History of Modern | ||||
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Released | 20 September 2010[1] | |||
Recorded | 2007–2010 | |||
Studio | Motor Museum, Liverpool | |||
Genre | Synth-pop | |||
Length | 58:02 | |||
Label | 100%[1] Bright Antenna | |||
Producer | OMD | |||
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Singles from History of Modern | ||||
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History of Modern is the eleventh studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 20 September 2010 by 100% Records. It is their first album since 1996, and the first to feature the classic four-piece OMD line-up since 1986's The Pacific Age. It was recorded remotely, with band members compiling the tracks via the Internet.
History of Modern received positive reviews and peaked at number 28 on the UK Albums Chart. It was a hit in Germany, reaching number 5 – the group's highest chart placing for an album in that country. The record was released in the US on Bright Antenna on 28 September 2010.
On 2 March 2011 an EP, History of Modern (Part I) was released containing remixes and B-sides from History of Modern.