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Released on Virgin Records America, Inc., also 1979 (The Smashing Pumpkins), Bullet With Butterfly Wings (The Smashing Pumpkins) and Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins)
Produced by Mike Howlett, also Enola Gay, I Ran (A Flock of Seagulls) and Echo Beach (Martha and the Muffins)
Written by Andy McCluskey, also Enola Gay, Genetic Engineering and Electricity
Engineered by Laurence Diana, also Enola Gay, Echo Beach (Martha and the Muffins) and Ooh La La (The Wiseguys)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Mike Howlett produced 95 songs on fono
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark produced 92 songs on fono
Mike Howlett’s most frequent co-producer is Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (14 songs together)
Laurence Diana’s most frequent co-engineer is DJ Touché (11 songs together)
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys
- Produced by
- Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Engineered by
- Laurence Diana
- Released on
- Virgin Records America, Inc.
- Written by
- Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys
- Produced by
- Mike Howlett and Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Engineered by
- Laurence Diana
- Released on
- Virgin Records America, Inc.
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Mike Howlett
Same writer: Paul Humphreys
Same label: Virgin Records America, Inc.
Same release: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Same producer: Mike Howlett
Same engineer: Laurence Diana
Same label: Virgin Records America, Inc.
Same release: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Messages was produced by Mike Howlett
2MusicBrainz Messages was produced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Messages was produced by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Messages was written by Andy McCluskey
4MusicBrainz Messages was written by Paul Humphreys
5MusicBrainz Messages is part of the release Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Messages is part of the release Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Virgin Records America, Inc. is the label of the song Messages
Virgin Records America, Inc. is the label of the song Messages
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Messages was engineered by Laurence Diana
Messages was engineered by Laurence Diana
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Messages was released on 1980-05-02