{"id":37652,"date":"2026-01-15T07:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/omd-virgin-hits\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T07:41:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T06:41:10","slug":"omd-virgin-hits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/en\/omd-virgin-hits\/","title":{"rendered":"OMD: Virgin hits?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of-550x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of-550x550.jpg 550w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of-636x636.jpg 636w, https:\/\/orkus1.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/15-01-OMD-Maid-of.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been 44 years since <strong>OMD<\/strong> released &#8220;Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)&#8221; on January 15, 1982. Did you already know these 4 facts? <\/p>\n\n<p>\u2605 To avoid confusion with the previous single &#8220;Joan of Arc&#8221;, the song was renamed accordingly for the single release.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2605 Both songs are about the Maid of Orleans (on the occasion of the 550th anniversary of her death).<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2605 They reached the top 5 of the UK charts.<\/p>\n\n<p>\u2605 In Germany, &#8220;Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)&#8221; was the best-selling single of 1982!<\/p>\n\n<p>Listen to &#8220;Maid of Orleans&#8221; on Spotify:<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/intl-de\/track\/5WeMMlylGCVGc0ChHSysJA?si=0bdda1c45c7f4a35\" title=\"Spotify Embed: Joan Of Arc (Maid Of Orleans) - Remastered 2003\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/5WeMMlylGCVGc0ChHSysJA?si=0bdda1c45c7f4a35&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s been 44 years since OMD released &#8220;Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc)&#8221; on January 15, 1982. 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