Walking on the Milky Way
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"Walking on the Milky Way" is the name of a song by the British New Wave
band OMD
. It was released as a single in 1996 and appeared on their Universal
album a month later. This was their first single since 1993, which peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart
and was the band's last top twenty single.
"Mathew Street
" is about the location for Eric's Club
in Liverpool
, where Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark made their first public performance.
Tracks 2, 3 & 4 recorded live at Bonn Biskuithalle November 16 1993 (broadcast by SWF3
).
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
band OMD
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark are a synthpop group whose founding members are originally from the Wirral Peninsula, England...
. It was released as a single in 1996 and appeared on their Universal
Universal (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark album)
-Personnel:* Andy McCluskey – vocals, keyboards, production, mix on tracks 8–9* Matthew Vaughan – keyboards on tracks 1, 4, 8, and 10, guitar on tracks 2, 3, and 5, piano on track 3, bass on track 9, production on tracks 1–7, and tracks 10–12...
album a month later. This was their first single since 1993, which peaked at #17 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
and was the band's last top twenty single.
Storyline
Characterised by an ethereal and melancholy sound and a soaring delivery of the lyric, the song wistfully recalls the glory days of youth but cautions that time cannot be turned back. The B-sideA-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
"Mathew Street
Mathew Street
Mathew Street is a street in Liverpool, England, best-known worldwide as the location of the Cavern Club, where The Beatles played on numerous occasions in their early career...
" is about the location for Eric's Club
Eric's Club
Eric's Club was a music club in Liverpool, England. It opened on October 1, 1976 in a building basement on Mathew Street opposite The Cavern Club where The Beatles and other bands of the 1960s played, and became notable for hosting early performances by many punk and post-punk bands.The club was...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, where Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark made their first public performance.
Virgin: 5" single: VSCDT1599 (UK 1996)
Produced by Andy McCluskey (except "Walking on the Milky Way" [Andy McCluskey/Matthew Vaughan/ David Nicholas])- "Walking on the Milky Way" (Andy McCluskeyAndy McCluskeyGeorge Andrew "Andy" McCluskey is the lead singer, bass guitarist, and primary songwriter for the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ....
/Nigel Ipinson/Keith Small) - "Mathew Street" (Andy McCluskey/Karl BartosKarl BartosKarl Bartos was, between 1975 and 1990, along with Wolfgang Flür, an electronic percussionist in the electronic-music group Kraftwerk. He was originally recruited to play on its US "Autobahn" tour...
) - "The New Dark Age" (Andy McCluskey)
Variant release (UK 1996)
- "Walking on the Milky Way" (Andy McCluskeyAndy McCluskeyGeorge Andrew "Andy" McCluskey is the lead singer, bass guitarist, and primary songwriter for the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark ....
, Ipinson, Small) - "Joan of Arc (Live)" (Andy McCluskey)
- "Maid of Orleans (Live)" (Andy McCluskey)
- "Walking On Air (Live)" (OMD/Kershaw/Massett)
Tracks 2, 3 & 4 recorded live at Bonn Biskuithalle November 16 1993 (broadcast by SWF3
Südwestrundfunk
The Südwestrundfunk is a public broadcasting company for the southwest of Germany, specifically the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The company has main offices in three cities: Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, with the director's office being in Stuttgart. It is an...
).
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Chart | 53 |
| 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... |
17 |