Of the remix, Al commented: “Getting your hands on the raw material of Enola Gay feels like stealing into hallowed halls. To celebrate ‘Enola Gay’s anniversary, Hot Chip have produced a new remix of the song which opts for a more spacey approach with more of a lean-in to the bass and. The single has also received a thrilling remix from Hot Chip’s Al Doyle, out today. Today, ‘Enola Gay’ remains as one of the most potent weapons in OMD’s live arsenal and has rightly established itself as a classic example of synth-pop perfection. The band have also unveiled a special new and enhanced HD version of the original Enola Gay video which you can watch here. The digital version is available to purchase today (29 September), and pre-orders for the 12” coloured vinyl, out 27 November, are available now here. In 2003 the double disc version was released in France only, which included the remixed versions by Guetta and Garraud as well. The second disc was dropped, and eventually only the Sash remix appeared on The OMD Remixes EPs.
A 40th anniversary T-shirt was also made available via the OMD official store.1 All artwork is similar to the original issue although the clouds at sunset photograph is superimposed in part with an archive photo of a devastated Hiroshima. The second is a slowed down, chilled out rework that is far removed from the original, but remains unmistakably OMD. 'Enola Gay' is an anti-war song by the British synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). In 2020, to mark the 40th anniversary of the original release of Enola Gay, the song was given the remix treatment and issued in various formats. One extended mix uses the original master multi-track, that sounds like the 12″ version that never was, but should have been released in 1980. The release features two brand new mixes of the track by Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys. Tanto el sencillo como los accesos digitales para YOU ME & OMD los pueden conseguir desde su sitio oficial. The Sash remix of 'Enola Gay' sampled news broadcasts announcing the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as well as the Robert Oppenheimer.
'The music always comes first, usually inspired by a noise or drum pattern, or a sample or something. OMD by ALEX LAKE Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark have announced a limited edition 12” coloured vinyl release of the band’s legendary anti-war hit single Enola Gay, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its original release, and 75 years since the World War II atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the Enola Gay aircraft. Adems del concierto y el remix de Hot Chip, el sencillo Enola Gay ser reeditado en una edicin limitada de 12 que incluye dos versiones alternas de la cancin, mismo que estar disponible a partir del 27 de noviembre. Andy McCluskey of OMD explained in a September 2010 interview with CMU how the OMD duo create a track.