Tesla Girls

"Tesla Girls"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Junk Culture
B-side
Released28 August 1984 (1984-08-28)
RecordedMay 1983
StudioAIR (Salem, Montserrat)
Genre
Length3:51
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
  • Brian Tench
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Talking Loud and Clear"
(1984)
"Tesla Girls"
(1984)
"Never Turn Away"
(1984)
Music video
"Tesla Girls" on YouTube

"Tesla Girls" is a song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the third single from their fifth studio album, Junk Culture (1984). It peaked at No. 21 in the UK and Ireland, and No. 8 on the Dutch Top 40. Although only moderately successful on the charts, it became one of the group's biggest club hits.

The song was featured in the John Hughes film Weird Science (1985).

  1. ^ Scapelliti, Christopher (1998). "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". In Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds.). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 842–843.