Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)

Joan of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) is the title of a song by British group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark first released as part of their third studio album Architecture & Morality (1981). It was subsequently released as a single in January 1982 under the name of Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc), abbreviated to Maid of Orleans, to avoid confusion with previous single Joan of Arc, also included on the album.

The single reached no.4 in the UK in February 1982.

Maid of Orleans is one of OMD's best known songs and was a hit in the UK and all over Europe. In Germany it became the biggest selling single of 1982.

Top of the Pops

 * 21 January 1982 (31)
 * 04 February 1982 (6) (rpt.)
 * 18 February 1982 (4) (video)