24-583: [REDACTED] Look up drift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drift or Drifts may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Drift or ford (crossing) of a river Drift (navigation) , difference between heading and course of a vessel Drift, Kentucky , unincorporated community in the United States In Cornwall, England: Drift, Cornwall , village Drift Reservoir , associated with
48-410: A stochastic process Drift (motorsport) , the controlled sliding of a vehicle through a sharp turn, either via over-steering with sudden sharp braking, or counter-steering with a sudden "clutch kick" acceleration Incremental changes: Drift (linguistics) , a type of language change Genetic drift , change in allele frequency Drift (telecommunication) , long-term change in an attribute of
72-558: A "pretty song" and "the Manoeuvres' cutest single for many a moon". Stateside, the Gavin Report dubbed it "the strongest OMD track since the tragically overlooked ' Souvenir '." Bill Merrill of the Altus Times noted the song's "smooth combination of airy vocals and catchy hooks ", while Cashbox called it a "strong" and "very melodic" track with a "gently pulsing synth beat". In
96-915: A 2002 Doctor Who novel Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power , a book by Rachel Maddow Plot drift , when a story deviates unexpectedly from its initial direction, in writing, television, or other media. Music [ edit ] The Drift (band) , American post-rock band Songs: "Drift", 1985 song from work ‘’ Secret ’’ "Drift" (Emily Osment song) (2011) "Drift", end credits song of 2013 film Pacific Rim Albums/EPs: Drift (Flotsam and Jetsam album) (1995) The Drift , album by Scott Walker (2006) Drift (Ken Block album) (2008) Drift (Nosaj Thing album) (2009) The Drift (EP) , by Michelle Channel and Arjun Singh (2014) Drift (Erra album) (2016) Drift (Underworld project) , ongoing music-and-video experiment by that band (2018-2019) Drift (The Devlins album) , 1993 Drift, short for drift phonk ,
120-915: A 2002 Doctor Who novel Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power , a book by Rachel Maddow Plot drift , when a story deviates unexpectedly from its initial direction, in writing, television, or other media. Music [ edit ] The Drift (band) , American post-rock band Songs: "Drift", 1985 song from work ‘’ Secret ’’ "Drift" (Emily Osment song) (2011) "Drift", end credits song of 2013 film Pacific Rim Albums/EPs: Drift (Flotsam and Jetsam album) (1995) The Drift , album by Scott Walker (2006) Drift (Ken Block album) (2008) Drift (Nosaj Thing album) (2009) The Drift (EP) , by Michelle Channel and Arjun Singh (2014) Drift (Erra album) (2016) Drift (Underworld project) , ongoing music-and-video experiment by that band (2018-2019) Drift (The Devlins album) , 1993 Drift, short for drift phonk ,
144-570: A retrospective review, Dave Thompson of AllMusic observed an "emotive love song buried in an over-produced behemoth of a backing". Conversely, Thompson's colleague Mike DeGagne lauded the track as one of OMD's best 1980s singles, noting its "adolescent innocence". Rolling Stone ' s Paul Evans described "Secret", and previous release " So in Love ", as "flawless singles". Kevin Hearn of Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies recalled being "in love with
168-475: A roughly horizontal passage; an adit Drift, linear term of a stochastic process Drift (motorsport) , the controlled sliding of a vehicle through a sharp turn, either via over-steering with sudden sharp braking, or counter-steering with a sudden "clutch kick" acceleration Incremental changes: Drift (linguistics) , a type of language change Genetic drift , change in allele frequency Drift (telecommunication) , long-term change in an attribute of
192-573: A subgenre of phonk See also [ edit ] Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), a rail-road intermodal freight terminal in Northamptonshire, England Dérive , an unplanned journey through a landscape Drifter (disambiguation) Drifting (disambiguation) Velddrif , a town in South Africa All pages with titles beginning with Drift All pages with titles containing drift Topics referred to by
216-455: A subgenre of phonk See also [ edit ] Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal (DIRFT), a rail-road intermodal freight terminal in Northamptonshire, England Dérive , an unplanned journey through a landscape Drifter (disambiguation) Drifting (disambiguation) Velddrif , a town in South Africa All pages with titles beginning with Drift All pages with titles containing drift Topics referred to by
240-439: A system or equipment Clock drift - variation in time-keeping Frequency drift - oscillator offset in electrical engineering Concept drift (in data-science and machine-learning applications) Film and television [ edit ] Drift (film series) , 2006–2008 film series by Futoshi Jinno Drift , 2006 TV crime drama film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson Drift , fictional technology system that links
264-439: A system or equipment Clock drift - variation in time-keeping Frequency drift - oscillator offset in electrical engineering Concept drift (in data-science and machine-learning applications) Film and television [ edit ] Drift (film series) , 2006–2008 film series by Futoshi Jinno Drift , 2006 TV crime drama film directed by Paul W. S. Anderson Drift , fictional technology system that links
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#1732851683027288-549: A vessel Drift, Kentucky , unincorporated community in the United States In Cornwall, England: Drift, Cornwall , village Drift Reservoir , associated with the village Science, technology, and physics [ edit ] Directional Recoil Identification from Tracks , a dark-matter experiment Drift (video gaming) , a typical game-controller malfunction Drift pin , metalworking tool for localizing hammer blows and for aligning holes Drift (geology) , deposited material of glacial origin drift (in mining),
312-407: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages drift [REDACTED] Look up drift in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Drift or Drifts may refer to: Geography [ edit ] Drift or ford (crossing) of a river Drift (navigation) , difference between heading and course of
336-512: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Secret (Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark song) " Secret " is a 1985 song by English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), released as the second single from their album Crush . Paul Humphreys sings lead vocals on the track. It became their second US Billboard Hot 100 entry, peaking at number 63, and also made number 34 on
360-406: Is that a woman deserts her current love interest (McCluskey) to return to the arms of her true love (Humphreys). McCluskey's character observes the two lovers together and, though despondent, gallantly accepts that his love interest should instead be with Humphreys' character, before walking into the distance along the shore. The clip was filmed at Walton-on-the-Naze , Essex . The song was part of
384-708: The UK Singles Chart . The song was featured in the 1988 movie Arthur 2: On the Rocks and on its soundtrack album; it was also re-released to radio in the US as the follow-up to The Best of OMD track " Dreaming ", approximately one month prior to the movie's premiere. Though it received renewed airplay on several US contemporary hit stations, it did not re-chart on the Hot 100. Writing in Number One , Stuart Husband referred to "Secret" as
408-480: The minds of two Jaeger pilots in the 2013 sci-fi film Pacific Rim and its sequel Drift (2013 Australian film) , film starring Sam Worthington Drift (2013 Belgian film) , art house film Drift (2015 film) , Swiss film Drift (2017 film) , German film Drift , 2007 experimental short film by Max Hattler Drift (2023 film) , a film by Anthony Chen Books and Publishing [ edit ] The Drift (magazine) Drift (novel) ,
432-480: The minds of two Jaeger pilots in the 2013 sci-fi film Pacific Rim and its sequel Drift (2013 Australian film) , film starring Sam Worthington Drift (2013 Belgian film) , art house film Drift (2015 film) , Swiss film Drift (2017 film) , German film Drift , 2007 experimental short film by Max Hattler Drift (2023 film) , a film by Anthony Chen Books and Publishing [ edit ] The Drift (magazine) Drift (novel) ,
456-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Drift . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drift&oldid=1258402650 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
480-407: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Drift . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Drift&oldid=1258402650 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
504-550: The setlist during the Crush tour in 1985 and 1986, although more recently it has largely been performed at gigs in the US. A video recording of a short concert held in Rotterdam , the Netherlands in aid of Greenpeace on 26 October 1985 shows that Humphreys shared the lead vocal with Andy McCluskey. Credits sourced from "One Two Testing" Additional Personnel Initial releases had
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#1732851683027528-513: The song" and recording a cover version with his high school band. In a poll of 6,852 Slicing Up Eyeballs readers, "Secret" was voted the 74th-best track of 1985. The UK B-side "Drift" was an instrumental song written by Paul Humphreys and Martin Cooper. "Drift" has never been released on CD. The US B-Side "Firegun" is a vocal song credited to the whole band that was later released on their 2001 CD compilation Navigation: The OMD B-Sides . "Firegun"
552-443: The village Science, technology, and physics [ edit ] Directional Recoil Identification from Tracks , a dark-matter experiment Drift (video gaming) , a typical game-controller malfunction Drift pin , metalworking tool for localizing hammer blows and for aligning holes Drift (geology) , deposited material of glacial origin drift (in mining), a roughly horizontal passage; an adit Drift, linear term of
576-560: Was released in the UK as the B-side to the band's successive single " La Femme Accident ". The video for "Secret", directed by Andy Morahan , shows various vintage black & white film clips, including footage of the Beatles , interspersed with new black & white footage of Humphreys and a woman processed to look like old home movies; additionally there are colour scenes of Humphreys singing. The theme
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