"Souvenir" is a song written by Paul Humphreys and Martin Cooper of English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and released as the first single from the group's 1981 album Architecture & Morality.

Sung by Humphreys, the track is characterised by its use of slowed-down choral loops, and showcases OMD's early approach of utilising a synthesizer hook in place of a vocal chorus.

A tape consisting of slowed-down loops of a choir tuning up lent by ex-OMD member Dave Hughes had been the initial inspiration for the song.

[3] Keyboard player Paul Humphreys provided lead vocals and had co-written the song with Martin Cooper who had played live with OMD and was becoming part of the group.

"[5] An extended version of Souvenir (with an additional verse) was released as a 10" single[6] and was later included as a bonus on the digitally remastered copies of Architecture & Morality.

[8] Sunie Fletcher of Record Mirror described the track as a "pleasant slowie" that is "very reminiscent of French movie music",[9] while the Vancouver Sun's Neal Hall said it "underscores the band's talent at writing subtle, intelligent pop songs".

[14] Retrospectively, Ned Raggett of AllMusic praised Humphreys' "warm and beautiful lead role" and described the mid-song instrumental break as "especially inspired".

[15] Classic Pop's Mark Lindores called it a "shimmering synth-pop masterpiece",[16] while Trouser Press hailed the track as "magnificent" and "one of the most majestic singles of the post-punk era".

[18] In Record Mirror, critics Alf Martin and Daniela Soave each listed "Souvenir" as one of the 10 best singles of 1981;[19] Smash Hits readers placed it fourth.

[21] Having gained limited mainstream airplay since its initial chart success, "Souvenir" was mentioned in the IPC Media special 501 Lost Songs as a "classic piece of early '80s melancholy".

In a 1981 interview with BBC Radio 1, Godley & Creme named OMD's "Souvenir" and "Enola Gay" as two of their favourite singles of recent memory.

[23] Also that year, Pet Shop Boys founders Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe established a common ground in their love of the track.

[29] Jonn Penney of Ned's Atomic Dustbin selected it as the one track he would like to be played at his funeral, adding, "I'd want people to have that euphoric feeling that you sometimes get, when you remember something special that happened to you.

"Sacred Heart" was sampled by German musician Console for his instrumental piece "Crabcraft", which appeared on the album Rocket in the Pocket (1998).

[35] Andy McCluskey is seen driving around in a classic red, convertible Volkswagen Karmann Ghia[36] (property of Peter Saville), while Paul Humphreys stands on, and leans against the pillars of, the Palladian Bridge while singing.

[39] On 26 July 2015 Paul Humphreys was unable to perform at the 80s Rewind Festival in Scotland and so the vocal was sung for the first time by Andy McCluskey.