouvenir: The Singles Collection 1979–2019Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2019-10-04
Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries)7743909
Promotion
1.13Secret3:57Orchestral Manoeuvres in the DarkThe Very Best of Pop Music 1980-1995: Presentation CDVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
Egmont Music ClubEMC8095020

Relationships

recording engineer:Alan Douglas (Scottish born engineer)
producer:Stephen Hague
mixer:David Jacob
vocals:Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
mixed at:Advision Studios in Fitzrovia, Camden, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:Secret (OMD)

Secret (OMD)

lyricist and composer:Paul Humphreys (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark)
publisher:Virgin Music, Inc. (The American arm of Virgin's publishing company)
referred to in medleys:Brides of Frankenstein