Hughes had asked the band for a song for the new ending two days before they were due to begin a tour, and “If You Leave” was written and recorded in under 24 hours as a result. The band wrote “If You Leave” after John Hughes decided to change the ending to Pretty in Pink after poor test audience reactions. A distinguishing track of the 1980s, it has had an enduring presence on radio. The song was also a Top 5 entry in Canada and New Zealand and charted at number 15 in Australia. “If You Leave” is the group’s highest-charting single in the United States, where it reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in May 1986. Along with 1980’s “Enola Gay”, the track has been described as the band’s signature song. It was recorded for the soundtrack to the film Pretty in Pink (1986), in which it is played prominently during the final scene. “If You Leave” is a 1986 song by the British synthpop group Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD). Full specs and pictures coming over the weekend. This piece of equipment has been around for a while and has great reviews and won some awards along the way. I am still evaluating the GT40a but so far I am very impressed. Brand NEW 2019 transfer using a new piece of equipment the Alpha Design Labs GT40a USB DAC which I purchased a couple of days ago.
