Love Is a Bourgeois Construct
"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" | ||||
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Single by Pet Shop Boys | ||||
from the album Electric | ||||
B-side | "Entschuldigung!", "Get It Online" | |||
Released | 1 September 2013 (digital download) 30 September 2013 (CD single) |
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Format | 12", CD single, digital download | |||
Genre | Hi-NRG[1][2] | |||
Length | 6:41 (album version) 4:09 ("nighttime" radio edit) 4:02 ("daytime" radio edit) |
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Label | x2 | |||
Writer(s) | Neil Tennant, Chris Lowe, Henry Purcell | |||
Producer(s) | Stuart Price | |||
Pet Shop Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" is the third single from the Pet Shop Boys album Electric, released on 1 September 2013 as a digital download and on 30 September on CD. The song is based on the 1982 instrumental "Chasing Sheep Is Best Left to Shepherds", a minimalist piece by Michael Nyman, which was initially based on a hook by Henry Purcell.[3]
The Guardian named "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" the fourth best track of the year,[4] and Slant Magazine listed the song number 18 on its "25 Best Singles of 2013" list.[5]
Live performances
It is performed on select dates of the Electric Tour.[6]
Release formats
The single was released on both digital and physical formats, featuring mixes by Little Boots, The Penelopes and Dave Audé plus two previously unreleased B-sides, "Entschuldigung!" and "Get It Online".
Digital bundle 1[7] | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It Online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix Radio Edit) | 4:09 |
Digital bundle 2 | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Remix) | 7:00 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub) | 6:16 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
CD single | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Nighttime radio edit) | 4:10 |
2. | "Entschuldigung!" | 5:03 |
3. | "Get It online" | 3:36 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque edit) | 6:50 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub) | 6:16 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone instrumental) | 6:57 |
9. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub) | 6:50 |
Vinyl single | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Album Version) | 6:42 |
2. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes remix) | 7:00 |
3. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone remix) | 7:00 |
4. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Little Boots Discothèque Dub) | 6:51 |
5. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Extended Vocal Remix) | 6:47 |
6. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Claptone Instrumental) | 6:57 |
7. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (Dave Audé Big Dirty Dub Instrumental) | 6:17 |
8. | "Love Is a Bourgeois Construct" (The Penelopes Dub) | 7:04 |
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart[8] | 105 |
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] | 38 |
References
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- ↑ http://petshopboys.co.uk/news/4352
- ↑ http://zobbel.de/cluk/130914cluk.txt
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/328544/Pet+Shop+Boys/chart?f=359