"This song is about growing up, having confidence and energy but, as you get older, the reality of life grinds you down" Andy McCluskey

Mathew Street is in central Liverpool and was the location for Eric's Club - the legendary venue where the likes of The Teardrop Explodes, Echo And The Bunnymen and, of course, OMD made their debut appearances.

Andy describes The New Dark Age as "a cabaret-type song about the end of Western society".

Karl Bartos is a founder-member of German band Kraftwerk - a big influence on Andy McCluskey and Paul Humphreys prior to OMD.

The New Dark Age was written using the original Elgam organ used for the song Statues from 1980's Organisation album.