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Enola Gay is een nummer van de Britse synthpopband Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark uit 1980. Het is de enige single van hun tweede studioalbum Organisation.

Het lied werd geschreven door zanger / basgitarist Andy McCluskey en gaat over de atoombomaanval op Hiroshima op 6 augustus 1945 door de Amerikaanse B-29 Superfortress-bommenwerper met de naam Enola Gay. McCluskey was geïnteresseerd in de Tweede Wereldoorlog en vraagt zich in de tekst van het nummer af of het bombardement wel nodig was ("It shouldn't ever have to end this way"). De regel "Is mother proud of Little Boy today?" is een verwijzing naar de naam van de bom, en naar piloot Paul Tibbets die het vliegtuig naar zijn moeder vernoemde.

Hoewel de single in diverse internationale hitlijsten is terug te vinden, werd de plaat ondanks alle aandacht van de radio-omroep Veronica in Nederland geen hit.

"Enola Gay" is an anti-war song by the English electronic band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), and the only single taken from their second studio album Organisation (1980). Written by lead vocalist and bassist Andy McCluskey, it addresses the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the aircraft Enola Gay on 6 August 1945, toward the conclusion of World War II. As is typical of early OMD singles, the song features a melodic synthesizer break instead of a sung chorus.

"Enola Gay" met with largely positive reviews but was seen as unlikely to impact the charts; aside from its subject matter, the song faced some resistance due to its being perceived as a gay anthem. It eventually reached No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the band's first top 10 entry in their home country. It was also a hit throughout continental Europe, topping the charts in Italy, Portugal and Spain. The track achieved sales in excess of 5 million copies. It has been named as one of the best songs of its era and genre, and, along with 1986's "If You Leave", is regarded as OMD's signature song.