On November 1st Parlophone will release "Ultimate Pet Shop Boys", a "comprehensive greatest hits collection", featuring 19 hit singles in chronological order from "West End girls" to "Love etc." The Special Edition version will feature a DVD containing a series of classic BBC TV performances from "Top Of The Pops" and other shows recorded over the last 25 years as well as Pet Shop Boys' celebrated Glastonbury Saturday night headline show from June which the Daily Telegraph judged to be "one of the most spectacular Glastonbury moments ever". The full track-listing will be on this site shortly.
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
1. West End Girls
2. Suburbia
3. It's A Sin
4. What Have I Done To Deserve This?
5. Always On My Mind
6. Heart
7. Domino Dancing
8. Left To My Own Devices
9. Being Boring
10. Where The Streets Have No Name /Can't Take My Eyes Off You
11. Go West
12. Before
13. Se A Vida E (That's The Way Life Is)
14. New York City Boy
15. Home And Dry
16. Miracles
17. I'm With Stupid
18. Minimal
19. Love Etc.
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", written and recorded this month.
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.