Disco 2

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Disco 2
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Remix album by
Released12 September 1994 (1994-09-12)
Recorded1990–1994
Genre
Length47:58
Label Parlophone
Producer
Pet Shop Boys chronology
Very
(1993)
Disco 2
(1994)
Alternative
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Rating-Christgau-dud.svg [2]
Knoxville News Sentinel Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 4/10 [4]

Disco 2 is the second remix album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 12 September 1994 by Parlophone. It consists of remixes of songs from the duo's albums Behaviour (1990) and Very (1993), as well as B-sides from the time.

Contents

Background and composition

The tracks on the CD were mixed into one long continuous megamix by DJ Danny Rampling. As a result, most of the tracks are in edited versions, having been cut off mid-way through in a crossfade into the following tracks (as a DJ might do while mixing music live). Some of the tracks were reduced by more than half of their original lengths in this way. In addition, some tracks were sped up or slowed down, in order to match the overall tempo of the mix.

A limited edition of the album was released in the United States which contained a second CD with B-sides and additional mixes.

Track listing

  1. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Rollo Our Tribe Tongue-In Cheek Mix) – 0:29
  2. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" (Beatmasters Extended Nude Mix) – 4:15
  3. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" (DJ Pierre Wild Pitch Mix) – 2:59
  4. "Go West" (Heller & Farley Project Mix) – 3:40
  5. "Liberation" (E Smoove 12" Mix) – 6:09
  6. "So Hard" (Morales Red Zone Mix) – 2:48
  7. "Can You Forgive Her?" (Rollo Dub) – 4:03
  8. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (Junior Vasquez Fabulous Dub) – 4:54
  9. "Absolutely Fabulous" (Rollo Our Tribe Tongue-In Cheek Mix) – 6:01
  10. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (Coconut 1 12" Mix) – 2:12
  11. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (Jam & Spoon Mix) – 5:01
  12. "We All Feel Better in the Dark" (Brothers in Rhythm After Hours Climax Mix) – 5:21 *Mislabeled. This is actually the Ambient Mix

US limited edition bonus CD

  1. "Decadence" – 3:55
  2. "Some Speculation" – 6:33
  3. "Euroboy" – 4:28
  4. "Yesterday, When I Was Mad" (RAF Zone Dub Mix) – 5:37
  5. "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing" (7" Mix) – 4:45 [5]

Charts

Chart performance for Disco 2
Chart (1994)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [6] 181
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 54
European Albums ( Music & Media ) [9] 28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11] 47
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [12] 23
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 15
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] 21
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] 33
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 6
US Billboard 200 [17] 75

Sales

Sales for Disco 2
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Brazil50,000 [18]
United States131,000 [19]

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