@70s80s90sthrowback: "Genetic Engineering" is a 1983 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the first single from their fourth studio album Dazzle Ships. The synthesized speech featured on the track is taken from a Speak & Spell, an educational electronic toy developed by Texas Instruments in the 1970s intended to teach children spelling. "Genetic Engineering" reached number 20 on the UK Singles Chart. It was also a Top 20 hit in several European territories, and peaked at number 5 in Spain. In the US it made number 32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. #OMD #orchestralmanoeuvresinthedark #geneticengineering #UseThisSound #SynthPop #NewWave #TopOfThePops #80sMusic #Nostalgia #80saesthetic