It has been named as one of the best songs of its era and genre, and, along with 1986's "If You Leave", is regarded as OMD's signature song. The track went on to enjoy lasting popularity, including within the LGBT community, and achieved sales in excess of 5 million copies. It was also a hit throughout continental Europe, topping the charts in Italy and Spain. 8 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first top 10 entry in their home country. "Enola Gay" met with largely positive reviews but was seen as unlikely to impact the charts aside from its subject matter, the song faced some resistance due to its being perceived as a gay anthem. As is typical of early OMD singles, the song features a melodic synthesizer break instead of sung chorus. Written by vocalist/bass guitarist Andy McCluskey, it addresses the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the aircraft Enola Gay on 6 August 1945, toward the conclusion of World War II.
úplná popová klasika, čistá, upřímná, vzrušující a přesvědčivá, nemluvě o její chytlavosti a brilantnímu složení." Jeho kolega Dave Thompson ji označil jako "perfektní a fantastickou synth-dance-popovou skladbu." Web MusicRadar ji v roce 2009 zahrnul do seznamu "The 40 Greatest Synth Tracks Ever", přičemž poznamenal, že "obsahuje několik z nejlepších syntezátorových refrénů všech dob." skladba byla také vybrána rádiem BBC k použití pro zahajovací ceremoniál Letních olympijských her 2012 v Londýně. Kritik Ned Raggett pro Allmusic zhodnotil skladbu jako "ohromující. "Enola Gay" se stala jednou z nejznámějších popových skladeb. Zmiňuje tři složky tohoto útoku: letadlo Boeing B-29 Superfortress (Enola Gay), nesoucí jadernou bombu Little Boy, která byla shozena na město Hirošima v 8:15 místního času. srpna 1945 během poslední fáze druhé světové války. Napsal ji a je adresována atomovému bombardování města Hirošima 6.
Listen to the best of OMD on Apple Music and Spotify. The band will also perform a special live streamed show from London’s Indigo at The O2 on October 24 – set to raise money and awareness for their crew, whose livelihoods have been so affected in the wake of the global Covid-19 pandemic. Lyrically detailing the atomic bombing on Hiroshima during World War II by the B29 Superfortress aircraft, the song scored a UK Top 10 on the singles charts and went on to become an international success, selling more than 5 million copies worldwide and ingraining itself as a synth pop classic and arguably OMD’s signature track. Recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Dorking, and released on September 26, 1980, “Enola Gay” was the only single from the band’s second studio album Organisation. It’s already a perfect song, so this is just a tribute and an homage, made all the more meaningful with the occurrence this year of the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombs on Japan. Of the remix, Doyle comments “Getting your hands on the raw material of “Enola Gay” feels like stealing into hallowed halls. The single has also received a hypnotic remix from Hot Chip’s Al Doyle, out today.