Pet Shop Boys to release new song on Ultimate Pet Shop Boys

By Steve Mcgillivray on September 28th, 2010 in News

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After dazzling the huge crowd at Glastonbury this year, Pet Shop Boys are seeing out the year with a new compilation album and a brand new song. The band, which has sold in excess of 100 million records so far in their 29-year career, has announced the aptly titled Ultimate Pet Shop Boys, which will be released via Parlaphone on November 1st in the UK (via Slicing Up Eyeballs).

Ultimate Pet Shop Boys is by no means a comprehensive look back at Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe’s career, but within the limitations of the 19 tracks and single CD, there is still a fair reflection on their (sometimes literally) glittering career. The set also contains a new track — “Together” — which was written and recorded this month with Xenomania producer Tim Powell.  The song — which will also be released as a single – is the last track on the record and will close out an album full of familiar hits from the album opener “West End Girls” to “Suburbia”, “Always On My Mind” and “Love etc.”.

The set will also consist of a DVD featuring containing classic BBC TV performances including their “Top of the Pops” appearances, as well as their triumphant headlining show from this year’s Glastonbury festival.

The band’s official Twitter feed stated,“[the album is] really aimed at the casual or impulse buyer who’d quite like one CD of the PSB’s hits.” I’d say it’s a safe bet there are plenty of casual or impulse buyers waitng to add to the 100 million record sales; just how many will become apparent come November. Regardless, find the complete running order below.

Ultimate Pet Shop Boys Tracklist:
CD:
01. West End Girls
02. Suburbia
03. It’s a Sin
04. What Have I Done to Deserve This?
05. Always On My Mind
06. Heart
07. Domino Dancing
08. Left To My Own Devices
09. Being Boring
10. Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can’t Take My Eyes Off You)
11. Go West
12. Before
13. Se a Vida é (That’s the Way Life Is)
14. New York City Boy
15. Home and Dry
16. Miracles
17. I’m With Stupid
18. Love Etc.
19. Together

DVD:
01. West End Girls (Top Of The Pops, 12/15/85)
02. Love Comes Quickly (Top Of The Pops, 03/20/86)
03. Opportunities (Let’s Make Lots of Money) (Whistle Test, 04/29/86)
04. Suburbia (Top Of The Pops, 10/02/86)
05. It’s a Sin (Top Of The Pops, 06/25/87)
06. Rent (Top Of The Pops, 10/22/87)
07. Always On My Mind (Top Of The Pops, 12/10/87)
08. What Have I Done to Deserve This? (Brits Awards, 02/08/88)
09. Heart (Wogan, 03/30/88)
10. Domino Dancing (Top Of The Pops, 09/22/88)
11. Left To My Own Devices (Top Of The Pops, 12/01/88)
12. So Hard (Wogan, 09/28/90)
13. Being Boring (Top Of The Pops, 11/29/90)
14. Can You Forgive Her? (Top Of The Pops, 06/10/93)
15. Liberation (Top Of The Pops, 04/07/94)
16. Paninaro ‘95 (Top Of The Pops, 08/03/95)
17. Se a Vida é (Top Of The Pops 2, 12/02/03)
18. A Red Letter Day (Top Of The Pops, 03/28/97)
19. Somewhere (Top Of The Pops, 07/04/97)
20. I Don’t Know What You Want But I Can’t Give It Any More (Top Of The Pops, 07/30/99)
21. New York City Boy (Top Of The Pops, 10/08/99)
22. You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You’re Drunk (Top Of The Pops, 01/14/00)
23. Home and Dry (Top Of The Pops, 03/29/02)
24. I Get Along (Top Of The Pops 2, 04/17/02)
25. Miracles (Top Of The Pops, 11/14/03)
26. Flamboyant (Top Of The Pops, 03/19/04)
27. I’m With Stupid (Top Of The Pops, 04/23/06)
–PLUS: Complete Glastonbury 2010 set

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