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Format (album)
''Format'' is a double-disc compilation album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. The album consists of B-sides from various singles released from 1996 to 2009 (''Bilingual'' to ''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) to " 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 Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 100 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''. Pet Shop Boys have achieved 42 top 30 singles, including 22 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, ''Billboard'' Hot 100), "It's a Sin", a synth-pop version of "Always on My Mind#Pet Shop Boys version, Always on My Mind", and "Heart (Pet Shop Boys song), Heart". Other hit songs include a cover of "Go West (song)#Pet Shop Boys version, Go West", and their own "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)", and "What Have I Done to Deserve This? (song), What Have I Done to Deserve This?" in a duet with Dusty Springfield. With five US top 10 singles in the 1980s, they are associated with the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Tennant
Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954) is an English singer, songwriter and music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo the 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 (" West End Girls", " It's a Sin", "Heart", and "Always on My Mind"), had received 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 the town of North Shields, approximately 8 miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne, to William W. Tennant (1923� ... [...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 and was the highest charting single from the album. Background and composition "You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk" was written in 1994 and was originally demoed in 1995 during sessions for ''Bilingual'' (1996). The title was inspired by Neil Tennant's personal experience in a relationship; he thought it was too soon to record the song for release at the time. Pet Shop Boys worked on the song for ''Nightlife'' in Glasgow with producer and composer Craig Armstrong, who wrote the orchestral arrangement. Armstrong described the song as having a country and western sound. B. J. Cole played pedal steel guitar on the track. The duo considered fitting the song into their musical, '' Closer to Heaven'' (2001), which ... [...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 22 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 several other 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. Background and recording "New York City Boy" was conceived as a tribute to the disco era. It was co-written and produced with American DJ David Morales, who had remixed " So Hard" (1990), and it was recorded in New York City at Quad Studios. Chris Lowe worked on the music with Morales, who suggested doing the song in the style of the Village People. Neil Tennant wrote the lyrics about a young person coming into the city from the suburbs. A string and horn arrange ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Further Listening 1996–2000
Further or furthur, alternatively farther, may refer to: * ''Furthur'' (bus), the Merry Pranksters' psychedelic bus *Further (band), a 1990s American indie rock band *Furthur (band) Furthur was an American rock band founded in 2009 by former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. The original lineup also included John Kadlecik of Dark Star Orchestra on lead guitar, RatDog's Jeff Chimenti on keyboards and Jay Lane on p ..., a band formed in 2009 by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh * ''Further'' (The Chemical Brothers album), 2010 * ''Further'' (Flying Saucer Attack album), 1995 * ''Further'' (Geneva album), 1997, and a song from the album * ''Further'' (Richard Hawley album), 2019 * ''Further'' (Solace album), 2000 * ''Further'' (Outasight album), 2009 * "Further" (VNV Nation song), a song by VNV Nation *"Further", a song by Longview from the album '' Mercury'', 2003 * Further Triennial, an announced contemporary art triennial focusing on Northern California artists, debuting in ... [...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 "Happiness ... [...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 a 1998 interview for a documentary on Bernstein, Sondheim expressed dissatisfaction with his lyrics for the song, going so far as to call them "embarrassing". He stated that he did not like the fact that in the opening line, the stressed note falls on the word "a" - in his view, the least significant word. 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 ... [...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). It debuted 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 top 40 to number 42 the following week. At the time, it was the highest-charting single to last only one week in the top 40. Background and composition "A Red Letter Day" originated as an experiment to write a song using the chord progression from Beethoven's "Ode to Joy". The single's B-side "Delusions of Grandeur" is similarly based on '' Moonlight Sonata''. In keeping with the international theme of ''Bilingual'', Neil Tennant traveled to Russia to record a choir from the Choral Academy of Moscow for the track. The choir was supplemented using the ''Hallelujah'' sample library from Best Service to give it a bigger sound. Barbara Tucker, Karen Bernod, and Carole Sylvan also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, actress, and author. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", her vocal prowess, raspy voice, and electrifying stage presence Timeline of African-American firsts, broke the racial barrier in rock music. Turner rose to prominence in 1960 as the lead singer of the husband-wife duo Ike & Tina Turner, known for their explosive live performances with the Ikettes and Kings of Rhythm. Their tumultuous marriage led to a disbanding in 1976, and she embarked on a successful solo career, becoming one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time, with estimated sales of 100 million records. In 1984, Turner launched "one of the greatest comebacks in music history", with her multi-platinum album ''Private Dancer''. Her single "What's Love Got to Do with It (song), What's Love Got to Do with It" won the Grammy Award for ... [...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", of which both the album and single versions feature an interpolation at the end. Background and composition "Single-Bilingual" was written during the composition of "Discoteca", as a new song at the end of that track. The songs were on one mastertape, linked together by drums, which were performed by the Scottish women's drumming ensemble, SheBoom. The idea was to open the album with a sad song leading into a comedic, satirical song. "Single-Bilingual" is about a business traveller in Europe. The titl ... [...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 song is based on "Estrada Da Paixão" by African-Brazilian band Olodum, which Pet Shop Boys heard during the South American leg of their Discovery tour in 1994. The band shares songwriting credits with Pet Shop Boys. "Se a vida é" spent eight weeks on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number eight, and became a top-five hit in the Czech Republic, Finland, Hungary, and Spain. In the United States, the song was released in 1997 as a double A-side with "To Step Aside". This version reached number eight on the ''Billboard'' Maxi-Singles Sales chart while "To Step Aside" by itself reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Dance Club Play chart. Critical reception Ross Jones from ''The Guardian'' described "Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)" as "a sexy and vibrant song", and a "life-affir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
