"Then You Turn Away" is a song by English

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(OMD), released as the third single released from their eighth studio album, '' Sugar Tax'' (1991), on 2 September 1991. It peaked at number 50 on the UK Singles Chart the same month and also reached number 56 in Germany.

B-sides

Originally the music written by

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TV series ''For the Greater Good'' was to be included as the B-side for "Then You Turn Away", but it became ''Sugar Tax''. This song in turn was scheduled as the title track of the album, but was not finished at the time the album was released. The CD singles contain the extra tracks "Area", "Vox Humana", and a remix of "Then You Turn Away", called Infinite Repeat Mix. "Vox Humana" uses a sample of a female Gregorian chant written by

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Track listings

7-inch and cassette single # "Then You Turn Away" # "Sugar Tax" CD1 # "Then You Turn Away" # "Sugar Tax" # "Area" # "Then You Turn Away" (Infinite Repeat mix) CD2 # "Then You Turn Away" # "

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" # "Then You Turn Away" (Infinite Repeat mix) # "Vox Humana"

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Lyrics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Then You Turn Away 1991 songs 1991 singles Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark songs Songs written by Andy McCluskey Songs written by Stuart Kershaw Virgin Records singles