La Femme Accident
"La Femme Accident" is a song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the third and final single from their sixth studio album Crush (1985). Like two of their previous singles, it references Joan of Arc. Unlike those two singles, it was not a substantial hit, peaking at No. 42 in the UK. Release history The single was released in both 7" and 12" formats. Although the 7" single version does not differ in any way from the album version, the 12" version is a radically different remix. The 12" release features both versions as well as the new track "Firegun". Initial releases of the 12" came with a bonus 12" disc in a gatefold sleeve featuring a live recording of the 1984 hit "Locomotion" and the 1980 hit single "Enola Gay". The 12" version of "La Femme Accident" was released as a bonus track on the group's first compilation album The Best of OMD in 1988. The 7" version was excluded from this release and subsequent OMD compilation albums until its inclusion on the definitive Souvenir singles compilation, released in 2019 to mark the band’s 40th anniversary. "La Femme Accident" was not released