Format (album)

Last updated

Format
Pet Shop Boys - Format.png
Compilation album by
Pet Shop Boys
Released6 February 2012 (2012-02-06)
Recorded1996–2009
Genre Synth-pop
Length156:27
Label Parlophone
Producer Pet Shop Boys, various
Pet Shop Boys chronology
The Most Incredible Thing
(2011)		Format
(2012)		 Elysium
(2012)

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).

Contents

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. [1] The album was released on 6 February 2012 in the UK, [1] but was released earlier in various territories worldwide, including Australia, where it was released on 3 February. [2] The album debuted at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 5,909 copies in its first week. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, except "We're the Pet Shop Boys", written by My Robot Friend, and "Screaming", written by Chris Lowe, Neil Tennant, and Tom Stephan

Disc one: 1996–2002
No.TitleFeatured onLength
1."The Truck-Driver and His Mate""Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997 3:34
2."Hit and Miss""Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19974:07
3."In the Night (1995)""Before", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19974:16
4."Betrayed""Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19975:19
5."How I Learned to Hate Rock-and-Roll""Se a vida é (That's the Way Life Is)", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19974:38
6."Discoteca" (new version)"Single-Bilingual", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19973:43
7."The Calm Before the Storm""Single-Bilingual", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19972:46
8."Confidential" (demo for Tina Turner)"Single-Bilingual", Very: Further Listening 1992–19944:47
9."The Boy Who Couldn't Keep His Clothes On" (International Club Mix)"A Red Letter Day", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–1997, Bilingual Special Edition6:05
10."Delusions of Grandeur""A Red Letter Day", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19975:04
11."The View from Your Balcony""Somewhere", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19973:45
12."Disco Potential""Somewhere", Bilingual: Further Listening 1995–19974:07
13."Silver Age""I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More", bonus USA Nightlife disc, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–2000 3:33
14."Screaming""I Don't Know What You Want But I Can't Give It Any More", bonus USA Nightlife disc, Mini, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20004:56
15."The Ghost of Myself""New York City Boy", bonus US Nightlife disc, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20004:03
16."Casting a Shadow""New York City Boy", bonus US Nightlife disc, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20004:37
17."Lies""You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk", Mini, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20004:39
18."Sexy Northerner""Home and Dry", bonus US Release disc, Release: Further Listening 2001–2004 3:42
Total length:77:41
Disc two: 2002–2009
No.TitleFeatured onLength
1."Always""Home and Dry", bonus US Release disc, Release: Further Listening 2001–20045:03
2."Nightlife""Home and Dry", bonus US Release disc, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20003:53
3."Searching for the Face of Jesus""I Get Along", Release: Further Listening 2001–20043:27
4."Between Two Islands""I Get Along", Release: Further Listening 2001–20045:06
5."Friendly Fire""I Get Along", bonus US Release disc, Nightlife: Further Listening 1996–20003:23
6."We're the Pet Shop Boys""Miracles", Release: Further Listening 2001–20044:55
7."Transparent""Miracles", Release: Further Listening 2001–20043:51
8."I Didn't Get Where I Am Today""Flamboyant", Release: Further Listening 2001–20043:37
9."The Resurrectionist""I'm with Stupid", Fundamental: Further Listening 2005–2007 3:10
10."Girls Don't Cry""I'm with Stupid", Fundamental: Further Listening 2005–20072:34
11."In Private" (7-inch mix; duet with Elton John)"Minimal", Release: Further Listening 2001–20044:11
12."Blue on Blue""Minimal", Release: Further Listening 2001–20043:12
13."No Time for Tears" (7-inch mix)"Minimal", original on Battleship Potemkin , Fundamental: Further Listening 2005–20073:35
14."Bright Young Things""Numb", Release: Further Listening 2001–20044:55
15."Party Song""Numb", Release: Further Listening 2001–20043:40
16."We're All Criminals Now""Love etc.", Yes: Further Listening 2008–2010 3:55
17."Gin and Jag""Love etc.", Yes: Further Listening 2008–20104:29
18."After the Event""Did You See Me Coming?", Fundamental: Further Listening 2005–20075:16
19."The Former Enfant Terrible""Did You See Me Coming?", Fundamental: Further Listening 2005–20072:51
20."Up and Down""Did You See Me Coming?", Yes: Further Listening 2008–20103:43
Total length:78:46

Personnel

Producers
Guest musicians

Charts

Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] 73
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] 9
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] 1
Croatian International Albums (HDU) [7] 19
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [8] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 82
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 31
Irish Albums (IRMA) [11] 67
Italian Albums (FIMI) [12] 93
Scottish Albums (OCC) [13] 38
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [14] 43
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] 33
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] 52
UK Albums (OCC) [17] 26

Related Research Articles

<i>Release</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2002 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Release is the eighth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 1 April 2002 by Parlophone. It was recorded between 2000 and 2001 and produced by the duo with Chris Zippel. The album produced three singles: "Home and Dry", "I Get Along", and "London", the latter of which was only released in continental Europe. It reached number seven on the UK Albums Chart and received positive reviews from critics.

<i>Very</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1993 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Very is the fifth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 27 September 1993 by Parlophone, nearly three years after the duo's previous studio album, Behaviour, and following the compilation album Discography: The Complete Singles Collection. Very exhibits one of many turning points the Pet Shop Boys would make to their music, shifting from the subdued electronic pop of Behaviour to richly instrumented dance arrangements. The content and lyrics led to Very being called their "coming-out" album, since it was during this time that Neil Tennant had publicly discussed his long-rumoured homosexuality.

<i>Bilingual</i> (album) 1996 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Bilingual is the sixth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released in the United Kingdom on 2 September 1996 by Parlophone and in the United States on 10 September 1996 by Atlantic Records. The album reached number four on the UK Albums Chart, lower than their previous five studio albums which had all reached the top three. It yielded five successful singles, with three of them—"Before", "Se a vida é " and "A Red Letter Day"—reaching the UK top 10; the fourth one, the English/Spanish-language composition "Single-Bilingual", peaked within the top 20.

<i>Nightlife</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1999 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

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. 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.

<i>Alternative</i> (album) 1995 compilation album by Pet Shop Boys

Alternative is a compilation album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 7 August 1995 by Parlophone.

<i>Please</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1986 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Please is the debut studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 24 March 1986 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI America Records in the United States. According to the duo, the album's title was chosen so that people had to go into a record shop and say "Can I have the Pet Shop Boys album, 'Please'?". Please spawned four singles: "West End Girls", "Opportunities ", "Suburbia", and "Love Comes Quickly"; "West End Girls" reached number one in both the UK and the US.

<i>Disco</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1986 remix album by Pet Shop Boys

Disco is the first remix album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 17 November 1986 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI America Records in the United States. Disco consists of remixes of tracks from the band's debut album Please and its respective B-sides. The album includes remixes by Arthur Baker, Shep Pettibone and the Pet Shop Boys themselves.

<i>Actually</i> 1987 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Actually is the second studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 7 September 1987 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom and by EMI Manhattan in North America. According to Neil Tennant and music historian Wayne Studer, Actually loosely critiques Thatcherism, the political zeitgeist of the 1980s, and was recorded in anticipation of Margaret Thatcher's re-election.

<i>Introspective</i> 1988 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Introspective is the third studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 10 October 1988 by Parlophone. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

<i>Behaviour</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 1990 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Behaviour is the fourth studio album by the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone. A Japanese special edition included a bonus mini CD, exclusive artwork and printed lyrics in a white velvet-like box.

<i>Disco 3</i> 2003 remix album by Pet Shop Boys

Disco 3 is the third remix album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 3 February 2003 by Parlophone. The album consists of five remixes of songs and B-sides from their previous album, Release, three new tracks, a new recording of "Positive Role Model" from their 2001 musical Closer to Heaven, and a cover version of "Try It ", originally by Oh Romeo, the band of former Pet Shop Boys producer Bobby Orlando. "Positive Role Model" also appeared on the Germany-only single "London" in 2002 as a B-side.

<i>PopArt: The Hits</i> 2003 greatest hits album by Pet Shop Boys

PopArt: The Hits is a greatest hits album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 24 November 2003 by Parlophone. The album consists of Pet Shop Boys' top 20 UK singles along with two new tracks, "Miracles" and "Flamboyant", which were also released as singles.

<i>Results</i> (album) 1989 studio album by Liza Minnelli

Results is the ninth studio album by Liza Minnelli, released in 1989. It was produced by Pet Shop Boys and Julian Mendelsohn.

<i>Fundamental</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2006 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Fundamental is the ninth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released in May 2006 in the United Kingdom, Europe, Japan and Canada. It was released in late June 2006 in the United States. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number five on 28 May 2006. In the US the album peaked at number 150 selling 7,500 copies in its first week. As of April 2009 it had sold 46,000 copies in the US and 66,000 copies in the UK. Fundamental earned two Grammy nominations at the 2007 Grammy Awards for Best Dance/Electronic Album and Best Dance Recording with "I'm with Stupid".

<i>Wildest Dreams</i> (Tina Turner album) 1996 studio album by Tina Turner

Wildest Dreams is the ninth solo studio album by Tina Turner, released on April 22, 1996, by Parlophone internationally and Virgin Records in the US. Six singles were released from the album: the theme for the 1995 James Bond film GoldenEye, "GoldenEye"; "Whatever You Want"; "On Silent Wings" featuring Sting; "Missing You"; "Something Beautiful Remains"; and "In Your Wildest Dreams", a duet with Barry White. It has earned double platinum certifications in the United Kingdom and in Europe.

<i>Yes</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2009 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Yes is the tenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 18 March 2009 by Parlophone. The album was recorded throughout 2008 and was produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Xenomania also co-wrote three of the tracks. Guitarist Johnny Marr and string arranger Owen Pallett appear as well. "Love Etc." was released on 16 March 2009 as the album's lead single.

<i>Elysium</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2012 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Elysium is the eleventh studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. Released on 5 September 2012, it is the duo's final album with Parlophone. The album was recorded in 2012 in Los Angeles and produced by Andrew Dawson and Pet Shop Boys.

<i>Electric</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2013 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Electric is the twelfth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 14 July 2013 on the duo's own label, x2, through Kobalt Label Services. It is the duo's first album since their departure from Parlophone.

<i>Super</i> (Pet Shop Boys album) 2016 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Super is the thirteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released on 1 April 2016 on the band's own label, x2, through Kobalt Label Services. It was released digitally and on physical formats including vinyl and compact disc. The album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Lead single "The Pop Kids" reached number one on the UK Physical Singles Chart and narrowly missed out on the top 100 of the main chart.

<i>Hotspot</i> (album) 2020 studio album by Pet Shop Boys

Hotspot is the fourteenth studio album by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 24 January 2020 by the band's own label x2, through Kobalt Label Services. It was supported by the singles "Dreamland" featuring Years & Years, which was released on 25 October 2019, and "Burning the Heather", which was released alongside the album announcement on 13 December 2019. The duo planned to tour the UK and Europe in support of the album in mid-2020. The album charted in numerous countries, reaching number three on the album charts in the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain.

References

  1. 1 2 "Pet Shop Boys – News – Format pre-order". petshopboys.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Format (Ltd Ed)". JB Hi-Fi . Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Official Chart Analysis: Lana Del Rey scores biggest-selling album of 2012, Gotye shifts another 83k". Music Week. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in Dutch). Ultratop . Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Top Stranih – Tjedan 6. 2012" [Top Foreign – Week 6, 2012] (in Croatian). Top of the Shops. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
  8. ↑ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 08.Týden 2012 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  9. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Pet Shop Boys – Format – B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996–2009" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Pet Shop Boys". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  14. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  15. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  16. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Pet Shop Boys – Format - B-Sides and Bonus Tracks 1996-2009". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  17. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.