PopArt: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits is the fourteenth album by the UK electron… Read Full Bio ↴PopArt: Pet Shop Boys – The Hits is the fourteenth album by the UK electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. It was released in 2003. PopArt is a compilation of Pet Shop Boys' top 20 UK singles along with two new tracks, "Miracles" and "Flamboyant" which have subsequently also been singles.
The most notable exclusion was "Was It Worth It?" (which was included as a brand new song on Discography: The Complete Singles Collection) because it only peaked at No. 24, while "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" (part of a double A-side with the U2 cover) was also omitted.
The album reached number 30 in the UK Albums Chart on original release and re-entered the UK charts in 2009 at No. 18. It kept on selling steadily, and proved a strong seller in other countries (With its best chart position in Norway, peaking at #2). Pet Shop Boys stated on their website they were happy with sales. The weekend after the Pet Shop Boys received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Popular Music in February 2009, PopArt re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19, advancing to number 18 the week after.
Unlike some "best of" compilations (including the earlier Discography: The Complete Singles Collection), the tracks on the discs are not arranged chronologically, but split into two categories. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe split the tracks into ones they thought were pure pop music ("Pop") and the ones that they thought were more creative/experimental ("Art").
A special limited edition was released with a third Compact Disc (CD), "Mix", appropriately featuring Tennant and Lowe's favourite remixes from their career.
The album edit of "Heart" was used on PopArt instead of the single edit. A previously unreleased version of "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing", using the structure of the seven-inch mix but with some elements of the album version, was also used instead of the version that had appeared on the 1993 single release. Several of the other tracks on the album appear in slightly different edits from their original single versions, such as "Suburbia", which for the first time appears in its music video edit on a Pet Shop Boys compilation album, instead of the seven-inch single remix of that song. A similar incident occurred with the Brazilian compilation Party in 2009. The US version of PopArt included the single versions of these tracks, but still omits the same tracks as the UK release.
After three years of its release in the rest of the world, PopArt was finally released in the United States in October 2006. The delay was due to legal problems caused by the fact that since Pet Shop Boys began, they have been with four different record labels in the US: EMI (1985–1995), Atlantic (1996–1998), Sire Records (1999–2001) and Sanctuary Records (2002–2003). The album didn't chart in the US but has sold almost 100,000 copies since its release.
The album was re-issued on 26 November 2007 in the UK as a box set with the corresponding DVD included.
The most notable exclusion was "Was It Worth It?" (which was included as a brand new song on Discography: The Complete Singles Collection) because it only peaked at No. 24, while "How Can You Expect to Be Taken Seriously?" (part of a double A-side with the U2 cover) was also omitted.
The album reached number 30 in the UK Albums Chart on original release and re-entered the UK charts in 2009 at No. 18. It kept on selling steadily, and proved a strong seller in other countries (With its best chart position in Norway, peaking at #2). Pet Shop Boys stated on their website they were happy with sales. The weekend after the Pet Shop Boys received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Popular Music in February 2009, PopArt re-entered the UK Albums Chart at number 19, advancing to number 18 the week after.
Unlike some "best of" compilations (including the earlier Discography: The Complete Singles Collection), the tracks on the discs are not arranged chronologically, but split into two categories. Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe split the tracks into ones they thought were pure pop music ("Pop") and the ones that they thought were more creative/experimental ("Art").
A special limited edition was released with a third Compact Disc (CD), "Mix", appropriately featuring Tennant and Lowe's favourite remixes from their career.
The album edit of "Heart" was used on PopArt instead of the single edit. A previously unreleased version of "I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind of Thing", using the structure of the seven-inch mix but with some elements of the album version, was also used instead of the version that had appeared on the 1993 single release. Several of the other tracks on the album appear in slightly different edits from their original single versions, such as "Suburbia", which for the first time appears in its music video edit on a Pet Shop Boys compilation album, instead of the seven-inch single remix of that song. A similar incident occurred with the Brazilian compilation Party in 2009. The US version of PopArt included the single versions of these tracks, but still omits the same tracks as the UK release.
After three years of its release in the rest of the world, PopArt was finally released in the United States in October 2006. The delay was due to legal problems caused by the fact that since Pet Shop Boys began, they have been with four different record labels in the US: EMI (1985–1995), Atlantic (1996–1998), Sire Records (1999–2001) and Sanctuary Records (2002–2003). The album didn't chart in the US but has sold almost 100,000 copies since its release.
The album was re-issued on 26 November 2007 in the UK as a box set with the corresponding DVD included.
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PopArt - The Hits
Pet Shop Boys Lyrics
A Red Letter Day Go to work and take your calls Hang the fruits of…
Always on My Mind Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should Maybe…
Before The telephone's not answered So many times you'll call For m…
Being Boring I came across a cache of old photos And invitations to…
Can You Forgive Her? Another night with open eyes Too late to sleep, too soon…
DJ Culture Imagine a war which everyone won Permanent holiday in endles…
Domino Dancing (All day, all day) I don't know why, I don't know…
Flamboyant You live in a world of excess Where more is…
Go West (Together) We will go our way (Together) We will leave some…
Heart (Beats) (H-H-Heartbeats) Every time I see you something hap…
Home and Dry So my baby's on the road Doing business, selling loads Charm…
I Don't Know What You Want but I Can't Give It Any More (Tennant/Lowe) ------------ Did you get what you want? Do y…
I Get Along Feeling like I'm stuck in a hole body and soul while you're…
I Wouldn't Normally Do This Kind Of Thing Ask me why, I say it's most unusual How can I even…
It's a Sin (Twenty seconds and counting T minus fifteen seconds, guidan…
It's Alright (It's alright) (It's alright) I can hear it (Alright, Alrigh…
Jealousy At dead of night, when strangers roam The streets in search…
Left to My Own Devices I get out of bed at half past ten Phone up…
Liberation Take my hand, I've changed my mind again Really, I believed …
Libération Take my hand I've changed my mind again Really I believed it…
Love Comes Quickly You can live your life lonely heavy as stone live your life…
Miracles On Waterloo Bridge You got lost in the fog Performing a craz…
New York City Boy New York City boy You'll never have a bored day 'Cause you'r…
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) I've got the brains You've got the looks Let's make lots of…
Paninaro '95 Passion and love and sex and money Violence, religion, injus…
Rent (Again... Again... Again... Ooooh (Again... Again... Again..…
Se a vida é (That's The Way Life Is) Come outside and see a brand new day The troubles in…
Single-Bilingual I'm single, bilingual Single, bilingual The call this a com…
So Hard I double-cross you And you get mysterious mail I've tried ha…
Somewhere There's a place for us Somewhere a place for us Peace and…
Suburbia Suburbia, where the suburbs met Utopia (Where the suburbs me…
West End Girls Sometimes you're better off dead There's a gun in your hand…
What Have I Done to Deserve This? You always wanted a lover I only wanted a job I've always…
Where the Streets Have No Name (I Can't Take My Eyes Off You) I want to run I want to hide I want to break…
Yesterday, When I Was Mad Darling, you were wonderful, you really were quite good I en…
You Only Tell Me You Love Me When You're Drunk What a performance tonight Should I react or turn off the li…