History of Modern is the eleventh studio album by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released on 20 September 2010 by 100% Records.

[3][4] A free download demo track taken from the album, titled "Sister Marie Says",[5] was released on 25 November 2009 and featured backing vocals from British classical crossover soprano Keedie Babb.

The second track to be played from the record was "History of Modern (Part II)"; it was aired on 31 May 2010 on BBC Radio 6 Music.

[22][23] The Daily Telegraph critic Neil McCormick described the album as "extraordinarily good, a belting synth-pop classic crammed with catchy tunes and complicated lyrics about matters of life and death, art and philosophy.

"[24] Q were also complimentary, noting that OMD's "winning way with a rattling pop tune is timeless" and that the record "refines their sound and gives it a modern production tweak".

[19] A mildly favourable Roy Wilkinson of Mojo wrote, "As reiterated via his work for Atomic Kitten, singer Andy McCluskey rarely struggles for hooks".

[17] Conversely, BBC reviewer John Doran was unimpressed, stating, "A few highs aside, this is a poor return from the 80s hit-makers... it's not too late for OMD to stride all the way back to greatness.

"[25] Classic Pop ranked History of Modern fifth in their "Top 20 Reunion Albums", noting that it echoes OMD's "golden period" of the early 1980s.