"Genetic Engineering"
Single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
from the album Dazzle Ships
Released	February 11, 1983
Format	7" single, 12" single
Recorded	The Manor, Shipton-on-Cherwell, Oxfordshire, England
Length	3:37
Label	Telegraph (Virgin)
Writer(s)	Andy McCluskey, Paul Humphreys
Producer	OMD, Rhett Davies
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark singles chronology
"Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)" (1982) "Genetic Engineering" (1983) "Telegraph" (1983)

"Genetic Engineering" is a song by British band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released as the first single released from their studio album Dazzle Ships.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 7" vinyl single 1.2 12" vinyl single 1.3 7" picture disc 2 Chart performance

[edit] Track listing

[edit] 7" vinyl single

• UK: Telegraph VS 527

Side one

1. "Genetic Engineering" (Paul Humphreys/Andy McCluskey)

Side two

1. "4-NEU" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

[edit] 12" vinyl single

• UK: Telegraph VS 527-12

Side one

1. "Genetic Engineering" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

Side two

1. "4-NEU" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

[edit] 7" picture disc

Side one

1. "Genetic Engineering" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

Side two

1. "4-NEU" (Humphreys/McCluskey)

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
German Singles Chart	20
Irish Singles Chart	11
UK Singles Chart	20

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