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Format (album)
''Format'' is a double-disc compilation album by English synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys. The album consists of B-sides from various singles released from 1996 to 2009 ('' Bilingual'' through '' Yes'', or "Before" to " Did You See Me Coming?"). It is their second B-sides album after ''Alternative'' (1995), which collected B-sides from the time of their first version of "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (1985) through "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (1994). The album's release was initially announced in November 2011, then officially on 19 December 2011 through the Pet Shop Boys' official website, offering it for pre-order. The album was released on 6 February 2012 in the UK, but was released earlier in various territories worldwide, including Australia, where it was released on 3 February. The album debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 5,909 copies in its first week. Track listing Personnel *Neil Tennant *Chris Lowe Christopher Sean Lowe (born 4 Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pet Shop Boys
The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo in UK music history in the 1999 edition of ''The Guinness Book of Records''. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1984 they have achieved 42 top 30 singles, 22 of these being top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including four UK number ones: "West End Girls" (also number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100), "It's a Sin", a synth-pop version of " Always on My Mind", and "Heart". Other hit songs include a cover of " Go West", and their own "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)", and " What Have I Done to Deserve This?" in a duet with Dusty Springfield. With five US top ten singles in the 1980s, they are associated with the Second British Invasion. At the 2009 Brit Awards in London, the Pet Shop Boys recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English musician, singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. He was a journalist for ''Smash Hits'', and assistant editor for the magazine in the mid-1980s. Tennant coined the phrase imperial phase to describe the period in which a musical artist is regarded to be at their commercial and creative peak simultaneously. This observation was initially self-referential, made as the Pet Shop Boys had achieved commercial success with four British number one hits ("It's a Sin", "What Have I Done to Deserve This", "Heart", and " Always on My Mind"), had received unanimous critical praise for their first three albums, and had expanded their creative horizons through innovative collaborations in the visual and performing arts. Biography Early life Neil Francis Tennant was born in North Shields, a fishing port near Newcastle upon Tyne, to William W. Te ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Home And Dry (Pet Shop Boys Song)
"Home and Dry" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 18 March 2002 as the first UK single and the second US single from their eighth studio album, ''Release'' (2002). It reached number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 44 on the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. One of the B-sides, "Sexy Northener", was also released as a promotional single in the United States and peaked at number 15 on the US dance chart, but never received a commercial release. The song is known to Pet Shop Boys fans for its unusual video, directed by Wolfgang Tillmans, primarily consisting of footage of mice running across tracks and eating discarded food at Tottenham Court Road Underground station. There are occasional shots of the duo performing the song in an empty venue. The track was remixed the same year by German trance duo Blank & Jones. Track listings *UK CD single 1 # "Home and Dry" # "Sexy Northener" # "Always" *UK CD single 2 # "Home and Dry" (Ambient Mix) # "Break 4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk
"You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 3 January 2000 as the third and final single from their seventh studio album, ''Nightlife'' (1999). It reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart, but failed to chart on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also missed the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart, and the Hot Dance Club Play chart, the first Pet Shop Boys single to miss that chart entirely since "Single-Bilingual" in 1996. Track listings * UK CD single 1 # "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" – 3:16 # "Lies" (performed by Chris Lowe) – 4:42 # "Sail Away" (written by Noël Coward) – 4:37 # "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (music video) * UK CD single 2 # "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (The T-Total Mix Edit) – 5:00 # "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (Brother Brown's Newt Mix) – 10:00 # "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" (Attaboy S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City Boy
"New York City Boy" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 27 September 1999 as the second single from their seventh studio album, ''Nightlife'' (1999). In the UK, the single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. It also reached the charts in numerous European countries, peaking at number three in Spain, and number four in Finland and Hungary. In the US, the song hit number one on the '' Billboard'' Hot Dance Club Play chart and number 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Singles Sales chart. The second B-side, "Casting a Shadow", was written for BBC Radio 1 during the 11 August 1999 solar eclipse, and CD 2 featured a bonus video showing the song alongside footage of the eclipse in the UK. This song has many references inside, particularly two famous disco culture songs. The first one is in the string arrangements, reference to "It's good for the soul" by The Salsoul Orchestra (1976). It's not surprising because in the strings and arrangements is the lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nightlife (Pet Shop Boys Album)
''Nightlife'' is the seventh studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 8 October 1999 by Parlophone. After the release and promotion of their previous album, '' Bilingual'' (1996), Pet Shop Boys started work with playwright Jonathan Harvey on the stage musical that eventually became '' Closer to Heaven'' (at one stage during the writing process, the musical was given the name of ''Nightlife''). Pet Shop Boys soon had an album's worth of tracks and decided to release the album ''Nightlife'' as a concept album and in order to showcase some of the songs that would eventually make it into the musical. The album incorporates a variety of musical influences, including hard trance on the Rollo-produced "For Your Own Good" and "Radiophonic"; dance-pop on "Closer to Heaven" and "I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More"; disco pastiche on "New York City Boy"; and country music on "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk". The track "Happ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somewhere (song)
"Somewhere", sometimes referred to as "Somewhere (There's a Place for Us)" or simply "There's a Place for Us", is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical ''West Side Story'' that was made into films in 1961 and 2021. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. In West Side Story Stage musical In the stage musical, the song appears in the second act of the show during the Somewhere Ballet. It is performed by an off-stage soprano singer and is later reprised by the entire company. In the original Broadway production, "Somewhere" was sung by Reri Grist who played the role of Consuelo. At the end of the show, when Tony is shot, Maria sings the first few lines of the song as he dies in her arms. In late 1957, this recording was released on the album ''West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast)''. 1961 film In the 1961 film, the song occurs at a pivotal point, after the rumble in which Tony (Richard Beymer) has stabbed Maria's brother, Bernardo (Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Red Letter Day
"A Red Letter Day" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 17 March 1997 as the fourth single from their sixth studio album, '' Bilingual'' (1996). The single peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, making it another top 10 single for the group. However, it then fell straight out of the UK top 40 (to number 42) the following week. At the time, this was a record as the biggest such fall to ever occur in UK chart history, but it was then beaten the following year by Embrace with their single " My Weakness Is None of Your Business" (which fell from number 9 to 44 the following week). The duo were admirers of the sound of Motiv8, who had remixed various other artists at the time. Neil Tennant asked the man behind Motiv8 ( Steve Rodway) to remix this single, even visiting Rodway at work in his studio during the remix. After it was finished and delivered, Tennant insisted that a synth line, which Rodway had come up with on the Motiv8 version, should be used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss retired singer and actress. Widely referred to as the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. Turner began her career with Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm in 1957. Under the name Little Ann, she appeared on her first record, "Boxtop (song), Boxtop", in 1958. In 1960, she debuted as Tina Turner with the hit duet single "A Fool in Love". The duo Ike & Tina Turner became "one of the most formidable live acts in history". They released hits such as "It's Gonna Work Out Fine", "River Deep – Mountain High", "Proud Mary", and "Nutbush City Limits" before disbanding in 1976. In the 1980s, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history". Her 1984 Music recording sales certification, multi-platinum album ''Private Dancer'' contained the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-Bilingual
"Single-Bilingual" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 11 November 1996 as the third single from their sixth studio album, ''Bilingual'' (1996). The track peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart. The song is named "Single" on the album version, but was retitled "Single-Bilingual" because Everything but the Girl also had a song named "Single" which had been released the previous May. The album version cross-fades with the previous track, "Discoteca", and the accompanying music video contains an interpolation of the aforementioned song at the end. Critical reception A reviewer from ''Music Week'' rated the song three out of five, adding, "The album has fallen from the Top 75, but this class single — devastatingly detailing the life of an upwardly-mobile Euro-executive — should return it to the forefront." Music video The accompanying music video features Neil Tennant as a glib businessman travelling across Europe and trying to pick up a woman in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Se A Vida é (That's The Way Life Is)
"Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 12 August 1996 as the second single from their sixth studio album, '' Bilingual'' (1996). The single was one of the most widely played records on UK radio in 1996 and stayed on the UK Singles Chart for almost two months peaking at number eight. It also reached the top five in Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary and Spain, and the top 10 in Denmark. Curiously, despite the Portuguese title, it was not a hit in Portugal, nor in the other major Lusophone country, Brazil. In the United States, the single was released on 1 April 1997 by Atlantic Records as a double A-side with "To Step Aside". Thirteen mixes of the track were commissioned and spread over various formats, several of them promotional-only. "To Step Aside" reached number one on '' Billboard''s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart and number eight on the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The song is based on "Estrada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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