Which British band released the 1991 single “Pandora's Box,” inspired by the film about Lulu?

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released the 1991 single “Pandora's Box,” inspired by the film about Lulu.

The song was released by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, commonly abbreviated as OMD. Its title and subject were inspired by the 1929 film Pandora's Box and its star, Louise Brooks, who played Lulu.

The track appeared on the album Sugar Tax and became one of OMD's notable songs from the early 1990s. Its connection is therefore to cinema history, especially the image of Brooks, rather than to a direct musical retelling of the ancient Greek myth.

The full band name is the canonical answer, although “OMD” is the standard abbreviation. The song is also sometimes confused with other works titled Pandora's Box, including Aerosmith's compilation and earlier film productions.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Oct. 2026

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