Which English electronic band released the 1991 single “Pandora’s Box”?

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark released the 1991 single “Pandora’s Box.”

The song was issued by the English electronic band commonly abbreviated to OMD. It appears on the group’s greatest-hits compilation Sugar Tax and was released as a single in 1991, during a later phase of the band’s recording career.

“Pandora’s Box” uses the mythological image as a title and lyrical reference, but it is not a direct retelling of Hesiod’s poem. The song also draws on the story and public image of silent-film star Louise Brooks, linking modern pop culture with the earlier cinematic Pandora’s Box association.

OMD formed in 1978 in the Wirral, England. Their best-known earlier songs include “Enola Gay” and “If You Leave,” while “Pandora’s Box” became one of their notable 1990s releases.