Julia's Song

Julia's Song is the title of a song recorded and released by British group Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark. The music was written by the group while the lyrics were written by Julia Kneale, a friend of the group in their formative years. The song was in fact first performed and recorded by The Id, an early formation of OMD.

Release

 * A recording of Julia's Song by The Id was released on the 1979 compilation album Street To Street - A Liverpool Album. The track was played by John Peel on his Radio 1 show in August 1979, some weeks after he had been playing OMD's debut single Electricity.
 * OMD recorded the song as part of the set for their first John Peel session, recorded on 20 August 1979 and first broadcast on 03 September.
 * The first official release of the song under the OMD name was released as the second track on side two of the group's eponymous debut album.
 * A brand new and radical re-recording of the song was released as a B-side to the 1984 single Talking Loud and Clear.
 * The Peel session version was officially released with other session tracks in the year 2000.


 * Although a fan favourite, the song has never been released as a single. The dub version of the song was released as a special limited edition 10" single for Record Store Day 2015.
 * Live recordings of the track appear on: Live At The Theatre Royal Drury Lane (VHS, 1982; DVD, 2007), Dazzle Ships At The Museum Of Liverpool (2015), Architecture & Morality - Dazzle Ships (live at RAH, 2016).