Song · Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
“Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way)” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Released 1991
“Pandora's Box (It's a Long, Long Way)” by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations in 1991. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #14 on the Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #40 alternative song of 1991.
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark put out "Pandora's Box" through Virgin in June 1991, the next single lifted from Sugar Tax, their eighth studio album; American copies carried the subtitle "It's a Long, Long Way". The song borrows its name from the 1929 film Pandora's Box and its muse from that movie's star, the silent-screen actress Louise Brooks, and it looks past the glamour to the grimmer side of fame.
It's OMD at their most melancholy and melodic, a sleek synth-pop lament with its heart on its sleeve. Three remixers got a crack at it, Danny Griffiths, Carl Segal and Steve Anderson, and Anderson's shorter mix became the main single version. It went top 10 in the UK and across Europe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 | 107 |
| 1991 | 14 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 | 105 |
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