Walking on the Milky Way (song)

"Walking on the Milky Way"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Universal
B-side	"Mathew Street" "The New Dark Age"
Released	5 August 1996 (1996-08-05)[1]
Studio	Townhouse (London, England)
Length	4:38 (album version) 4:04 (single edit)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Andy McCluskey Nigel Ipinson Keith Small
Producer(s)	Andy McCluskey Matthew Vaughan David Nicholas
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Everyday" (1993) "Walking on the Milky Way" (1996) "Universal" (1996)
Music video
"Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Walking On The Milky Way" on YouTube

"Walking on the Milky Way" is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). It was released as a single on 5 August 1996 and appeared on their Universal album a month later. The song reached number 17 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's first UK top-20 hit in over five years, and their last UK top-40 single. The band were flanked by a full string orchestra for their Top of the Pops performance of the song broadcast on 16 August 1996.