"If You Want It" | ||||
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Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark | ||||
from the album History of Modern | ||||
B-side | "Alone" "Idea 1" |
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Released | 6 September 2010 | |||
Format | CD, 7" vinyl, download | |||
Recorded | 2007–2010 The Motor Museum, Liverpool |
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Genre | Synthpop | |||
Length |
4:45 (album version) 4:04 (single edit) |
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Label |
100% Bright Antenna |
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Songwriter(s) | OMD, Tracey Carmen | |||
Producer(s) | OMD | |||
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology | ||||
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"If You Want It" is the thirty-first UK single from synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, released in September 2010 by 100% Records as the first single from their eleventh studio album "History of Modern". It is the band's first single since "Universal" in 1996, and is the first single with the original line-up since "Dreaming" in 1988. The song was a top 50 hit in Germany.
The track was previewed, along with "History of Modern (Part II)" on their website during August and was announced as the album's first single. The artwork was revealed later that month.
The music video for "If You Want It" was released on the band's website on 16 August 2010. It shows a group of dancers performing underneath the spotlight while the two band members watch the display.