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"Pandora's Box", subtitled "It's a Long, Long Way" for the US release, is a song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their eighth studio album, Sugar Tax, on 24 June 1991. The song, which deals with the less glamorous side of celebrity, was inspired by silent film actress Louise Brooks and is named after the 1929 film Pandora's Box in which she starred.

"Pandora's Box"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Sugar Tax
B-side"All She Wants Is Everything"
Released24 June 1991 (1991-06-24)[1]
Length
  • 4:09 (album version)
  • 4:06 (single version)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)OMD
Producer(s)OMD
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Sailing on the Seven Seas"
(1991)		 "Pandora's Box"
(1991)		 "Then You Turn Away"
(1991)

The single was a top-10 hit in the United Kingdom and throughout Europe. Three remixes were made for this release, remixed by Danny Griffiths, Carl Segal, and Steve Anderson respectively. Anderson's shorter remix is the main single version. Additional remixes and edits appear on promotional and limited editions.


Reception


The Huddersfield Daily Examiner named "Pandora's Box" their "Single of the Week", observing a "slice of synthesizer sophistication" whose "peculiar guitar twang really makes it".[2] KROQ ranked it the 21st-greatest song of 1991,[3] while MTV Europe placed it 55th.[4] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, critic Dave Thompson noted a "fabulous dance-fired arrangement", a "jubilant melody" and a "bounding rhythm that defies efforts not to dance along". He noted that the song's upbeat sound belies the "tragic tale" of its lyrics, which handle the "downside of fame and fortune".[5]


Music video


The video is in black and white and features Louise Brooks and singer Andy McCluskey. According to the video intro, all of the scenes of Brooks in the video are from the original 1929 film.


Track listings


7-inch and cassette single (UK) Virgin / VS 1331

Side One

  1. "Pandora's Box"

Side Two

  1. "All She Wants Is Everything"

12-inch (UK, Europe) Virgin / VST 1331

Side One

  1. "Pandora's Box" (Constant Pressure 12-inch mix)
  2. "All She Wants Is Everything"

Side Two

  1. "Pandora's Box" (Abstract Mix)

CD Single (UK, Europe) Virgin / VSCDT 1331

Also available as second part of the Special Collectors Edition tri-pack released with Sailing on the Seven Seas.

  1. "Pandora's Box"
  2. "All She Wants Is Everything"
  3. "Pandora's Box" (Constant Pressure 12-inch mix)
  4. "Pandora's Box" (Diesel Fingers 12-inch mix)

CD Single (Limited Edition, UK) This release was issued in a black-stained wooden box with a paper wrap.

Virgin / VSCDX 1331

  1. "Pandora's Box"
  2. "Pandora's Box" (Lost Girl mix)
  3. "Pandora's Box" (Abstract mix)
  4. "Pandora's Box" (American Venus 7-inch mix)

12-inch (US) Virgin / 0-96338

Side One

  1. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Diesel Fingers mix)
  2. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Abstract mix)

Side Two

  1. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Constant Pressure 12-inch mix)
  2. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Prize of Beauty mix)
  3. "Sugar Tax"

CD Single (US) Virgin / 2-96338

  1. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Andy McCluskey 7-inch)
  2. "Pandora's Box" (It's A Long, Long Way) (Constant Pressure 12-inch)
  3. "Sugar Tax"
  4. "All She Wants Is Everything"

Charts



Cover versions



References


  1. "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 June 1991. p. 19.
  2. "Reviews: Singles". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 6 July 1991. p. 29.
  3. "Top 106.7 Songs of 1991". KROQ-FM. 31 December 1991. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  4. "Top 100 of 1991". MTV Europe. 30 December 1991.
  5. Thompson, Dave. "Pandora's Box - Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 209.
  7. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Pandora's Box" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  8. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Pandora's Box" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 32. 10 August 1991. p. 21. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  10. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Pandora's Box" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  11. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Pandora's Box" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  12. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Pandora's Box". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  13. "OMD (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark) – Pandora's Box". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  14. "OMD: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  16. "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  17. "Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  18. "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts – 1991" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  19. "1991 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. 11 January 1992. p. 20.
  20. "Jüri Homeja - Pandora laegas". Retrieved 11 July 2010.




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