Pet Shop
Boys will release a brand new b-sides compilation on
February 6th,
2012, on Parlophone. Entitled "Format",
it celebrates the duo's prolific song-writing and
recording by collecting 38 b-sides and bonus tracks
originally released on singles from 1996 to 2009. The
album will be available digitally and on double-CD. All
tracks have been remastered and the CD booklet features
an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon
Savage (author of "England's Dreaming" and "Teenage").
Design is by Farrow.
"Format" follows on from the 1995 release,
"Alternative", which collected the duo's b-sides from
1985 to 1994.
Pet
Shop Boys are currently working on their 11th studio
album which is due for release in early autumn next year.
The full "Format" track-listing is as follows: CD1
1. The truck driver and his mate
2. Hit and miss
3. In the night (1995)
4. Betrayed
5. How I learned to hate rock 'n' roll
6. Discoteca (New Version)
7. The calm before the storm
8. Confidential (Demo for Tina)
9. The boy who couldn't keep his clothes on
10. Delusions of grandeur
11. The view from your balcony
12. Disco potential
13. Silver age
14. Screaming
15. The ghost of myself
16. Casting a shadow
17. Lies
18. Sexy Northerner
CD2
1. Always
2. Nightlife
3. Searching for the face of Jesus
4. Between two islands
5. Friendly fire
6. We're the Pet Shop Boys
7. Transparent
8. I didn't get where I am today
9. The Resurrectionist
10. Girls don't cry
11. In private (7-inch mix): Pet Shop Boys with Elton
John
12. Blue on blue
13. No time for tears (7-inch mix)
14. Bright young things
15. Party song
16. We're all criminals now
17. Gin and Jag
18. After the event
19. The former enfant terrible
20. Up and down
The
track-listing and credits for
"The Most Incredible Thing"
album are
as follows:
CD1
ACT ONE
1. Prologue
2. The grind
3. The challenge
4. Help me
5. Risk
6. Physical jerks
7. The competition
8. The meeting
ACT TWO
9. The clock 1/2/3
10. The clock 4/5/6
11. The clock 7/8/9
12. The clock 10/11/12
13. The winner
14. Destruction
CD2
ACT THREE
1. Back to the grind
2. The miracle - Ceremony
3. The miracle - Revolution
4. The miracle - Resurrection
5. The miracle - Colour and light
6. The miracle - The meeting (reprise)
7. The wedding
Performed by Pet Shop Boys and the Wrocław Score
Orchestra conducted by Dominic Wheeler.
Produced by Pet Shop Boys and Sven Helbig.
Composed by Tennant/Lowe.
Lyrics: Tennant/Lowe.
Orchestrations: Sven Helbig.
Programming: Chris Lowe/Pete Gleadall.
Orchestra recorded in the Concert Hall of Polish Radio,
Wrocław, Poland.
Concertmaster: Bartek Bober.
Contractor: Joris Bartsch Buhle.
Piano on "Help me" played by: Andreas Gundlach.
Orchestra recorded by Teldexstudio Berlin.
(Sound engineer and editing: Tobias Lehmann.
ProTools engineer: Tom Russbueldt.)
Copyists: Dietrich Zöllner, Jan-Peter Klöpfel.
Mixed by Bob Kraushaar at Acton Marina, London.
The album is released on March 14.
Tickets
have gone sale this morning, Monday, November 15th, from
the link below, for the first run of performances of
"The Most
Incredible Thing",
a new ballet choreographed by Javier De Frutos to
original music by Tennant/Lowe.
The
performances are at Sadler's Wells, London, from
Thursday,
March 17th
to Saturday, March 26th, 2011
(previews March 17th-21st).
Tickets are priced between £10 and £40.
Ultimate Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop
Boys' new single,
"Together",
will be released by Parlophone
on November
29th
on two CDs
and digital download. As well as "Together" the
track-listings will include:
*
"Glad all over"
- a version
of the early 60s hit by The Dave Clark Five which Pet
Shop Boys performed in Chris's home town of Blackpool
this summer. The song has become a victory anthem for
Blackpool FC which rose to the Premiere League this year.
This new studio version was arranged and produced by Pet
Shop Boys and Tim Powell. *
"I cried for us"
- Neil sang
this song by the late Kate McGarrigle, mother of Rufus
Wainwright, at her memorial concert at the Royal
Festival Hall in London in June in an arrangement by Pet
Shop Boys. Chris and Neil produced this studio version
which was mixed by Pete Gleadall. *
"Together (extended version)"
- remixed by Tim Powell.
Dance remixes of "Together" will also be made available.
Full format details will be on this site when they are
finalised.
A promotional video for the song is being shot later
this month in
Eastern Europe.
"Together" was written and produced by Pet Shop Boys and
Tim Powell at the beginning of September and will also
be included as the final track of Pet Shop Boys' new
greatest hits album, "Ultimate", to be released on
November 1st.
(The artwork shown here is for the radio promo not the
commercial single.)
The special
edition of the forthcoming
Ultimate
Pet Shop Boys
compilation
includes a DVD with over three hours of BBC TV
performances by Pet Shop Boys, released by arrangement
with BBC Music. As well as the complete Glastonbury
Festival performance from earlier this year, there are
27 performances of singles.
The
track-listing for the
forthcoming greatest hits album,
"Ultimate Pet Shop Boys" has now
been finalised.
It includes 25 years of hits
from 1985's "West End girls" to
2009's "Love etc." and concludes
with a new song,
"Together".
The full track-listing is:
West End girls
Suburbia
It's a sin
What have I done to deserve this?
Always on my mind
Heart
Domino dancing
Left to my own devices
Being boring
Where the streets have no name
(I can't take my eyes off you)
Go West
Before
Se a vida é (That's the way life
is)
New York City boy
Home and dry
Miracles
I'm with stupid
Love etc.
Together
The new song was written and
produced with former Xenomania
staff member Tim Powell and will
also be released as a single.
The release date will be
announced shortly.
"Ultimate Pet Shop Boys" will be
released on November 1st. It was
originally proposed by EMI to
celebrate 25 years since the
release of Pet Shop Boys' first
hit, "West End girls". A special
edition (full details in the
earlier news story below)
includes a DVD of Pet Shop Boys'
performances on BBC TV and also
their Glastonbury Festival
performance from June this year.
Here's the complete
DVD list:
1. West End girls
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
15/12/85
2. Love comes quickly
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
20/03/86
3. Opportunities (Let's make lots of money)
Recorded for BBC 2’s Whistle Test. First transmitted:
29/04/86
4. Suburbia
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
02/10/86
5. It’s a sin
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
25/06/87
6. Rent
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
22/10/87
7. Always on my mind
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
10/12/87
8. What have I done to deserve this?
Recorded for The Brits Awards. First transmitted:
08/02/88
9. Heart
Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan. First transmitted: 30/03/88
10. Domino dancing
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
22/09/88
11. Left to my own devices
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
01/12/88.
12. So hard
Recorded for BBC 1’s Wogan. First transmitted: 28/09/90
13. Being boring
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
29/11/90
14. Can You Forgive Her?
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
10/06/93
15. Liberation
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
07/04/94
16. Paninaro ‘95
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
03/08/95
17. Se a vida é
Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2. First
Transmitted: 02/12/03
18. A red letter day
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
28/03/97
19. Somewhere
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
04/07/97
20. I don't know what you want but I can't give it any
more
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
30/07/99
21. New York City boy
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
08/10/99
22. You only tell me you love me when you're drunk
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
14/01/00
23. Home and dry
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
29/03/02
24. I get along
Recorded for BBC 2’s Top Of The Pops 2. First
transmitted: 17/04/02
25. Miracles
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
14/11/03
26. Flamboyant
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
19/03/04
27. I’m with Stupid
Recorded for BBC 1’s Top Of The Pops. First transmitted:
23/04/06
Both standard and special editions of Ultimate Pet Shop
Boys will be released by Parlophone on November 1.
The
Summer 2010 leg of 'Pandemonium Tour' began
on Saturday night with a fantastic set at the close of the Primavera Sound
Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
The audience's energy was amazing and the
atmosphere helped Neil get over the food poisoning he'd been suffering from all
day, and to give confidence to a new dancer, Helena Dowling, who had replaced
Charlotte Walcott (who was unable to rejoin the tour) and was performing for the
first time with Neil and Chris.
The tour continues on Wednesday 23rd
June 2010 at Castello Visconteo in Pavia, Italy then moves
onto the Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 26th June 2010.
A group
exhibition entitled "Room Divider", curated by writer
and critic Michael Bracewell, will open to the public on
July 3rd at the Wilkinson Gallery in London and includes
a new piece of music by Pet Shop Boys.
"The
grind 2"
is the demo of the piece of music that opens Act 3 of
the ballet score which Chris and Neil recently completed.
The
exhibition "celebrates the relationship between
Romanticism and the machine aesthetic".
Tour dates
"Pandemonium"
Pet Shop Boys new live CD,
which will be released on
February 15 as part of
the "Pandemonium" doublepack DVD/CD, includes 17 songs from the
show mixed by Stuart Price.
These audio tracks will also
be available to purchase separately as a digital download.
The track-listing is:
1. More than a dream /
Heart 2. Did you see me coming? 3. Pandemonium / Can you forgive her? 4.
Love etc. 5. Go west 6. Two divided by zero 7. Why don’t we live
together? 8. New York City boy 9. Always on my mind 10. Closer to Heaven
/ Left to my own devices 11. Do I have to? 12. King’s Cross 13. Suburbia
14. Se a vida é / Discoteca / Domino dancing / Viva la vida 15. It’s a
sin 16. Being boring 17. West End girls
Track-listing DVD
: 1. Intro 2. Heart
3. Did you see me coming? 4. Pandemonium 5. Love etc 6. Building a wall
7. Go west 8. Two divided by zero 9. Why don't we live together? 10. New
York City boy 11. Always on my mind 12. Closer to heaven / Left to my
own devices 13. Do I have to? 14. Kings Cross 15. The way it used to be
16. Jealousy 17. Suburbia 18. What have I done to deserve this? 19. All
over the world 20. Se a vide e / Viva la vida 21. It's a sin 22. Being
boring 23. West End girls.
DVD Extra:
My girl (Live at 02) - It doesn't often snow at Christmas (Live at 02) -
Love etc. (Promo Video) - Did you see me coming (Promo Video) - All over
the world (Promo Video) - 2009 BRIT Awards Performance (feat. Lady GaGa
and Brandon Flowers).
These CD mixes are different from the DVD sound mix which was made by Dave
Woolley.
“Christmas”
Pet Shop Boys will release a new EP, “Christmas”,
on Parlophone Records on
December 14th.
The full track listing is:
1. It doesn’t often snow at Christmas (new version)
2. My girl
3. All over the world (new version)
4. Viva la vida/Domino dancing
5. My girl (our house mix)
“All over the world” is a new version of the track from Pet Shop Boys’ latest
album, “Yes”. Also included is a new version of “It doesn’t often snow at
Christmas”, originally an exclusive Christmas single issued to members of the
Pet Shop Boys fan club in 1997. Both new versions are produced by Marius de
Vries and Pet Shop Boys, based on the original tracks, and have orchestral and
choir arrangements by Matt Robertson and Marius de Vries.
Pet Shop Boys’ arrangement of the Madness classic, “My Girl”, was originally
performed with Suggs and Carl of Madness at “Can You Bear It?”, last year’s
charity benefit for the family of Chris and Neil’s former assistant and close
friend, Dainton Connell, who was tragically killed in a car accident.
The EP also includes the medley of Coldplay’s “Viva la vida” and Pet Shop Boys'
“Domino Dancing” which has been a highlight of the current PSB world tour. This
studio version is produced by Stuart Price.
The EP is being released on both CD and digital download.
Party
Released exclusively in
Brazil for the
holiday market in November 2009,
Party is a
single-disc greatest-hits collection that focuses on tracks that have
proven especially popular in that nation. It also gives a nod to songs
that have featured in certain Brazilian
telenovelas, the most recent example
being "King
of Rome." Although the tracklist
reveals more than a passing similarity to
Story, it's
by no means redundant. Besides, it boasts one of the most charming PSB
album covers ever, what with those colorful balloons printed with
Chris's and Neil's heads.
1. West End Girls (10'' Mix)
2. Love Comes Quickly
3. Paninaro (7'' Mix)
4. It's A Sin (Disco Mix)
5. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
6. Always On My Mind (Extended Dance Version)
7. Domino Dancing
8. It's Alright (7'' Version)
9. Being Boring
10. Go West
11. Before (Single Edit)
12. New York City Boy
13. Home And Dry (Radio Edit)
14. Minimal (Radio Edit)
15. Love etc.
16. King of Rome
On
September 25th "Beautiful people"
will be released as a third single from "Yes" in Germany only at the request of
EMI Germany.
The digital and physical release will include
"Beautiful people" album and demo versions and Richard X's previously unreleased
seven-inch mix of "Fugitive". Complete format details will follow soon.
"Beautiful people" was serviced to radio stations in Germany last Friday.
Pandemonium Tour:
Pet Shop
Boys Pandemonium tour started in Russia with shows in St Petersburg and
Moscow. The spectacular production features Chris on keyboards and drums, Neil
on vocals and four singing dancers and was conceived by Es Devlin (who created
the 2006 Cubism show) with musical arrangements by Stuart Price and Pet Shop
Boys.
Pete
Gleadall is musical director.
The show includes songs rarely or never performed live by Pet Shop Boys,
including "Two divided by zero", "Why don't we live together?' and "Do I have to?",
as well as new songs like
"The way it used to be" and "Love etc." and PSB classics such as "It's a sin"
and "Being boring".
"Heart" / "Did You See Me
Coming?" / "Pandemonium/Can You Forgive Her?" / "Love Comes Quickly" / "Love
Etc." / "Why Don't We Live Together?" / "Do I Have To" / "Jealousy" / "Two
Divided By Zero" / "Kings Cross" / "Closer To Heaven" / "Left To My Own Devices"
/ "Being Boring" / "West End Girls" / "Go West" / "It's A Sin" / "Se A Vida E" /
Encore: / "Always On My Mind" / "All Over The
World" / "The Way It Used To Be" / "Viva La Vida/Domino Dancing"
Medley 1 Pandemonium/ Can you forgive her Medley 2: Domino dancing/Viva la
vida
Pet Shop Boys' new album, "Yes", has today entered the UK albums
chart at number 4.
T
his is the highest entry for a PSB album since 1996
when "Bilingual" also entered at number 4.
A record company mix-up at the end of last week
meant that pre-order sales for iTunes were not included in calculating this
week's chart. "Love etc." drops to number 27 in the UK singles chart.
A new world tour starts in
autumn
There'll be a new
B-Side-Album next year
A limited YES vinyl will include
12 instrumental
versions
Vinyl
tracklisting:
1a.
Love etc.
1b. Love etc. instrumental (exclusive)
2a. All over the world
2b. All over the world instrumental (exclusive)
3a. Beautiful people
3b. Beautiful people instrumental (exclusive)
4a. Did you see me coming?
4b. Did you see me coming? instrumental (exclusive)
5a. Vulnerable
5b. Vulnerable instrumental (exclusive)
6a. More than a dream
6b. More than a dream instruemental (exclusive)
7a. Building a wall
7b. Buiding a wall instrumental (exclusive)
8a. King of Rome
8b. King of Rome instrumental (exclusive)
9a. Pandemonium
9b. Pandemonium instrumental (exclusive)
10a. The way it used to be
10b. The way it used to be instrumental (exclusive)
11a. Legacy
11b. Legacy instrumental (exclusive)
The Ballet
Sadler's Wells theatre in London have confirmed
that a ballet production with music by Pet Shop Boys is planned for production
in 2011.
The choreographer is Javier de Frutos and writer/director
Matthew Dunster is working on the
scenario. Ivan Putrov, a
principal dancer at the Royal Ballet, will dance a lead role in it. The ballet
is based on a story by
Hans Christian Andersen (suggested by Pet
Shop Boys), and Neil and Chris have so far written about one-third of the score.
A workshop of two scenes was sponsored by Sadler's Wells last December.
A unique CD,
"Pet Shop Boys Story",
will be given away in the UK on Sunday, March 8th, with the Mail on Sunday
newspaper. The 11-track career retrospective starts with the rare 10-inch mix of
"West End girls" and concludes with a preview of "Did you see me coming?" from
the forthcoming new album, "Yes".
The cover artwork is designed by Farrow and
2.2 million copies will be
distributed following a TV advertising campaign.
The full track-listing is:
1. West End girls (10" mix)
2. Paninaro (7" mix)
3. It's a sin (Disco mix)
4. What have I done to deserve this? (7" mix)
4. Jealousy (7" mix)
5. Being boring (7" mix)
6. Go West (7" mix)
7. Before (7" mix)
8. Home and dry (7" mix)
9. Flamboyant (7" mix)
10. Did you see me coming?
Concert Dates
In celebration of receiving their award for
Outstanding Contribution To Music at this years Brit Awards, the Pet Shop Boys
can exclusively announce two very special live shows at
Manchester Apollo on Thursday 18th June
2009 and London O2 Arena on
Friday 19th June 2009.
Chris and Neil's dynamic live shows have seen
them work with artists, designers and directors such as Sam Taylor-Wood, Zaha
Hadid, Derek Jarman and latterly opera designer Es Devlin with whom they will
collaborate on tonight's Brit Awards performance.
Tickets are on sale on Friday 20th February
2009. Buy tickets at
Ticketmaster
Pet Shop Boys will (or already have)
received the
Outstanding Contribution to Music award at the Brit Awards
2009 at Earl's Court.
20Th CenturyPet Shop Boys likes to
congratulate Neil and Chris!
Chairman of the Brits committee Ged Doherty says, "Since their first Brit Award
over 20 years ago, Neil and Chris have produced a fantastic body of work with
songs that truly were the soundtrack to a whole generation's lives.
"The Pet Shop Boys have since become one of the most influential groups of the
modern era and are deserving recipients of the award."
Lady Gaga joined the Pet
Shop Boys onstage at the Brit Awards to perform 'What
Have I Done To Deserve This?', the song the Pet Shop Boys originally
recorded with Dusty Springfield more than 20 years ago. Lady GaGa flew in from
her European tour for the night to celebrate with them. Her performance was a
thank you to Neil and Chris for their remix of her track
'Eh Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say)',
which is available as a free download exclusively from AOL Music UK. Get 'Eh Eh
(Nothing Else I Can Say) - Pet Shop Boys
Remix':
Download.
If you pre-order the new album, 'Yes' on
iTunes before it's
release date of Monday 23rd March 2009, you get a very special bonus track with
the album, Stuart Price's
production of the Pet Shop Boys nine-and-a-half minute Brit Awards medley with
new vocals by Neil. This is only available on iTunes up to the release of the
album. The iTunes bundle also includes 'Love Etc. - Beautiful Dub' and audio
commentary in which Neil and Chris talk through the whole album.
"Love
etc."
Music Week, the British music industry magazine, previews
"Love etc." in its playlist: "A combination that sounds as good on the ear as it
does on paper. Pet Shop Boys and Xenomania get the new album campaign off to a
very strong start."
Remixes of the track have been completed.
CD1
1. Love etc.
2. Gin and Jag
CD2
1. Love etc. (Album version)
2. Love etc. (Pet Shop Boys mix)
3. Love etc. (Gui Boratto remix)
4. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick remix)
5. Love etc. (Frankmusik Star & Garter dub)
6. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick dub)
Digital Bundle 1
1. Love etc.
2. We're all criminals now
3. Vulnerable
4. Did you see me coming?
Digital Bundle 2
1. Love etc. (Pet Shop Boys mix)
2. Love etc. (Gui Boratto remix)
3. Love etc. (Kurd Maverick remix)
4. Love etc. (Frankmusik Star & Garter dub)
You need more (9x)
Well it’s tough getting on in the
world
When the sun doesn’t shine
And a boy needs a girl
It’s about getting out of a rut
You need luck
But you’re stuck and you don’t know how
(Don’t have to be)
A big bucks Hollywood star
(Don’t have to drive)
A super car to go far
(Don’t have to live)
A life of power and wealth
(Don’t have to be)
Beautiful but it helps
(Don’t have to buy)
A house in Beverly Hills
(Don’t have to have)
Your daddy paying the bills
(Don’t have to live)
A life of power and wealth
(Don’t have to be)
Beautiful but it helps
You need more
Than a big blank check to be a lover, or
A gulf stream jet to fly you door to door
Somewhere chic on another shore
You need more (6x)
You need love
You need love
You need love
Too much of anything is never
enough
Too much of everything is never enough
Well it’s tough getting on in the
world
When the sun doesn’t shine
And a boy needs a girl
It’s about getting out of a rut
You need luck but you’re stuck
and you don’t know how
(Don’t have to be)
A big bucks Hollywood star
(Don’t have to drive)
A super car to get far
(Don’t have to wear)
A smile much colder than ice
(Don’t have to be)
Beautiful, but it’s nice
You need more
Than the girl handwriting on your wall
A chauffeur driven limousine encore
To drive your wife and lover to a whiter ball
You need more (6x)
You need love
I believe that we can achieve the
love that we need
I believe, call me naive, but love is for free
(Don’t have to be)
A big bucks Hollywood star
(Don’t have to drive)
A super car to go far
(Don’t have to live)
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A life of power and wealth
(Don’t have to be)
Beautiful but it helps
Beautiful but it helps
Beautiful but it helps
'Yes'is a big,
happy, sad, modern-sounding proper pop album. We've been hammering it over the
last three weeks and we think you'll want to do the same when it's released in
March!
2009 will see the release of Pet Shop Boys' new
studio album,
"Yes"
Disc 1
1. Love Etc
2. All Over The World
3. Beautiful People
4. Did You See Me Coming
5. Vulnerable
6. More Than A Dream
7. Building A Wall
8. King Of Rome
9. Pandemonium
10. The Way It Used To Be
11. Legacy
Disc 2
1. This Used To Be The
Future
2. More Than A Dream (Magical Dub)
3. Pandemonium (The Stars And The Sun Dub)
4. The Way It Used To Be (Left At Love Dub)
5. All Over The World (This
Is A Dub)
6. Vulnerable (Public Eye Dub)
7. Love Etc (Beautiful Dub)
The album has a running time of approximately
48 minutes.
Tracks 1, 6 and 10 are Pet Shop Boys/Xenomania
co-writes. All other songs are written by Pet Shop Boys (track 2 with a little
help from Tchaikovsky).
As we have previously reported, the album was
produced by Brian
Higgins/Xenomania and has a release date of
March 23rd.
Neil Tennant has written and sung a few
lines in the forthcoming Christmas single, "Joseph (Better
You Than Me)", by The Killers featuring Elton John
and Neil Tennant. The song began as a Killers/Elton John collaboration
and then Brandon Flowers asked Neil to help out with some lyrics. We are
informed that the digital-only release will be in December
with proceeds going to charity.
Neil and Chris have just completed a two-week writing session for their ballet
project.
I’M IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILM STAR
Kompact Records
press release:
SAM TAYLOR-WOOD RELEASES
HER COVER VERSION OF “I’M IN LOVE WITH A GERMAN FILM STAR”,
PRODUCED BY PET SHOP BOYS, ON KOMPAKT RECORDS ON OCTOBER 27.
Highly-acclaimed artist and
film-maker Sam Taylor-Wood releases the single “I’m In
Love With A German Film Star” on Kompakt on October 27.
The single, a cover version of the
post-punk classic by The Passions, was produced by Pet Shop
Boys who also did a full length Symphonic mix.
Other remixes will be available by Gui Boratto, Juergen Paape and Mark Reeder.
The single will be available through
iTunes on
October 28
and through
other digital outlets on October 29.
CD release will be on October 27 and
the track will also be available on limited edition (500
numbered copies) 7″ and also 12″ vinyl.
Sam Taylor-Wood has sung on two
previous collaborations with Pet Shop Boys: cover versions
of Serge Gainsbourgs “Je t aime…moi non plus” and Donna
Summer’s “Love To Love You Baby”, the latter under the
pseudonym Kiki Kokova.
Previous to the above recordings, she
first worked with Pet Shop Boys in 1997 when she created the
visuals and staging for their live show Somewhere at the
Savoy Theatre in London.
Vinyl track-listing
and CD single track-listing:
7″ VINYL:
I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Original Radio edit)
3:47
I’m in Love With A German Film Star (Mark Reeder’s Rundfunk
remix) 3:39
12” VINYL:
A1: I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Gui Boratto mix)
7:29
A2: I’m In Love With A German Film Star (PSB Symphonic XTD
mix) 8:25
B1: I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Mark Reeder’s stuck
in the 80’s remix) 9:15
B2: I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Jürgen Paape mix)
5:09
CD
1.I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Original Radio edit)
3:47
2. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (PSB Symphonic XTD
mix) 8:25
4. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (PSB Symphonic XTD
instrumental mix) 8:24
5. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Mark Reeder’s stuck
in the 80’s remix) 9:15
6. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Gui Boratto mix)
7:29
7. I’m In Love With A German Film Star (Jürgen Paape mix)
5:09
“The
Loving Kind”
The second Girls
Aloud single release from their new album, "Out Of Control", will be the Pet Shop Boys/Xenomania composition, "The Loving Kind".
The song was
produced by Xenomania, Neil and Chris's involvement being
only in the writing.
Nicola Roberts
continues: “And Neil told us to just sing it how we would
sing it, instead of singing it how he had sung it.”
Cheryl Cole added:
“It’s a bit intimidating as well, you know, having Neil
Tennant teaching you a harmony.”
“I know,” laughs
Sarah Harding. “I said, ‘Could you leave the room so I can
sing it because I feel really uncomfortable.
A benefit concert for
Dainton Connell’s family
is being held at London nightclub ‘Heaven’ on
Friday May 2nd. The event will feature a live performance by the Pet
Shop Boys, plus a huge selection of world-class DJs will be performing,
including Tall Paul, Danny Rampling, Judge Jules, Brandon Block and PSB Chris
Lowe . All proceeds will go to
Dainton Connell’s family.
Pet Shop Boys performed for approximately 35 minutes and the set list was:
Go West
Rent (electro version)
Integral (Perfect Immaculate version)
Suburbia
West End girls (long version)
It’s a sin
My girl (with Suggs and Carl from Madness)
Being boring
Of course, the night was
not just about seeing Pet Shop Boys perform live, it was
about paying tribute in whatever way possible to Dainton
Connell, the Boys’ long-term friend and colleague. The
variety of house music was brilliant.
You can listen to
the PSB demo of ‘My girl’
on the
official
site.
The Bear
Dainton Connell was
killed in a car accident in Moscow. He was in Moscow accompanying Chris Lowe who
was planning to DJ at a friend's nightclub there tonight. The friend driving him
lost control of the car. There was no one else in the car.
Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant are "devastated" by this tragic news. They had known
Dainton for almost 20 years, during which time he had worked for Pet Shop Boys
as security and later as personal assistant. He was also a close friend.
"Dainton was a warm, kind, loveable friend, a huge Arsenal fan and a
larger-than-life character, famous in North London and beyond. We are devastated
by his sudden and tragic death and our thoughts and condolences are with his
wife, Mandy, and their family."
Dainton (also known as "The Bear") accompanied Pet Shop Boys on their tours from
1989 to 2000. He can be seen in the videos for Pet Shop Boys' singles, "Jealousy",
"So hard" and "Was it worth it?" as well as in the Somewhere concert film. We
know that he was a familiar and friendly face to many PSB fans who encountered
him over the years and that they will share in our grief and sorrow.
