"Then You Turn Away" is a song by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...

 and the third single released from their album Sugar Tax. It peaked at #50 on the UK singles charts in 1991. Its follow-up single, "Call My Name", peaked at the same position. It was not released as a 12".

B-sides

Originally the music written by Andy McCluskey

Andy McCluskey

George Andrew "Andy" McCluskey is the lead singer, bass guitarist, and primary songwriter for the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ....

 for the BBC

BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...

 TV series For the Greater Good was to be included as the B-side for "Then You Turn Away", but it became Sugar Tax. This song in turn was scheduled as the title track of the album, but wasn't finished at the time the album was released.

The CD singles contain the extra tracks "Area", "Vox Humana" and a remix of "Then You Turn Away", called Infinite Repeat Mix. "Vox Humana" uses a sample of a female Gregorian chant written by Hildegard of Bingen

Hildegard of Bingen

Blessed Hildegard of Bingen , also known as Saint Hildegard, and Sibyl of the Rhine, was a German writer, composer, philosopher, Christian mystic, Benedictine abbess, visionary, and polymath. Elected a magistra by her fellow nuns in 1136, she founded the monasteries of Rupertsberg in 1150 and...

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CD Single (VSCDT 1368)

Third part of the Special Collectors Edition tri-pack released with Sailing on the Seven Seas

Sailing on the Seven Seas

"Sailing on the Seven Seas" is a 1991 single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released from their album Sugar Tax. It marked a successful comeback for the band in the UK, where it peaked at number 3 in the charts...

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1. "Then You Turn Away" - 4:18
2. "Sugar Tax" - 4:07
3. "Area" - 3:55
4. "Then You Turn Away (Infinite Repeat Mix)" - 4:28

CD Single (VSCDG 1368)

Issued in a limited edition felt box with paper wrap which also contained a perfumed postcard.

1. "Then You Turn Away" - 4:18
2. "Sailing on the Seven Seas" - 3:49
3. "Then You Turn Away (Infinite Repeat Mix)" - 4:32
4. "Vox Humana" - 5:25

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
German Albums Chart	56
UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart...	50

External links

• Lyrics