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Included the euphoric epic ‘The truck-driver and his mate’, the melancholy masterpiece ‘Hit and miss’ and the re-vamped Clothes Show theme ‘In the night’ as b-sides.
Included the anti rock ‘n’ roll statement ‘How I learned to hate rock-and-roll’ and the Drum and Bass track ‘Betrayed’ as b-sides.
Originally accompanied by an alternative version of the club-culture commentary ‘Discoteca’, the apprehensive ‘The calm before the storm’ and ‘Confidential‘ (originally written for Tina Turner) as b-sides.
Included the sunset vista inspired ‘The view from your balcony’ and the disco-rock ‘Disco potential’ as b-sides.
Originally accompanied by ‘Silver Age’, a track inspired by an Anna Akhmatova poem and ‘Screaming’, written for an album of music inspired by the remake of the film ‘Psycho’ as b-sides.
Silver age
Screaming
The single included the b-sides ‘The ghost of myself’ (a snapshot of Chelsea in 1979) and ‘Casting a shadow’, written for the solar eclipse of 1999.
The ghost of myself
Casting a shadow
The first Pet Shop Boys single of the new millennium included ‘Lies’ as its b-side.
Lies
Included the live favourite ‘Sexy northerner’ and the wistful ‘Always’ as b-sides.
Sexy Northerner
Always
Includes the Elvis inspired ‘Searching for the face of Jesus’ and the travel tales of ‘Between two islands’ as b-sides.
Searching for the face of Jesus - first released in 2002
Between two islands - first released in 2002
A cover version of ‘We’re the Pet Shop Boys’ (yes, not actually written by the duo) was selected as a b-side along with the sparse electro of ‘Transparent’.
We're the Pet Shop Boys
Transparent
Included the psychedelic-sampling electro-rock ‘I didn’t get where I am today’ as the b-side.
I didn't get where I am today
B-sides on the CD single included ‘The Resurrectionist’ (a tale of murky medical practices in 19th century London) and the story of a girl on the run in ‘Girls don’t cry’.
The Resurrectionist
Girls don't cry
Originally recorded with Dusty Springfield in the 80s, a seven-inch mix of ‘In private’ was finally released as a b-side on the ‘Minimal’ CD.
In private (7-inch mix)
Recorded for the film of the same name, ‘Bright young things’ featured as the b-side to ‘Numb’ along with ‘Party song’, inspired by Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.
Bright young things
Party Song
Effectively an EP with its three b-sides, the CD single included a commentary on celebrity deaths in ‘After the event’, a tale of rock ‘n’ roll hypocrisy in ‘The former enfant terrible’ and the electro pop of ‘Up and down’.
Included the sinister true story of ‘Gin and Jag’ as a b-side
Gin and Jag
B-sides to the single included the tale of youthful escapism ‘The boy who couldn’t keep his clothes on’ and the ode to megalomania ‘Delusions of grandeur’.
Included the b-side ‘The ghost of myself’, a musical snapshot of Chelsea in 1979.
The ghost of myself
Originally accompanied by ‘Silver Age’, a track inspired by an Anna Akhmatova poem and ‘Screaming’, written for an album of music inspired by the remake of the film ‘Psycho’.
Silver age
Screaming
Included the sunset vista inspired ‘The view from your balcony’ as its b-side.
The view from your balcony
Featured an alternative version of the club-culture commentary ‘Discoteca’ as its b-side.
Discoteca (New version)
Proving everyone wrong who thought the Pet Shop Boys couldn’t do Jungle was ‘Betrayed’, a Drum and Bass brother to the a-side ‘Se a vida é’.
Betrayed
Included the euphoric swagger of ‘The truck-driver and his mate’ as its b-side.
The truck-driver and his mate
The ‘Numb’ seven-inch included ‘Party song’, inspired by Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ as its b-side.
Party song
Originally recorded with Dusty Springfield in the 80s, a seven-inch mix of ‘In private’ finally was released as a b-side on the ‘Minimal’ seven-inch.
In private (7-inch mix)
Included the story of a girl on the run in ‘Girls don’t cry’ as the b-side.
Girls don’t cry
Accompanied by the Giorgio Moroder-esque ‘Blue on blue’ and ‘No time for tears’ (which was originally intended for single release) as b-sides.
Includes the luscious orchestral track ‘Friendly fire’ as its b-side.
The first Pet Shop Boys DVD single featured the b-side ‘Nightlife’, originally written for the album of the same name.
Nightlife
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Part 5
Part 6
Part 7
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10