"Sister Marie Says" is the 32nd UK single from English
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music, electronic band formed in Wirral Peninsula, Wirral, Merseyside, in 1978. The group consists of co-founders Andy McCluskey (vocals, bass guitar) and Paul Humphreys (keyboar ...
(OMD), released on 15 November 2010.
Remixes by Monarchy, Stopmakingme, Kinky Roland and Mirrors have been commissioned.
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Background
"Sister Marie Says" was originally written in 1981. Elements of it were also commissioned. In 1996, the song was due to feature on the group's tenth album ''Universal
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'', but was scrapped due to the song being out-of-character with the album's reflective tone.
The subject of the song is self-styled nun, prophet and astronomer 'Sister Marie Gabriel' (a.k.a. Sofia Richmond, Sofia Paprocski, Zofia Sagatis, Sofia Marie Angel, etc.; b. Poland, 1941) who became notorious for producing apocalyptic warnings of imminent world doom. This later culminated in 1994 with her publishing (from her London flat) alarming full-page advertisements in several British national daily newspapers, incorrectly predicting "God's final warning", a supposed massive fireball directed across space at planet Earth from Jupiter, resulting from the (already predicted) impact of comet Shoemaker-Levy 9.
After the band's reunion, the song was demoed in 2007 and released as a free download. The final version was produced and mixed by Guy Katsav at his London studio and its featured on their eleventh studio album ''History of Modern
''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-pi ...
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Release
The duo announced the single on 18 October 2010. The artwork was also revealed, as well as the candidates for remixes which also include Switchblade, The Str8jackets & Zoned Out. On 26 October 2010, the limited edition 7 in vinyl single was released for pre-order on the band's website.
Music video
The music video for "Sister Marie Says" was released on 25 October 2010.
Track listings
Limited edition 7 in vinyl
The B-side track ''History of Modern (Part III & IV)'' on this Limited edition single is a longer version than the one on the EP History of Modern (Part I)
''History of Modern (Part I)'' is a 2011 EP by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 2 March 2011 by 100% in the UK and Bright Antenna in the US. The EP was released as a digital download, CD and 10" reco ...
, where the track with the same name is only 2:03
CD single, Germany
# "Sister Marie Says"
# "The Grand Deception"
CD The Remixes, UK
# "Sister Marie Says" (Monarchy
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's Twin Galaxies Remix) - 6:48
# "Sister Marie Says" (Stopmakingme Remix) - 7:09
# "Sister Marie Says" (Soil In The Synth Remix) - 4:28
# "Sister Marie Says" (Mirros - Un Autre Monde Remix) - 6:30
# "Sister Marie Says" (Str8jackets Deluded Rub) - 7:14
# "Sister Marie Says" (Zoned Out's Extended Mix) - 5:32
# "Sister Marie Says" (Kinky Roland's Dance Mix) - 7:29
# "Sister Marie Says" (Switchblade's North Of Detroit Remix) - 6:24
Chart performance
References
External links
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"Nuns", meteors and the art of the millennial press release - Out of Ambit
About 'Sister' Marie Gabriel's 'prophecies' - The subject of the song.
Discog "Sister Marie Says" The Remixes
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2010 songs
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark songs
Songs written by Andy McCluskey
2010 singles